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The Hero of Color City (2014)

The Hero of Color City poster
Directed by
Frank Gladstone
Genre
adventure film
Country
People's Republic of China, United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
G
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A yellow crayon named Yellow and her gang of crayons live in a crayon box. They must save the other crayons from two unfinished drawings that have blocked their color source.

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What happens

The Hero of Color City (also known as The Hero of Colour City in the UK) is a 2014 American animated musical adventure comedy film directed by Frank Gladstone. The film stars the voices of Christina Ricci, Sean Astin, Owen Wilson, E.G. Daily, Jessica Capshaw, Rosie Perez, Craig Ferguson, Wayne Brady, Jess Harnell, and David Kaye. Original songs and the score were written by Zoë Poledouris and Angel Roché Jr. The film follows Yellow, a yellow crayon and her gang of other crayons who find themselves living in a crayon box to save the crayons from two unfinished drawings from their owner who have blocked up their color source. The Hero of Color City was released in a limited theatrical engagement on October 3, 2014, followed by releases on streaming and video platforms. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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