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) 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 Western comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay by John Logan. Co-produced by Verbinski with Graham King and John B. Carls, the film stars the voices of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone, and Timothy Olyphant. The film's plot centers on Rango (Depp), a pet chameleon who accidentally ends up in the town of Dirt, an outpost that is in desperate need of a new sheriff. Rango was produced by Nickelodeon Movies, Verbinski's Blind Wink Productions, and King's GK Films, and distributed by Paramount Pictures, with the animation provided by Industrial Light & Magic.^[3]

Rango premiered at Westwood on February 14, 2011, and was released in the United States on March 4, 2011. The film was both a major critical and commercial success, grossing $245.7 million against a budget of $135 million. At the 84th Academy Awards, the film won Best Animated Feature.