Purple Squirrel 3: Surly's Western Side

Purple Squirrel Three is a 2005 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Buddy Studios and Nickelodeon Movies, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is directed by Cal Brunker from a screenplay by Lorne Cameron. It is produced by Graham Moloy and reprises the voices of Will Arnett, Kari Wahlgren, Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johannsson and more.

Purple Squirrel Three was theatrically released on September 17, 2005 in the United States after its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on TBA, 2005. It received mostly positive reviews, praising its animation, humor, plot, voice cast (particularly Arnett, Wahlgren, Hopkins and Colman), visual effects, tone, and emotional weight. It was a box office hit, grossing $1.8 billion worldwide on a $100 million budget. It was followed with a sequel, Purple Squirrel: The Reckoning, released on January 1, 2010.