The Happy Cricket

The Happy Cricket
Directed by Walbercy Ribas
Produced by Juliana Ribas
English version:
Cleber Redondo
Francisco D. Lourenço
Written by Walbercy Ribas
Starring See below
Music by Ruriá Duprat
Production
company
Start Desenhos Animados
Distributed by Hoyts General Cinema
Paris Filmes
Release date
  • 20 July 2001 (2001-07-20)
Running time
 80 minutes
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese
Budget R$4 million[1]

The Happy Cricket (Portuguese: O Grilo Feliz) is a 2001 animated children's fantasy film directed by Walbercy Ribas. The film is about Christopher, a happy, singing, guitar-playing, music-loving cricket who must rescue his friends from the evil, music-hating lizard king, Wartlord, and save Linda the Night Star from that villain's grasp.

Production

The title character was first seen in local commercials for Sharp Electronics in the 1980s.[1] The film spent over 20 years in development,[1] and 30 months in production.[2]

The English-language dub is dedicated to one of its voice actors, the late Bob Papenbrook.

Sequel

In early 2009, 20th Century Fox released a CGI sequel, O Grilo Feliz e os Insetos Gigantes (The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs).

Cast

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Original version

  • Vagner Fagundes - Grilo
  • Araken Saldanha - Maledeto
  • Régis Monteiro - Faz Tudo
  • Fátima Noya - Bituquinho
  • Letícia Quinto - Juliana
  • Nelson Machado - Sapo 1
  • Renato Master - Sapo 2
  • Antonio Moreno - Sapo 3
  • Camila Bullara - Pouco Grilo
  • Jorge Barcellos - Caracol velho / Geral
  • Emerson Caperbat - Pai
  • José Soares Maya - Tucano
  • Isaura Gomes - Saranha
  • Rita de Almeida - Caracolino
  • Marli Bortoletto - Bacaninha
  • Rodrigo Andreatto - Rafael
  • Ursula Bezerra - Moreninha
  • Tatiana de S. Parra - Linda Estrela Da Noite (singing voice)
  • José Luiz Burato - Grilo (singing voice)

English version

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hessel, Marcelo (2007-10-19). "O Grilo Feliz - Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Omelete. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  2. ↑ The Happy Cricket (About the Production (accessed from Bonus Material)). Fairview, New Jersey: Clever Image Studios. 2006 [2001]. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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