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Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
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Wikipedia article
'Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure' is a 2002 animated television film which originally aired on Nickelodeon on December 15, 2002 and eventually aired on VHS and DVD by MGM Home Entertainment as a DIC Movie Toon. Loosely based on 'Around the World in Eighty Days' by Jules Verne, the plot follows a trio of genetic animals, a gorilla named Eddie, a cheetah named Sasha, and a parrot named Trevor, who decide to escape a laboratory and travel the world in hopes of finding a place known as Himalaya USA. Meanwhile, a hunter is tasked with catching the animals within a period of eighty days before the tracking devices attached to the latter self-destruct.
The film was initially distributed by DIC Entertainment and is nowadays a property of WildBrain, which holds the rights to the DIC Movie Toons, as well as most of DIC's library, and ViacomCBS.
Cast
* Lee Cherry as Eddie, a western lowland gorilla.
* Kenna Ramsey as Sasha, a cheetah.
* Brian Beacock as Trevor, a parrot.
* Sid Caesar as Jacob, an african elephant.
* Willem Dafoe as Jack Hunter
* Chaka Khan as Marla
* Carl Reiner as Maz, an owl.
* Wally Wingert as Raj Kangaroo
* Dwight Schultz as Dr. Burke
* Quinton Flynn as Dr. Wilkins and Spume
* Pat Musick as a Leopard and the French Newswomen
* Greg Eagles as the Old Lion and a Tiger
* Frank Welker as a Security Guard and the Circus Baboon
Production
The story and script were written by Tim Wade and Danny Hartigan. The music for the film's songs were written by Emmy Award-winning lyricist John Kavanaugh, lyrics by John Kavanaugh and Barbara Epstein, the film's executive producer. The animation was produced overseas by Rough Draft Korea.
Release
The film was initially scheduled for a 2000 air date on Nickelodeon, alongside 'The Electric Piper: A Pied Piper Adventure'. 'Globehunters' was released on DVD and VHS on 2003 by MGM Home Entertainment, and re-released on DVD on September 2, 2008, by Gaiam.
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