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Big City Greens: Chipocalypse Now is a 2016 American animated action-adventure-comedy film directed by The Houghton Brothers. It is the second film adaptation of the animated television series Big City Greens and a sequel to Big City Greens: The Movie (2005). The film stars the regular television cast of Chris Houghton, Marieve Herington, Bob Joles, and Artemis Pebdani who reprised their roles from the television series and the previous film, with Paul Scheer reprising his role as Chip Whistler from the main series as the Green family's arch-nemisis.

The film takes place after the events of the season 9 episode "Chipwrecked." In the film, the Greens must save their home from being destroyed by Chip and the rest Wholesome Foods gang into a new parking lot.

Big City Greens: Chipocalypse Now was first announced in May 2013. Production began on August 19, 2014 and was completed on June 1, 2015. Big City Greens: Chipocalypse Now was released in the United States on May 5, 2016 and received mostly positive reviews from critics. It was a box office success, earning over $319 million worldwide against its $59 million budget, making it the TBA-highest-grossing animated film of 2016. A third installment, Big City Greens: The Search for Phoenix, is in the works and is scheduled to be released on July 9, 2021.

Plot
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Cast

 * Chris Houghton as Cricket Green
 * Marieve Herington as Tilly Green
 * Bob Joles as Bill Green
 * Artemis Pebdani as Alice Green (Gramma)
 * TBA as Nancy Green
 * Paul Scheer as Chip Whistler
 * Anna Akana as Gloria Sato
 * Zeno Robinson as Remy Remington

Development
On May 2, 2006, shortly before the fourth season of Big City Greens premiered, writer Matt Braly commented on a possible sequel, stating, "We would love to bring these Greens to the big screen back once more, but we haven't started writing it yet".

On May 7, 2012, in an article by the Los Angeles Times, it was first reported that D Tor had "another Big City Greens picture" in development. On January 4, 2013, D Tor officially confirmed the sequel and the release date and it would released on December 25, 2015. The Houghton Brothers initially stated "We will be releasing a new BCG movie at the end of 2015".

In February 2014, it was announced that Chip from the main television series would appear in the film, with Paul Scheer returning as Chip. By early August 2014, the first draft of the script was completed, and the film's title was revealed as Big City Greens: The Movie 2. On October 9, 2014, D Tor and Dereck Torres Animation Television announced that the film went into production.

In May 2015, Big City Greens: Chipocalypse Now was announced as the title of the film. The Houghton Brothers chose to rename the film from its previous title, Big City Greens: The Movie 2, because they didn't want a sequel that says "The Movie 2" on the title.

Casting
The main cast of the television series reprised their roles for Big City Greens: Chipocalypse Now, with Paul Scheer reprising his role as Chip from the main series.

Animation
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Music
Main article: Big City Greens: Chipocalypse Now (soundtrack)

The film's soundtrack album was released on May 5, 2016 by D Tor Records, and features songs by artists such as TBA, TBA, and TBA.

Release
The film was theatrically released in the United States on May 5, 2016 with a new Derecktoons short Let's Get Modernized, which uses a mix of hand-drawn animation and computer animation. The film made its network television premiere on D Tor Channel on June 1, 2018.

Marketing
In March 2013, in regards to consumer products for Big City Greens: Chiplocalypse Now, D Tor Productions CEO NNNToday stated, "This will be a D Tor-branded movie. We'll license the toys, but we own it". On March 14, 2015, the film's first teaser poster was released, with the title Big City Greens: The Movie 2.

On June 30, 2015, the film's teaser trailer was released, and was shown with TBA. On November 1, 2015, the official trailer for the film was released. At San Diego Comic-Con on July 24, 2015, D Tor Productions released the first footage from the film with The Houghton Brothers, (specifically Chris Houghton) Cricket's voice actor, hosting the panel.

Upon its release, McDonald's had a promotional tie-in with seven toys including Cricket, Tilly, Bill, Alice/Gramma, Nancy, Chip, and Remy with a paid Happy Meal order. The film was backed by a large marketing campaign, with toys, books, games, clothes, and many other items becoming available throughout 2016. A day before the film went to theaters, the first five minutes were shown on D Tor Channel. Kellogg's included film-branded spoons in their cereal boxes and Sony produced a limited edition Big City Greens: Chipocalypse Now PlayStation 4.

Home media
Big City Greens: Chipocalypse Now was released on Digital HD on August 31, 2016, and was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D on September 14, 2016. It was released again on DVD and Blu-ray, and for the first time on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on May 5, 2020 to honor the 20th anniversary of the show.

Box office
Big City Greens: Chipocalypse Now grossed $141.1 million in North America, and $178.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $319.7 million.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, Big City Greens: Chipocalypse Now scored an approval rating of 72% based on 103 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads; "Big City Greens: Chipocalypse Now won't win over many viewers who aren't fans of the show, but for the converted, it's another colorful burst of manic fun". On Metacritic, the film received a score of 63 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". According to CinemaScore, audiences gave the film a grade of "B" on an A+-to-F scale.

Accolades
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Sequel
Main article: Big City Greens: The Search for Phoenix

On January 13, 2018, it was announced that a sequel, Big City Greens: The Search for Phoenix, would be released in 2021. In May 2018, it was announced that the script was just being written. On January 14, 2019, it was announced that the film would be released on August 6, 2021. In April 2020, the film's release date was moved to July 9, 2021.

In December 2020, it was announced that D Tor's 2021 film(s) would see a simultaneous theatrical release and a one month limited release on EzekielTorres Now. Big City Greens: The Search for Phoenix will be available on EzekielTorres Now from July 9 to the present. The EzekielTorres Company would then let the rights to the film premiere on television on D Tor Channel in 2023.