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| “ | Behold, the mighty grizzly! | „ |
| ~ Boog's catchphrase |
| “ | This is my town. These are my people. This is where I reside. (chuckles) Nobody's huntin' this bear. | „ |
| ~ Boog |
Boog is the main protagonist of Sony Pictures Animation's Open Season franchise.
He is a grizzly bear who used to live in Timberline with his former owner and adoptive mother Ranger Beth, being protected from any hunting incidents. Things change for him when he met Elliot from a forest, to which the two became best friends. He is also Ursa's boyfriend, Giselle's brother-in-law, and Gisela, Giselita, and Elvis' adoptive uncle.
Portrayals[]
- In the first film, he is voiced by Martin Lawrence who also portrayed Malcolm Turner in the Big Momma's House films, Jamal Walker in Black Knight, and Roy McCormick in Rebound.
- In the second film, he is voiced by Mike Epps.
- In the third film, he is voiced by Matthew J. Munn, who also voices Doug.
- In the fourth film, he is voiced by Donny Lucas.
- In the video game, he is voiced by Chris Williams.
Biography[]
Open Season[]
In the first installment of the Open Season franchise, Boog lives in an ordinary life in the town of Timberline with his owner Ranger Beth, who is a park ranger and has raised Boog ever since he was little. When he first encounters Elliot who lost his antler when he got run over, he begs Boog to untie him, or Shaw will mount his head on his wall, so Boog agree just to give Shaw some karma since he's aware that he hunts animals just for pleasure rather than obeying the law, after that Boog tells Elliot to go home back to the woods while he still has a chance but not after he called him little buddy (which Elliot thought he made him his best friend). Later that night after Beth sing Boog to sleep, Elliot trespassed his home thinking he was also so kidnapped, but Boog reveals this garage is his home, so Elliot instead attempts to invite him to a night out at the mini mart where they ate Nummy bars and lots of junk food which cause Boog to get carried away for eating sugar. Elliot escape leaving Boog behind by sheriff Gordy who at first thought Boog was becoming feral and warns Beth to straight him out or he will be relocated. The next day Boog was already recovering his senses since he realizes he upset Beth from last night and decided to make things right when he saw Elliot again at his nature show but this time Boog was no mood with Elliot, despite he's been chased by Shaw, only because he still accused him for getting him in trouble last night back at the mini mart but Elliot was unable to leave because Shaw won't leave him alone until he kills him while they are unaware that Shaw is already on auditorium while the spectators think Boog is being dangerous due to Elliot's crazy cowardly shenanigans . Shaw tries to kill them both, but he was stop by Gordy while Beth tranquilized them, Shaw made his escape before Gordy tries to arrest for trying to kill Boog and Elliot, after that Beth transfer them above the falls at a nature reserve where they will be safe since it's illegal to hunt there. When Boog woke up the next morning he finds himself in the woods while he accused Elliot for ruining his last chance because of his crazy shenanigans that led him to the wilderness, but Elliot wants to make things right by helping him get back to timberline on one condition he wants to live with Boog at first he refuse until he realize those hunters will come after him and was force to cooperate. On the Journey Boog lacks instincts and survival skills while the animals including McSquizzy, The Salmons, Buddy, Rosie & Maria, Reilly and Ian abuse and humiliate except for The Jack rabbits, The Ducks Serge & Deni and Giselle; while learning Elliot is banished from the herd when they claim he's a loser which was why he never return back to the woods after being rescued from Shaw and decided to put his trust for him. The next day Boog realize Elliot doesn't know where timberline is while now on pursuit by Shaw. Boog accidentally destroys the dam when he tries to cross on the other side, which flood the animals all the way to the hunting grounds. The animals accused Boog for the incident while Elliot tried to defend Boog by claiming it was an accident, but Boog only turns on Elliot when he accused him of lying about knowing the way back to Timberline while being responsible for getting transfer in the first place. Elliot admitted he only wants Boog to like him for a friend, but Boog doesn't want to like him but thought he could trust him after that he storms off but now feel ashamed for abandoning Elliot. At first, he thought he found a safe house where he can rest but realize this is the home of Shaw who has killed animals into a trophy room of taxidermies. After Boog escape, he was already near Timberline, but his luck ran out when more hunters are now camping in the forest and couldn't bring himself to let them get poach so he decides to return and help Elliot, and the animals to defeat the hunters by stealing equipment from the campers while recruiting Mr. Weenie. The next day the revolution began when Boog has the animals in makeshift armor with utensils as weapons while Elliot leads the herd of Deer into a stampede and they managed to chase away all the hunters without killing them but only leaving Shaw was the last one to face, Elliot scarifies himself to save Boog but survived which costed him losing his second antler, Boog defeated Shaw by tying him up with his gun. When Beth returns in a helicopter to pick up Boog, she sees he has made new friends and decides to keep him in the forest.
Open Season 2[]
One spring morning, Boog, as Elliot's best man, attends the wedding of Elliot and Giselle with their friends. Along with the friends, he is still tired of Elliot's story about his giant antlers. He suddenly falls and his antlers crack, revealing them to be fake.
After Elliot's witnesses Mr. Weenie is taken by Bob and Bobbie, tells Boog and the others, embark on a rescue mission to retrieve him (with Boog noting that they didn't give up when hunters invaded the forest ).
Finally, when Elliot and Giselle fight, Boog breaks it up and tells Giselle that they have to stay together because they are partners. Hearing this, a shocked Elliot calls Boog a traitor for siding with Giselle and tells his girlfriend (whom he calls a "traitor") to enjoy her "newfound partnership"; he then tells Boog that he doesn't need him and that he can find Mr. Weenie on his own, but ends up going in the wrong direction.
Eventually, Elliot and Giselle get married and Boog is very happy for Elliot. When Elliot's antler cracks at the end of "Close to You", Boog winces and says, "Ooh. That's just not right."
Open Season 3[]
One morning after hibernation, Boog plans his annual guys trip to spend time with his male friends; but everyone is busy spending time with their families so the only one left is Elliot. Unfortunately, Giselle reminds Elliot to tell Boog that he can't go on the guys' trip because Giselle was visiting her mother.
Distraught, Boog goes to the Maslova Family Circus and tries to make new friends there.
When Boog's friends learn of his disappearance, they devise a mission to rescue him before the circus returns to Russia. Not wanting to leave Elliot or his girlfriend Ursa, Boog allows her to live with them in the woods.
Open Season: Scared Silly[]
Elliot tells a campfire story about the legend of the Wailing Wampus werewolf who lives in the Timberline National Forest. The domesticated Boog is horrified by the story and decides to "gut" their annual summer camping trip until he knows the werewolf is gone.
Determined to help Boog overcome his fears, Elliot, Mr. Weenie and their forest friends team up to overcome Boog's fears and uncover the mystery of the Wailing Wampus werewolf.
Also, Shaw, now a tour guide, witnesses an invisible creature in the woods and pleads with Gordy to allow the season, and Shaw is determined to hunt down Boog and Elliot and catch the werewolf. For this he recruits his old friends Ed and Edna. Meanwhile, Elliot is heartbroken and catches the werewolf alone after Boog angrily breaks up with him. A starving Mr. Weenie believes he is a werewolf. In Dead Bear Gulch, Elliot and Mr. Weenie are both trapped by a werewolf, revealing Shaw inside, but Boog and his friends jump in to help. Shaw is defeated (in which he is revealed to be allergic to hornets) and arrested for posing as a monster and causing a general panic, and the open season is permanently closed.
The werewolf is eventually revealed to be real, but Elliot befriends him by dancing with him when he joins their camp.
The next morning, Bobbie and Bob return to the R.V. and Bobbie tells Mr. Weenie that it's his birthday today. Mr. Weenie tells the audience, "And so everyone lived happily ever after, including Mr. Weenie. The end."
Before the credits roll, the werewolf wants Boog to become one more werewolf lady, but Boog refuses.
Open Season: Call of the Wild[]
Best friends Boog, a cute, risk-averse grizzly bear, and Elliot, a fast-talking "act first, think second" deer. When they discover an abandoned summer camp in the middle of nowhere.
Appearance[]
Boog is a huge 900-pound brown grizzly bear with a light brown face and belly.
Personality[]
Boog is a happy-go-lucky, laid-back, charismatic, 900-pound grizzly bear. However, he can get a bit irritated right away. In the first film, Elliot served as a foil for him, although at the end, they have became partners in time.
Quotes[]
- "I ain't nobody's pet!"
- "Big money got to come. Come on."
- "The Woo-Hoo bar. She's my lady. Smooth and creamy. So bad I shouldn't. Yet I will."
- "Hello, idiot."
- "Uh-oh! Back up quick, before she sees me!"
- "What are you lookin' at? I told you not to wait up!"
- "Boog is sorry!"
- "All right, he's gone. Now get out!
- "You're-ruining-my-show!"
- "Where's home?! It's gone! Someone stole it!"
- "YOU!"
- "Take a good look, Elliot. What do you see, Elliot? Something's missing, Elliot. W-W-What is it, Elliot? What is it?"
- "TIMBERLINE IS MISSING!"
- "My garage is missing, breakfast, lunch, and dinner are missing! My life is missing! And it's all... your... FAULT!"
- "The woods is NO place for a bear!"
- "That's right, fool! YOU better run! Keep on prancing, ya penny-wasting cow!"
- "Behold the mighty grizzly! I look like a bear, I talk like like a bear, but I can't fish, I can't climb a tree, I can't even go in the woods!"
- "Oh, you're right, Elliot. It's your fault!"
- "If it weren't for you, I'd be home right now! None of this would have ever happened! You said you knew the way back, but you lied!"
- Oh man, I… I trusted you Elliot.
- You know Elliot I’m better off alone.
- Us? There’s no us! You’re not my problem! And you, we’re done!
- "When I'm a bearskin rug, they can walk all over me. Until then, I ain't goin' down without a fight!"
- "Let's kick some hunter ba-hookey!"
Trivia[]
- Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, Tim Allen, the late Robin Williams, Mike Myers, John Goodman, Mel Gibson, Jim Belushi, Kevin James, Steve Carrell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, Craig T. Nelson, Albert Brooks, Bill Murray, Jim Carrey, Sam Elliott, Robert Downey Jr, Brad Garrett and the late Bob Hoskins were all considered for the role of Boog before Martin Lawrence was casted.
- Boog is similar to Vincent from Over the Hedge in appearance, but Boog is good rather than evil.
- A running gag throughout the series is that people think that Boog weighs 1,200 pounds.
- He and Elliot are very similar to Shrek and Donkey.
- Boog's voice sounds similar to Tone Lōc.
- Boog made an appearance along with Elliot in the Surf's Up video game as a playable character.
External links[]
- Boog on the Near Pure Good Wiki
- Boog on the Open Season Wiki
- Boog on the Sony Pictures Animation Wiki
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 Heroes
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Boog | Elliot | Mr. Weenie | Giselle | Buddy | McSquizzy | Serge and Deni | Ian | Rabbits | Ursa | Gisela and Giselita | Rosie and Maria | Reilly | Ranger Beth | ||