Stuart Little (1999)

Director:

Rob Minkoff

Writers (WGA):

E.B. White (book)
M. Night Shyamalan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 December 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

The Little Family Just Got Bigger

Plot:

The Little family adopt a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him.

Plot Keywords:

Mouse | Cat | Part Computer Animation | Cat Actor | Anthropomorphic

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael J. Fox	...	Stuart Little (voice)
Geena Davis	...	Mrs. Eleanor Little
Hugh Laurie	...	Mr. Fredrick Little
Jonathan Lipnicki	...	George Little
Nathan Lane	...	Snowbell 'Snow', the Little's house-cat (voice)
Chazz Palminteri	...	Smokey, the Chief Alley-Cat (voice)
Steve Zahn	...	Monty the Mouth (voice)
Jim Doughan	...	Detective Allen / Voice of Lucky (Alley Cat)
David Alan Grier	...	Red (Alley Cat) (voice)
Bruno Kirby	...	Mr. Reginald 'Reggie' Stout (voice)
Jennifer Tilly	...	Mrs. Camille Stout (voice)
Stan Freberg	...	Race Announcer (voice)
Jeffrey Jones	...	Uncle Crenshaw Little
Connie Ray	...	Aunt Tina Little
Allyce Beasley	...	Aunt Beatrice Little

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief language.

Runtime:

84 min | Spain:81 min (DVD edition)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | Dutch

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:G | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:G | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:PG | Australia:G | Spain:T | Philippines:G | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

When Stuart is playing the guitar he does a duck walk similar to the one Marty McFly does in Back to the Future (1985). Both characters were played by Michael J. Fox.

Goofs:

Continuity: When George and Stuart are asked to leave the room while the Littles and Stouts talk, George picks Stuart up in his palm and Stuart's tail hangs over the edge of George's hand. When they show the two walking out of the room, Stuart's tail is now underneath his butt and not hanging.

Quotes:

Stuart Little: Snow, where are you going?
Snowbell: Oh, I gotta yawn, stare at traffic, lick myself. And believe me, that could take hours if you do it right.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Andy Richter Controls the Universe: Bully the Kid (#2.9)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

If You Can't Rock Me

Think Big

Truly a family movie, especially made for kids. That explains all; the absurdity, the irrational acts, the incredible story and yet the finale.

Don't mess the story by thinking how can it happen in real life, because it won't.

The casts are well chosen, unfortunately Jonathan Lipnicki is less adorable than his appearance in Jerry MacGuire. Geena Davis is very standard as well as the other casts. But look at that little mouse! He's so adorable indeed, very sweet and beautifully made to make you fall in love with him from the first sight.

Well, it worked well, at least from the ratings and the gross income.

A family classic movie. Watch it on a Sunday morning. It will lift your spirit up.