Jane Hoop Elementary: Goldenman's Revenge (film)

Jane Hoop Elementary: Goldenman's Revenge is a 2003 superhero adventure film, released on the novel by Rita Christensen. Same director, James Calvin, returning screenwriter, Brian Clark, it is the third film in the popular Jane Hoop Elementary series. The adventure features the heroes defend themselves battle against an adventure with two married characters. The story follows five young heroes in their third year as superheroes learned that Goldenman is taking over the world helping Catwoman out. 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: The Cyber Escape and was followed by Jane Hoop Elementary: The Magic Ball.

It was released on November 10, 2003 in Australia and November 14, 2003 in United States and elsewhere and the first Hoop film for a IMAX release. The movie remains has been nominated for an Academy Award including Original Music Soundtrack and Visual Effects and also remain nominated of the BAFTA in 2004.

The film's box office performances ($792.5 million) is a success, but it was the lowest-grossing Jane Hoop Elementary installment to date. However, it currently sits as the 47th highest-grossing film of all-time.

Plot

 * See also: Jane Hoop Elementary: Goldenman's Revenge

1,300 years ago, two brothers-in-law Goldenman and Evan legally outcast each other and frozen as green egg and golden trophy after comparing each other as king of their land. In the present time, Danny Gorden is at his home studying his new superpower abilities. Meanwhile, Danny took home a golden trophy right after Catwoman, by the time her, plans last night at the Center for a celebration of Danny's award, to make her mission raise a trophy evil, planning to steal it from him. Suddenly after the celebration back at the Jane Hoop Elementary Base, Catwoman, Shego and Monkeyman begins to make their plan after the trophy was caught, they have stole it when spying at the Base. Later in the morning, the trophy is gone missing, Catwoman has finally steals it. Catwoman used the power that she had stolen the trophy as for recognize that it was belong to the gang's hero, Danny. He and Alec heads over to the computer of color of gold and saw Goldenman written messages onto the wall that he would destroy everything. Suddenly, appears of the cloud covered in gold.

While relation going on their advance going to Goldenman. Later, Danny, Rebecca, Alec, Cory and Jaquille takes their revenge to battle against Goldenman, when first takes a place travels to Morphin the Power, Danny defeats Goldenman, but couldn't because of being powerful. Before Goldenman escapes, Danny provides finding another way to defeat Goldenman, as he begins to posses Danny and nearly killing him, as he activates the same power Goldenman had and faints. Taking back to the Base, the gang and SWAT takes their advance for later and talking about did Catwoman or Goldenman created badly issues. The truth tells if Goldenman was a godfather, and born from a lost planet with brother-in-law, Evan. The Monster was not made by Goldenman, but reborn by Catwoman after 1600 years ago.

Meanwhile, Goldenman is about to rule the world. Rebecca talks with Mayor and Mrs. Watson about Goldenman. Goldenman's relationship tells that he was only created that he was to be controlled when he was joined with evil. Danny would not like that he joins the team and Catwoman was trying to defeat him. While looking up an idenity of the grandchild, it was revealed that Goldenman is Danny's godfather. Meanwhile, Cory, Jaquille and Naudia were kidnapped by Catwoman and others. As Danny, Rebecca and Alec came to rescue, Rebecca revealed that Goldenman is a godfather to Danny when having his powers. Meanwhile, Goldenman was arrested. As punishment, people of Cincinnati has apperently chopped his head off using the guillotine, killing him, leading Catwoman, Shego and Monkeyman in jail. Danny gets attacked by the ghostly hallow of Goldenman's sprits, nearly killing them, whom is later rescued by an unseen person.

Meanwhile, Danny and Naudia used Mrs. Watson's necklace to go back in time four hours befores events where Naudia, Cory and Jaquille were kidnapped. They find that Goldenman has escaped from his punishment. As the ghostly hallows attempted to attack the self Danny, Rebecca and Alec, Danny performs a powerful superpower he learned from the book leading him that it was him that he saved himself. The two rescued Goldenman from jail, who made an agreement of his relationship. After breaking him out of jail, Goldenman became a member of Jane Hoop Elementary.

Cast

 * See also: List of Jane Hoop Elementary cast members


 * Blake Brown as Danny Gorden, leader of Jane Hoop Elementary.
 * Ben Linkin as Alec Gutzwiller, Danny's best friend.
 * Amy Tammie as Rebecca Henry, Danny's best friend.
 * Barbara Timer as Dr. Catwoman: Jane Hoop Elementary's principal enemy.
 * Arthur Walters as Goldenman, A powerful creature.[3] Walters say about Goldenman "he is a real interesting character, and much a powerful character, had a fight in the different island".[3] Willow and Watson has casts Walters as Goldenman on October 2001, which starts on a interview in 2002.[3]
 * Tim Allen as Evan: Evan's brother in law from 1300 years ago. Appearing as a short character in this film, he returns in a bigger role for the fourth installment. Allen reprises his role as Evan for Morphin the Power in 2007.
 * Brandon Simpson as Cory Berning: One of Danny's friend, who is kidnapped into the climax.
 * Bloom Dee as Jaquille Short: One of Danny's friend, who is kidnapped into the climax.
 * Barbara Blue as Naudia Gorden: Danny's youngest cousin who lives and Alec's girlfrien, who got kidnapped into the climax by Goldenman.
 * Natasha Richardson as Miss. Bella Watson: A secretery who lives with Mayor in his office from Danny and the gang in the Jane Hoop Elementary Base.
 * George Jones as Mayor James Watson: The president's officer of Cincinnati, Ohio lived at the Jane Hoop Elementary Base.
 * Brooke Timer as Shego Dalma: One of Catwoman's friend who helped with her defends working with Goldenman of evil.
 * Stephen Johnson as Shadow the Monkeyman: One of Catwoman's friend who helped with her defends working with Goldenman of evil.

Development
After completing the second film (2001), the film was set a production in 2002, for filming Goldenman's Revenge setting in late 2002[3].[3] Director, James Calvin was signed to return to direct for the second film as he did for the both films in two years in a role. After reading the books, Rita Christensen said that all of the seven books are to be made into films despite it being one of her best selling books of all-time. Derek Todd returns to produced and Brian Clark and screenplay.[3] Christensen has titled a third series of Goldenman's Revenge[3] which was also known as Jane Hoop Elementary 3,[3] but Christensen creates it's own official title of the book "Goldenman's Revenge"[3] with an error.[3] Calvin reports "this film was a little confusing, but a little bit drama [crazy] and including a brand new out of control powerful characters [Goldenman and Evan] and too weird [to be more like a comedy]".[3] Jack and McKenzie were still as the main characters.

Filming
Principal photography for Goldenman's Revenge has began on November 15, 2002, and wraped up in May 2003.[3]

Shooting is where theatrically filmed in Cincinnati, Ohio[3] for the Jane Hoop Elementary Base (Mayor's office) and Catwoman's Base. Much work, Goldenman, was taken to jail where located at the Police Station in Cincinnati, Ohio also to be near by Jane Hoop Elementary Base [between Mayor's office].[3]

A new location of the first is "Morphin the Power", as it was first seen in the second film, was shoot Oakwood, Missouri for a battle of Danny and Goldenman.[3] The other location, where houses and villages were filmed in most Ohio, including, The SWAT Teammates Center located from other side of Cincinnati's Bridge from Old Camp.]

The jail scene where Catwoman, Shego, Monkeyman and Goldenman were arrested takes place at the Hamiliton County Justice Center.

Designs
Film set in 2003,[3] two years after the first,[3] Jimmy Hart designed the film's costumes boss. He re-designed the Hero uniforms, having initially planned to use those shown on the cover of the American book, but deemed them "a mess."[3] As such, she dressed the Battle Scene in "preppie sweaters, 20th century American fencing breeches and arm guards."[3] Production designer Stuart Craig built the sets at Leavesden Studios, including Cincinnati's Jail, basing it on many English cathedrals.[3] Although originally asked to use an existing old street to film Cincinnati Bridge scenes, Craig decided to built his own set, comprising Tudor, Georgian and Queen Anne architecture.[3] The outfits designs "Red", "Blue", "Pink", "Yellow" and "Black" sweaters of Jane Hoop Elementary.[3] A setting of Rebecca being attacked by the Ground Monster, providing a painting of the mud, provided to make a 3D re-animation, about Ground Monster, grabbing Rebecca's foot about to be eaten.[3]

Soundtrack

 * ''Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: Goldenman's Revenge (soundtrack)

Kim Dawson was selected to compose the film's score. Dawson composed the score at his homes in Los Angeles and Tanglewood before recording it in London in August.[3] One of the main themes is entitled "Fantasy's theme", Dawson retained it for his finished score as "everyone seemed to like it".[3] It was released on November 11, 2003.[3] A theme song of the film for the series is "Fantasy Theme", while from the first film, was a little different.[3] The theme song was to be created the same as seen from the preceding season.[3]

Marketing
The video game version of the film was released on November 12, 2003, two days ahead of the film's release. It was designed by EA Games.

Release
Goldenman's Revenge opened two years after the previous film on November 14, 2003 in United States, Canada and United Kingdom, where the rest of the films released in the same weekend were released on Wednesday, and Australia opened earlier to November 10. The United States world premiere for the film was held in New York City on November 10, 2013. It was the first film in the franchise to be released theatrically in IMAX theaters.

Critical reception

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

Reviews were generally positive, it holds an 82% "Certified Fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 63 out of 100 at Metacritic representing "generally favorable reviews". Roger Ebert called Goldenman's Revenge "a phenomenal film" and gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, especially praising the set design. Entertainment Weekly commended the film for being better and darker than its predecessor: "And among the things this Jane Hoop Elementary does very well indeed is deepen the darker, more frightening atmosphere for audiences. This is as it should be: Danny's story is supposed to get darker".[3] Richard Roeper praised the directing and the films faithfulness to the book, saying: "James Calvin, the director, does a real wonderful job of being faithful to the story but also taking it into a cinematic era". The job is so a "Drama", and "Arguing is So as a Stupid-Dull!".[3] It than calls it "The Best Movie of the Year".[3]

Box office
The film grossed $92.3 million during it's opening weekend, making it the second biggest opening weekend of all-time behind previous Spider-Man ($114.8 million).[1] However, it broke a previous record Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ($90.1 million) for making most money for a film released in November and for any holiday films, and was the biggest opening weekend for the film released in 2003. In the UK, it made £16 million im it's opening weekend. In Australia, it set an opening weekend record grossing $28.8 million in it's opening weekend. Goldenman's Revenge has made $792.4 million worldwide, the third highest-grossing film of 2003 behind The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Finding Nemo.[3] In the United States, it is the fifth highest-grossing film domestically of the year grossing $259.5 million, and second that year with $532.8 million overseas.[3] Also, Goldenman's Revenge is the lowest-grossing Hoop film in the film franchise to date, and is currently the 47th highest-grossing film in history.[1]

Accolades
Goldenman's Revenge was remain nominated of the 76th Academy Awards within only 2 Oscars of 10 wins and 31 nominations in 2004. Goldenman's Revenge was also nominated at the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards was lose to animated film, Finding Nemo.