Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021 film)

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dean Fleischer Camp
Screenplay by	Dean Fleischer Camp; Jenny Slate; Nick Paley;
Story by	Dean Fleischer Camp; Jenny Slate; Nick Paley; Elisabeth Holm;
Based on	Characters created; by Dean Fleischer Camp; Jenny Slate;
Produced by	Elisabeth Holm; Andrew Goldman; Caroline Kaplan; Paul Mezey; Dean Fleischer Camp; Jenny Slate; Terry Leonard;
Starring	Jenny Slate; Rosa Salazar; Thomas Mann; Dean Fleischer Camp; Lesley Stahl; Isabella Rossellini;
Cinematography	Bianca Cline
Edited by	Dean Fleischer Camp; Nick Paley;
Music by	Disasterpeace
Production; companies	Cinereach; You Want I Should; Human Woman; Sunbeam Television & Films; Chiodo Bros. Productions;
Distributed by	A24 ; (United States and Canada); Universal Pictures International; Focus Features (international);
Release dates	September 3, 2021 (Telluride); June 24, 2022 (United States);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$7 million

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a 2021 American live-action/stop-motion animated mockumentary film, co-written and directed by Dean Fleischer Camp in his feature directorial debut. It is based on and serves both as a direct stand-alone sequel and prequel to the series of Marcel the Shell shorts written by Jenny Slate and Fleischer Camp. Slate reprises her voice role as Marcel, an anthropomorphic seashell. Fleischer Camp, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, Lesley Stahl, and Isabella Rossellini also star. The film follows Marcel, a shell who lives with his grandmother, Connie, after posting a short film online bringing Marcel millions of passionate fans and a new hope of reuniting with his long-lost family.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2021, and began a limited release in the United States by A24 on June 24, 2022, before its wide release on July 15. It was critically acclaimed and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.