Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

1985, Kids & family/Fantasy, 1h 24m

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Movie Info

The greed of a princess who wants control of a planet threatens Rainbow's mission to bring joy to the world.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Kids & family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language:

English
Director:

Bernard Deyriès, Kimio Yabuki
Producer:

Jean Chalopin, Andy Heyward, Victor Villegas
Writer:

Jean Chalopin, Howard R. Cohen
Release Date (Theaters):

Nov 15, 1985 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA):

$4.8M
Runtime:

1h 24m
Distributor:

Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Pat Fraley
Lurkey, On-X, Buddy Blue, Dog, Guard, Spectran, Slurthic, Glitterbot
Voice

Charlie Adler
Popo (as Charlie Adler)
Voice

Rhonda Aldrich
Princess, Creature
Voice

Bettina Bush
Wisp , Rainbow Brite
Voice

Jonathan Harris
Count Blogg
Voice

Robbie Lee
Twink , Shy Violet , Indigo , La La Orange , Spectran , Sprites
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Critic Reviews for Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (3) | Rotten (7)

Full Review… Robert Blau Chicago Tribune

Full Review… Michael Blowen Boston Globe

Full Review… Janet Maslin New York Times

Full Review… Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy

Full Review… Renee Schonfeld Common Sense Media

Full Review… Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

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Audience Reviews for Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

Mar 24, 2011

Yes, it's a cheesy kids cartoon-based movie from the 80s, but it actually was really cool, the story is good and so is the animation. I enjoyed it, and I think kids today will still like it too.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Feb 26, 2011

Even in the world of merchandise tie-in animated movies, this Rainbow Brite outing is pretty terrible. One of the main points of the film revolves around the Big Bad tying a rope around a planet and towing it to her home with a spaceship. Yeah, okay. Then there are the unnecessary comic asides with two bumbling villains that don't work on any level. Over on the editing and scripting side, the action constantly shifts away from Rainbow Brite and her mission just to keep the ancillary characters fresh in the minds of the audience. Those minor scenes, though, last a whopping 30 to 45 seconds, never providing enough time for those sequences to do anything of importance. The end result is a film that goes beyond cheesy to so sugary sweet I wanted to get my teeth checked after watching it. Even other blatant money grabs of the decade like the Transformers and G.I. Joe movies included risk and, well, real world stakes. There's nothing like that here, if you include winter not being able to go away...and the people of Earth literally giving up because of the snow and grayness. Really?

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