The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina is a 2002 direct-to-video animated film directed by Glenn Chaika and starring Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Peter Gallagher, and Jon Stewart. Produced by Miramax Films and Hyperion Animation, the film was distributed by Buena Vista Home Video.

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Directed byGlenn Chaika
Produced byKurt Albrecht
Jason Blum
Elizabeth Dreyer
Andrew Herwitz
John Lanza
Mercedes J. Sichon
Thomas L. Wilhite
Written byWillard Carroll
StarringElijah Wood
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Peter Gallagher
Jon Stewart
Music byWilliam Finn
Randall Crissman
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Home Video
Miramax Home Entertainment
Release date
August 6, 2002
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office€23,531 (Italy)

Premise

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

Voice cast

Production

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.[1]

Reception

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina has a 5.2 rating (out of 10) among Internet Movie Database users.[2] Customer reviewers on Amazon.com praised the voice work of Elijah Wood and Jennifer Love Hewitt (as well as her singing), but complained about the often flat animation.[3]

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."[4]

Awards

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina won a 2003 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in the Direct to Video category.[5] 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.[6]

References
  1. "Box office/business" for The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina, Internet Movie Database. Accessed Oct. 24, 2011.
  2. The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina, Internet Movie Database. Accessed Oct. 24, 2011.
  3. Heinrichs, Kimberly. The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina product page, Amazon.com. Accessed Oct. 24, 2011.
  4. Lee, Kevin "The Adventures Of Tom Thumb And Thumbelina," DVD Verdict. Accessed Oct. 24, 2011.
  5. Baisley, Sarah (26 March 2003). "Disney Feature Animation And SpongeBob Squarepants Earn Double Gold". Animation World Network. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  6. "Awards" for The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina, Internet Movie Database. Accessed Oct. 24, 2011.
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