With that Bertie agrees to come with him, but the train is soon halted by Ruff and Stucky following after them. Soon after, Arlo interrupts the gala and Ansel tries to tell him the truth. Relatedly, the little boy who says that he'll pay good money to see an alligator boy spurs Ruff and Stucky to go along with capturing Arlo. In an unknown part of the swamp, a hunter named Ruff and his partner Stucky are owning a failing museum called Gator X-Perience. Along the way, he makes many new friends, all of which are outcasts just like him. If you look closely during the scenes as Edme is letting Arlo go and Arlo is leaving the swamp, there are multiple scenes that show mushrooms beginning to grow on the trees surrounding both the shack and swamp foliage when they weren't there the day before. Arlo is first seen excitedly exiting Edme's shack and exploring the swamp. Appreciate yourself. The animals Arlo interacts with during "More More More" actually foreshadow the movie's plot: He splashes water on an alligator, causing it to wake up disapproved, which foreshadows the introduction of the Beast. ", In "Wash the Hurt Away", Arlo says, "Now MY skin is thin, so let me in. It serves as the pilot to I Arlo and it was presented in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Arlo says it to Bertie to get her to tell how she feels, which segues into "Follow Me Home". All images courtesy of Netflix. Ansel admits to Arlo he had wronged him by letting go of his past and begins telling his life story. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Arlo becomes this in the final third of the film, when Ruff and Stucky hold him hostage and nearly take him back to the swamp just before Ansel saves him. The film's main character, Arlo (voiced by Michael J. Woodard), who's half alligator and half human, is also chased by characters who want to make him a part of their swamp-creature tourist. Arlo draws out "What am I waiiiiitiiiiiiiiin'?!" Over thirty songs were written for the film before settling with the batch that made it into the final product. He begs Arlo for forgiveness, which Arlo immediately accepts, and the two officially reunite. The tourist overhears of Arlo and declares he would pay a ton of money to see something like him, which inspires the hunters to strike up a plan to capture Arlo and use him as their newest attraction to become rich. During "Better Life", Ansel says, "You gotta make yourself, or else you're gonna break yourself.". http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy. The film is led by Michael J. Woodard and Mary Lambert in their debut acting roles as Arlo and Bertie respectively. Almost every antagonistic character turns over a new leaf by the end, thanks to Arlo. Outside, Alia takes off the instant Bertie emerges with Arlo with the barn folk forming an angry mob behind them. In addition to creating Arlo, Crego also wrote the Arlo the Alligator Boy script and was director of the film. Boys: Arlo (nice), Marcellus (mean), and Tony (in-between), Girls: Bertie (nice), Furlecia (mean), and Alia (in-between), Edme refuses to accompany Arlo to New York because she has arrest warrants against her and she doesn't want to go back to prison. After Ansel manages to rescue Arlo, he reveals to the audience that he is, in fact, Arlo's father and also a half-bird. Marcellus believes this to be the case during his stretch in the aquarium, even though according to his story, all they did was push their faces against the glass to stare at him and/or eat. Above the stage, a shadowed, winged figure thrusts down from the sky, attacks the hunters and saves Arlo, astounding the guests, Bertie, and Tony's gang, and the second he is brought back to the stage, Arlo discovers the winged figure is Ansel, who winks at him; Ansel then rips off his pants, exposing bird legs on perches coming out of his shoes, and steps into the full light. At a wrestling club, the pair meet Furlecia, Teeny Tiny Tony, and Alia, who agree to drive Arlo and Bertie to NYC after they help rescue their friend Marcellus from an aquarium. after scaring Sandra June and Bradley away is used in ", Tony's "Ba-goo-ma-Mia!" Arlo doing a little dance with a catfish foreshadows his roundabout in Bradley's car at Willow Button. Later on, when taking a rest stop at a beach, Marcellus tells the gang his time at the aquarium was a nightmare and didn't like visiting tourists passing by and staring at him, especially children which he has a hatred over. A musical montage follows, showing the gang checking out the city in different places: Bertie tries to blend in with the walking city Goers, Tony indulges himself with pizzas he found in a restaurant, Alia sneaks in on a cat woman before getting shooed, Marcellus scares a child, Furlecia gets a new haircut, and Arlo spots what he thinks is his dad, but turns out to be a bongo player to his disappointment; said player then cheers him up by having him dance while he performs for a crowd. When chasing after him, Stucky and Ruff appear before him and corner him against a bus, but he manages to slip off into a trainyard as they chase after. This film marks the acting debut of singer Mary Lambert and. Edme gives him his birth wristband on his fifteenth birthday and reveals to Arlo that he is from New York, and unaware that he was actually abandoned, Arlo decides to travel to the city to find his biological father, Ansel Beauregard. Once inside, Edme gets out an old box which is a gift for Arlo; he refuses to open it though, unless it's his birthday today, despite his birthday was forty-two days ago. The following day, Arlo, along with his friends and all the city Goers, work and restore the boardwalk back to its former glory, in addition to Tony getting his own pizza parlor, Alia getting her bus back and refurbishing it, Ansel giving the Beast a ride home, and Arlo and his friends settling into their own homes together. In song, he shows Arlo what it was like for him as a successful businessman and how he changed himself and strove for a Better Life. Arlo, along with his pet frog Jeromio, explores the swamp and tries to get attention, but the other animals of the swamp didn't seem to take too kindly toward him because of his half-gator appearance. [7], Upon release, Arlo the Alligator Boy was met with generally positive reviews. Onstage, Ansel gets over some stage jitters before heading out, not noticing Ruff, Stucky and the Beast behind him. In a mid-credits scene, Edme receives a postcard and learns about Arlo's new life. One day when Arlo is fifteen years old, Edme allows him to go exploring, but warns him not to go too far and mess around with the various riverboat tours. Edme reveals that's his full name and he was wearing it when he showed up on the porch years ago, admitting he's been adopted but didn't tell him because she wanted him to feel like he belonged with her. Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 36: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). There is a quick example of this at the start when a mother scolds her son for "making up tales" after claiming to have seen a little green boy (Arlo). When Arlo is chasing Ansel through the museum, at one point, Specific aspects in Ansel's penthouse are associated with. Bertie reminds Arlo that being different is sometimes the best thing one can be and lets him in on her background as a formally normal person before growing endlessly as she got older. Among the animals of the swamp is a pelican; in reality, the only pelican native to Louisiana is the brown pelican, which looks nothing like the one in the film. This will be Michael J. Woodard's very first performance in both a feature film and animated program. Arlo does the same just before Ansel hustles him back to the elevator. Arlo the Alligator Boy is a 2021 American 2D animated adventure musical film directed by Ryan Crego in his directorial debut. Novella-Script Hybrid; Summary. Note that Ansel is the only other character to have Xs in his ears like Arlo's, and has sharp and pointed fingers like Arlo's as well. which also provides a foreshadowing to who he really is. Ansel initially accuses Arlo of ruining his project, but Arlo says he does get what Ansel went through and risked everything to be with him. Swimming. The film was announced by Netflix in November 2020 with Ryan Crego as director. She first says it out of determination to help Arlo escape from Ruff and Stucky during their first encounter; she says it again when they share one last hug before Arlo departs for Ansel's penthouse. In a mid-credit's scene, the mailman whom Arlo scared off in Willow Button comes to the doorstep of Edme's shack, only to be scared away again when she bursts out suspiciously, thinking the Feds have come. Arlo can swim in fresh and salt water environments (the swamp water, aquariums, Central Park lake, etc. Arlo the Alligator Boy is now streaming on Netflix!SUBSCRIBE: https. The baby bear whom Arlo accidentally makes cry is similar to Marcellus's hatred of children. Unfortunately, Arlo doesn't know where the address is, and Tony reveals it's uptown, way uptown, which can be literally accessed by a subway going in that direction. It was released to Netflix in the United States on April 16, 2021. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Background 1.2 I Heart Arlo 2 Personality 3 Appearance 4 Trivia 5 Navigation Biography Background Netflix's new animated film Arlo The Alligator Boy drops on the streaming service Friday, April 16th. After the hunters find him, Arlo is rescued by Bertie, who is also a teenager. Once inside, a wrestling match is going on between a mean farmer and his opponent, a sassy and flamboyant puffball named Furlecia. The story of Arlo, a romantic, rhythmic, red-headed reptile from the bayou, was first imagined over a decade ago by long-time musician and animation story artist Ryan Crego. Back at the barn, Ruff and Stucky have arrived and confront the opponent over their experience with Arlo, and demand that they tell them what happened. Arlo is actually 15 years old, yet acts and behaves more like an excitable 10 year old. Ansel says this word-per-word after Arlo is captured by Ruff and Stucky, allowing him to realize the error of his ways and reveal his true self to save his son. She is a monster made out of moss with antler horns, is the ruler of the Heart of the Swamp and claims to have been a protector of Arlo ever since he was younger. Arlo encounters a group of them who got cheated out of their money by Tony. After rescuing Arlo and revealing his identity as half-bird, Ansel concludes Arlo was right all along and he's indeed his father. Follow Me Home. The credits end with the following message: ". Marcellus was first seen having broken out by Arlo, though he shows his personality for the first time during the. Arlo the Alligator Boy follows the titular young alligator-human hybrid, who's been raised in the swamp by a lady named Edme (Annie Potts), but dreams of a world behind his bayou. Beyond These Walls 4. At a wrestling club, the pair meet Furlecia, Teeny Tiny Tony, and Alia, who agree to drive Arlo and Bertie to NYC after they help rescue their friend Marcellus from an aquarium. In some cultures, red symbolizes bad luck and danger, foreshadowing Ansel's response to Arlo after the song ends. The boyfriend of the couple Arlo scares away after leaving the swamp, while unnamed in the script, is named Bradley Alouicious in the end credits. Bertie is reluctant, but Arlo happily accepts, on account he has a whole group of friends now. This resulted in him concealing himself and becoming a power hungry money tyrant. Marcellus, however, promises to go as long as there aren't any kids present. Arlo does it again in "Beautiful Together" just before the. Once Arlo finally gets to dry land, he is excited to see his new surroundings. rickety-biscuit.". Language Get inspired by our community of talented artists. Upon arrival back at the shack, Edme asks Arlo to show the grub he hustled for their stew later; when she sees he took a snail which he hates, she grows suspicious and asks him to taste its underbelly to see if it's ripe, much to Arlo's disgust. The gang reach Ansel's residence -- a lavish apartment building on 1934 Lexington Avenue. The snake that ties Arlo up and bites him in the head gives a hint toward the failing alligator museum Ruff and Stucky own, and hints at their plan to capture Arlo and turn him into their newest attraction. As a teenager, Arlo wishes to interact with other people but fears his alligator appearance will not be accepted by society. From The New York Times, Amy Nicholson wrote that "Long before the motley crew crashes the Met Gala, it's clear that director Ryan Crego is bolting wacky gee-gaws onto a rote plot" while also stating that "several gags pay off". . Now fully convinced, Arlo opens the box to reveal an ID bracelet with the name of "Arlo Beauregard". Ansel mournfully tells Arlo that he is not his father, passing him off as a kid from the foundation after he is sent back down the elevator. Ansel was first seen in an interview presenting his next big project. Ansel's shadow on the wall shows feathers flying off his body. Marcellus: That's right, kid. "I tend to write a lot through drawing . Later Tony and his gang when they admit he changed their ways and accept him as one of the group. Arlo The Alligator Boy is an animated fable, filled with music, fun, and characters who are clearly queer-coded. Check out amazing arlothealligatorboy artwork on DeviantArt. Arlo mentions being a seed coming from a tree twice in two different songs in a row: Some of the sound clips from the movie are reused a few times in the series: Arlo's "Rickety biscuit!" The same thing happens in the mid-credits scene when a mailman delivers something to her, she bursts out thinking the Feds have come, then she sees she got a postcard from Arlo and his friends in their new home, and says the same words. Director: Ryan Crego Genre (s): Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family, Musical Rating: TV-PG Runtime: 90 min See All Details and Credits Watch Now Stream On Seaside by the Seashore is based on Coney Island, a boardwalk and neighborhood in Brooklyn. Arlo finally reaches the residence of his birth father Ansel, only to be rejected and turned away by him. Though the script was changed, Gordy makes a cameo during ". Ansel was this back in his childhood, being teased and ridiculed by the children over his half-bird image. Inside, Arlo is cornered by the barn folk and is about to get a beating; he manages to calm them down by introducing himself and saying he's from the swamp. The first teaser even spoils the very last shot of the movie. See production, box office & company info, AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Last-Minute Setup: The Musical. Sandra June and Bradley, the couple from Willow Button that Arlo scared off, can be seen driving their car along the coast at the beginning of the beach campout scene. A wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, leaves his sheltered life in the swamp to search for his long lost father in New York City. Ironically, this is averted by Arlo despite being raised by her his whole life and instead, comes off as incredibly friendly to everyone he meets in contrast to Edme's indiscriminate animosity at anyone knocking on her door. Arlo the Alligator Boy: Directed by Ryan Crego. You won't find Arlo the Alligator Boy on HBO Max. Arlo the Alligator Boy: I came from the swamp! Arlo Beauregard, a boy who is half-human and . Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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