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    How 'The Bad Guys' shows off an animated Los Angeles in that spectacular car chase

    LOS ANGELES — DreamWorks Animation's "The Bad Guys" opens with what seems like a routine meet-up between best friends. But Wolf and Snake are not just ordinary pals — they're part of a close-knit gang of notorious criminals about to rob a bank. The job quickly leads to a spectacular car chase throughout a version of Los Angeles unique to animation. "That chase was there from the beginning," ...
    by Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times Apr 27, 2022 4 minutes
    The friendship of Mr. Snake and Wolf is at the heart of the story told in "The Bad Guys."

    LOS ANGELES — DreamWorks Animation's "The Bad Guys" opens with what seems like a routine meet-up between best friends.

    But Wolf and Snake are not just ordinary pals — they're part of a close-knit gang of notorious criminals about to rob a bank. The job quickly leads to a spectacular car chase throughout a version of Los Angeles unique to animation.

    "That chase was there from the beginning," director Pierre Perifel said in a recent video call. "I wanted the movie to start like a rocket. [It's] calm, and then boom! Right away, you're in it and you understand the style, you understand the tone, you understand the genre.

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