In the series, the bus is parked in an ally next to Arlo and Bertie's house, and the license plate is absent. He is spotted by various beach folk, attacked by a sea monster, fed by a seagull, among other things. But because Ansel was concealing his bird-man appearance and feared Arlo would expose who he really is, he was forced to abandon him into the sewers, where he . At first Arlo is uncertain, not wanting to handle being rejected again, but his friends have the utmost confidence in him and promise to stick by his side. After rescuing Arlo and revealing his identity as half-bird, Ansel concludes Arlo was right all along and he's indeed his father. "The Collage of Broken Dreams", which segues into the. Arlo and the gang reach the ballroom where the gala is taking place, astounded by its atmosphere. And what does she call him? However, Arlo is too nervous and worried to get one sentence out, as the gala guests criticize him, leading Ansel to continue on. Later that evening, Arlo gets a visit from Jeromio in his bedroom and lets him in on his true heritage but was upset Edme never told him the truth after all those years. Summary: Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father. This upset him to the point that once he got older, he swore then he would hide his true self, passing off as a normal human being, and dedicate his life to gaining wealth and power, until he would be powerful enough to "tear it all down". After Ansel manages to rescue Arlo, he reveals to the audience that he is, in fact, Arlo's father and also a half-bird. [8] Writing for Pajiba, Kristy Puchko said the LGBT representation in the film was "not only welcomed but groundbreaking", and gave praise to the storytelling, characters, and animation. [1] The film is led by Michael J. Woodard and Mary Lambert in their debut acting roles as Arlo and Bertie respectively.[2]. It doesn't matter however you look like, whether you're a human, an animal, or half-animal whatsoever; it's what's inside you that counts. which nearly exposes his birdman identity to the crowd, The reveal of him being a bird-man and how he has to hide that part of himself in order to make it to the top not only shows that he had to work really hard to get to where he's standing, but also a more literal take on the trope by passing himself as a regular man to avoid discrimination, Arlo decides not to move in with Ansel and instead decides to live with his friends wherever they want to, even if it's not New York, calling them a. hiding his birdman image is finally tested. Hearing something suspicious, she bursts out of the shack, only to spot Arlo on the porch catching sight of her, and she coos, "Well rickety biscuit.". Through the song Follow Me Home, Bertie talks more about her past and how she doesn't have a place to truly call home, while Arlo reassures her that she's better than she thought. A wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, leaves his sheltered life in the swamp to search for his long lost father in New York City. The lackey Tony calls to get Ansel's address is named Little Bitty Louie. The animat. Arlo then ends up in the 50s-style community of Willow Button, where he drives recklessly all over the streets, shocking passersby, before flying out and into Gil's Sweets, where he swallows a large amount of ice cream and experiences a sugar rush. In reality, only an overbite is visible on an alligator, which is seen on Arlo himself. The town has a sign which appears mounted along the sides of the boardwalk, which does not appear at all in the series, having been replaced by a modern day billboard. Stucky suggests the tourist play with a creature known as "The Beast" if he wants things scarier, but the tourist refuses and tries to sue them, which he is unable to due to the couple going broke. Over the years, he became a success in the business world while blending in amongst the townsfolk, which later led to big events in his life such as gaining his penthouse and meeting the woman who would become Arlo's mother. After the song, Arlo spots a seashell in the sand and gives it to Bertie, calling it a "best friend rock"; when Bertie corrects him and opens it to reveal the pearl inside, he tosses that away and breaks the shell in half, now that they have matching ones, which she immediately loves. Arlo started as a sketch that just started popping up in my sketchbooks and on the side of my work. Once Arlo catches up with Ansel in an armory wing, he stops at nothing to get Ansel to turn around and see him, Ansel breaking down at the same time thinking it's too hard to suppress himself any longer. It's the story of a musically inclined half-human, half-alligator boy named Arlo who leaves his home in the swamp lands of Louisiana in order to find his father in New York City. Ansel, who grew up in a poor seaside town, is bullied for this, leading him to hide his form as bird-man. Arlo the Alligator Boy is a new Netflix musical aimed at kids. which also provides a foreshadowing to who he really is. Arlo to Bertie about her drifter status and she's better than she thought. A musical adventure. Before that, there is a thank you message to the crew working on the film during the pandemic crisis taking place. [5], On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. When Arlo discovers he was born in New York City. Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Follow Me Home (Lyric Video), Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Right There With You, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Beyond These Walls (Lyric Video), Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: More More More, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Beautiful Together, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: As Long As We Got Each Other (Lyric Video), Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Wash The Hurt Away, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Better Life, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: Something's Missing, Watch Arlo The Alligator Boy: I Can Lift You Up. Once back onstage, he rips off his pants, revealing bird legs on perches attached to fake feet, and steps into the full light, revealing himself to be a birdman. Soon after, Arlo interrupts the gala and Ansel tries to tell him the truth. Bertie sheds them just before Arlo leaves for Ansel's apartment. The animat. She then tells Arlo to set the snail loose, as there's a special gift, she's been wanting to give him all this time. You won't find Arlo the Alligator Boy on HBO Max. In the end, Arlo now resides in Ansel's old Brooklyn home, Seaside by the Seashore, along with his friends, who help him restore it back to its former glory. In the interview, Ansel has chosen an old run-down boardwalk neighborhood called Seaside by the Seashore as part of his next big project which he'll announce at the upcoming Met Gala. The scene then shifts to Arlo Beauregard, a half-human, half-alligator hybrid who had recently been born, alone in the sewers under Bellevue Hospital. When Arlo is being cornered by the angry barn folk, he meekly says his name and he's from the swamp, and the opponent proudly accepts him as one of them. This hyperactive animated Netflix musical for kids, with messages of empowerment and references to "Midnight Cowboy," has a lot on its plate. Arlo the Alligator Boy is a 2021 American 2D animated adventure musical film directed by Ryan Crego in his directorial debut. Now that he's all grown up and making the right decision, he is officially released from her care and the world is ready for him to enter society. He explains he only gave him up just to hide his half-animal identity and wants Arlo to forgive him to start over their kinship. Get inspired by our community of talented artists. Leaving his group after finding a way to talk to him, Arlo is told by Ansel that he is not his son. It premiered on Netflix on April 16, 2021, and will be followed by a streaming television series titled I Arlo. When I read the script that, that Ryan and Clay Senechal wrote, all the positivity that was in there, was so inspiring and I think we needed it at that time. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy. It's a straightforward and a very commercially acceptable story, but these details are way more artsy than you'd expect. Ansel considers letting Arlo go the night he was born the biggest mistake of his life. During the dance party on the bus after Marcellus is rescued and the main cast is completely assembled, Arlo suddenly asks about the aquarium, causing the fish man to go catatonic. Arlo Beauregard, a boy who is half-human and . He tells her that despite the fact he's not allowed to leave the swamp and mess around with the riverboats, he has secretly longed to explore the world outside. When Arlo shows the page of New York City, Tony bonds with him and reveals he has a father there living in Little Italy. His isolation in the swamp which prevented him from interacting with and/or being influenced by peers of his age is the most likely reason for this. Arriving in NYC, the group spots Ansel Beauregard, an entrepreneur who announces his plan to rebuild part of the city near the seashore. The reunited crew celebrates on the bus with a dance party (which Bertie finds uncomfortable), but when Arlo brings up the aquarium, this leaves Marcellus in a state of shock. Arlo invites Edme to come with him, but she'd rather stay back as this is his adventure, and also to avoid getting arrested by the Feds. More More More 2. Alia's bus seems to have its own parking area in the open, with the addition of a license plate reading "Seaside". Tony when Arlo manages to impress the doorman. Ironically, this is averted by Arlo despite being raised by her his whole life and instead, comes off as incredibly friendly to everyone he meets in contrast to Edme's indiscriminate animosity at anyone knocking on her door. Alia acts this way as well, with the only hint of her true age is that she's eligible for a learner's permit. Both he and Arlo then hold down the same word together at the end of the song. Alia is introduced exiting her bus hyperactively. Before the hunters could pursue them again, Bertie manages to catch a nearby train which the two use to leave them behind. Arlo's actions cause his basket to wobble until it falls into the sewage water, being dragged out of the pipe the following day, and floating right out to sea. The alligators of the swamp Arlo lived in have obviously the tooth lines of a crocodile, whose underbite can be seen sticking out of its jaw along with the overbite when its mouth is closed. When Arlo is chasing Ansel through the museum, at one point, Specific aspects in Ansel's penthouse are associated with. He sheds himself, leaving behind a replica of . Entergalactic (stylized in all caps) is an adult animated music television special created by American musician and actor Kid Cudi, that serves as a visual companion piece to the album of the same name.Initially announced as a television series, in August 2022, Entergalactic was then redeveloped as a TV special. Edme when Arlo brings up the mention of his. All images courtesy of Netflix. All of them. Arriving in NYC, the group spots Ansel Beauregard, an entrepreneur who announces his plan to rebuild part of the city near the seashore. Arlo's shirt fills up the camera as he steps off the bus after entering New York City. This is but mere moments before the big reveal. Check out amazing arlothealligatorboy artwork on DeviantArt. The neighborhood of Seaside by the Seashore; "seaside" and "seashore" essentially mean the same thing. At a wrestling club, the pair meet Furlecia, Teeny Tiny Tony, and Alia, who agree to drive Arlo and Bertie to NYC after they help rescue their friend Marcellus from an aquarium. Arlo the Alligator Boy During Ansel's interview scene, he rescues a deranged pigeon trapped inside a worn out boot, and surprisingly goes easy on it, looking nervous when it falls to the ground. Arlo the Alligator Boy (Music From The Netflix Film) (2021) Various Artists 1. There is a quick example of this at the start when a mother scolds her son for "making up tales" after claiming to have seen a little green boy (Arlo). We all came from the swamp. And as we were starting to produce this movie and COVID . In a mid-credits scene, Edme receives a postcard and learns about Arlo's new life. The following day, Arlo, along with his friends and all the city Goers, work and restore the boardwalk back to its former glory, in addition to Tony getting his own pizza parlor, Alia getting her bus back and refurbishing it, Ansel giving the Beast a ride home, and Arlo and his friends settling into their own homes together. Ansel sings about being on a perch and later puts a feather on Arlo's hat. Run time Ansel was this back in his childhood, being teased and ridiculed by the children over his half-bird image. English Production information The following day after the song, Arlo rips out a page of New York from Edme's book and places it in his pants pocket as a keepsake. April 16, 2021 Later on, Bertie says the same thing to Arlo to get Ansel to hear him out, just before "Something's Missing" begins. While this is common with swamp trees in real life, it also foreshadows the existence of the Bog Lady, as she's trying to entice Arlo into not leaving her with her plant magic. The hunters drag Arlo away and prepare to turn him into their newest attraction, as Ansel is left alone, realizing how awful of what has become of him. A non-villainous example; Arlo is unable to stop Ansel's plans to demolish Seaside by the Seashore. The grumpy manatees look almost like Marcellus, the boar looks similar to Bertie, and the snapping turtle looks almost like Teeny Tiny Tony. In addition to creating Arlo, Crego also wrote the Arlo the Alligator Boy script and was director of the film. In an unknown part of the swamp, a hunter named Ruff and his partner Stucky are owning a failing museum called Gator X-Perience. Arlo is clearly petrified when he encounters Ruff and Stucky for the first time. He gets it again when they capture him at the museum. Marcellus, however, promises to go as long as there aren't any kids present. It also foreshadows him getting trapped and hypnotized by the Bog Lady in the show's Season 1 finale. This Arlo the Alligator Boy film and I Heart Arlo series are formatted in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Just before Ansel's interview appears on the big screen in Times Square, there is a brief report of Marcellus' breakout from the aquarium, aptly titled "Fish Flops Free". The film is led by Michael J. Woodard and Mary Lambert in their debut acting roles as Arlo and Bertie respectively. Arlo the Alligator Boy follows the titular young alligator-human hybrid, who's been raised in the swamp by a lady named Edme (Annie Potts), but dreams of a world behind his bayou. With that Bertie agrees to come with him, but the train is soon halted by Ruff and Stucky following after them. The bongo player whose shadow Arlo mistakes for his father's is named Gaspar. Bertie suddenly notices Arlo getting taken away by the hunters and goes out to save him but is held back by the Beast which she takes down. [8], The streaming series I Heart Arlo was released on Netflix on August 27, 2021, consisting of 19 episodes.[14]. He explains how Arlo developed. Another subversion is the title character who is given the slightly fancy name of Arlo, but spent most of his life being raised in the swamp. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! . After Arlo moves there and he and his friends restore it and reopen it, all the buildings and sky are now bright and vibrant. In an attempt to help him, Edme gives him his birth wristband on his fifteenth birthday and reveals to Arlo that he is from New York, and unaware that he was actually abandoned, Arlo decides to travel to the city to find his biological father, Ansel Beauregard. 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The film opens with scenes of New York City at night, as a musical number sets the tone . When Arlo is about to bring up the aquarium to Marcellus, Furlecia and Tony can be seen desperately telling him to stop before he does. Ascending to the building's penthouse where Ansel is living, Arlo enters and encounters Ansel in person, who is confused upon his appearance. Arlo can swim in fresh and salt water environments (the swamp water, aquariums, Central Park lake, etc. Arlo the Alligator Boy is a 2021 American 2D animated adventure musical film by Ryan Crego in his directorial debut. Ansel, seemingly not believing one word Arlo said, claims his "son" is gone and he is not his father, and cannot be. Kitchabon Gold Napkin Rings Set Of 6, Table Setting Centerpiece Decor Napkins Ring Holders, Napkin Ring Packs For Family Holiday Dinner, Fancy Banquet & Wedding Decorations For Reception- Flamingo (Set of 6) by CoTa Global. Portions of "Follow Me Home" are this, specifically Arlo singing in response to Bertie. Starring 2021 | Maturity Rating: 7+ | 1h 32m | Family Movies. The only ones who accepted him were Edme and Jeromio. When Tony is making a deal with Arlo while toying with his webbed feet, Arlo's reply is, "I. It is indeed an upbeat song about Arlo wanting to be loved by everyone, but at one point he briefly lapses into a verse where the animals resent him in various ways before being left alone with Jeromio, just before the riverboat appears. Arlo the Alligator Boy is an American animated 2D adventure musical film produced for Netflix. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. After the hunters find him, Arlo is rescued by Bertie, who is also a teenager. And just between said moments as Arlo is floating in the lake in Central Park and plunging into the sewer grate, the background score is playing a lustful instrumental reprise of "New York, My Home". Season 1 is the first season of I Arlo. Furlecia sees them and manages to grab them aboard thanks to Alia's reckless driving. Seaside by the Seashore is based on Coney Island, a boardwalk and neighborhood in Brooklyn. The film's main character, Arlo (voiced by Michael J. Woodard), who's half alligator and half human, is also chased by characters who want to make him a part of their swamp creature tourist attraction. Once off, Alia is worried that she parked the bus in a no parking zone, but the others shrug it off and they leave, not noticing the bus getting towed away behind them. Alex Geringas As Netflix moves towards its plans of surpassing Disney with new, family-friendly original animated programming, one of the most ambitious debuts of the year is Arlo the . Marcellus: Some, they'd come back! Starring: Michael J. Woodard, Mary Lambert, Brett Gelman. Also, the lily pads and the flowers on the turtle's island change. Published Apr 13, 2021. Arlo is so distracted by the upbeat nature of the song that it takes a while for him to realize how sketchy the message actually is. Once on the bus, Tony walks up to Arlo and asks for the cash, but Arlo reveals he gave the cash back to the farm folk despite them still angry after doing so, much to Tony's displeasure. In the last verse of "Something's Missing", Arlo is lit from the front by a spotlight, while Ansel is lit from behind, leaving his front side darkly shadowed. Arriving in a swamp, Arlo is adopted and raised by a woman named Edme. It serves as the pilot to I Arlo and it was presented in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Created by Ryan Crego, 'I Heart Arlo' is an animated show that follows an anthropomorphic alligator Arlo and his quirky friends who assist him in fixing up a wrecked New York City neighborhood and turn it into a safe haven for their own kind. While traveling, Arlo is spotted by a person who contacts two alligator hunters, Ruff and Stucky, to retrieve him using a creature known as "the Beast". Arlo Beauregard, a boy who is half-human and half-alligator, is placed in a sewage drain under New York City shortly after his birth, where he is taken by a stream of water into the ocean. "Arlo the Alligator Boy," written and directed by Ryan Crego as an animated Netflix original, is no exception. The whole audience finds this special, even Ruff and Stucky who realize it was wrong of them to capture Arlo and embrace. Tony then gives Arlo a clown's mask to hide his identity, which doesn't fit him due to the size of his snout. Arlo wants to find out more more more about his family and nothings gonna get in his way! Later Tony and his gang when they admit he changed their ways and accept him as one of the group. With Michael J. Woodard, Ryan Crego, Dee Bradley Baker, Annie Potts. After being chased by gator catchers, enduring general insanity across states, and hitting a major low point after getting rejected, Arlo finally manages to connect with his father, who realizes the error of his ways because of it. Arlo the Alligator Boy is a 2021 American 2D animated adventure musical film by Ryan Crego in his directorial debut. Menu. Children are monsters. Jeromio's croaks sound deeper and more realistic, sounding almost like those of an actual bullfrog, and close to resembling fart noises. He promises they can keep moving if she isn't ready to stay in one place, and Bertie decides she doesn't need to be anywhere except with the whole gang, officially calling them her special place. By what name was Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021) officially released in India in Hindi? Though the script was changed, Gordy makes a cameo during ". As a teenager, Arlo wishes to interact with other people but fears his alligator appearance will not be accepted by society. This adorable new animated musical movie follows the journey of Arlo, who, as his title suggests, is half-alligator and half-human boy. Arlo has a mild reaction when Edme forces him to taste the underbelly of a snail. [4] The film's soundtrack was released by Capitol Records on April 16, 2021. It's rather hard to get to a height that high without a ladder present. Ansel says this word-per-word after Arlo is captured by Ruff and Stucky, allowing him to realize the error of his ways and reveal his true self to save his son. Ruff and Stucky were first seen intimidating a tourist at their museum. Ansel struggling to conceal himself during "Something's Missing" and seeing Arlo get kidnapped is what makes him finally break down. To find the father he never knew, optimistic Arlo leaves his swampy Southern home for New York City, making friends along the way. Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021) (8) Steven Universe (Cartoon) (3) She-Ra and the Princesses of . Feeling secretly lonely and wanting to have friends, Arlo begins singing over how he wants More More More. The restoration of Seaside by the Seashore and Arlo and his friends officially taking up residence at the end of the movie marks the start of new adventures for them, which segues into. Ansel tries not to handle being lonely about it, but Furlecia pulls him into the group hug they're having and officially consider themselves a family. Nevertheless, Tony and the others are glad that he's safe with them again, and everyone turns in for the night. One day when Arlo is fifteen years old, Edme allows him to go exploring, but warns him not to go too far and mess around with the various riverboat tours. Almost every antagonistic character turns over a new leaf by the end, thanks to Arlo. And the less said about their quirks, the better. The town of Willow Button appears to be deliberately stuck in the past, with the 50s at the earliest. Additionally, Ansel decides to let them move to and rebuild the seashore part of the city as it was in better condition, and Arlo officially accepts it as where he truly belongs. Instead of destroying it, he asks Arlo and his new gang of friends to build it back up and reopen it and make it their home. ", In "Wash the Hurt Away", Arlo says, "Now MY skin is thin, so let me in. . Once on the train, Arlo is astounded by the travel, wondering if it will stop or go on forever and ever. Novella-Script Hybrid; Summary. During the match, Furlecia's partner, a miniature elf-rat creature named Teeny Tiny Tony, begins bribing the farmers in the audience out of their cash if they bet, she will win. The gang reach Ansel's residence -- a lavish apartment building on 1934 Lexington Avenue. With no other choice, the opponent finally tells the hunters Arlo's name. Veteran animation filmmaker Ryan Crego reveals the long history bringing Arlo the Alligator Boy to life with a film and television series on Netflix. Done by Ansel in "Better Life" just after the line "I rose up into me." More More More (Reprise) 5. When he refuses, the Beast, acting as their associate, barges in and threatens more harm unless they tell. [7], Upon release, Arlo the Alligator Boy was met with generally positive reviews. You'll know where you truly belong once you've seen it for yourself. Arlo the Alligator Boy After his birth, his father ended up abandoning his own son throwing him into the sea, after traveling several kilometers of the open sea he ended up arriving in the swamp of New Orleans, where it is found by Edme, who adopts it immediately. Arlo The Alligator Boy - Fanart By RaspberryStudios Published: Jun 28, 2021 Favourites Comments 4.1K Views alligator anthro arlo cute fanart furry raspberrystudios arlothealligatorboyfanart arlothealligatorboy A little fanart of Arlo, from Arlo the Alligator Boy! It was released to Netflix in the United States on April 16, 2021. When Arlo ends up with the bag of cash and introduces himself that he came from the swamp, they warm up to him since they thought he was one of them until Arlo points out that he originated from New York and they go back to being angry again. Ansel admits to Arlo he had wronged him by letting go of his past and begins telling his life story. When he tells her of his journey to meet his dad, he also invites her to come to New York with him which she's uncertain of at first. The only thing we know about her from Ansel's flashback is she had red hair like Arlo. In the last verse of "Better Life" as Ansel is putting a feather on Arlo's hat, the spotlights surrounding them are red. Click here to view the gallery for Arlo the Alligator Boy. Bertie reminds Arlo of the advice to sing his feelings -- just as he told her back at the beach -- and this gives him the confidence to reach out to Ansel and try to get answers through the song Something's Missing. . [7] Writing for Pajiba, Kristy Puchko said the LGBT representation in the film was "not only welcomed but groundbreaking", and gave praise to the storytelling, characters, and animation. Ruff is showing a visiting tourist boy a fake alligator which he doesn't find at all interesting; to make matters worse, the couple's tour boat is broken down so they can't show any real alligators.