Thumbelina (1994 film)
The film stars the voices of Jodi Benson, Gary Imhoff and John Hurt, with supporting roles from Gino Conforti, Charo, Gilbert Gottfried, Carol Channing and Joe Lynch.She reluctantly complies, but her bug disguise falls off during the concert, and she is denounced as "ugly" as well as being publicly humiliated in front of the audience.Upon the arrival of winter, Jacquimo injures his wing and loses consciousness from the freezing, while Cornelius falls into a pond by wind and gets frozen.Thumbelina is forced to take refuge in an old shoe, where she is discovered by Miss Fieldmouse and granted shelter in her underground house."[9] To write the screenplay, Bluth hired American writer Carol Lynn Pearson, who also admired the fairy tale.[11] After the release of Rock-a-Doodle (1991), and its disappointing box office performance, the studio (which was renamed Don Bluth Entertainment) filed for bankruptcy protection in October 1992.[14] A month later, John Boorman's production company Merlin Films, along with the Hong Kong-based Media Assets, made bids to spend $14 million to acquire the studio.[17] Jodi Benson, best known for voicing Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989), was cast as the title character, and began recording her role in early 1992.[1] During test screenings, the film reportedly received higher scores, where Warner Bros. replaced their logo with that of Walt Disney Pictures.[citation needed] On July 26, 1994, Warner Home Video released Thumbelina on VHS and LaserDisc in the United States and Canada and internationally throughout the 1990s.[32] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called Thumbelina "another success from Bluth and his partner Gary Goldman."He further wrote the film "is a work of lilting pace and charm with an array of enjoyable rather than memorable songs, with lyrics by Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman and music by Barry Manilow."[33] James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film three stars out of four, and wrote: "Thumbelina is close to, but not quite at, the level of The Little Mermaid, the weakest of Disney's recent entries".[34] Dave Kehr of the Chicago Tribune also gave the film three stars out of four, writing: Thumbelina "rivals some of Disney's best work"."[35] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two stars out of four, concluding his review: "It is difficult to imagine anyone over the age of 12 finding much to enjoy in Thumbelina".There's plenty of talent here -- Carol Channing, Barbara Cook, Gilbert Gottfried and John Hurt -- but it's wasted on this fallow ground.
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