The Trumpet of the Swan (film)

The Trumpet of the Swan
Directed by Richard Rich
Terry L. Noss
Produced by Paul J. Newman
Lin Oliver
Screenplay by Judy Rothman Rofé
Based on The Trumpet of the Swan
by E.B. White
Starring Jason Alexander
Mary Steenburgen
Reese Witherspoon
Seth Green
Carol Burnett
Joe Mantegna
Dee Bradley Baker
Music by Marcus Miller
Edited by Joe Campana
Production
company
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Release date
  • May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)
Running time
 75 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $102,202

The Trumpet of the Swan is a 2001 animated film produced by Nest Family Entertainment and RichCrest Animation Studios, directed by Richard Rich & Terry L. Noss,[1] and distributed by TriStar Pictures, being TriStar's first animated film since 1988's Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw.

Plot

Based on E. B. White's popular children's book of the same name, it tells the story of a young trumpeter swan who is born with muteness and is vying for the attention of a beautiful pen. He overcomes this by learning to play the trumpet.

Cast

Release

Critical reception

This film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Many stated the animation was poor, that the charm of the original book was lost, the characters were dull, the casting did not match, the songs were unmemorable and that the character design was awful. But the most common criticism of the film version was that it did not follow the original story well, which disappointed many fans of the book. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film scored a 15% 'Rotten' rating. The site's critical consensus says "An uninspired E.B. White adaptation that's targeted at the very young."[2]

Box office

It failed to get an audience at the box office for two reasons: A small limited release, and the release of Dreamworks' Shrek the following week which would cause the film to lose most of its potential audience. By the end of its run, the film grossed a mere $102,202.[3]

Awards and nominations

In 2001, it was nominated by the Casting Society of America for best voice-casting in an animated film, but lost the award to Disney's The Emperor's New Groove. It is notable, however, that an independent animated film would be able to win such a nomination. It was the last film based on a book by E. B. White until 2006's Charlotte's Web.

References

  1. ↑ "Horton Hears a Who!". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ The Trumpet of the Swan at Rotten Tomatoes
  3. ↑ The Trumpet of the Swan at Box Office Mojo
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