The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina is a 2002 American animated fantasy film directed by Glenn Chaika and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Elijah Wood, Peter Gallagher, and Jon Stewart. Produced by Hyperion Animation, the film was distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment under the Miramax Home Entertainment label.

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
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Directed by	Glenn Chaika
Written by	Willard Carroll
Based on	Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen
Produced by	Kurt Albrecht Elizabeth Dreyer Andrew Herwitz John Lanza Mercedes J. Sichon Thomas L. Wilhite
Starring	Jennifer Love Hewitt Elijah Wood Peter Gallagher Jon Stewart
Music by	William Finn Randall Crissman
Production companies	Miramax Home Entertainment Hyperion Animation
Distributed by	Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Release date	August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06)[1]
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	€23,531 (Italy)

Plot

After escaping from the circus, to which she was kidnapped as a baby who was the long lost princess, and then reunited with her and returned to her lost home, tiny Thumbelina (Jennifer Love Hewitt) sets out to find others of her diminutive stature and the place where she belongs. She happens upon Tom Thumb (Elijah Wood), who was raised by a good normal-sized man. He is not only similar to her in size, but is also looking for others like him. But just as they fall in love, Thumbelina is taken prisoner by the terribly sinister Mole King (Peter Gallagher), who wants to make her his bride. Thumbelina is the daughter of King and Queen of Gemworld.

Voice Cast

• Jennifer Love Hewitt as Thumbelina/Princess Maya
• Elijah Wood as Tom Thumb/Prince Horace
• Peter Gallagher as Mole King
• Jon Stewart as Godfrey
• Rachel Griffiths as Albertine Sparrow
• Robert Guillaume as Ben
• Jane Leeves as Margaret Beetle
• Alexandra Boyd as Bertha Beetle
• Emma Samms as Shelley Beetle
• Esai Morales as Vergas Mouse
• Yvette Freeman as Leola Mouse
• Michael Chiklis as Roman. King Webster, Thumbelina's Father
• Bebe Neuwirth as Thumbelina's Mother
• Yul Vazquez as Gibson Mouse
• Jack Johnson as The Bug Collector
• Brad Kane as singing voice of Tom Thumb
• John Patrick White as Daniel

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.^[2]

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."^[3] 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."^[1]

Awards

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina won a 2003 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in the Direct to Video category.^[4] 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.^{[citation needed]}