Dr. Seuss' The Lorax is a 2012 American computer-animated 3D musical comedy film based on Dr. Seuss' children's book of the same name. It was produced by Illumination Entertainment and was released by Universal Pictures on March 2, 2012, the 108th anniversary of Seuss' birth. The film is the fourth feature film based on a book by Dr. Seuss, the second Dr. Seuss adaptation fully computer-animated after Horton Hears a Who!, and the first released in 3-D. The Lorax was Illumination Entertainment's first film presented in IMAX 3D . It was also the third Dr. Seuss feature film released by... Universal, after How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat in the Hat, whereas Horton Hears a Who! was released by 20th Century Fox. It is the second film adaptation of the book, after the 1972 animated musical television special. It builds on the book by expanding the story of Ted, the boy who visits the Once-ler and was unnamed in the book and television special. The main cast includes Danny DeVito as the Lorax, Zac Efron as Ted, and Ed Helms as the Once-ler.
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| Release date: | March 2, 2012 |
| Directed by: | Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Chris Renaud |
| Runtime: | 94 Minutes |
| Producer: | Janet Healy, Christopher Meledandri, Dr. Seuss |
| Editor: | Steven Liu, Ken Schretzmann |
| Screenplay by: | Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul |
| Adapted from: | The Lorax |
| Genre: | Animation, Musical, Comedy |