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)
Julie Nathanson	...	Felicity (voice)
Dana Daurey	...	Apathy (voice)
Michael Kostroff	...	The waiter (voice)
Lee Magnuson	...	(voice)
Steve Franken	...	Bud (voice)
Norman Parker	...	The policeman (voice)
Jack Angel	...	Justice of the geese (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Paramedic / Newscaster / Serena (voice)
Little Richard	...	Song Performer (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gary Anthony Williams	...	Sweets (voice)
Jeffrey Schoeny	...	Young Louie (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Terry L. Noss
Richard Rich

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Judy Rothman Rofé		writer
E.B. White		book

Produced by
Paul J. Newman	....	producer
Terry L. Noss	....	co-producer
Lin Oliver	....	producer
Richard Rich	....	co-producer
Thomas J. Tobin	....	co-producer
Seldon Young	....	executive producer (as Seldon O. Young)

Original Music by
Marcus Miller

Film Editing by
Joe Campana		(as Joseph L. Campana)

Casting by
Bernie Van De Yacht
Katy Wallin

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Helena Collins-Liuag	....	assistant director

Art Department
Floro Dery	....	storyboard artist
Steven E. Gordon	....	storyboard artist
Larry Scholl	....	storyboard artist
Mark Sonntag	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Robby Bartholomew	....	sound recordist
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer
Dean St. John	....	foley mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Thomas Vicari	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Brian McSweeney	....	computer animation supervisor
Brian McSweeney	....	effects animation supervisor

Animation Department
Anette Ahlholm	....	background artist
Bronwen Barry	....	animator
Bronwen Barry	....	character designer
Mannix Bennett	....	background artist
Diane Best	....	background artist
Kimberly Bowles	....	layout assistant
John Celestri	....	animator
Denis Deegan	....	overseas animation coordinator
Patrick Gleeson	....	animator
Steven E. Gordon	....	animator
Mike Hodgson	....	layout designer
Elena Kravets	....	animator
Elena Kravets	....	character designer
Jeanette Nouribekian	....	color model stylist
Robert Orona	....	layout artist (as Robert Orona Jr.)
Jeff Reese	....	background artist
Dennis Richards	....	layout supervisor
Jeff Richards	....	background supervisor
Junn Roca	....	background artist
Kim Spink	....	background artist
Donald Towns	....	background artist
Nadia Vurbenova	....	background artist

Casting Department
Moira R. Fitzmaurice	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
James Koford	....	supervising editor
Lee Wimer	....	color timer

Music Department
Michele Aristy	....	score assistant
Charley Harrison	....	composer: song "Learning to Fly" (as Charles Harrison)
Charley Harrison	....	orchestrator (as Charles Harrison)

Other crew
Mercedes Coats	....	executive assistant to producer
Anne Fletcher	....	choreographer
Reva Solomon	....	director of development

Production Companies

• TriStar Pictures (presents)
• Nest Family Entertainment
• RichCrest Animation

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• TriStar Pictures (2001) (USA)

Other Companies

• Hannibal Studios  score recording facility

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:

Boyd: [while playing Marco Polo] No fair! Louie didn't say "polo"!
Ella: Well, he can't talk.
Boyd: Can't talk? And he calls himself a Trumpeter Swan? I don't think so.
Billie: Louie can't help it. Father says he's, you know,
[whispering]
Billie: defective.
Boyd: Well, defect, Marco Polo is a talking game, and if you can't talk, you can't play!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "My Gym Partner's a Monkey: The Frog Principal/Meet the Spidermonkeys (#4.1)" (2007)

truly awful

This is one of the worst animated features I have ever seen. I can't see how this silly and convoluted story (and minimal animation) would appeal to either a child or an adult. Despite using a 'name' cast, the voice talents don't gel on screen. There is no depth to the storyline and in the end leaves you completely uninvolved with either the characters or the narrative.