The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
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| The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | |
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 The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland movie poster |
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| Directed by | Gary Halvorson |
| Produced by | Alex Rockwell Marjorie Kalins |
| Written by | Mitchell Kriegman Joey Mazzarino |
| Starring | Kevin Clash Fran Brill Jerry Nelson Carmen Osbahr Martin P. Robinson David Rudman Caroll Spinney Steve Whitmire Frank Oz |
| Music by | John Debney Martin Erskine Michael A. Reagan |
| Cinematography | Alan Caso |
| Editing by | Alan Baumgarten |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Jim Henson Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  September 16, 1999 October 1, 1999 |
| Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$17,000,000 (estimated) |
| Preceded by | Sesame Street presents Follow That Bird |
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The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland was the second theatrical feature-length film based on the characters of the children's television series Sesame Street (after 1985's Follow That Bird). It co-starred Mandy Patinkin and Vanessa Williams. This film was produced by Columbia Pictures and Jim Henson Pictures, and originally released to movie theatres in 1999.
The film received moderately positive reviews, did poorly theatrically, despite the popularity of Sesame Street and the Elmo character. The film faced stiff competition from Pokémon: The First Movie and Toy Story 2. In total, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland made a total of $11,634,458 (on a $17,000,000 budget)during its two-month theatrical run. Similarly, its companion piece Muppets From Space, released the same year, suffered the same fate and performed poorly theatrically as well.
[edit] Plot summary
Elmo loves his fuzzy, blue blanket, and would never let anything happen to it. However, a tug-of-war with his friend Zoe, sends his blanket to a faraway land, and Elmo in hot pursuit. Facing life without his cherished blanket, Elmo musters all of his determination and courage and heads off on an action-packed rescue mission that plunges him into Grouchland, a place full of grouchy creatures, stinky garbage, and the villainous Huxley. Along the way, Elmo learns an important lesson about sharing, realizing that he was selfish with his friend and responsible for what happened.
[edit] Voice cast
- Kevin Clash as Elmo
- Fran Brill as Zoe, Prairie Dawn
- Jerry Nelson as Count von Count
- Carmen Osbahr as Rosita
- Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster
- David Rudman as Baby Bear
- Caroll Spinney as Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch
- Steve Whitmire as Ernie
- Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster
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| General: | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland • Elmo's World • Follow That Bird • Global Grover • Healthy Habits for Life • History • The Muppets • Play with Me Sesame • Sesame Beginnings • Sesame Street Unpaved • Sesame Workshop | |||
| Characters: | Humans • Celebrity guest stars • From international versions • Ordered by date of debut/last known appearance • Exclusive to books or movies | |||
| Production: | Puppeteers • Crew • Animators • Emmy awards and nominations • Songs • Fiction bibliography • Discography | |||
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