The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

Overview

After being raised by a normal sized family, tiny Tom Thumb (voiced by Elijah Wood) sets out to find others of his diminutive stature. He happens upon Thumbelina (Jennifer Love Hewitt), a former circus performer, who is not only his size and age, but is also looking for others like her. But just as they meet Thumbelina is taken prisoner by the comically sinister Mole King (Peter Gallagher), who wants to make her his bride. ~ Buzz McClain

Product Details

Release Date:	07/27/2021
UPC:	0191329202456
Original Release:	2002
Source:	Miramax
Language:	English
Time:	1:14:00
Sales rank:	36,299

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jennifer Love Hewitt	Thumbelina
Elijah Wood	Tom Thumb
Peter Gallagher	The Mole King
Alexandra Boyd	Bertha Beetle
Michael Chiklis	Roman/King Webster
Yvette Freeman	Leola
Robert Guillaume	Ben
Rachel Griffiths	Albertine
Jane Leeves	Margaret Beetle
Esai Morales	Vergas Mouse
Bebe Neuwirth	Thubelina's Mother
Emma Samms	Shelley Beetle
Jon Stewart	Godfrey
John Patrick White	Daniel

Technical Credits

Willard Carroll

Glenn Chaika	Director
Jason Blum	Producer
Thomas L. Wilhite	Producer,Producer
Willard Carroll	Screenwriter
Kurt Albrecht	Producer

Editorial Reviews

From the creators of The Brave Little Toaster comes this enchanting, stylized animated fantasy. The story finds beloved fairy-tale characters Thumbelina and Tom Thumb reunited after being uprooted as infants from their magical forest kingdom by the ringmaster of a "Carnival of Curiosity." Our diminutive heroes are kindred spirits searching for "some place I belong." But the bumpy road to happily-ever-after is fraught with comical villains, treacherous perils, exciting escapes, and nick-of-time rescues. The stellar voice cast includes Jennifer Love Hewitt as the self-reliant Thumbelina, Elijah Wood as brave, goodhearted Tom Thumb, and Peter Gallagher as the Mole King, who is determined to make Thumbelina his queen. Among the menagerie of scene-stealing supporting characters are hench-mole Godfrey (Jon Stewart) and petulant Margaret Beetle (Frasier's Jane Leeves). Bebe Neuwirth voices Thumbelina's mother, with Robert Guillaume as Ben, Tom's adoptive guardian. William Finn (the Tony-winning composer of Falsettos) contributed the songs, of which the Mole King's "Welcome to My Hole" is a showstopper. This magical and musical story is perfect for the entire family.

Barnes & Noble - Donald Liebenson

It's not Shrek, but Disney's direct-to-video animated musical Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina provides pleasant enough entertainment to amuse the preschooler and elementary crowd. There are a few thrills and chills, but nothing to diminish a very G rating. The traditional animation isn't as lush as other Disney offerings, but it moves along at a brisk clip, with six original songs and a superb all-star voice cast that includes Jennifer Love Hewitt, Elijah Wood, Peter Gallagher, Robert Guillaume, Bebe Neuwirth, and Jon Stewart, not that it matters to the target audience. Gallagher's song "Welcome to My Hole" is a comic highlight. Besides the names and sizes of the lead characters, this original film has nothing to do with the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson fables.

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