A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming ... Read allA 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 8 nominations
- Audrey
- (voice)
- The Lorax
- (voice)
- The Once-ler
- (voice)
- Grammy Norma
- (voice)
- Mr. O'Hare
- (voice)
- Ted's Mom
- (voice)
- Once-ler's Mom
- (voice)
- 1st Marketing Guy
- (voice)
- 1st Commercial Guy
- (voice)
- (as Dave Mitchell)
- Aunt Grizelda
- (voice)
- Brett
- (voice)
- …
- Uncle Ubb
- (voice)
- Forest Animals
- (voice)
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDanny DeVito reprised the voice of The Lorax for the Spanish, Russian, Italian, and German dubbed versions.
- GoofsThe second time Ted goes to see the Once-ler, he accelerates his scooter using the left handle; in the rest of the movie, the accelerator is in the (usual) right-hand handle.
- Quotes
Ted: So this *is* really all your fault. You destroyed everything.
Once-ler: Yes. And each day since the Lorax left, I've sat here regretting everything I've done. Staring at that word, "unless", and wondering what it meant. But now I'm thinking... well, maybe you're the reason the Lorax left that word there.
Ted: Me? Why would he leave that for me?
Once-ler: Because unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
- Crazy credits"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
- Alternate versionsFreeform airings use the 2013 variant of the 2012 Universal Pictures logo without the 100th anniversary text.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.92 (2012)
As has been pointed out to death, the "modernized" Hollywood story added in of a celebrity-voiced kid trying to win a girl and overcome a two- dimensional villain in the process is thoroughly uninteresting, and will make older moviegoers angry at the lack of effort made in expanding the story.
The Once-ler's tale, on the other hand, is the story carried over from the book, one of unchecked ambition and carelessness. The Once-ler is morally gray and this is done very well, as he is likable, yet you're never sure- is he a villain? A misguided hero? Somewhere in between? Sure, it's padded out with cutesy animals, but knowing what becomes of them in the end makes it considerably less innocent. This story is where Seuss's message is, and it still makes it through.
The score by John Powell is epic and the animation and designs are gorgeous, which add great atmosphere in the darker parts of the movie. The environmental message is very un-subtle, and people who dislike that in other movies will dislike it here.
One need only listen to the cut song "Biggering" to see how powerful this story could have gotten. And they just didn't have the guts. But beauty does manage to seep through in places, and this is one movie that I'd highly recommend seeing only parts of.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origen
- Language
- Also known as
- El Lórax: En busca de la trúfula perdida
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $214,494,550
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $70,217,070
- Mar 4, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $349,305,397
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1