 | | | Photo courtesy DreamWorks | | | | | | Many of you will remember this television cartoon from the late 1950s and early '60s, about a genius Nobel Peace Prize-winning dog and his adopted son, Sherman. Mr. Peabody is voiced by Emmy recipient, Ty Burrell ("Modern Family") and the young, talented actor, Max Charles, voices Sherman. You may remember Charles from the 2012 movies "The Three Stooges" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" or the television series "The Neighbors." He is one to watch as his career continues to rise.
In this film version of "Mr. Peabody," he has built the ultimate time travel machine - the WABAC and all is going well until the day Sherman takes the controls to impress his crush, Penny. Things go haywire and Sherman rips a hole in the universe. Now it's up to Mr. Peabody to save the day! Mr. Peabody must face his biggest challenge in life - being a parent.
Director Rob Minkoff also directed several family films including "The Lion King," "Stuart Little," "Stuart Little 2" and "The Haunted Mansion." The movie is rated PG with a TRT (total running time) of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
It is great to see high-quality children's films being released so early in the year - first "The Lego Movie" and now "Mr. Peabody & Sherman." In past years, children's movies were not released until late May, usually around Memorial Day weekend, so take advantage of this opportunity and enjoy "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" with the family.
Derek Zemrak is a film critic, film producer and founder of the California Independent Film Festival. You can follow Derek on Twitter @zemrak for the latest Hollywood news. Derek can be heard every Friday on KAHI 950AM on the Poppoff Show.
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