Do kids know who Jim Carrey and Steve Carrell are?

[Master Moron]

I keep on seeing ads for Horton Hears a Who that shows Jim Carrey and Steve Carrell doing the voices for the movie. Do kids actually know who they are? I mean, kids in my generation knew who Jim Carrey was because of Ace Ventura, but that was quite a while ago. Most of the movies he does nowadays don't seem to be stuff that kids would be into. As for Steve Carrell, most people know him from the Daily Show, something that doesn't appeal to kids at all. I doubt too many kids have seen The 40 Year Old Virgin or Dan In Real Life. What's the point of these ads? Are they expecting grown ups to go see the movie just to hear their voices?

[veemonjosh]

Jim Carrey was in the live-action Grinch movie, kids would know him from that.

Plus kids would know Steve Carrell from Evan Almighty, since that was a family film...

[Movie06]

Kids have the internet nowadays so they would probably know who those guys are. That and casting Jim Carrey and Steve Carrel are just a way of attracting an older audience.

[tb4000]

Kids have the internet nowadays so they would probably know who those guys are. That and casting Jim Carrey and Steve Carrel are just a way of attracting an older audience.

Animated movie marketing has been advertising its stars since the days of Toy Story. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen doing voices in a flick will attract older peeps. And it's been that way ever since.

[The Huntsman]

Are they expecting grown ups to go see the movie just to hear their voices?
Yes, unfortunately. Or rather, they want to convince the adults that they’ll be able to take their children to an animated film and have things that they can enjoy. Personally, I’ve always agreed with Billy West when it comes to celebrities in animated films. However, as stupid as it may be, the marketing strategy tends to have some degree of success.

[Luna]

Generally,any time they advertise who voices the characters in an animated film,they're trying to get teenagers/adults to see the film as well as kids (probably hoping that a big-name actor/actors will draw more people to see a film that they may not have otherwise been interested in)....

[tb4000]

Owen Wilson and Paul Newman's credits in Cars certainly drew a larger crowd than it would have if it was just kids, especially since it was Newman's last film, period.

[The Irishman]

What I think is odd is that the ads show Carrey & Carrell in the booth doing the voices. Is this to prove that it's really them? I've never seen something like it before and I can't imagine that people don't recognize their voices.

[DrTooth]

What I think is odd is that the ads show Carrey & Carrell in the booth doing the voices. Is this to prove that it's really them? I've never seen something like it before and I can't imagine that people don't recognize their voices.


I remember seeing these as far back as "A Bug's Life" where they'd "interview" one of the actors about their role in the movie. Richard Kind's interview just so happened to air during the commercial break to Spin City.

[The Irishman]

I remember seeing these as far back as "A Bug's Life" where they'd "interview" one of the actors about their role in the movie. Richard Kind's interview just so happened to air during the commercial break to Spin City.

Ah. must just be me then. Although, I don't think it's that great a promotion tool. Much like the "interviews" with the Incredible family.

[Wolf Boy2]

Animated movie marketing has been advertising its stars since the days of Toy Story. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen doing voices in a flick will attract older peeps. And it's been that way ever since.
Transformers: The Movie, starring Orson Welles, Robert Stack, Leonard Nemoy and Judd Nelson! LOL

[Mikintosh]

Ah. must just be me then. Although, I don't think it's that great a promotion tool. Much like the "interviews" with the Incredible family.

Well they are for, in fact, the people who aren't familiar with Carrey and Carrell's names, but may have seen them before somewhere else (a film from the 90s or the Daily Show/The Office, respectively).

[Dudley]

What I think is odd is that the ads show Carrey & Carrell in the booth doing the voices. Is this to prove that it's really them? I've never seen something like it before and I can't imagine that people don't recognize their voices.

At least they didn't do that in a theatrical trailer,like Dreamworks' Sinbad.
Which was there desperate attempt to get people to see their last 2D animated movie.

[EinBebop]

Transformers: The Movie, starring Orson Welles, Robert Stack, Leonard Nemoy and Judd Nelson! LOLUgh, that was some of the worst casting ever.

[Juu-kuchi]

Ugh, that was some of the worst casting ever. Forgive him Lord, he knows not what he speaks... kindof.

But come now, Leonard Nimoy was an awesome Galvatron.

[Caswin]

Forgive him Lord, he knows not what he speaks... kindof.

But come now, Leonard Nimoy was an awesome Galvatron.Aye. I didn't like the movie at large, but Orson Welles was easily one of the highlights.

[AhmedtheHead]

I'm pretty sure kids know who Jim Carrey is.

Steve Carell, not so much.

[DrTooth]

I'm pretty sure kids know who Jim Carrey is.

Steve Carell, not so much.

Considering he's pretty much in every movie, and how big The Office is, I'm sure kids would recognize him very easily.

[Brandon Pierce]

Animated movie marketing has been advertising its stars since the days of Toy Story. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen doing voices in a flick will attract older peeps. And it's been that way ever since.
I actually don't remember Tim Allen and Tom Hanks being promoted when Toy Story came out. I knew who they were as a kid, but I don't think I found out it was them voicing the characters until I saw the end credits.

Ratatouille (I know I spelled that wrong), didn't have many big-name stars outside of Brad Garret in a small role.

[tb4000]

I actually don't remember Tim Allen and Tom Hanks being promoted when Toy Story came out. I knew who they were as a kid, but I don't think I found out it was them voicing the characters until I saw the end credits.

Ratatouille (I know I spelled that wrong), didn't have many big-name stars outside of Brad Garret in a small role.

The posters and commercials did give them top billing back then. I remember I was like a junior in high school and people were like, "Tom Hanks is doing a cartoon?!"

[Annie-Mae]

Dude, kids know who both of them are biased on numerous kids movies and what their parents watch. Steve Carrell did Hammy from Over The Hedge, Even Almighty, and I'm sure parents let their kids watch the Office sometimes. He's a rising star in the comedy scene, everybody wants a piece of Steve Carrel. Kids know Jim Carrey because people like me love him enough to let their kids watch his old movies (The Mask is the best he's done). He's been in Grinch, Series of Unfortunate Events, and Bruce Almighty (with Steve Carrell again). This is his 1st VA movie in a long time (he did a VA for a Duck, back in Canada or some other small time network). Nickalodian really usues them alot for thier kid's choice awards (along with Jack Black). My sister was so excited to here that the two of them will be in this movie together saying things like "Look it's Steve Carrell!"
Both of them really apeal to kids because they make funny noises with thier mouths. I think it'd been better if they didn't get them to butcher Horten Hears a Who which had great VAs back in the original. Both Actors need parts writen for them, not just hired to play parts that anybody can fill (Carrell did great as Hammy). This movie so far might be funnier if we just watch Carrey and Carrell do the VAs in the booth together, rather then watch how the animators struggle to adapt the expressions to the vocals.

[tb4000]

I wouldn't be shocked if Carrell is at the Nick Awards this year. He does a lot of adult humor, but he does so many pratfalls and things, kids love him.

[Master Toon]

Even so, movies always name their actors/voice actors regardless.

[Dr.Pepper]

They could. I don't know. I think they are doing that so parents take thier kids. They could be like, "Hey Jim Carrey's in it. Hey kids let's go see Horten Hears a Who"