Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 is a 2010 superhero adventure film directed by James Calvin and the first of two films based onto the novel with the same name by Rita Christensen. The film, which is the seventh installment in the Jane Hoop Elementary film franchise, is directed by James Calvin, written by Brian Clark and produced by Derek Todd and Drake Jones, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures. The story follows Danny and his two best friends Rebecca and Alec goes on their journey to get three remaining objects to destroy the Final Rush and defeat Dr. Catwoman once and for all. The story follows three young heroes in their seventh year as superheroes hunting for three powerful objects that can destroy Catwoman's The Final Rush. The film stars Blake Brown as Danny Gorden, and Ben Linkin and Amy Tammie as Alec Gutzwiller and Rebecca Henry, his best friends and teammates. It is a sequel to Jane Hoop Elementary: Turbo of Catland and was followed by a concluding film, Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2.

Principal photography for both parts was completed on June 25, 2010. Part 1 was released in 2D and IMAX theaters worldwide on November 12, 2010.[1]

In it's worldwide opening weekend, Part 1 grossed $325 million, making it 2010's second biggest opening weekend yet behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1. In total, Part 1 grossed $962 million worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing 2010 film behind Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland, the 23rd highest-grossing films of all-time, and the third highest-grossing Jane Hoop Elementary installment to date behind The Final Rush - Part 2 and The First. The film was nominated at the 2011 Kids Choice Awards.

Plot

 * Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush

Dr. Catwoman's grandfather Peter White talks to the people of Cincinnati about her grandaughter will remain protected by Jane Hoop Elementary and wanted them to stay in Cincinnati as soon as Catwoman must be stopped. At Catwoman's meeting, Catgirl attacked, murdered and killed High school graduate Luke and translated him to his evil souls, as they have gave him a mission to destroy Jane Hoop Elementary.

After waking up from a nightmare, Danny, now 17, read a letter from his parents that it's time for him to return back to the Base to protect the world from demestration. Before he manage to return, his brother Robert manage to let his friends and SWAT teammate to go there saftey with Goldenman by using their invisibility to become Danny decoys, as he and the other fight back Catwoman and the army, as Danny and Goldenman gets to the base safely. The superheroes battle against the supervillains in the sky, until the battle flight came to a stop as Danny feels weak after having a vision of his family going to die as their powerful forcefield megaboard gets destroyed. She eventually failed to kill him as she accidentally drops the Magic Ball, but it mysteriously disappeared, leaving Danny arriving back to the Base safe. After the battle, Cory was injured and Robert was killed during a battle.

After Blaze and Martha explains the trio where they should find three remaining objects and keeping it a secret from Catwoman, Danny, and his friends Rebecca, 17, and Alec, 17, are being intereviewed by Peter White about Catwoman raping her parents and grandparents when she was 7 years old, withing her grandfather has survived from being murdered. They later went back in time to find the information about the murder of Janet Kingston, which Catwoman reveals to Danny two years ago. It also reports that Janet and Catwoman are best friends since elementary school, making Catwoman as Alice's godmother. After that, they found Luke and attacked him. He also knows their secret of their journey.

Alec rescues Heather from the building fire and begins flirting with him. Danny's cousin Naudia is hearted with jealousy. After rescuing her again from being attacked from a dragon and fell in the ocean and drowning, Heather kiss him causing his relationship between him and Naudia to end. Realizing that Danny and Rebecca no longer cares about their relationship, he furiously abandons them for his expression for how much he loves Naudia. Catgirl than releases The Final Rush and is outcreating newborn army setting to take over Jane Hoop Elementary and Cincinnati and has fallen for Luke and shares their first kiss. Catwoman's grandfather finally talks to her daughter after years of not seen each other since the murdering. Danny and Rebecca decided to visit David and Robert's grave, where Rebecca discovers the symbol of The Final Rush drawn on someone's headstone and begin to learn more about it. Danny gets attacked by Catgirl, Catboy and Luke, until he gets rescued from the return of Alec, who apologies to him and Rebecca about his behavior.

After Mayor and Miss Watson's anniversary party is ruined from Catwoman's robots and teammates, the trio escaped to begin their journey. They teleported to Evan's world to begin their mission and search for the First. They went under the poison water to get it out, but the sea creatures attacked them, within Rebecca eventually rescued them and flee out of the water. They than went to Morphin the Power to search for the Crystal Power. But they got attacked by the giant eagle. They calm it down as they took a ride on it to Turbo of Catland to search for the third and final treasure.

After getting the third power, but before placing the Crystal Power and the Magic Ball to the Fountain square, however, they were attacked and kidnapped by the villains and taken them to Catwoman's Base, and informs them. But Blaze and Martha showed up and rescued them and grab the Magic Ball and the Crystal Power but failed as they dropped the Crystal Power into shattering three pieces and disappears. While Catgirl tortures Rebecca, a short battle occurs and Blaze and Martha helped them escape. While leaving, Catgirl throws a knife that kills Blaze, accidentally leaving the Magic Ball behind. Meanwhile, Catwoman uses it to get powers as well as her teammates.

Cast

 * See also: List of Jane Hoop Elementary cast members


 * Blake Brown as Danny Gorden, a leader of Jane Hoop Elementary.
 * Ben Linkin as Alec Gutzwiller, Danny's best friend.
 * Amy Tammie as Rebecca Henry, Danny's girlfriend.
 * Brandon Simpson as Cory Berning, Danny's friend.[3]
 * Bloom Dee as Jaquille Short, Danny's friend.[3]
 * Barbara Blue as Naudia Gorden, Danny's cousin and Alec's girlfriend.
 * Brooke Timer as Dr. Catwoman, the main villain.
 * Dakota Fanning as Catgirl, Catwoman's daughter.[3]
 * Keira Knightley as Belle Lamar, Catwoman's friend.[3]
 * Joe Marshall as Dr. Caman, Catwoman's husband.[3]
 * Nick Jonas as Luke Watson, Catgirl's love interest.
 * Joe Jonas as Catboy, Catwoman's son and Catgirl's brother.[3]
 * Arthur Walters as Goldenman, Danny's godfather.[3]
 * George Jones as Mayor James Watson, the mayor president of Cincinnati.[3]
 * Miranda Richardson as Miss. Bella Watson, Mayor's wife.[3]
 * Jason Foster as Robert Foster, Danny's brother.[3]

Casting
While filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, Emma Watson had a chance to star in the film playing younger Belle Lamar, in a very small role. Alexa Vega played the younger Catwoman, who she had replaced from Jane Hoop Elementary: Morphin the Power. Also being cast in the film are Miley Cyrus, and Jonas Brothers members: Joe and Nick. Their brother Kevin starred in the film as younger Catman. JoJo played younger Shego. Cyrus has a small role in the film, while Joe and Nick got a big role to play as the new villains, Catboy and Luke.

It marks as the final film for Natasha Richardson, who plays Bella Watson from the previous films. Just two months after filming has began, the actress died from head injuries while skiing. Miranda Richardson replaces Natasha as the role. Luckly, Natasha has not started filming before she died otherwise they would remove the scenes from the film for seeing another actress playing Bella. Miranda did not start filming until April 2009, about a month after Natasha Richardson's death.

Andy Griffith and Betty White stars in the film as Alice's grandparents, Lou and Lilly, in a small role. Their roles have gotten a little bigger for Part 2. Actress Eliza Dushku stars in the film as Alice's deceased mother, Janet. Dushku portrayed the character as an adult, as Saoirse Ronan is cast as a character as teenager.

Production

 * Main article: Production of Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush was split into two-parts. It was filmed back-to-back from January 16, 2009 to June 25, 2010 with Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2. Director James Calvin describes Part 1 a "treasure hunting movie, because there are so many traveling scenes where we have to go to. We've been to like seven different or more places we have been there ever since, and I feel like this one is much like a bad ass road trip superhero movie."

Filming took place in Cincinnati, Ohio where mostly the film has been shot at. It also go to different places from all around world such as Morphin the Power in Oakwood, Missouri and Turbo of Catland at the Hinchinbrook Island in Australia. The scene where Evan's World scene was shot took place at a green screen studio in Cleveland, Ohio.

Setting
Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 took place two years after the events of Jane Hoop Elementary: Turbo of Catland where it starts off where the film has ended, Danny, Rebecca and Alec plans on going on a journey to find three remaining treasure that leads to a key to get a mysterious power that could be a key to destroy The Final Rush in order to stop Catwoman's best plans once and for all. Calvin states that "Part 1 of the final film will be the continuation from the last film as we see Danny and friends going on their biggest adventure like never before."

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 took place in 2011, two years after Jane Hoop Elementary: Turbo of Catland, which is set in 2009. Part 1 took place around spring to summer time when young heroes, now young adults, are returning to the Jane Hoop Elementary Base for the seventh time in 12 years, since the beginning in 1999, the year where Jane Hoop Elementary: The First was set. Characters has grown up from being 5 years old all the way up to 17 years old.

Special Effects
Brian Clark states the serious special effects were used grateful for both parts of The Final Rush. Visual effects department Greg Wilkerson creates a special effect of feet long eagle for the scene where Danny and his friends get attacked by a Giant Eagle in Morphin the Power in Part 1 of The Final Rush. Wilkerson states that he uses CGI to make it look like it moves. The fake Giant Eagle is made from sCratch. He and his workers worked for two hours to create a 8 feet long Eagle.

Wilkerson also made scenes of Giant Monsters from Evan's World and Turbo of Catland. Director James Calvin says he's not making a monster movie, so he tries to make a different way to talk and move like a monster. He also says that monsters in Turbo of Catland were big and fat, skinny and muscular while the one's in Turbo of Catland were also big but Muscular. Also, the sea monsters under Evan's poison underwater were included from the film, like they were from the previous film. CG graphics for both Giant monsters and sea monsters were used. They painted the Monsters eyes red where the sea monsters has green eyes like they painted since the previous film. He also made CG graphics to Blaze, Marth and their child as well since the previous film.

Wilkerson has done CG works for making a dragon that it painted red for scene where Miley Cyrus' character gets attacked, and also another dragon where Danny battles was the same thing he have done since The Magic Ball.

Music
For Part 1, James Newton Howard replaced Danny Newton after he announces that Newton will not be returning to compose the final films.

Howard announces that he will be composing music for Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 in summer 2010, and set to release on November 9, 2010, three days before the theatrical release of the film with the same title.

Marketing
The film's production budget is an additional $125 million. Within both parts has the same, gives them both a total of $250 million. The film's first movie picture showing Danny, Rebecca and Alec in Morphin the Power getting one of the three remaining objects that can destroy The Final Rush was released on April 17, 2010 for Part 1.[1] On May 7, 2010, a first look of the film previewed in theaters right before Iron Man 2 hits theaters.[1] The second sneak peek premiered at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards on June 6.[1] On June 26 and 27 at 4:00 pm, ABC Family premiered additional scenes for the next two days, while screening the first four films.[1] On June 30, 2010, the first trailer for both parts was released,[1] and than in front of The Last Airbender.[1][1] On July 3, 2010, the film's teaser poster for both parts was released seening Cincinnati under attack.[1] On July 24, at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, Bart Simpson attends to premiere the clip for the film.[1]

A full length trailer, focusing only for Part 1, was released on September 28, 2010.[1] Miley Cyrus debuts Part 1's first 35 second TV Spot during the premiere of a brand new episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, featuring new scenes such as the Kingstons' home shattering being under attacked and the tunnel at Turbo of Catland shattering while Danny, Alec and Rebecca tries to escape.[1]

On September 29, 2010, three character banners for Part I. Also the following day, a theatrical poster for Part 1 showing the trio in action was released. As of October 6, ten new character posters were released showing Danny, Rebecca, Alec, Catwoman, Shego, Monkeyman, Belle, Catgirl, Catboy and Luke. The first film clip appear on Oprah on October 8, showing Danny and Alec fighting with each other.

On October 12, 4 more posters was released showing Danny, Rebecca, Alec, Goldenman, Naudia, Catwoman, Catgirl, Luke and Heather. On October 17, the 1 minute and 31 second TV commercial for The Final Rush: Part 1 debuts on Nickelodeon during the premiere of an iCarly episode. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Movies Yahoo! Movies] released a featurette for Part 1 on October 29. Yahoo! Movies is approaching to release five movie clips for the film beginning on November 3 to November 7.

On November 3, the first clip was released featuring Danny and Alec talking about Danny going on an adventure alone. On November 4, the second shows Alec's birthday becoming a disaster. The third was released the following day on November 5 featuring a battling scene taking place in the air. Two more were released for the next two days such as Danny and Alec fighting each other and Catwoman's grandfather explaining the life of Catwoman of how he survived from being murdered to the trio.

Theatrical release
On September 10, 2010, test screening for Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 was held in Chicago. Director James Calvin, producers Derek Todd and Drake Jones, and writer Brian Clark made their attendance as well as vice chairman of Paramount Pictures, Rob Moore.[1] The unfinished film has early gained with positive reviews stating: "dark and scary" and "the most epic Jane Hoop Elementary film". Experessions of other led to an inflence for the movie adopted from a novel, gets in their mind from the book where it takes place to the film and it's long runtime to about 150 minutes. The US world premiere for Part 1 was held in Los Angeles on November 4, 2010, marking it just a week before the film's release of November 12. With the cast invited, and Cyrus and Jonas Broters will attend.[1] The UK world premiere for Part 1 was held on November 8, 2010.[1]

The first part was released worldwide on November 10, 2010 and others followed around the world. Paramount Pictures was originally going to release both parts in 2D and 3D formats, but the staffs check each scene and does not have 3D effects, and one of them did not have been filmed with 3D cameras. Paramount's statement is to cancel the 3D release. Both films are confirmed for a regular converted and IMAX formats upon their November 12, 2010 and July 8, 2011 release dates respectively. However, Part 2 will be released in 3D after all.

In October, MPPA confirmed Part 1 of the film a PG-13 rating for "violence, mild sequences and language", marking it the only Hoop film that can accepted this.

Home media
Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 was released on a single or Extend Edition DVD and Blu Ray combo pack on April 22, 2011 (Australia), April 25, 2011 (United Kingdom) and April 29, 2011 (United States). It will be featuring with 6 minutes of all 8 deleted scenes, bringing its runtime total to 153 minutes. Miley Cyrus announced on her Twitter account that the film will be released on DVD at midnight for a midnight release party, with Cyrus hosting.

It sold 3,272,836 (unit sales) and within $46,399,903 (sales revenues), and staying on the top chart four weeks before finally beaten by Gnomeo & Juliet. As of July 3, 2011, the film sold 7,050,886 in unit sold and $97,192,887 in sales revenues. It was the second top-selling DVD in unit solds of 2011 behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 and top-selling DVD in sales revenues of 2011 so far since Tangled.

Box office
Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 has the third biggest midnight gross in history earning $25 million behind The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ($30 million) and The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($26 million). But it, however, has the biggest for the series surprising Jane Hoop Elementary: Turbo of Catland ($21.2 million). But the film officially broke box office with $1.2 million in IMAX surpsing Eclipse's $1 million, but it was broken by following weekend of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow - Part 1 with $1.4 million. In Noth America, the film grossed $64.2 million on its opening day, the fourth biggest single day gross in history. For a total $129.9 million, makes the film the biggest opening for a Jane Hoop Elementary film in the series, surprising The Magic Ball with $104 million (later broken by its sequel Part 2 with $168.1 million), the fifth biggest opening weekend in history, second biggest opening of the month behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($142.8 million) and the biggest opening for any 2010 release, beating Iron Man 2 ($128.1 million).

Outside North America, the film made a record $195 million on it's opening weekend, marking it fifth biggest overseas opening ever and second biggest to date behind only Turbo of Catland ($222 million), bringing it's a global total of $324.9 million, ranking it 11th and third franchise's best behind Turbo of Catland ($390 million) and Morphin the Power ($329 million). In Australia, the film opened with $19 million, marking the biggest opening in the country and of 2010, and eventually made a total of $45 million, making it the highest-grossing 2010 film in the country. In the United Kingdom, it has the biggest three-day opening ever with £16 million (US$16 million), till it was beaten by Deathly Hallows: Part 1. It than became the third highest-grossing 2010 film in the country behind Toy Story 3 and Deathly Hallows - Part 1.

Part 1 grossed $297,992,850 in North America, making it the fifth highest-grossing 2010 film yet. With $664,525,979 internationally, which surprised Jane Hoop Elementary: The First as the highest-grossing film internationally for the franchise, brings a worldwide total to $962,528,329, making it the third highest-grossing film of 2010 behind Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland, the 23rd highest-grossing film of all-time and set a new record as highest-grossing Hoop film in the series until summer 2011 when it was beaten by Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2. Domestically, it was the third highest-grossing film in the Hoop film series, The First and Turbo of Catland. The film was also the highest-grossing 2D film of the year worldwide, but fell short to Iron Man 2 domestically.

Critical reception

 * Main article: Critical response to the Jane Hoop Elementary films

On November 4, 2010, an early review for Part 1 is postive. Carter Dicky enjoyed the film, even though the film is not officially released yet. He watched the film and states the film: "the most perfect Jane Hoop Elementary film ever made". He also states: "Nothing can compare to this most epic film ever made." The reviews for Part 1 genereally were positive for Part 1, due to the excitement. Rotten Tomatoes reports a healthy estimated 79%, and once again reports reports a grade B, making it the third lowest rating Jane Hoop Elementary film. Also, 80% for the Top Critic and Materic of 64 reviews. However, the Yahoo! Movie give the movie an graded A basic on 12 reviewers.[1]

The Guardian reviewer Charles Murphy wrote a postive review and ranks 3.5/5 stars. He praises on the actor's performances, film background, plot summary and storyline. The Hollywood Reporter's Kyle Richards states "the most perfect Jane Hoop Elementary out of all sixth films so far." Steve Williams praised a postive review stating on the performances of Dakota Fanning is quite outrangous and Miley Cyrus' performances is quite dramatic. Dustin Washington enjoyed the film stating it: "The best movie of 2010 so far, and also the one of the best films in the world."

Alison Johnson of UK The Daily Telegraph praised: "This is all a much better franchise than The Twilight Saga and Harry Potter." The Los Angeles Times reporter Angela Lenhoff praised on the performances of Miley Cyrus stating: "Cyrus' character is acting like a spoil little bitch, but Cyrus herself acts so dramatic with her." The Hollywood Reporter Sally Radcliffe praised it positive saying the film "kills it." The Guardian publisher Amanda Bradford gave it a positive rating of 5.5 out of 5 stating: "this is the best film in the Jane Hoop Elementary film franchise so far."

Accolades
Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 was nominated at the 2011 Kids Choice Awards for four categories: "Favorite Movie", "Favorite Movie Actor", "Favorite Actress" and "Favorite Butt-Kicker". The film only won the award for "Favorite Butt-Kicker". It became the first film in the franchise to win the Blimp since Jane Hoop Elementary: The Cyber Escape in 2002. The film won the 37th People's Choice Awards for "Favorite Movie", becoming the first film in the franchise to do so. The film won four out of eight Teen Choice Awards at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards including "Chemistry", "Hissy Fit", "Breakout Male" and "Breakout Female". The film did not win any awards at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards.

Part 2
Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 was followed by the second half of the seventh and book, Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2. It was released on July 8, 2011, eight months later, and grossed $1.330 billion worldwide at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise.