| | | A tale you'll never forget
Features: DVD
It's Piglet's first movie--and it's a BIG one! You'll delight in this wonderful story of friendship, fun and appreciation in which Pooh and all his pals learn it doesn't take somebody big to do big things. Piglet disappears into the 100 Acre Wood after hearing he is "just too small" to help with a hunny-gathering scheme. Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and the others must then use Piglet's scrapbook of memories to find him. Soon, they realize just how big a part Piglet plays in their many adventures together!
"In the knockabout world of animated movies, Piglet's Big Movie is an oasis of gentleness and wit." Stephen Holden, New York Times
Editor's Note
Winnie the Pooh and his loveable gang of friends are back in this Disney follow up to 2000's THE TIGGER MOVIE. This time around Pooh's smallest pal is given the star treatment in this sweet and touching adaptation of A. A.Milne's original short stories. Set to a lyrical and lighthearted soundtrack by Carly Simon, the adventure begins in the Hundred-Acre-Wood as the gang gets ready for the Honey Harvest. Much to his chagrin, Piglet (Voice of John Fiedler) is left out of the festivities because he is declared too small to help, so the unsung hero abandons his pals to wander the wood and think about his place, however small, in the world. Eventually Winnie (Voice of Jim Cummings), Tigger (also Cummings), Rabbit (Voice of Ken Sansom), Eeyore (Peter Cullen), Owl (Voice of Andre Stojka), and Christopher Robin (Voice of Tom Wheatley) realize that their friend is missing and set out to find him with the help of Piglet's "Book of Memories," a scrapbook of their adventures. As the gang searches for Piglet they relive their many adventures, told in flashbacks, and realize what an important part he has played in each of their lives. This sweet-tempered, feel-good adventure is full of empowering messages of self worth for children of all ages; Piglet proves that sometimes heroes can come in the tiniest of packages.
| Features | DVD-ROM: Make your own coloring book! | | Piglet's Big Book of Memories: Find Piglet's drawings as you search along with Pooh, Rabbit, Kanga and Piglet | | The World According to Piglet: Your own 3-D book of memories, filled with "Pigletisms" | | Sing-Along: Viewing mode with follow along on-screen words for every song in the movie! |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista (Disney) |
| Release Date: 8/22/2006 |
| Running Time: 75 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 2219 | | UPC: 00786936221947 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.66:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Francis Glebas - Director | | Michelle Pappalardo-Robinson - Producer | | Andre Stojka - Voice Of | | Jim Cummings - Voice Of | | John Fiedler - Voice Of | | Kath Soucie - Voice Of | | Brian Hohlfeld - Writer |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Screenwriter Brian Holhlfeld imbues the animals with the easily recognizable foibles and insecurities that have made Milne's stories so endearing through the generations..." 03/24/2003 p.26Box Office
"...It's a cute film that continues the tradition of the Winnie the Pooh series with simple stories and simple animation. Very young children will enjoy the characters and the numerous songs..." 05/01/2003 p.59 Chicago Sun-Times
"...At its core, PIGLET'S BIG MOVIE promotes peaceful co-existence....[The] lesson will resonate with the movie's target audience..." 03/23/2003 p.5 Los Angeles Times
"...The voice actors, who include Tom Wheatley as the animals' human pal, the young Christopher Robin, are all wonderfully expressive and ideally matched to the animated characters..." 03/21/2003 p.C8 Sight and Sound
"...The drawn medium allows for a surprisingly clever sequence towards the end..." 10/01/2003 p.59 San Francisco Examiner 8 of 10
Piglet's Big Movie is so sweet, so earnest, so utterly guileless, it's hard not to be charmed. And the 75-minute running time makes it the perfect first movie for very young children. The tykes at a recent Saturday morning screening barely shifted or stirred, they were so enraptured. - Christy Lemire
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