It's Russell Madness Time - Activity Sheets & Movie Giveaway

Get ready to ... Russell!!!!    The exciting action-packed adventure movie RUSSELL MADNESS introduces ‘Russell,’ an adorable TALKING Jack Russell Terrier who accidentally becomes a professional wrestling superstar, on the way to discovering the true power…of family.  This film from the producers of the "Air Bud" and "Buddies" puppy movies is a great addition for the home video libraries of any family with young children at home and will be available to pickup on Blu-ray and DVD beginning March 10, 2015.

To celebrate the Blu-ray, DVD, and digital release of the film, we have a few RUSSELL MADNESS activity sheets below for A Geek Daddy Blog readers to enjoy plus are giving away a blu-ray/dvd movie prize pack courtesy of our friends at Fox Home Entertainment.  For a chance to win this prize pack you must be a US or Canadian resident over 18 years old and  submit one or all of the following entry methods to earn up to 3 entries prior to 11:59 pm EST on Sunday March 15, 2015:

UPDATE (3/17/15) Congrats to Terry from Missoula Montana who won the movie prize pack!

EMAIL (1 ENTRY) - Email thegeekdaddy [at] yahoo [dot] com with your name, mailing address and what your wrestling name would be if you jumped in the ring with the subject line WRESTLING TERRIER.

FACEBOOK (2 ENTRIES) - Leave a comment on this A Geek Daddy's Facebook page post sharing what your wrestling name would be if you jumped in the ring.  If your FB identity differs from your real name please include that information within your e-mail entry to help us make sure we can contact you if you are the selected winner.

RUSSELL MADNESS stars John Ratzenberger (‘Toy Story,’ ‘Cars,’ TV’s Cheers), Fred Willard (TV’s Modern Family) David Milchard (TV’s Convos with my 2-Year Old), Mason Vale Cotton (TV’s Mad Men and Desperate Housewives), McKenna Grace (TV’s Crash and Burn and The Young and the Restless) and John Hennigan (former WWE star) along with the voices of talking animal stars including Will Sasso (TV’s ‘MadTV’ and ‘The Three Stooges’) and Sean Giambrone (TV’s The Goldbergs).  RUSSELL MADNESS is directed by ‘Air Bud’ and ‘Buddies’ veterans Robert Vince, written and produced by Robert Vince and Anna McRoberts.

The movie tells the story of Russell, an undersized but big-hearted terrier who dreams of having a family of his own. After running away from his pet store, Russell gets taken in by The Ferraros, a family desperate to revive their grandfather’s pro wrestling arena. That’s when they discover their new pet pooch has incredible wrestling skills. With help from his coach, Hunk, a savvy and hilarious monkey, Russell rockets to the top of the pro wrestling world and becomes a famous sports superstar. But when a dishonest promoter double-crosses the Ferraros, Russell will face his biggest challenge and discover that the strongest tag team is family.  RUSSELL MADNESS is rated ‘PG’ by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

DISCLAIMER:   Each entry will be assigned a number based upon the order in which it is received and one random number will be generated to select a winner. A Geek Daddy Blog will be responsible for selecting the winner of this contest, but Fox Home Entertainment is responsible for fulfillment and delivery of the prize.  By participating in this contest you waive any liability towards A Geek Daddy Blog or its publisher that may arise from your involvement with this promotion.  If you win this prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win again.  Winner is subject to eligibility verification. Prize will be delivered by UPS or FedEx so no P.O. Boxes are allowed as mailing addresses. A Geek Daddy Blog did not receive any financial compensation but did receive a review DVD for the blog and the prize that is being awarded to one of our readers for this contest.  A Geek Daddy Blog is hosting this contest as a benefit to our readers. Any opinions in this post are my own.  By submitting an entry you grant permission for it to be shared on this blog and through our social media outlets.

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A Monkey Teaching a Dog to Wrestle is "Russell Madness"

Despite getting flu shots, our holiday was shot when everyone in our house came down with the flu. There has been a lot of aches and pains, coughing and wheezing, and watching movies with talking dogs act out adventures on the television screen the last few days. It is amazing how live-action movies featuring talking dogs and puppies kept my kids glued to the TV for hours but in this case since it helped make a miserable situation more tolerable I won't complain about them watching too much television since it cheered them up when they were sick. With that in mind, it also seems a good time to remember to pick up a copy of the newest "doggie adventure" movie - RUSSELL MADNESS - for our home video library when it comes out in Spring 2015 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  This is a great addition for kids to watch in the car on a long road trip, a child to enjoy during a sick day from school, or for everyone to enjoy over a bowl of popcorn for a family movie night.

This all-new family adventure is the first feature film from newly-launched Air Bud Entertainment, the creative force behind the #1 live-action, direct-to-video movies in the family category. The exciting action-packed adventure introduces ‘Russell,’ an adorable TALKING Jack Russell Terrier who accidentally becomes a professional wrestling superstar, on the way to discovering the true power…of family.

RUSSELL MADNESS is directed by ‘Air Bud’ and ‘Buddies’ veterans Robert Vince, written and produced by Robert Vince and Anna McRoberts.  The movie stars John Ratzenberger (‘Toy Story,’ ‘Cars,’ TV’s Cheers), Fred Willard (TV’s Modern Family) David Milchard (TV’s Convos with my 2-Year Old), Mason Vale Cotton (TV’s Mad Men and Desperate Housewives), McKenna Grace (TV’s Crash and Burn and The Young and the Restless) and John Hennigan (former WWE star) along with the voices of talking animal stars including Will Sasso (TV’s ‘MadTV’ and ‘The Three Stooges’) and Sean Giambrone (TV’s The Goldbergs).

RUSSELL MADNESS tells the story of Russell, an undersized but big-hearted terrier who dreams of having a family of his own.  After running away from his pet store, Russell gets taken in by The Ferraros, a family desperate to revive their grandfather's pro-wrestling arena.  That's when they discover their new pet pooch has incredible wrestling skills.  With help from his coach, Hunk, a savvy and hilarious monkey, Russell rockets to the top of the pro wrestling world and bacomes a famous sports superstar.  But then a dishonest promoter double crosses the Ferraros, Russell will face his biggest challenge!

Keep an eye out for RUSSELL MADNESS being distributed by A Geek Daddy Blog's friends at TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT in early 2015. #RussellMadness

DISCLAIMER:  the content provided in this blog post was provided by TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT as part of A Geek Daddy Blog's participation in the FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS program.  A Geek Daddy Blog does not receive financial compensation for its participation but does receive complementary Blu-rays, DVDs and Digital Downloads for use in product reviews or reader giveaways.