| The Happy Cricket | |
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| Directed by | Walbercy Ribas |
| Produced by | Juliana Ribas English version: Cleber Redondo Francisco D. Lourenço |
| Written by | Walbercy Ribas |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Ruriá Duprat |
| Studio | Start Animation Studios |
| Distributed by | Hoyts General Cinema Paris Filmes Clever Image Studios (DVD) |
| Release date(s) | 20 July 2001 |
| Running time | 80 min. |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$4 million[1] |
The Happy Cricket (Portuguese: O Grilo Feliz) is a 2001 animated children's fantasy film directed by Walbercy Ribas. The film is about a singing cricket who must rescue his friends from the lizard, Wartlord, and save Linda the Night Star from that villain's grasp.
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The title character was first seen in local commercials for Sharp Electronics in the 1980s.[1] The film spent over 20 years in development,[1] and 30 months in production.[2]
The English-language dub is dedicated to one of its voice actors, Bob Papenbrook.
In early 2009, 20th Century Fox released a CGI sequel, O Grilo Feliz e os Insetos Gigantes (The Happy Cricket and the Giant Insects).