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The Lorax

The Lorax

Meet the original force of nature.

20126.51h 26m

Overview

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Directed by Chris Renaud
Written by Dr. Seuss, Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul
Produced by Janet Healey, Chris Meledandri
Box OfficeBudget: $70.0MRevenue: $349.3M

Top Cast

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

The Lorax (voice)

Ed Helms

Ed Helms

Once-ler (voice)

Zac Efron

Zac Efron

Ted Wiggins (voice)

Rob Riggle

Rob Riggle

Mr. Aloysius O'Hare (voice)

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift

Audrey (voice)

Jenny Slate

Jenny Slate

Mrs. Wiggins (voice)

Betty White

Betty White

Grammy Norma (voice)

Nasim Pedrad

Nasim Pedrad

Once-ler's Mom (voice)

Joel Swetow

Joel Swetow

1st Marketing Guy (voice)

Michael Beattie

Michael Beattie

2nd Marketing Guy (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About The Lorax

The Lorax is a animation, family film released in 2012 exploring themes of aftermath, tree, villain, musical, family business , money. Directed by Chris Renaud, it stars Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron. A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

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