The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)

Directors:

Terry L. Noss
Richard Rich

Writers:

Judy Rothman Rofé (writer)
E.B. White (book)

Release Date:

1 March 2001 (Australia)

Genre:

Animation

Plot Keywords:

Mute | Swan | Jazz | Trumpet | Montana

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jason Alexander	...	Father (voice)
Mary Steenburgen	...	Mother (voice)
Reese Witherspoon	...	Serena (voice)
Seth Green	...	Boyd (voice)
Carol Burnett	...	Mrs. Hammerbotham (voice)
Joe Mantegna	...	Monty (voice)
Sam Gifaldi	...	Sam (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Louie (voice) (as Dee Baker)
Melissa Disney	...	Billie (voice)
Elizabeth Daily	...	Ella (voice) (as E.G. Daily)
Pamela Adlon	...	A.G. Skinner (voice) (as Pamela Segall Adlon)
Steve Vinovich	...	Maurice / Ranger (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Senator (voice)
Michael Winslow	...	(voice)
David Jeremiah	...	The squirrel / the falcon (voice)

Runtime:

Australia:75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | USA:G

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: The trumpet changes color throughout the film. Sometimes the trumpet's color is gold, when the trumpet is supposed to be silver.

Quotes:

Ella: [while Ella and Billie are playing a game, Louie stands nearby] You've got the beat, bro. Wanna join in?
Louie: [to himself] If only she knew how much.
Ella: Oh, sorry.
Billie: Now see what you did?
Ella: Sorry. It's not my fault he's, you know, defective.

Movie Connections:

Features Rabbit Fire (1951)

Banal and unoriginal but so cute!

You don't have to tell me that cuteness alone is not a factor by which an entire movie can be judged. But even so, this movie just has so much cuteness that one could actually sit through it and keep him engrossed. Besides which the movie isn't very long at all and barely touches 70 minutes and therefore, you aren't really likely to get bored. The dubbing or lip syncing does seem a bit subpar though and I don't know if they've done that intentionally? I would recommend this movie for young children as they would certainly appreciate. As an adult or parent, if you have nothing better to do than watching this short film may leave you warm and fuzzy inside. Nothing wrong with that is there?