My Sweet Monster

My Sweet Monster
Directed by
  • Viktor Glukhushin
  • Maksim Volkov
Written by
  • Maksim Volkov
  • Aleksandr Arkhipov (ru)
  • Dmitry Novoselov (ru)
Produced by
Music by
  • Mikhail Chertishchev (ru)
  • Georgy Zheryakov (ru)
Color processColor
Production
companies
  • CTB Film Company
  • Skazka Animation Studio
  • Cinema Fund
  • Luminescence
Distributed byVlgfilm.ru
Release dates
  • October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06) (Netherlands)
  • April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28) (Russia)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Budget330 million

My Sweet Monster (Russian: Бука. Моё любимое чудище) is a 2021 Russian animated musical film directed by Viktor Glukhushin and Maksim Volkov. The film was produced by CTB Film Company. The film was released in Russia on April 28, 2022.[1][2]

The U.S. release of the English dub by Lionsgate features the voices of Haylie Duff, Jon Heder, and Pauly Shore.[3]

Cast

[edit]
Character Russian English
International US re-dub
Princess Barbara Lyubov Aksyonova ¿? Haylie Duff
Violetta Volskaya (singing)
Bogey Aleksey Chumakov[4] ¿? Jon Heder
Rabbit Timur Rodriguez Josh Wilson
Barrett Leddy (singing)
Bundy Joyce Prokhor Chekhovskoy ¿? Pauly Shore
King Elijah Maksim Volkov Martin Cooke
Edwardina Aliona Doletskaya Olga Gunkina
Yes-Man Eric Diomid Vinogradov Martin Cooke
Nannies Maksim Volkov Olga Gunkina
Robot Stephan Vladislav Kopp ¿?
Basil Petr Ivashchenko ¿?
Postmaster ¿?

Reception

[edit]

Common Sense Media said that "The songs are fine. Though the story is a little complex, it eventually comes together for a decent yet abrupt fairy-tale ending. Overall, it's standard stuff that most kids have seen before."[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Бука. Мое любимое чудище (2021) — Фильм.ру". www.film.ru. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  2. ^ "Игорь Петренко с семьей, Любовь Аксёнова, Алексей Чумаков и Юлия Ковальчук на премьере сказки "Бука. Мое любимое чудище"". Журнал OK! (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  3. ^ My Sweet Monster (2022 Movie) Official Trailer - Pauly Shore, Haylie Duff and Jon Heder, retrieved 2022-11-26
  4. ^ "Алексей Чумаков озвучил главного героя в м/ф "Бука. Моё любимое чудище"". Алексей Чумаков (in Russian). 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  5. ^ "My Sweet Monster Movie Review | Common Sense Media". www.commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
[edit]