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The Wild Thornberrys set off for an action-packed holiday in Africa. But poachers are set to upset their plans and it's down to Eliza to stop them.

Product Identifiers

ProducerGabor Csupo, Arlene Klasky, Paul Germain

EAN5014437829634

eBay Product ID (ePID)3957223

Product Key Features

ActorFlea, Lynn Redgrave

Film/TV TitleThe Wild Thornberries the Movie

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageBulgarian\Dutch\English\Greek\Hebrew\Romanian

Run Time82 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9

Release Year2003

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles, Music Video Father and Daughter by Paul Simon\Theatrical Trailer

GenreChildrens, General, Animation

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

CertificateU

ComposerDrew Neumann, Randy Kerber

Additional InformationThe plucky, pigtailed Eliza Thornberry (voiced by Lacey Chabert) and her high-strung chimpanzee pal (Tom Kane) are out to stop some poachers in this feature film version of the Nickelodeon TV cartoon show. While her family is off on a trek through the Serengeti in their high-tech, gadget-filled RV, Eliza is sent off to a stuffy English boarding school by her strict grandmother (Lynn Redgrave). Poor Eliza must figure out how to escape back to Africa and put a stop to the aforementioned evil poachers, all without her special ability to talk to the animals, a power she lost because of her obnoxious sister Debbie (Danielle Harris). Produced and animated by Klasky-Csupo (the team responsible for THE RUGRATS MOVIE) the THORNBERRYS' colorful 2D animation style is refreshingly simplistic, yet still manages to depict its jungle settings with surprisingly vivid intensity. Youngsters should be consistently engaged and adults will appreciate the high zaniness level, rapid-fire plotting, and absence of cloying sentiment. Celebrity voices include: Rupert Everett, Tim Curry, Marisa Tomei, and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea as Eliza's little brother Donnie, a gibbering wild child raised by apes. The soundtrack includes tunes by Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon.

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - ...THORNBERRYS' witty dialogue and vivid characters make the crossbreed of CROCODILE HUNTER and THE LION KING naturally entertaining..., Total Film - ...This sparky little movie will have ankle-biters feeling warm and fuzzy..., Los Angeles Times - ...Witty and delightful....THE WILD THORNBERRYS remarkably balances some honest heart-tugging with a sophisticated sense of humor..., USA Today - ...THE WILD THORNBERRYS will no doubt brighten the day of parents looking for family activities during the holidays...

ScreenwriterKate Boutilier

Dubbing LanguagesGreek\Dutch

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1 Surround

Movie/TV TitleThe Wild Thornberries The Movie

VoiceMarisa Tomei, Jodi Carlisle, Alfre Woodard, Tom Kane, Tim Curry, Brenda Blethyn, Rupert Everett, Danielle Harris, Lynn Redgrave, Lacey Chabert