Screenwriter Kate Boutilier provides plenty of sharp patter.
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:22
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A pleasant enough kids flick that adults may even enjoy.
Theatrical Release:Dec 20, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $39,766,440
Synopsis: The 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... The 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. [More]
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Jodi Carlisle, Lacey Chabert, Tim Curry
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Jodi Carlisle, Lacey Chabert, Tim Curry, Rupert Everett, Flea, Danielle Harris, Tom Kane, Lynn Redgrave, Marisa Tomei, Alfre Woodard
Director: Jeff McGrath, Cathy Malkasian
Director: Jeff McGrath, Cathy Malkasian
Screenwriter: Kate Boutilier
Producer: Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, Paul Germain
Composer: Randy Kerber, Drew Neumann
Studio: Paramount Pictures
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Reviews for The Wild Thornberrys Movie
An entertaining feature-length version of the Nickelodeon TV cartoon.
Doesn't do more than expand a TV show to movie length. However, it's pleasant enough and its ecological, pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome.
Outstanding entertainment for little ones but just as rewarding for their adult companions.
The animated redhead is the gutsiest young female heroine to hit the big screen since the live-action ladies in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
It all adds up to a cheekier Lion King on a lower budget. But what you miss in spectacle you will make up in laughs.
This is the first Nickelodeon big-screen spinoff that will leave you feeling as if you've been through a real movie instead of an expanded TV segment.
Smart, funny and good-looking animation guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages.
With its familiar Lion King setting, feminist-environmental message and cute animals, the movie should keep children amused, while remaining bearable to adult gamekeepers.
An average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains.
There's barely enough plot here for a 22-minute TV episode and not nearly enough for an 88-minute movie.
Fans of the animated wildlife adventure show will be in warthog heaven; others need not necessarily apply.
Just as entertaining as the hit Nickelodeon series on which it is based.
The Wild Thornberrys Movie makes a witty and delightful Christmas present for the entire family.
A magical blend of wit and a big-hearted view of the world and all its creatures makes the film more than a good bet to bring in family audiences during the holidays and beyond.
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