When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
Production
Handmade yarn aesthetic that looks like a cursed craft project
Acting
Martin Short and Jane Krakowski as the worst parents ever
Score
Alessia Cara's original songs that slap unreasonably hard
Director
Kris Pearn
Will Forte
Tim Willoughby (voice)
Maya Rudolph
Nanny (voice)
Alessia Cara
Jane Willoughby (voice)
Terry Crews
Commander Melanoff (voice)
Martin Short
The Father (voice)
Jane Krakowski
The Mother (voice)
Seán Cullen
Barnaby Twins (voice)
Ricky Gervais
The Cat (voice)
Islie Hirvonen
Perfect Daughter (voice)
Colleen Wheeler
Social Worker (voice)
Bonnie Riley
Mikelina (voice)
Robyn Ross
Real Estate Agent (voice)
Shannon Chan-Kent
Baby Ruth (voice)
Rebecca Husain
Sweetie (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's yarn-and-felt aesthetic was inspired by director Kris Pearn's childhood love of Rankin/Bass stop-motion specials, but executed through CGI that mimics handmade imperfections.
Based on Lois Lowry's 2008 novel—yes, THE Lois Lowry who wrote 'The Giver'—this adaptation cranks the author's subtle darkness up to eleven with Tim Burton-esque visual chaos.
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