Harold

Harold is a 1992 American-Australian traditionally animated teen comedy mystery film written and directed by Jeremiah Chechik and Ralf Hat, produced by Modern Media Entertainment, and released by Universal Studios. It is the first film by Modern Media Entertainment to be released in theaters as well as the first feature length film directed by Hat. The film follows a high school slacker Harold Evergreen, who he and his friends are framed for the vandalism of their Principal's car and house. On a verge to manifest their innocence, Harlod and his friends go on a case to  perceive the truth. Although each attempt to settle their innocence causes an even deeper situation, turning their entire town against them.

Released by Universal Studios on April 9, 1992, the film received a box office of $44.6 million, and was fervently acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. Due to the film's success, a 1994 sequel "Harold's Vacation" was released for direct-to-video. The film was released to home video in the United States and Australia on July 22, 1992.

Plot
In a suburban Australian highschool classroom, Harold Evergreen fakes studying for an upcoming test by skimming through his text book.

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Cast
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 * Ralf Hat as Harold Evergreen/Joe Evergreen/Homeless Man
 * as Amelia Andrews
 * as Trent
 * as Principal MacRone
 * as Charlie Evergreen
 * as Briana Evergreen/Bobbie

Soundtrack
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Development
By the time Ralf Hat was still in CalArts university, he and a couple friends took a vacation to Sydney, Australia for a month and soon idealised the film with friends. Development for the film began in 1991 after finding Modern Media Entertainment as part of a production deal with Universal. Hat met up with film director Jeremiah Chechik and the two wrote the script in four weeks.

Writing
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Animation
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Box office
Harold opened in the United States and Australia on April 9, 1992. It earned $27,561,420 in its opening weekend, in the US and $15,990,412 in Australia. Its eventual gross was $40.6 million.

Critical reception
The film was fervently acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. The film currently holds a 78% "Certified Fresh" rating on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: "Harold isn't your average teen movie. Think "The Simpsons" and "Ferris Beuller's Day Off" mixed together".

Home media
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