The Trumpet of the Swan (film)
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| Directed by |
Richard Rich Terry L. Noss |
| Produced by | Paul J. Newman Lin Oliver |
| Screenplay by | Judy Rothman Rofé |
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The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White |
| Starring |
Jason Alexander Mary Steenburgen Reese Witherspoon Seth Green Carol Burnett Joe Mantegna Dee Bradley Baker |
| Music by | Marcus Miller |
| Edited by | Joe Campana |
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| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $102,202 |
The Trumpet of the Swan is a 2001 animated film produced by Nest Family Entertainment and RichCrest Animation Studios, directed by Richard Rich & Terry L. Noss, and distributed by TriStar Pictures, being TriStar's first animated film since 1988's Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw.
Based on E. B. White's popular children's book of the same name, it tells the story of a young trumpeter swan who is born with muteness and is vying for the attention of a beautiful pen. He overcomes this by learning to play the trumpet.
This film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Many stated the animation was poor, that the charm of the original book was lost, the characters were dull, the casting did not match, the songs were unmemorable and that the character design was awful. But the most common criticism of the film version was that it did not follow the original story well, which disappointed many fans of the book. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film scored a 15% 'Rotten' rating.
It failed to get an audience at the box office, for two reasons, a small limited release, and the release of Shrek the following week would cause the film to lose most of its audience. By the end of its run, the film grossed a mere $102,202.
In 2001, it was nominated by the Casting Society of America for best voice-casting in an animated film, but lost the award to Disney's The Emperor's New Groove. It is notable, however, that an independent animated film would be able to win such a nomination. It was the last film based on a book by E. B. White until 2006's Charlotte's Web.
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