20th Century Fox Aims New Animated Film at Family Audience
by Rebecca Grace
September 12, 2006
(AgapePress) - - Twentieth Century Fox gets a solid hit with its upcoming release of a light-hearted, yet inspiring, animated feature film about a 10-year-old boy named "Yankee" Irving who journeys from New York to Chicago in search of the great Babe Ruth. In Everyone's Hero, Irving's mission is to find Ruth and return his missing bat before the baseball season ends in disappointment for the New York Yankees.Along the way, Irving is joined by Screwie, a talking baseball, and Darlin', a talking bat. The ball and bat befriend Irving, but it's their conflicting personalities that bring just the right amount of humor to the film as the trio works together to overcome obstacles in their path.
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The film, which includes the voice talents of Raven-Symone and Whoopi Goldberg, is rated G and is one to be enjoyed by the whole family, although young children will like it most. Intended as comedy, there are various instances of name-calling throughout the film as well as several crude words and phrases that some parents may not appreciate. For example, "booger ball," "butt," "dad-gum," "darn," and "[getting hit] right in the twins."
But overall, the message is a redeeming one and Irving, a baseball lover whose passion for the game far surpasses his athletic abilities, overcomes his underdog status and learns the importance of perseverance, commitment, love and family. He never stops swinging when challenges are pitched his way and because of this he becomes everyone's hero.
For more information, visit the movie website. Church resource materials will be available at FoxFaith.com. Everyone's Hero is set to release September 15 in theaters nationwide.
Rebecca Grace, a regular contributor to AgapePress, is staff writer for AFA Journal, a monthly publication of the American Family Association. This article, printed with permission, appears in the September 2006 issue.
