Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
| Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne |
| Directed by | John Eng |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Don Grady |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producer | Peggy Becker |
| Editor | Karyn Finley Thompson |
| Running time | 73 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | December 15, 2002 |
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure is a 2002[3] animated television film which originally aired on Nickelodeon on December 15, 2002, and eventually aired on VHS and DVD by MGM Home Entertainment as a DIC Movie Toon. Loosely based on Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, the plot follows a trio of genetic animals, a gorilla named Eddie, a cheetah named Sasha, and a parrot named Trevor, who decide to escape a laboratory and travel the world in hopes of finding a place known as Himalaya USA. Meanwhile, a hunter is tasked with catching the animals within a period of eighty days – before the tracking devices attached to the latter self-destruct.
The film was initially distributed by DIC Entertainment and is nowadays a property of WildBrain, which holds the rights to the DIC Movie Toons, as well as most of DIC's library, and ViacomCBS.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Lee Cherry as Eddie, a western lowland gorilla.
- Kenna Ramsey as Sasha, a cheetah.
- Brian Beacock as Trevor, a parrot.
- Sid Caesar as Jacob, an african elephant.
- Willem Dafoe as Jack Hunter
- Chaka Khan as Marla
- Carl Reiner as Maz, an owl.
- Wally Wingert as Raj Kangaroo
- Dwight Schultz as Dr. Burke
- Quinton Flynn as Dr. Wilkins and Spume
- Pat Musick as a Leopard and the French Newswomen
- Greg Eagles as the Old Lion and a Tiger
- Frank Welker as a Security Guard and the Circus Baboon
Production[edit]
The story and script were written by Tim Wade and Danny Hartigan. The music for the film's songs were written by Emmy Award-winning composer John Kavanaugh and lyrics by John Kavanaugh and Barbara Epstein, the film's executive producer. The animation was produced overseas by Rough Draft Korea.
Release[edit]
The film was initially scheduled for a 2000 air date on Nickelodeon, alongside The Electric Piper: A Pied Piper Adventure.[5] Globehunters was released on DVD and VHS in 2003 by MGM Home Entertainment, and re-released on DVD on September 2, 2008, by Gaiam.[6]
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- ^ "FORECAST SAYS: RADIO CITY FUN". New York Daily News. 1999-11-08. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "Globehunters: An Around The World in Eighty Days Adventure". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
