Ribbit

Synopsis: A fantastic journey sometimes begins with one tiny little hop. Ribbit is a frog with an identity crisis. Unlike frogs, he hates hopping and has a strong aversion to water. Feeling a misfit, he is full of questions about his life... and so together with his best friend, a flying squirrel, he embarks on a soul-searching journey in search of the truth and his rightful place in this world. Set amongst the breathtaking backdrop of the Amazon rainforest, they surge ahead in their quest for the answer to life's mysteries... encountering a zany variety of colourful characters, both friend and foe, along the way. Confusion reigns when Ribbit is accidently hypnotised. Is Ribbit a human prince trapped in a frog's body by an evil curse... or is he merely a confused colourful denizen of the jungle?
Director(s): Chuck Powers
Production: Vertical Entertainment
 
IMDB:
4.1
PG
Year:
2014
88 min
465 Views


Agh!

Whoo!

Wahoo!

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Party time!

RJ... cannonball!

Whoa.

Whoa! RJ!

Hah! That's what I call

some serious splash!

You got me all wet.

Hey, Ribbit, go for it!

Last one in's a rotten egg.

Oh, that's a disgusting idea.

Hah-hah.

You can do it.

Show us how it's done.

Come on, Ribbit!

Do it!

Quit joking around!

Come on in!

Let's get this party started.

Go for it, Ribbit.

I'll even give you a head start.

You won't drown, you're a frog.

You spend half your life

breathing underwater.

Well, you know what they say.

Change is good for the soul.

Hah-hah.

Oh, yeah, that's right!

Ribbit doesn't like to swim.

He doesn't even like water.

Me? Afraid of the water?

I don't think so.

Whatever.

A frog that doesn't like water?

Hah-hah... what a dork!

Come on, Ribbit!

Yeah!

Do it! Do it!

Agh!

Oh, hah-hah, hey!

The water's great!

Wahoo!

Dude, think she'll make it?

Yo, she sure shredded

it last time.

Most excellent.

Crash and burn for five, dude.

Whoa, oh... oh, boy!

Agh!

Ow... ow... ugh!

They say that landing

is the hardest part.

Yeah!

That's what I call making an entrance!

Go, Sandy!

Are you okay?

Of course, I am.

Hey, guys!

Gus, how's the fly fishing?

Pretty tasty today,

you want some?

No, I already had my lunch.

Thank you for asking, though.

Oh, hey, Casey,

how's your mom?

Big Berry... did you finally

get that love song going?

Oh, beautiful.

Hey, Cecile, you are looking

good, girlfriend.

Has somebody been cleaning

your feathers?

You see?

Hey, Ribbit, doesn't

Cecile look sharp?

Ribbit? Ribbit?

Hey, Ribbit, wait up!

Hey, Ribbit,

where are you going?

How was the party at the pond?

Why are you leaving?

Ribbit, will you stop already?

What is bugging you?

Sandy, just look at me.

Yeah...

I'm not like

all the other frogs.

I don't really fit in.

I look so different from them and

I feel like I just don't belong.

And then to top it off,

I'm poisonous.

I... I'm a poison tree frog.

I mean, can it get

any better than that?

Ribbit, so what? Who cares

that you're a poison tree frog?

Who cares? I care!

That's who cares.

I'm the only poisonous frog

at the pond.

Come on, Ribbit.

Come back with me.

The pond is for animals

who like water.

I don't like water.

How's that for irony?

A frog who hates water.

That's like a caterpillar

who hates leaves.

Huh?

Where are you going?

To the tree house.

Man, this place

always creeps me out.

I really don't understand why

you like it here so much.

Must be a guy thing.

Huh...

You read this stuff?

Of course, are you kidding?

Come look at this, Sandy.

All these animals...

they have a place.

They... they have a purpose.

A purpose?

That's what you want?

Labels, Ribbit...

small frog that hates water.

And you know what else?

I hate jumping.

A frog who hates water

and jumping.

So, you're a bit different.

So what?

Come on, doesn't it seem

just a little weird to you?

Even my name is weird.

Ribbit... who names

their kid Ribbit?

Well, what name do you want?

Hm... Norman.

There's a good name.

I want to be called Norman.

Ribbit...

The name is Norman.

Hah...

At least you have

other frogs around you.

Me, the only squirrel

I see...

is when I wash my face

in the water.

Wow... I never thought

about it.

But still, look at you.

I mean, you're so popular.

Everyone cracks up when you pull

that crash landing stunt.

You want to know a secret?

It's not a stunt.

I'm just really bad at landing.

But I cover it up, because

I don't want to be laughed at.

Sandy, I never guessed.

I mean, you fly so great!

How come you don't know

how to land?

Oh, well, when I was little...

my mom was teaching me

how to fly.

But then like a lot of parents,

she just kind of got busy...

and we never quite

got around to it.

I guess we all have things

about ourselves...

we wish we could change.

I guess... but you can't let it

take over your life.

Someday you'll figure it out.

But, in the meantime, you just

gotta go with the flow.

Yeah, but don't you want

to know why you're here?

I mean, what are we here for?

Sure, I would love

to know that.

But I believe that things happen

when they're supposed to happen.

But wouldn't it be great

to have the answers now?

Answers to what?

Everything!

What are we here for?

Why am I a poisonous frog?

Why am I so different

from the others?

Why do we eat leaves,

or bugs or fish?

Fish! Yuck.

Oh, that is so gross.

You want to eat a fish?

Agh... no!

I don't want to eat a fish.

Look, Sandy... you know

you're my best friend...

and I love you to death.

But... I kind of need

some time alone.

Oh... um, okay.

Sure.

The world stood in

awe today as world famous zoologist...

Henry Jones discovered a new and

truly unique species of frog.

As Jones received his Nobel Prize...

massive crowds gathered outside

hoping to catch a glimpse...

of this truly one-of-a-kind

amphibian.

Fame and fortune await

for this amazing little fellow.

Who knows what great adventures

lie ahead for him?

Luciano, you think

there are ghosts in here?

Marcella, are you trying

to scare me?

Guys, we shouldn't be here.

Mom is gonna get really angry.

Don't be a baby, Rafa.

How are you gonna be a hunter, if you

keep running back to Mommy all the time?

Hey, smell that? Cool.

What is it?

Nothing, I thought

I smelled something.

Only thing I smell is you.

Pee-yew! Heh-heh.

Let's check out the other side.

Phew.

Agh!

Agh!

Look at all the pretty colors.

Don't eat that. Mom said anything with

bright colors is poisonous, remember?

We don't have to eat it,

we can just hunt it.

Go on, go get it.

You go get it.

You go get it.

I told you first.

Did not.

Did, too.

Did not.

Come here, little froggy.

Get him, Rafa,

don't let him get away!

Uh-oh.

Phew! That was close.

Oh, no... Ribbit!

Whoa.

Come on, Rafa! Jump!

You can do it!

Jump, Rafa! Jump!

Hang in there, Rafa!

Pull, Rafa! Pull yourself up!

Ooh...

That was... so cool!

Are you nuts?

We could have been killed!

Momma's gonna be so angry.

No!

I think we ought to get out

of here, guys.

Rafa, I think we need to talk about

what we're gonna tell Momma. Okay?

Ribbit? Ribbit?

Ribbit, where are you?

Ribbit!

Hey, what happened?

The plane, the plane...

it's all gone. It's all gone.

Who cares, Ribbit?

What's important is that you're all right.

All right? I just lost

the one thing...

the one thing that keeps me

sane, that makes me happy.

The one thing keeping me here.

Ribbit, you don't need a bunch of pictures

to tell you what you should be or do.

So what do I do now?

It's all gone.

I've got nothing, nothing.

Grrr... that's it!

I'm out of here!

You're leaving? To where?

I don't know and I don't care.

Anywhere's gotta be better

than here.

Ribbit.

Sandy, if I stay here,

I'm gonna go crazy.

I just gotta get out of here.

You're running away?

You're really running away.

Well, that's great, just great!

I'm not running away.

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