Rango (2011 film)

Rango
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gore Verbinski
Screenplay by	John Logan
Story by	John Logan Gore Verbinski James Ward Byrkit
Produced by	Gore Verbinski Graham King John B. Carls
Starring	Johnny Depp Isla Fisher Abigail Breslin Alfred Molina Bill Nighy Harry Dean Stanton Ray Winstone Timothy Olyphant
Cinematography	Roger Deakins
Edited by	Craig Wood
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production companies	Nickelodeon Movies Blind Wink Productions GK Films
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14) (Westwood, Los Angeles) March 4, 2011 (2011-03-04) (United States)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$135 million[1][2]
Box office	$245.7 million[1]

Rango is a 2011 American animated comedy Western film directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay by John Logan. The film stars Johnny Depp in the main role, with Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone, and Timothy Olyphant co-starring in supporting roles. In the film, Rango ends up in the town of Dirt, an outpost that is in desperate need of a new sheriff.

The film contains a number of references to Westerns and other films, including The Shakiest Gun in the West, A Fistful of Dollars, Chinatown, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Cat Ballou, Raising Arizona, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the latter of which also starred Depp. Verbinski has also cited El Topo as an influence on the film. Visual effects for the film were outsourced by Industrial Light & Magic.

Rango premiered on February 14, 2011 at Westwood, Los Angeles, and was released in the United States on March 4. The film received critical acclaim and grossed $245.7 million worldwide against a $135 million budget. At the 84th Academy Awards, Rango won Best Animated Feature. Following its critical and commercial success, Rango would lead to the formation of Paramount Animation.