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Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! (86 min)
Synopsis: An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, which thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle!
Cast: Jim Carrey (Horton); Steve Carell (Mayor Ned McDodd); Carol Burnett (The Sour Kangaroo); Will Arnett (Vlad Vladikoff); Seth Rogen (Morton); Dan Fogler (The Chairman, Yummo Wickersham); Isla Fisher (Dr. Mary Lou LaRue); Jonah Hill (Tommy); Amy Poehler (Sally O'Malley-McDodd); Jaime Pressly (Mrs. Quilligan); Jesse McCartney (JoJo McDodd); Fletcher Sheridan (JoJo's singing voice); Josh Flitter (Rudy Kangaroo); Niecy Nash (Miss Yelp); Laura Ortiz (Jessica Quilligan); Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Angela); Joey King (Katie); Bill Farmer (Willie); Marshall Efron and Tim Nordquist (Nits and Nuts Wickersham and other Wickershams); Heather Goldenhersh (Who Girl); Selena Gomez (Helga McDodd); Charles Osgood (The Narrator); Laraine Newman (Glummox Mom)
Directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino
US Release Date: March 14, 2008 (Premiered on March 8 at Westwood Village Theatre)
US Home Media Release Dates: December 9, 2008 (DVD/Blu-ray)
Trivia:
• Original score by John Powell
• The first Dr. Seuss adaptation fully animated using CGI technology.
• After the critical and commercial failure of the 2003 film The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss' widow, Audrey Geisel, was so dissatisfied with the film that she then decided not to allow any more live-action feature films based on his work. In March 2005, Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation president Chris Meledandri approached Geisel about getting the adaptation rights for Horton Hears a Who. After seeing some models and animation tests, Geisel eventually agreed on "a seven-figure deal" for both the book and its predecessor Horton Hatches the Egg. Geisel was credited as an executive producer and watched production up close. She also gave the directors full access to her late husband's archives, including his original sketches, 3-D sculptures, and even memos Dr. Seuss traded with Chuck Jones during the production of the Grinch TV special.
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Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! (86 min)
Synopsis: An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, which thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle!
Cast: Jim Carrey (Horton); Steve Carell (Mayor Ned McDodd); Carol Burnett (The Sour Kangaroo); Will Arnett (Vlad Vladikoff); Seth Rogen (Morton); Dan Fogler (The Chairman, Yummo Wickersham); Isla Fisher (Dr. Mary Lou LaRue); Jonah Hill (Tommy); Amy Poehler (Sally O'Malley-McDodd); Jaime Pressly (Mrs. Quilligan); Jesse McCartney (JoJo McDodd); Fletcher Sheridan (JoJo's singing voice); Josh Flitter (Rudy Kangaroo); Niecy Nash (Miss Yelp); Laura Ortiz (Jessica Quilligan); Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Angela); Joey King (Katie); Bill Farmer (Willie); Marshall Efron and Tim Nordquist (Nits and Nuts Wickersham and other Wickershams); Heather Goldenhersh (Who Girl); Selena Gomez (Helga McDodd); Charles Osgood (The Narrator); Laraine Newman (Glummox Mom)
Directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino
US Release Date: March 14, 2008 (Premiered on March 8 at Westwood Village Theatre)
US Home Media Release Dates: December 9, 2008 (DVD/Blu-ray)
Trivia:
• Original score by John Powell
• The first Dr. Seuss adaptation fully animated using CGI technology.
• After the critical and commercial failure of the 2003 film The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss' widow, Audrey Geisel, was so dissatisfied with the film that she then decided not to allow any more live-action feature films based on his work. In March 2005, Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation president Chris Meledandri approached Geisel about getting the adaptation rights for Horton Hears a Who. After seeing some models and animation tests, Geisel eventually agreed on "a seven-figure deal" for both the book and its predecessor Horton Hatches the Egg. Geisel was credited as an executive producer and watched production up close. She also gave the directors full access to her late husband's archives, including his original sketches, 3-D sculptures, and even memos Dr. Seuss traded with Chuck Jones during the production of the Grinch TV special.
The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.
