Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015 Film)
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| Hotel Transylvania 2 | ||
| Theatrical release poster | ||
| Directed by | Genndy Tartakovsky | |
| Produced by | Michelle Murdocca | |
| Written by | Robert Smigel Adam Sandler | |
| Based by | Template:Basedon | |
| Starring | Adam Sandler Andy Samberg Selena Gomez Kevin James Steve Buscemi David Spade Keegan-Michael Key Asher Blinkoff Mel Brooks | |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh | |
| Edited by | Catherine Apple | |
| Production companies | Sony Pictures Animation | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures | |
| Release date | September 25, 2015 | |
| Running time | 89 minutes | |
| Country | United States | |
| Language | English | |
| Budget | $80 million | |
| Box office | $473.2 million | |
Hotel Transylvania 2 is a 2015 American 3D computer animated comedy film, the second installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise and the sequel to the 2012 film Hotel Transylvania, with its director, Genndy Tartakovsky, and writer, Robert Smigel, returning for the film. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation, it was animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, with an additional funding provided by LStar Capital.
Hotel Transylvania 2 takes place seven years after the first film, with the hotel now open to human guests. Mavis and Johnny have a young son named Dennis, whose lack of any vampire abilities worries his grandfather Dracula. When Mavis and Johnny go on a visit to Johnny's parents, Dracula calls his friends to help him make Dennis a vampire. Soon, things turn upside-down when Dracula's old-school human-hating father Vlad unexpectedly visits the hotel.
Original voices from the first film—Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Fran Drescher and Molly Shannon—returned for the sequel, with Keegan-Michael Key replacing CeeLo Green as Murray. New additions to the cast include Mel Brooks, Asher Blinkoff, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Dana Carvey and Rob Riggle. The film was released on September 25, 2015, by Columbia Pictures and was a box office success, grossing $473 million worldwide on an $80 million budget.
A third film, titled Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, was released on July 13, 2018, with a fourth film set for release on December 21, 2021.
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[edit] Plot
[edit] Voice cast
- Main article: List of Hotel Transylvania characters
- Adam Sandler as Dracula, the 539-year-old founder, owner and hotel manager of Hotel Transylvania, Mavis' father, and Dennis's grandfather.
- Andy Samberg as Johnny, a 28-year-old human, Mavis' husband, Dennis' father, and the son-in-law of Dracula.
- Selena Gomez as Mavis, Dennis' vampire mother, Dracula's 125-year-old vampire daughter, and Johnny's wife.
- Asher Blinkoff as Dennis, Mavis and Johnny's five-year-old dhampir son, who resembles his father but inherited his vampire abilities from his mother.
- Sunny Sandler as baby Dennis
- Kevin James as Frankenstein
- Steve Buscemi as Wayne, a werewolf.
- David Spade as Griffin the Invisible Man
- Keegan-Michael Key as Murray, a mummy. He was previously voiced by CeeLo Green in the first movie.
- Mel Brooks as Vlad, Dracula's father and Mavis' grandfather.
- Fran Drescher as Eunice, the wife of Frankenstein.
- Molly Shannon as Wanda, a werewolf and Wayne's wife.
- Nick Offerman as Mike Loughran, Johnny's father, and Mavis's father-in-law.
- Megan Mullally as Linda Loughran, Johnny's mother, and Mavis's mother-in-law.
- Dana Carvey as Dana, the vampire camp director.
- Rob Riggle as Bela, Vlad's bat-like servant.
- Jonny Solomon as Blobby, a green blob monster.
- Chris Kattan as Kakie, a cake monster from Dennis' favorite television series.
- Jon Lovitz as The Phantom of the Opera, Hotel Transylvania's residential musician.
- Robert Smigel as Marty, a pink gill-man and Harry Three-Eye, a monster magician.
- Luenell as Shrunken Heads.
- Sadie Sandler as Winnie, the werewolf daughter of Wayne and Wanda, and Dennis' best friend.
- Paul Brittain as Pandragora, an easygoing monster with tentacled hair that lives in Santa Cruz.
- Nick Swardson as Kelsey, a bearded man who is Mike and Linda's neighbor.
- Chris Parnell as Fly
- Doug Dale as Kal, a Mini-Mart worker in Santa Cruz.
- Ethan Smigel as Troy, Dennis' cousin and Johnny's nephew.
[edit] Production
[edit] Music
[edit] Release
Columbia Pictures released the film in the United States on September 25, 2015.
[edit] Home media
Hotel Transylvania 2 was released on DVD and Blu-ray (2D and 3D) on January 12, 2016, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film was also released in Digital HD on December 22, 2015.
[edit] Reception
[edit] Box office
[edit] Critical reception
[edit] Accolades
| List of awards and nominations | |||||
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| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
| Annie Awards | February 6, 2016 | Outstanding Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Chris Logan, Brian Casper, Gavin Baxter and William Eckroat | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Character Design in an Animated Production | Craig Kellman and Stephen DeStefano | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Storyboarding in an Animated Production | Mike Smukavic | Nominated | |||
| British Academy Children's Awards | November 20, 2016 | BAFTA Kids' Vote | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Nominated | |
| Kids' Choice Awards | March 12, 2016 | Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie | Selena Gomez | Nominated | |
| Favorite Animated Movie | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Won | |||
| People's Choice Awards | January 6, 2016 | Favorite Animated Movie Voice | Adam Sandler | Nominated | |
| Selena Gomez | Won | ||||
| Favorite Family Film | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | July 31, 2016 | Choice Music: Song from a Movie or TV Show | "I'm in Love with a Monster" by Fifth Harmony | Won | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 2, 2016 | Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Alan Hawkins, Karl Herbst, Skye Lyons, Genndy Tartakovsky | Nominated | |
[edit] Sequels
- Main article: Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
