It came from the underworld, where prisoner demons Wendell and Wild are forced to apply it to the head of their master (and father), Buffalo Belzer, to prevent ...
She summons demons and embraces her role as a Hell Maiden because she wants to have good in her life again. She stops living with a chip on her shoulder, embraces new friendships and allows herself to love again. Kat uses a spell to open a portal that allows Wendell and Wild to escape Hell. Sure, she uses her powers for good—as does Sister Helley, a fellow Maiden—but that “good” is precedented on the use of demons. Wendell and Wild want to travel to the Land of the Living so they can build a theme park and make lots of money. Wendell and Wild live inside Belzer’s nostrils and he sneezes them out when he wants to talk to them. But when Wendell and Wild inform him that they brought him back, he returns to his corrupted ways. They make amends with him and set out to create a theme park “down below” that is luxurious and fun instead of decrepit and torturous. Kat has a general distrust of people due to the mistreatment she experienced in the foster system. And when rubbed on the head of a dead person, it can bring that person back to life. She realizes that she has allowed even her good memories to torture her because of her guilt. And pretty soon, the brothers have a vision of a human girl, Kat Elliot.
Wendell and Wild is not just a demon infested joyride but one packed with social commentary — in a good way. The movie is filled to the brim with ideas ...
As the plot rushes along in a sea of vibrant visuals and upbeat music, it’s easy to let them get swept away. And all of it intertwined within the context of mental health and inner demons. There are some classic glowing, green eyes and a pair of creepy nuns and the animation doesn’t shy away from being gruesome. In return, they promise to bring her parents back from the dead, a promise they don’t have the power to fulfil. The film follows the story of Kat, who loses her parents at the young age of eight and faces the traumas of the foster system before she is relocated to a school in her home town. Although it could have done with a more streamlined narrative, particularly towards the end, Wendell and Wild has a delightfully feisty protagonist and a range of funky creatures in myriad shapes and sizes that make it worth the watch.