Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Disa
Produced by	Maurice Kanbar David Lovegren Joan Collins Carey
Screenplay by	Cory Edwards Todd Edwards Tony Leech Mike Disa
Story by	Cory Edwards Todd Edwards Tony Leech
Starring	Glenn Close Cheech Marin Tommy Chong Hayden Panettiere Bill Hader Amy Poehler Martin Short Patrick Warburton
Music by	Murray Gold
Editing by	Tom Sanders Robert Anich
Studio	Kanbar Entertainment Kanbar Animation Arc Productions
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company
Release date(s)	April 23, 2011 (2011-04-23) (Tribeca Film Festival) April 29, 2011 (2011-04-29)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million
Money made	$16 million

Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil is a 2011 American computer-animated 3D comedy film and the sequel to 2005's Hoodwinked!, directed by Mike Disa and released on April 29, 2011 by The Weinstein Company. The film was written by Disa, Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards and Tony Leech, who wrote and directed the previous Hoodwinked! film. Most of the cast reprised their roles, with the exceptions of Anne Hathaway and Jim Belushi, who were replaced by Hayden Panettiere and Martin Short, respectively.

In the sequel, Red (Hayden Panettiere) is in training with a mysterious group called the Sisters of the Hood and must team up with Wolf (Patrick Warburton) to rescue Hansel and Gretel (Bill Hader and Amy Poehler) and Granny (Glenn Close) from the evil witch, Verushka (Joan Cusack). The film received negative reviews on Metacritic, and was a box office bomb, grossing $16 million against a $30 million budget, losing The Weinstein Company $26 million.

Plot

Wolf (Patrick Warburton), Granny (Glenn Close), and Twitchy (Cory Edwards) are on a rescue mission to save Hansel and Gretel (Bill Hader and Amy Poehler) from an evil witch named Verushka (Joan Cusack). The plan goes wrong however and Granny is kidnapped as well. Meanwhile, Red (Hayden Panettiere) is in training with a mysterious group called the Sisters of the Hood where she learns that a secret all powerful truffle recipe has been stolen. She is assigned by detective Nicky Flippers (David Ogden Stiers) with Wolf and Twitchy to find the recipe and save her grandma.

While getting info at the Giant's (Brad Garrett) nightclub and interrogating his harp, Red and company learn that an incarcerated Boingo the Bunny (Andy Dick) has been having specific ingredients sent to Verushka (who was also at the prison and narrowly escapes the team). Red and Wolf argue over who let her get away and the team split up. Meanwhile, Verushka, who stole the truffle recipe, tries to force Granny into making it for her. Granny escapes and finds Hansel and Gretel, but learns that they are actually the masterminds behind the plot. Granny is recaptured and learns that Verushka was an old classmate of hers when they were both in training with the Sisters of the Hood; Verushka was always second best behind Granny's accomplishments and grew jealous of her and teamed up with Hansel and Gretel to get revenge.

After some convincing by Twitchy, Wolf decides to apologize to Red, but is encountered by The Three Pigs (Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, and Phil LaMarr), who are now part of a pig mercenary group hired by Hansel and Gretel, and barely manages to escape. They make it back to HQ to find it abandoned and damaged by Hansel and Gretel’s pig henchmen. On their way to the witch's lair, Wolf and Twitchy rescue Red, who was caught after trying to sneak in first. The two make up and infiltrate Hansel and Gretel's base with help from Kirk the Woodsman (Martin Short) and his yodeling troupe. Red accidentally reveals the final ingredient for the truffle recipe, macadamia nuts, and the truffles are made.

Hansel and Gretel eat the truffles, transform into giants, and go on a rampage through the city. They betray Verushka, leaving her to be eaten by a giant spider with the rest and Granny persuades her to join forces with her, Red, Wolf, and Twitchy. They trick Hansel and Gretel into eating more truffles which make them so obese that they can no longer move their arms and legs, before the two are arrested. Nicky recruits the team for another mission.

Cast

Soundtracks

Two soundtracks were released for Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil. The Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) featured songs from the film, while the Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (Original Motion Picture Score) featured the film's instrumental tracks composed by Murray Gold.

"Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" Track Listing

"Original Motion Picture Score" Track Listing

Video game

An adventure game called Red's Escape which includes some of the characters from the movie was made for the iPhone and iPad and is centered on the heroine of the movie, Red. She must avoid enemies and score points as she climbs the different stages of the witch's tower. Red ascends the tower using her belt, which is used like a grappling hook to grab objects and swing her to new heights. Along the way various enemies and obstacles attempt to derail Red, from gun-toting piggies and sharp spikes to a maniacal witch. Chasing Red all the while is Gretel, a lederhosen-clad, pastry-fueled behemoth who wants nothing more than to crush the life out of her.

See also

In Spanish: Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil para niños