The Hero of Color City
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Gladstone
Screenplay by	Jess Kedward J.P. McCormick Kirsty Peart Rich Raczelowski
Produced by	John D. Eraklis Max Howard [1]
Starring	Christina Ricci Sean Astin Owen Wilson E.G. Daily Jessica Capshaw Rosie Perez Tara Strong Craig Ferguson Wayne Brady Jess Harnell David Kaye
Edited by	Josh Gladstone
Music by	Zoë Poledouris Angel Roché Jr.
Production companies	Exodus Film Group Toonz Entertainment
Distributed by	Xing-Xing Digital (international sales) Magnolia Pictures
Release date	October 3, 2014 (2014-10-03)
Running time	77 minutes
Countries	United States India
Language	English
Box office	$32,048[2]

The Hero of Color City (also known as The Hero of Colour City in the UK) is a 2014 computer-animated musical adventure comedy film directed by Frank Gladstone and written by Jess Kedward, J.P. McCormick, Kirsty Peart, and Rich Raczelowski. The film stars the voice talents of Christina Ricci, Sean Astin, Owen Wilson, E.G. Daily, Jessica Capshaw, Rosie Perez, Tara Strong, Craig Ferguson, Wayne Brady, Jess Harnell, and David Kaye. Original songs and score by Zoë Poledouris and Angel Roché Jr. The film follows Yellow, a yellow crayon and her gang of other crayons who find themselves living in a crayon box to save the unfinished drawings from a monster known as The Great Waste.

The Hero of Color City was released in a limited theatrical engagement on October 3, 2014 by Magnolia Pictures, followed by releases on streaming and video platforms.

This film was panned by critics.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

Each night, when Ben falls asleep, his Crayons enter a magical Crayon Box that transports them to Color City, a world of dazzling hues and soaring fantasy. When timid Yellow is accidentally left behind in Ben’s room, she inadvertently awakens two Unfinished Drawings. They follow Yellow to Color City where they wreak havoc and stop the flow of the enchanted Rainbow Waterfall that provides all the color to the Crayons. It’s up to Yellow and her fellow Crayon pals to save the day and bring back the color!

Cast

• Christina Ricci as Yellow, a yellow crayon who likes to sing
  • Tara Strong as Yellow's singing voice
• Rosie Perez as Red, a sarcastic red crayon
• Jeremy Guskin as Professor Heliotrope, a lilac crayon scientist, as well White a white crayon, Grey and Orange
• Jess Harnell as Green, a timid green crayon
• Wayne Brady as Blue, a blue crayon that wears a pair of sunglasses
• Sophia Eraklis as Purple, a purple crayon
• Zoë Bright as Madame Pink, a French-accented pink crayon who owns a beauty salon
• Sean Astin as Bumble Bee
• Owen Wilson as Ricky, a dragon Unfinished Drawing and the leader of the drawings
• E.G. Daily as Ben, a imaginitive 6-years old boy, Daily also voiced Ben's Mom, Tutti Frutti and Neon Lime
• Jessica Capshaw as Duck, a duck Unfinished Drawing who is Ricky's assistant
• Craig Ferguson as Gnat, a insect-like Unfinished Drawing who is King Scrawl's advisor
• David Kaye as Black, a black crayon who is always sad and King Scrawl, a Unfinished Drawing with monarch clothes
• Robin Howard as Tangerine, Periwinkle and Aquamarine
• John D. Eraklis as Navy Blue
• Frank Gladstone as Refried Bean and Astronaut
• Tom Lowell as Brown, a brown crayon with cowboy clothes
• Laura Lane as Horse
• Zoe Bright as Opera Singer
• Josh Gladstone as Cow

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a rating of 29%, based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 4.40/10.^[3] On Metacritic, the film has a rating of 33 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[4]

Release

The Hero of Color City had a limited release on October 3, 2014. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 2, 2014.