DreamMachine Episode 28: Turbo

In this episode of DreamMachine, Patricia and Arun discuss about
the 2013 DreamWorks animated film Turbo. The movie is about a
snail named Theo who wishes to be a racer just like his idol Indy
500 champion Guy Gayne. However, his brother Chet wants him to be
a normal snail and help gather tomatoes with the rest of the
snails. But one day, Theo accidentally falls into an engine
during a drag race and has his DNA fused with nitrous oxide
making him go really fast. When Chet is captured by crows, Theo
chases after him with them far away from their simple home life
in the garden and stranded in a failing plaza in Los Angeles.
They're discovered by a taco truck driver named Tito who wishes
to sign Theo at the Indy 500 so that the taco shop that he and
his brother run would be successful in addition to the other shop
owners at the plaza. Would their dreams and goals be successful
or would they forever be underdogs?  


Despite making $282 million dollars in a $127 million budget,
Turbo was considered to be a box office failure making it one of
the lowest grossing DreamWorks films ever. It also received mixed
to positive reviews from critics and viewers calling it
"predictable, yet visually appealing". It had gotten an animated
series on Netflix called Turbo Fast. With the simiilarities to
Cars from the early trailers, what do Patricia and Arun think of
the movie? Listen and find out.