The Little Bear Movie
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| Directed by | Raymond Jafelice |
| Screenplay by | James Still Raymond Jafelice Nancy Barr |
| Story by | Else Holmelund Minarik |
| Produced by | Maurice Sendak |
| Starring | Kristin Fairlie Dan Hennessey Janet-Laine Green Kyle Fairlie Andrew Sabiston Tracy Ryan Elizabeth Hanna Amos Crawley |
| Music by | Marc Jordan Antony Vanderberg |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Home Video |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Countries | Canada United States |
| 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. The film was released on direct-to-video on August 7, 2001 by Paramount Home Video. It stars Kristin Fairlie as the voice of Little Bear.
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.
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) - A wild dark brown bear who lives in the wilderness with his parents. Unlike Little Bear, he walks mostly on all fours rather than upright, though he occasionally walks 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 and the main antagonist of the film who aims to eat Little Bear, Cub or one of their 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)
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
Release and response
The film premiered on television and was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment. Shawn Colvin (performer) and Marc Jordan/Antony Vanderburgh (composers) were nominated for Best Original Song at the 2001 Video Premiere Awards for the song "Great Big World."[2]
References
- ^ "The Little Bear Movie". rottentomatoes.com. 7 August 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Scott Hettrick. "More than awards for vid nods". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
External links
- 2001 films
- 2001 animated films
- American animated films
- Canadian animated films
- English-language films
- Canadian children's films
- American children's films
- Nickelodeon animated films
- Animated films based on children's books
- Films about bears
- Films featuring anthropomorphic characters
- Television series finales
- Paramount Pictures direct-to-video films
- Paramount Pictures animated films
- 2000s American animated films
- American films