Geo: The Greatest Movie Ever

Geo: The Greatest Movie Ever is a 2002 American animated comedy-adventure film based on the Geo series. It was directed by Geo G. and Steve Samono, and produced by Adam Hargreaves at Geo LTD. Animation. Distributed by Geo LTD. Pictures, Geo: The Greatest Movie Ever is the second film based on the Geo series, after Geo and Coraline's Funny Book Stories in 1973. The film shows how Coraline Jones is kidnapped by Gree's evil balloons. So Geo and his brother Reo lead on a mission to rescue her before it's too late.

The film has been in development since 1996, originally planned to be released in 2000 under the codename Geo 2000. The film cast Bill Hader to do the voice for the title character, and in December 1997, David Eigenberg joined the cast to voice Reo. The film was originally intended to be a musical, but those plans were scrapped and later used for Blue Ball (2004). One of the film's working titles are The Adventure of Geo and Reo. Then later in 1999, Geo LTD. announced that the film would be retitled Geo: The Greatest Movie Ever with a 2002 release.

The film premiered on August 9, 2002 in Australia, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 13, 2002, and received critical acclaim and was released onto home media on June 5, 2003. The film was a box office success, gaining $357,465,244 worldwide. It became the highest-grossing Geo LTD. film. The film was also a critical success by both fans and critics, with most critics praising it's storyline and humor.

Plot
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Cast

 * See also: List of Geo characters 

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 * Bill Hader as Geo
 * David Eigenberg as Reo
 * Tara Strong as Coraline Jones and Neo
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Gree
 * Tom Kenny as Dr. One Eye
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Bob and Ralph

Development
Geo LTD. announced on May 14, 1996, that another film based on the Geo series, codenamed Geo 2000, was in development for a 2000 release.

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Animation
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Casting
In 1997, Geo LTD. announced the film alongside Bill Hader, who was selected to be the main voice star.

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Editing
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Music
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Release
In 1999, Geo LTD. announced that the film would be released in 2002. The film was originally scheduled for released on a Summer 2002 release, but pushed to a September 2002 release so they can have more time to animate the film. The film's first trailer was released on March 15, 2002. Geo: The Greatest Movie Ever was released into theaters on September 13, 2002, its yellow-carpet world premiere was at Event Cinemas in Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia on August 9, 2002.

Marketing
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Home media
Geo: The Greatest Movie Ever was released on DVD and VHS by Geo LTD. Home Entertainment on June 3, 2003. The film was later released on Blu-ray by Universal Studios Home Entertainment on June 28, 2011. The film was re-released on Blu-ray again by Universal on May 12, 2015.

Box office
On it's opening weekend, the film grossed $64,631,943 being released in 4,375 theaters, leaving it #2 during the weekend behind Barbershop. On it's second weekend, it remained in it's #2 spot for the weekend, grossing $36,934,538. The film grossed $843,983,900 worldwide, making the film a box office success. The film became the highest-grossing Geo LTD. film.

Critical reception
The film gained critical acclaim from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a rating of 84%. Richard Corliss of TIME, gave the film a positive review, calling it "The Year's Funniest Movie". New York Daily News, gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, saying "Geo: The Greatest Movie Ever is fantastic and funny for all ages".

Accolades
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Video game
A video game was released before the film's release in the United States. It was developer by A2M and published by Geo LTD. Interactive and THQ.

Reboot
A long-awaited CGI-animated reboot, simply titled Geo, was released on October 4, 2013. It was directed by Geo G. and Tim Miller, and written by Al Shier and Jeff Fowler. It features the voices of James Arnold Taylor, Jason Marsden and Dakota Fanning.