The Little Bear Movie
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| Directed by | Raymond Jafelice |
| Produced by | Maurice Sendak |
| Written by | Original Little Bear stories and characters: Else Holmelund Minarik Maurice Sendak Story: Nancy Barr Screenplay: Raymond Jafelice |
| Starring | Kristin Fairlie Dan Hennessey Janet-Laine Green Kyle Fairlie Andrew Sabiston Tracy Ryan Amos Crawley |
| Music by | Marc Jordan Antony Vanderberg |
| Studio | Nelvana Limited |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies |
| Release date(s) |   7 August 2001 (VHS and DVD) Christmas 2000 (theaters) |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Little Bear Movie is an animated film based on the television series Little Bear, which in turn is based on the book series of the same name which was written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, and produced by Nelvana Limited for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. The film was released in theaters Christmas 2000 and released on direct-to-video on August 7, 2001 by Paramount Home Video. It also marked the end of the series. It stars Kristin Fairlie as the voice of Little Bear.
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[edit] Characters
Little Bear (voiced by Kristin Fairlie)
Mother Bear (voiced by Janet Laine-Green)
Owl (voiced by Amos Crawley)
Duck (voiced by Tracy Ryan)
Hen (voiced by Elizabeth Hanna)
Cat (voiced by Andrew Sabiston)
Father Bear (voiced by Dan Hennessey)
Moose (voiced by Ray Landry)
Cub (voiced by Kyle Fairlie) - He is a wild dark brown bear who lives in the wilderness with his parents. Unlike Little Bear, he walks more on all fours than upright, though he does walk on two paws. He can sometimes be a bit mean, but he becomes a good friend of Little Bear.
Trouble (voiced by Wayne Best) - A hungry Mountain lion who aims to eat Little Bear , Cub or one of there friends.
Little Moose (voiced by Max Morrow) - A shy friend of Cub's.
Mother Moose (voiced by Catherine Disher) - Little Moose's mother.
Poppy and Pete (voiced by Cole Caplan and Asa Perlman) - Two playful red foxes that keep Cub company in the absence of his parents.
Cub's Father (voiced by Maurice Dean Wint)
Cub's Mother (voiced by Alison Sealy Smith)
[edit] Plot
Little Bear and Father Bear go out camping and they meet a new young bear named Cub and his friend Little Moose. Then Little Bear is met with Trouble the Mountain lion, but Cub saves him. Cub tries to get acquainted with Little Bear's house then plays with Little Bear and his friends, Cat, Owl, Duck, and Hen. When they learn that Cub's parents got lost, they search for them. Little Bear, Cub, and Duck get separated from Moose and the others. They soon encounter Cub's friends Poppy and Pete the two silly red foxes. When they get to the Canyon, Trouble spies on them and tries to eat Duck, but Poppy and Pete save Duck. Little Bear manages to "defeat" Trouble and find Cub's parents.
[edit] Music
The Little Bear Movie never had its launched soundtrack. The film contains two pieces of unknown music and the instrumental soundtrack of the series.
(1) Great Big World and (2) Everybody Wants To Paint My Picture:
Composed by: Marc Jordan and Antony Vanderberg
Performed by: Shawn Colvin
(3) The Little Bear (TV series) Instrumental
[edit] Release and Response
The film premiered on television and was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment, having gotten a good number of sales. The movie obtained 100% (one critic) on the site Rotten Tomatoes.
Shawn Colvin (performer) and Marc Jordan/Antony Vanderburgh (composers) were nominated for a Video Premiere Award for the song "Great Big World." [1]
[edit] External links
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