Escape from Planet Earth

Escape from Planet Earth
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Cal Brunker
Produced by	Donna Gigliotti Catherine Winder Luke Carroll Tony Leech
Screenplay by	Bob Barlen Cal Brunker
Story by	Tony Leech Cory Edwards
Starring	Rob Corddry Brendan Fraser Sarah Jessica Parker William Shatner Jessica Alba Craig Robinson George Lopez Jane Lynch Sofía Vergara
Music by	Aaron Zigman
Cinematography	Matthew A. Ward
Edited by	Matthew Landon Scott Winlaw
Production company	Blue Yonder Films GRF Productions Jon Shestack Productions Kaleidoscope TWC Protocol Pictures Rainmaker Entertainment
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company (United States) Alliance Films (Canada)
Release date	February 15, 2013 (2013-02-15)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Canada United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$74.6 million

Escape from Planet Earth is a 2013 Canadian-American3D computer animated science fiction-comedy film produced by Rainmaker Entertainment and distributed by The Weinstein Company in the United States and Alliance Films in Canada, directed by Cal Brunker which he co-wrote with Bob Barlen, and starring the voices of Rob Corddry, Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, William Shatner, Jessica Alba, Craig Robinson, George Lopez, Jane Lynch and Sofía Vergara. The film was released on February 15, 2013. This was the first Rainmaker Entertainment film released in theaters. It was also Jessica Alba's voice debut in an animated feature. The film earned $74.6 million on a $40 million budget.

The film opens with Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser), an alien on a mission to rescue captured babies from the Gnarlachs. He rescues them just in time before the Gnarlachs wake up. Scorch then returns to Planet Baab where he is known as a famous hero and a love interest for anchorwoman Gabby Babblebrook (Sofía Vergara) while at BASA his brother Gary (Rob Corddry) works. Gary's son Kip (Jonathan Morgan Heit) is a big fan of his uncle Scorch. Soon, Gary receives a message from Lena Thackleman (Jessica Alba), the head of BASA, that Scorch will be sent to the "Dark Planet" (Earth) due to a SOS call. Scorch decides to go on the mission to the Dark Planet, but Gary strongly insists that he doesn't go because he is not serious. Also, no alien has ever returned from the dark planet. After further arguing, Gary finally says that he won't be helping Scorch and quits BASA before Scorch himself fires him. Gary then goes home to his wife Kira (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Kip only to find out that Scorch has already gone on the mission to the Dark Planet, while Kip is watching it on live TV in excitement.