The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit is a 2009 American computer-animated adventure film directed by Michael Hack and Mucci Fassett. It serves as the pilot for Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures, a series that aired one year after the film's release. It also takes place after a pilot cartoon based on it.
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Plot
After the Berryworks water supply is blocked by a giant rock brought down by a lightning storm, Strawberry Shortcake and her friends are desperate to find a water source before they will have to evacuate their hometown, Berry Bitty City, for good to live in another region far away, but also a large source of water. She then hears the legend about an ancient artifact found in the mountains to expose eternal water when revealed to sunlight. She and her friends head off on a quest to retrieve the object and try to save the city with it, but unknown to them, the main "legend" is actually a false hoax.
Voice cast
Anna Cummer as Strawberry Shortcake
Ashleigh Ball as Plum Pudding and Berrykin #2
Ingrid Nilson as Raspberry Torte
Janyse Jaud as Orange Blossom and Berrykin #3
Britt McKillip as Blueberry Muffin and Small Berrykin
Andrea Libman as Lemon Meringue and Princess Berrykin
Paul Dobson as Mr. Longface, Construction Berrykin and Berrykin #1
Production
In 2008, Hasbro was made the master toy partner for the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, taking over from Playmates. American Greetings then announced a new series to debut in 2010, but would first produce a pilot cartoon and a film to introduce the new setting.
The film first began production in August and ended later in June 2009. It was first screened in the FOX Studios in Los Angeles on July 31. It was then directly released on DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on September 15 of the same year. Kidtoon Films released the film theatrically in April 2011.
Release and broadcast
In France, it made its premiere as a TV film on Playhouse Disney on December 5, 2009 and was later released on DVD on December 9 by M6 Video.
Reception
Sierra Filucci of Common Sense Media gave the film 2 stars, criticizing the characters for their "Uber-girly" personalities.