Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Outside, Alia takes off the instant Bertie emerges with Arlo with the barn folk forming an angry mob behind them. It's subverted when the children he, "Better Life", when you listen to the lyrics, is a song about abandoning your individuality in order to get by in the world. This Arlo the Alligator Boy film and I Heart Arlo series are formatted in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Arlo invites Edme to come with him, but she'd rather stay back as this is his adventure, and also to avoid getting arrested by the Feds. 2021 | Maturity Rating: 7+ | 1h 32m | Family Movies. It doesn't matter however you look like, whether you're a human, an animal, or half-animal whatsoever; it's what's inside you that counts. At the Met Gala that evening, Ansel reveals that he actually wants to remodel the seashore environment of NYC into a large city, shocking Arlo. Arlo understands her sadness and encourages her to express her feelings like him -- by singing. Edme was introduced slamming her door open suspiciously before cooing at the sight of baby Arlo. The Bog Lady | Villains Wiki | Fandom If one looks closely, there is no modern-day technology there. He tells her that despite the fact he's not allowed to leave the swamp and mess around with the riverboats, he has secretly longed to explore the world outside. When Arlo is about to bring up the aquarium to Marcellus, Furlecia and Tony can be seen desperately telling him to stop before he does. The whole audience finds this special, even Ruff and Stucky who realize it was wrong of them to capture Arlo and embrace. Edme when Arlo brings up the mention of his. Novella-Script Hybrid; Summary. Arlo the Alligator Boy is an animated movie that premiered on Netflix on April 16, 2021, with animation produced by Titmouse. 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. Tony offers to help Arlo find out where Ansel lives and gets a call from a partner he knows which he gets the address from. Bertie manages to stick up for Arlo, but Tony is still unforgiving over losing his one shot of being rich; Furlecia shrugs him off and knows that despite having a temper, he still has a big heart. Arlo then ends up in the 50s-style community of Willow Button, where he drives recklessly all over the streets, shocking passersby, before flying out and into Gil's Sweets, where he swallows a large amount of ice cream and experiences a sugar rush. 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. Having escaped from the train, Bertie suggests they stay someplace to lay low for the night; Arlo suggests a nearby barn. The following day after the song, Arlo rips out a page of New York from Edme's book and places it in his pants pocket as a keepsake. Tony when Arlo manages to impress the doorman. That isn't an inherently bad thing, but it does shift the audience's expectations for the movie. Ascending to the building's penthouse where Ansel is living, Arlo enters and encounters Ansel in person, who is confused upon his appearance. Arriving in NYC, the group spots Ansel Beauregard, an entrepreneur who announces his plan to rebuild part of the city near the seashore. Arlo does the same just before Ansel hustles him back to the elevator. Ansel is momentarily impressed by Arlo's determination, and Arlo promises to leave him alone but needs to know the truth so he can stop thinking about it. The suit that Ansel wears to the Met Gala contains a cloak coated with feathers, giving the impression of wings. [8], The streaming series I Heart Arlo was released on Netflix on August 27, 2021, consisting of 19 episodes.[14]. When spotted by one of them, a little boy named Sansavelt, Arlo freaks out and retreats, fearing the humans won't like his appearance like the animals. When Alia gets the flyer for the Met Gala, Arlo's clothes can be seen in the trash can she finds it in. After being chased by gator catchers, enduring general insanity across states, and hitting a major low point after getting rejected, Arlo finally manages to connect with his father, who realizes the error of his ways because of it. Alia then discovers in the trash an advertisement for the Met Gala that night, which Ansel is hosting, and Bertie takes this as Arlo's chance to finally learn the truth about Ansel. After Arlo sheds his skin, his friends mistake it for a ghost and the embarrassed alligator boy tries to hide the truth from them. 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. 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). During Ansel's interview scene, he rescues a deranged pigeon trapped inside a worn out boot, and surprisingly goes easy on it, looking nervous when it falls to the ground. Arlo to Bertie about her drifter status and she's better than she thought. Animated musical 'Arlo the Alligator Boy' 01:28 The debt ceiling drama: Why US might default and how it affects you 01:33 Why remote work doesn't benefit everyone 01:56 Man arranges life savings. [8] Writing for Pajiba, Kristy Puchko said the LGBT representation in the film was "not only welcomed but groundbreaking", and gave praise to the storytelling, characters, and animation. Arlo Beauregard, a boy who is half-human and . Edme to a tee. In the interview, Ansel has chosen an old run-down boardwalk neighborhood called Seaside by the Seashore as part of his next big project which he'll announce at the upcoming Met Gala. Arlo tells Bertie about the issue with Ansel and because of such, doesn't even know who he is now, and probably never will. Before the hunters could pursue them again, Bertie manages to catch a nearby train which the two use to leave them behind. Both he and Arlo then hold down the same word together at the end of the song. STICKY HANDS! Pleading to Wash the Hurt Away, he has visions of what his life would have been, as well as those of the memories he had lost, before sinking and succumbing to whatever fate awaits him. Arlo the Alligator Boy: I came from the swamp! After Ansel reveals himself as half-bird, someone shouts "I love birds, man!" The guests at the Met Gala are all stereotyped as such. At the end of the song, she smashes her banjo, spits, and sets off fireworks outside, before giving Arlo a kiss. Unknown to the gang, Ruff and Stucky have also reached the city, causing a traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge behind them as they are distracted by the sight of it. Marcellus was first seen having broken out by Arlo, though he shows his personality for the first time during the. 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. [4] The film's soundtrack was released by Capitol Records on April 16, 2021. According to Crego, Arlo scaring them inspired them to go outside their small town. From Titmouse, Chris Prynoski ("Legend of Vox Machina"), Shannon Prynoski ("Fairfax"), Antonio Canobbio ("Arlo the Alligator Boy") and Ben Kalina ("Big Mouth") will also executive produce.. Just before Arlo could break out his desire, Edme goes ahead of him and declares it's time to leave the swamp for his real home in the outside world. These include Ruff and Stucky, the Beast, and Ansel. In the middle of the night, Arlo awakens and notices Bertie missing; he goes and sees her on the beach looking out to the ocean, saying she couldn't sleep due to her past. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. And what does she call him? Jeromio's croaks sound deeper and more realistic, sounding almost like those of an actual bullfrog, and close to resembling fart noises. Every day they came, little faces smashed up against the glass Greasy, horrible faces. Arlo's shirt fills up the camera as he steps off the bus after entering New York City. Ansel's number "Better Life" seems to be this at first, given how Arlo is taking advice to "change himself" and embrace his life better, but it soon takes on a whole new meaning when he realizes Ansel was trying to distract him from what's important, and gets turned away from him in return. The movie serves as the pilot to the series I Arlo, featuring Arlo's various adventures in New York with his friends, which premiered August 27 the same year. 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. [7] Writing for Pajiba, Kristy Puchko said the LGBT representation in the film was "not only welcomed but groundbreaking", and gave praise to the storytelling, characters, and animation. After rescuing Arlo and revealing his identity as half-bird, Ansel concludes Arlo was right all along and he's indeed his father. 'Arlo the Alligator Boy' Review: Of Songs and Scales 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. It's the story of a musically inclined half-human, half-alligator boy named Arlo who leaves his home in the swamp lands of Louisiana in order to find his father in New York City. After Arlo moves there and he and his friends restore it and reopen it, all the buildings and sky are now bright and vibrant. It's a straightforward and a very commercially acceptable story, but these details are way more artsy than you'd expect. Just before Ansel's interview appears on one of the jumbotrons on One Times Square, a notice can be seen reading "Fish Flops Free", alongside a rather realistic drawing of Marcellus, a bus that looks like Alia's, and the aquarium Marcellus broke out of. Ansel was first seen in an interview presenting his next big project. Bertie reminds Arlo of the advice to sing his feelings -- just as he told her back at the beach -- and this gives him the confidence to reach out to Ansel and try to get answers through the song Something's Missing. Arlo the Alligator Boy After his birth, his father ended up abandoning his own son throwing him into the sea, after traveling several kilometers of the open sea he ended up arriving in the swamp of New Orleans, where it is found by Edme, who adopts it immediately. The film was followed by a streaming television series . In the series, Jeromio's croaking is more cartoonish, sounding like a low-sounding utterance of the word "ribbit". Also, the lily pads and the flowers on the turtle's island change. They're depicted as poor and uneducated, which plays into negative stereotypes of Southerners. Arlo is clearly petrified when he encounters Ruff and Stucky for the first time. Language Arlo's actions cause his basket to wobble until it falls into the sewage water, being dragged out of the pipe the following day, and floating right out to sea. While traveling, Arlo is spotted by a person who contacts two alligator hunters, Ruff and Stucky, to retrieve him using a creature known as "the Beast". Watch Arlo the Alligator Boy | Netflix Official Site During "Better Life", Ansel says, "You gotta make yourself, or else you're gonna break yourself.". With no place left to go, and with his friends having gone, Arlo begins lamenting in song over everything that has happened and believing his journey was in vain. Additionally, Ansel decides to let them move to and rebuild the seashore part of the city as it was in better condition, and Arlo officially accepts it as where he truly belongs. Ansel admitting he truly is Arlo's father and forsook him, allowing both father and son to officially reunite and rekindle. Arlo Beauregard | Heroes Wiki | Fandom Alia is introduced exiting her bus hyperactively. Arlo the Alligator Boy is a new Netflix musical aimed at kids. 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. When he tells her of his journey to meet his dad, he also invites her to come to New York with him which she's uncertain of at first. Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness & Arlo The Alligator Boy: Ryan Crego, Mary Lambert, Blake Lemons, Michael J. Woodard . 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. He also has Arlo switch his regular swamp clothes for a loose-fitting suit that's too big for him. Unbeknownst to him, a man is spying on him from inside the sweet shop. I Heart Arlo Season 2 Release Date: Everything We Know - The Cinemaholic Ansel tries not to handle being lonely about it, but Furlecia pulls him into the group hug they're having and officially consider themselves a family. Arlo immediately forgives Ansel for disowning him and abandoning him. Onstage, Ansel gets over some stage jitters before heading out, not noticing Ruff, Stucky and the Beast behind him. Michael J. Woodard voices the character Arlo in the. Bertie sheds them just before Arlo leaves for Ansel's apartment. Stucky offers to let Arlo go for a price and gives Ansel an ultimatum of what he would want with an alligator boy; Arlo gives in and says he doesn't have to and doesn't belong here at all. On a more selfless variant, Arlo decides to stay with his friends and live in a house of their own by the boardwalk rather than Ansel's penthouse, but the two will visit each other often. Arlo eventually wanders into the middle of the ring, not understanding the meaning of the fight and believing Furlecia needed help. See production, box office & company info, AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Last-Minute Setup: The Musical. In the last verse of "Better Life" as Ansel is putting a feather on Arlo's hat, the spotlights surrounding them are red. Arriving in a swamp, Arlo is adopted and raised by a woman named Edme. It was mentioned by Arlo that Edme would put a bowl on his head for some reason whenever he needed a haircut. [1] The film is led by Michael J. Woodard and Mary Lambert in their debut acting roles as Arlo and Bertie respectively. Not only that, but the kid and his new friends are given a home at Seaside by the Seashore, where they take steps to bring it back to its former glory. 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!" Now fully convinced, Arlo opens the box to reveal an ID bracelet with the name of "Arlo Beauregard". Arlo the Alligator Boy | Arlo the Alligator Boy Wiki | Fandom "The Collage of Broken Dreams", which segues into the. 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. [5], The film's official soundtrack, titled Arlo the Alligator Boy: Music from the Netflix Film, was released alongside the film on April 16, 2021, by Capitol Records. ARLO THE ALLIGATOR BOY: A Charming Welcome - Film Inquiry Arlo draws out "What am I waiiiiitiiiiiiiiin'?!" The following day, the bus finally reaches New York City, and the gang is fascinated by its surroundings and aspects. In an unknown part of the swamp, a hunter named Ruff and his partner Stucky are owning a failing museum called Gator X-Perience. He begs Arlo for forgiveness, which Arlo immediately accepts, and the two officially reunite. 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. Furlecia reminds Arlo that since he met her and Tony's gang, their lives have changed, especially Tony who no longer cares about just money and pizza, having been taught the value of friendship. Once off, Alia is worried that she parked the bus in a no parking zone, but the others shrug it off and they leave, not noticing the bus getting towed away behind them. Back at the gala, Marcellus is intimidating Kids Thing by throwing a lobster at one of the members. Edme in the opening, when she has Arlo learn of his past and releases him from her care so he can finally leave the swamp after fifteen years and begin his journey. This could foreshadow the presence of the, One of the opening lines is, "Yeah, I'm hoppin' like a frog all around this funky bog." Ryan CregoClay Senechal Click here to view the gallery for Arlo the Alligator Boy. The beach appears very low, and the boardwalk is several stories up. More More More (Reprise) 5. Then Ansel promptly disowns him and sends him away, leaving Arlo to enter a. Soon after, Arlo interrupts the gala and Ansel tries to tell him the truth. The restoration of Seaside by the Seashore and Arlo and his friends officially taking up residence at the end of the movie marks the start of new adventures for them, which segues into. Through the song Follow Me Home, Bertie talks more about her past and how she doesn't have a place to truly call home, while Arlo reassures her that she's better than she thought. Marcellus: There was nowhere to hide. Arlo the Alligator Boy | JH Wiki Collection Wiki | Fandom "Follow Me Home" begins with Bertie solemnly voicing her background as. Ansel begins his presentation, showing his project to replace Seaside by the Seashore, just before Arlo interrupts, with Bertie holding him over the crowd. Ultimately, everything about Arlo the Alligator Boy feels like a setup for something yet to come. Profile Biography. Arlo is actually 15 years old, yet acts and behaves more like an excitable 10 year old. Arlo the Alligator Boy - Plugged In After the song, Arlo spots a seashell in the sand and gives it to Bertie, calling it a "best friend rock"; when Bertie corrects him and opens it to reveal the pearl inside, he tosses that away and breaks the shell in half, now that they have matching ones, which she immediately loves. The last chorus of "Something's Missing" becomes this. 2021 | Maturity Rating: 6 | 1h 32m | Family Movies. Though the script was changed, Gordy makes a cameo during ". During the dance party on the bus after Marcellus is rescued and the main cast is completely assembled, Arlo suddenly asks about the aquarium, causing the fish man to go catatonic. 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 In addition to creating Arlo, Crego also wrote the Arlo the Alligator Boy script and was director of the film. Alia acts this way as well, with the only hint of her true age is that she's eligible for a learner's permit.
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