| Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers | |
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| Directed by | Scott Jeralds |
| Produced by | Scott Jeralds Tom Minton |
| Written by | Chris Painter |
| Starring | Dan Castellaneta Dee Bradley Baker Kevin Michael Richardson Kathy Najimy Charles Nelson Reilly Wallace Shawn Mark Hamill |
| Music by | Mark Watters |
| Studio | Turner Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation Toon City |
| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
| Release date(s) | August 22, 2006 |
| Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers is a 2006 animated made-for-video motion picture starring Tom and Jerry.
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The movie starts above an ocean, which is having a huge storm. A group of jolly pirates are sailing on their ship, and all of them are scared of the thunderstorm. Meanwhile, a brave captain warns his pirates to have low sails.
After that, the movie continues with Tom and Jerry travel aboard a pirate ship whose captain, Red Pirate Ron, is searching for the "Lost Treasure of the Spanish Mane." By chance, a wave carries the map to the treasure aboard. Tom hides the map, but is warned by the ghost of the Spanish Mane's captain, Don Diego de Clippershears, that if the map is not returned to the ocean by sunset a curse will begin.
At one point, Tom and Jerry escape from a giant squid by using a cannon. The ship is then attacked by Ron's brother, Blue Pirate Bob. Bob's crew manages to steal the map, but Ron retrieves it and shoots down his brother's ship.
The sun sets and the ghost appears as a crew of skeleton pirates. Ron's crew abandons ship, and their lifeboat lands on top of the giant squid that Tom and Jerry fought earlier. Angry at Tom for not warning him about the curse, Ron expects him to row all the way to the island where the treasure is buried. Tom, however, leaves Ron's men stranded and takes only himself and Jerry to the island.
When they arrive, they meet Purple Pirate Paul(he calls himself Barnacle Paul because he doesn't want be in the color scheme) , Ron and Bob's brother. He, too, is looking for the treasure, but is discouraged, having searched for over 40 years. Tom and Jerry are about to go on when Ron arrives and tells Paul that Tom has the map. Tom and Jerry run until they reach the entrance to the tomb of Don Diego.
A stone chicken guards the tomb, but Tom and Jerry defeat it. After maneuvering through many traps and tests, they reach the cave that contains the treasure. Tom rushes inside and is shocked to see the same giant squid standing guard. When it recognizes Tom, it shrieks in fear, and a stalactite crushes it. Tom and Jerry retrieve the treasure.
When Tom exits the tomb, Ron, Paul, and Bob begin to fight over the treasure. Jerry seizes this opportunity to sneak it away and onto Bob's ship, which has been fully repaired. Tom uses a palm tree to catapult himself onto the ship.
Jerry is made captain of the ship while Tom is made to swab the deck. Meanwhile, Ron, Bob, Paul and their crews remain on the island, running from the stone chicken.
The movie makes extensive use of the classic MGM Tom and Jerry sound effects, including the famous Tom scream. Also, Mark Watters' music comes closer to original Tom and Jerry composer Scott Bradley's jazzy scores from the 1940s and 1950s than many of the other direct-to-video films.
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