The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Film poster
Directed byGlenn Chaika
Written byWillard Carroll
Based onThumbelina by
Hans Christian Andersen
Produced byKurt Albrecht
Elizabeth Dreyer
Andrew Herwitz
John Lanza
Mercedes J. Sichon
Thomas L. Wilhite
StarringJennifer Love Hewitt
Elijah Wood
Peter Gallagher
Jon Stewart
Music byWilliam Finn
Randall Crissman
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Home Entertainment
Release date
  • August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06)[1]
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office€23,531 (Italy)

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina is a 2002 American animated fantasy film directed by Glenn Chaika and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Elijah Wood, Peter Gallagher, and Jon Stewart. Produced by Hyperion Animation, the film was distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment under the Miramax Home Entertainment label.

Plot[edit]

After escaping from the circus, to which she was kidnapped as a baby, tiny Thumbelina (Jennifer Love Hewitt) sets out to find others of her diminutive stature and the place where she belongs. She happens upon Tom Thumb (Elijah Wood), who was raised by a good normal-sized man. He is not only similar to her in size, but is also looking for others like him. But just as they fall in love, Thumbelina is taken prisoner by the terribly sinister Mole King (Peter Gallagher), who wants to make her his bride. Thumbelina is the daughter of King and Queen of Gemworld.

Voice Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The film is copyrighted 1999 but was not released until 2002. It was distributed internationally to Italy, where it debuted on 75 screens in 2004, earning €23,531 in its initial week of release.[2]

Reception[edit]

Kevin Lee of DVD Verdict found the film "guilty", writing "Walt Disney is being held in contempt of this court for The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina. This is simply not up to the usual standards of the Mouse House."[3] Brian Costello of Common Sense Media gave the film four stars out of five, saying the film is "a fun tale with enough constant action and snappy dialogue to keep both children and adults entertained."[1]

Awards[edit]

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina won a 2003 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in the Direct to Video category.[4] In addition, the film was nominated for a 2003 DVD Premiere Award (administered by the DVD Exclusive Awards) in the categories of Best Animated Character Performance (Elijah Wood) and Best Animated DVD Premiere Movie.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Costello, Brian. "The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina". Common Sense Media. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Lee, Kevin (September 27, 2002). "The Adventures Of Tom Thumb And Thumbelina". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  4. ^ Baisley, Sarah (26 March 2003). "Disney Feature Animation And SpongeBob Squarepants Earn Double Gold". Animation World Network. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

External links[edit]

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