Madrid also used a Burmese cat named GusGus as a motivation for making the other cats hiss on cue, since the other cats didn’t like him. Krinkle and Cheetoh (who also worked on the movie Within) as well as Vino, Blaze and FG: The Riddler (the FG standing for Frank Gorshin). Six orange and white tabby cat actors were hired for the shoot but four did most of the work. ![]() The head animal trainer on the film was Larry Madrid for Birds and Animals Unlimited. “I wish I could quit you,” Gargamel says. “Are you dead?” Azrael calls after him, laughing.Ī small tag is included which shows Gargamel lying in an alleyway with Azrael licking his face. In the end Gargamel swears revenge before being hit by a bus. She then traps him under a heavy metal crate, the edge of which catches Azrael’s right ear, leaving his trademark nick. Smurfette eventually jumps on Azrael’s back and rides him like a bucking bronco. Azrael appears and takes chase after her. This is because Papa Smurf sacrifices himself to save the others.Īfter tracking down Gargamel at Belvedere Castle, Smurfette goes to save Papa Smurf from Gargamel’s contraption to extract Smurf essence. Gargamel finally manages to use a rare Dragon Wand found at an old book store to capture Papa Smurf. Patrick then switches the machine from suck to blow and blows Azrael across the store. Gargamel uses a leaf sucker to catch some Smurfs but then Smurfette tricks him into sucking up Azrael. Gargamel and Azrael then spot the Smurfs in FAO Schwartz and take chase. Azrael understandably hides his face in his paws. In what is the film’s unquestionably most tasteless gag, Gargamel relieves himself in an ice bucket, assuming it to be a chamber pot. Odile takes Gargamel and Azrael to dinner where the cat eats Tim Gunn’s caviar and keeps eating off Gargamel’s plate as well (despite being thrown to the ground several times). When she calls Gargamel a genius, Azrael laughs at him (Gargamel then stomps on his tail). ![]() Of course Azrael has to point it out to Gargamel, even though it is right in front of the man’s face.Īfter transforming Odile Anjelou’s (Sofía Vergara) mother, she wants Gargamel to work for her company. Using a business card he has found, Gargamel ends up at Patrick’s workplace called Anjelou, a cosmetics firm. But Azrael coughs up a hairball containing some of Smurfette’s hair and after setting up shop in the Belvedere Castle they begin their search for the Smurfs. The chase begins with Azrael going after the Smurfs, grabbing Smurfette by the hair.Ĭlumsy ends up in a box picked up by Patrick Winslow (Neil Patrick Harris) and Gargamel and Azrael lose them. Moments later Azrael appears through the hole and Gargamel calls after him, “Azrael … are you dead?” This is how they end up in New York City. ![]() To escape Gargamel and Azrael, Papa Smurf lets them go through. In this way they reach the village and cause havoc.Įscaping from the attack, some of the Smurfs find themselves in a cave with a vortex that opens up. He then asks, “Azrael … are you dead?” The cat answers back with a mew. Not knowing if it is safe, Gargamel doesn’t hesitate to pick up Azrael and throw him through. The first of a running gag occurs when they encounter the magical barrier surrounding the Smurf village. The combative relationship between Gargamel and Azrael is similar to that in the cartoon series, with Gargamel seemingly not caring that much about the well-being of his furry companion. As usual he was right to be worried, as they both end up stuck in the wall. Azrael misses his cue to attack the Smurf puppets.Īzrael is concerned when Gargamel wants to use magic to transport them to the Smurfs’ village. We first see them in Gargamel’s cottage where the wizard is putting on a puppet show. In the films Gargamel understands what Azrael is saying, so they can actually converse. In still shots the difference is notable between the CGI and non-CGI shots but in the film it flows pretty smoothly between the techniques. His part is achieved by a combination of live action cat actors and CGI plus vocalizations by Frank Welker. Synopsis: Peyo’s little blue creatures find themselves transported to New York City and followed by the evil wizard Gargamel.įeatured Feline: Azrael, Gargamel’s sidekick, is given as prominent a role as the evil wizard in this film. Krinkle, Vino, Cheetoh, Blaze and FG: The RiddlerĬat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!
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