It is loosely based on 's 2007 children's book and stars the voices of, and. The story takes place on planetwhere an alien race called the Boov invade the planet. However, a girl named Tip Tucci manages to avoid capture, and goes on the run with Oh, a fugitive Boov. The film was released in theaters on March 27, 2015. Home was promoted with the release of a four-minute short film titled Almost Home, which was shown in theaters before DreamWorks Animation's and ' in 2014. It premiered at the on March 7, 2015. Besides lending her voice to the film, Rihanna also created a concept album. A was released on July 29, 2016 that takes place after the events home & app drawer the film and uses hand-drawn animation and none of the original cast except Matt Jones reprised their roles. One of the Boov, named Ohis a more excitable, freethinking member of the species, who decides to invite the Boov to his apartment for a housewarming party, despite the race's towards him. Not far from Oh is a fourteen year old girl named Tip Tucciwho drives away through her home city to find her mother Lucy after being separated from her during the invasion, leaving her with only her Pig and fueling her hatred for the Boov. Oh runs into the street to meet up with a Boov cop named Kylewho, like the rest of the Boov, doesn't want to befriend him. Oh invites him to the party but accidentally sends a mass invite to every Boov on Earth. Everyone, aggravated with Oh for revealing their location to the enemy, starts chasing him down. Oh runs into a convenience store to hide just as Tip and Pig enter the same store to grab supplies. They come across each other, and after Tip's car fails to start, Oh transforms it into a fantastical, hovering craft named Slushious to continue transportation. Oh hitches a ride with Tip when he promises to help her find Lucy, but unfortunately, they must go to the Boov Command Center in and locate her from there. After reaching the Boov Command Center, which is in the now-floatingOh manages to get into his account, and deletes the message with just a second to spare before it reaches the Gorg. He home & app drawer plugs in Tip's brain to help her find Lucy. They eventually trace home & app drawer location towhere she is also looking for her daughter. As Oh and Tip head off to Australia, they are ambushed by other Boov riding by them in fear, and realize that a Gorg ship is close behind them. Tip and Oh manage to knock it down, but in the process a chunk of it hits them and they lose their slushie fuel, causing the car to crash-land. They come across the fallen Gorg ship and find out that it is actually a drone. Oh recovers a special chip and uses it to get their car up and running. Tip and Oh make it to Australia and see the Boov evacuating to their mothership. When they land the car, Tip immediately starts looking for her mother, but Oh insists on evacuating with the other Boov instead. Tip gets upset at him for trying to break their promise again, and she declares that he was never truly her friend. The depressed Oh returns to the ship. The Gorg mothership comes close to the Boov ship, but Oh pulls out the Gorg chip and uses it to fly the ship further away from the Gorg. The Boov become astonished at Home & app drawer bravery, but Smek becomes upset and reminds everyone that he is the captain. However, Oh stands up to Smek, telling him that he's a terrible captain and tells the Boov about what he learned from Tip about humans caring for other people while the Boov barely even care for each other. Tip rushes aimlessly around the city to find Lucy, but in vain. Oh returns to her side and helps her track down Lucy. The mother and daughter finally reunite and thank Oh. Suddenly, the Gorg mothership descends upon the planet, and Oh realizes that they want the rock on the Shusher, since Smek had previously stolen it from them. Oh runs to the ship to try to attract its attention, locking Tip and Lucy in the car for safety. Tip breaks out of the car and shines a light in the Gorg Commander 's face to bring his attention to Oh as he holds the rock up. The Gorg Commander halts the ship as it crunches down on the ground, with Oh directly in its path. Tip rushes to rescue him, but Oh is seemingly crushed beneath the ship until it backs up and reveals him uninjured. The Gorg Commander emerges from his armor to show that he is actually a harmless -like creature. He thanks Oh and departs. Two weeks later, the humans have returned to their original homes, and Oh finally gets to have his party at his apartment, with both humans and Boov in attendance. Tip plays her music and gets the rest of the Boov to experience dancing for the first time, while other Boov, including a reformed Smek, party home & app drawer the moon, and thousands of ships from other planets, including the Gorg and his babies, head to Earth for Oh's party upon receiving his invite. The rest of the Boov were voiced by Stephen Kearin, Lisa Stewart and. In 2008, optioned the book's rights to adapt it into an animated feature film. On his blog, Adam Rex announced that DreamWorks renewed the option of the adaptation in 2011. On June 20, 2012, it was revealed that the title of the film would be Happy Smekday. In September 2012, and DreamWorks Animation announced a release date of November 26, 2014. In June 2013, the film was retitled from Happy Smekday. On October 3, 2013, it was announced that and had joined the cast. On May 20, 2014, the film's release date was pushed back to March 27, 2015, switching places with DreamWorks Animation's film. It consists of 8 original songs. It was directed by Todd Wilderman, and features a score composed by. The short shows The Boov and their leader Captain Smek in a sequence of unsuccessful attempts at finding a hospitable planet, before they finally come across the Earth. The film itself premiered at the on March 7, 2015. In the United Kingdom, Home went to number one on the Official Video Chart in its first week of sale. Home opened in the U. Though the latter earned higher in its Thursday late-night run, estimates were showing that Home was heading to No. Outside North America, Home was released in 10 countries on March 20, 2015, a week ahead of its U. Two droll dudes who put a fair share of funny into this animated picture. There just isn't nearly enough of it. Even a kids' movie needs more complexity and more invention. Kids will probably enjoy the goofy Boovs, the rainbows of colors and the music. Call me a traditionalist, but I still say the world was a better place before those darn Boovs invaded. But man, is there a lot of Rihanna in this movie: She also provides what seems like the entirety of the film's soundtrack, making it feel like a vanity project is 'vanimation' a thing. It was developed by and Ryan Crego. Home is an outrageously funny buddy movie about a hilarious, yet inept, alien race and their equally inept invasion of Earth. Archived from on October 12, 2013. Together with her world-class songwriting creative team, Rihanna has been collaborating with us for over the last 2 years to create an innovative musical movie event that features an entire concept album of brand-new songs and we couldn't be more excited about it. Archived from on April 2, 2015.
