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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

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{{Infobox film

|name = The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

|image = The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina.jpg

|caption = Film poster

|director = Glenn Chaika

|producer = Kurt Albrecht
Jason Blum
Elizabeth Dreyer
Andrew Herwitz
John Lanza
Mercedes J. Sichon
Thomas L. Wilhite

|writer = Willard Carroll

|starring = Elijah Wood
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Peter Gallagher
Jon Stewart

|music = William Finn
Randall Crissman

|studio = Miramax Films
Hyperion Animation

|distributor = Buena Vista Home Entertainment

|released =

|runtime = 74 minutes

|country = United States

|language = English

|gross = 23,531 (Italy)

}}

'The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina' is a 2002 American animated fantasy 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 Entertainment under the Miramax Home Entertainment label.

Plot



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.

Reception



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." Brian Costello of Common Sense Media gave the film four stars out of five, saying the film is "a fun tale with enough constant action and snappy dialogue to keep both children and adults entertained."

Awards

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

References




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