Dusk and Dawn

Dusk and Dawn is a 2003 American computer-animated fantasy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. It was directed by Eric Darnell and Cody Cameron from a screenplay written by Jymn Magon, Roger S. H. Schulman and Ralph Zondag based on an original story by Phil Nibbelink, and stars the voices of Josh Peck, Zooey Deschanel, Anthony Hopkins, Christine Baranski, and Dan Aykroyd. The film follows two individuals, a boy named Dusk (Peck) and a girl named Dawn (Deschanel), who encounter each other for the first time and soon discover their abilities to the world but must save Dawn from being faded out from a dangerous threat.

The film was released into theaters on December 19, 2003 in the United States. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $221.5 million over a $100 million budget. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards, and, through home video releases and television syndication, gathered a cult following.

Plot
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Cast

 * Josh Peck as Dusk
 * Zooey Deschanel as Dawn
 * Anthony Hopkins as Twilight
 * Christine Baranski as Sun
 * Dan Aykroyd as Light
 * Cody Cameron as Tio
 * Frank Welker as Animal's vocal effects

ADR Group

 * Ranjani Brow
 * Mitch Carter
 * David Cowgill
 * Holly Dorff
 * Donald Fullilove
 * Elisa Gabrielli
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Nicholas Guest
 * Wendy Hoffmann
 * Paul Pape
 * Marcelo Tubert

Production
The film was initially set up at Universal Pictures via Amblimation and later Universal Feature Animation, based on a pitch by former Disney animator Phil Nibbelink. By 1999, Universal put the film in turnaround, to which DreamWorks Animation picked up the project. Originally intended as a hand-drawn traditional animated feature produced in DreamWorks' Glendale animation department, the project was later converted into a CGI animated feature by Pacific Data Images (PDI) in Redwood City.

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Soundtrack
A soundtrack for the film was released by DreamWorks Records and Geffen Records on December 16, 2003. The film's score was composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell, who previously scored DreamWorks' The Road to El Dorado (2000).

Release
The film was theatrically released on December 19, 2003 by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States and Canada.

Marketing
Upon its release, Burger King had a promotional tie-in with five toys including Dusk, Dawn, Twilight, Sun and Light with a paid Kids' Meal order. A video game based on the film was released in December 2003 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, N-Gage, PC and mobile phones.

Home media
Dusk and Dawn was released by DreamWorks Home Entertainment on VHS and DVD on April 13, 2004. It was also released on Game Boy Advance Video in October 2005. The home media release accompanied with a DVD exclusive animated short film Dawn's Nature. The DVD release also contains an audio commentary on the film, deleted scenes, games, how-to-draw featurettes, and more. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment subsequently released the film on Blu-ray Disc on June 4, 2019.

Box office
Dusk and Dawn grossed $130.1 million in the United States and Canada and $91.4 million with a worldwide total of $221.5 million.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 79% based on 143 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.

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