The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

{{Infobox film

|name = The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

|image = The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina.jpg

|caption = Film poster

|director = Glenn Chaika

|producer = Kurt Albrecht
Elizabeth Dreyer
Andrew Herwitz
John Lanza
Mercedes J. Sichon
Thomas L. Wilhite

|writer = Willard Carroll

|based_on = Thumbelina by
Hans Christian Andersen

|starring = Jennifer Love Hewitt
Elijah Wood
Peter Gallagher
Jon Stewart

|music = William Finn
Randall Crissman

|studio = Miramax Home Entertainment
Hyperion Animation

|distributor = Buena Vista Home Entertainment

|released = {{Film date|2002|08|06|ref1={{cite web|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-adventures-of-tom-thumb-and-thumbelina|title=The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina|publisher=Common Sense Media|first=Brian|last=Costello|access-date=July 9, 2020}}}}

|runtime = 74 minutes

|country = United States

|language = English

|gross = €23,531 (Italy)

}}

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina is a 2002 American animated fantasy film directed by Glenn Chaika and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Elijah Wood, Peter Gallagher, and Jon Stewart. Produced by Hyperion Animation, the film was distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment under the Miramax Home Entertainment label.

Plot

After escaping from the circus, to which she was kidnapped as a baby who was the long lost princess, and then reunited with her and returned to her lost home, tiny Thumbelina (Jennifer Love Hewitt) sets out to find others of her diminutive stature and the place where she belongs. She happens upon Tom Thumb (Elijah Wood), who was raised by a good normal-sized man. He is not only similar to her in size, but is also looking for others like him. But just as they fall in love, Thumbelina is taken prisoner by the terribly sinister Mole King (Peter Gallagher), who wants to make her his bride. Thumbelina is the daughter of King and Queen of Gemworld.

Voice Cast

{{Cast listing|

Jennifer Love Hewitt as Thumbelina/Princess Maya
Elijah Wood as Tom Thumb/Prince Horace
Peter Gallagher as Mole King
Jon Stewart as Godfrey
Rachel Griffiths as Albertine Sparrow
Robert Guillaume as Ben
Jane Leeves as Margaret Beetle
Alexandra Boyd as Bertha Beetle
Emma Samms as Shelley Beetle
Esai Morales as Vergas Mouse
Yvette Freeman as Leola Mouse
Michael Chiklis as Roman. King Webster, Thumbelina's Father
Bebe Neuwirth as Thumbelina's Mother
Yul Vazquez as Gibson Mouse
Jack Johnson as The Bug Collector
Brad Kane as singing voice of Tom Thumb
John Patrick White as Daniel

}}

Production

The film is copyrighted 1999 but was not released until 2002. It was distributed internationally to Italy, where it debuted on 75 screens in 2004, earning €23,531 in its initial week of release.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0185143/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=July 9, 2020}}

Reception

Kevin Lee of DVD Verdict found the film "guilty", writing "Walt Disney is being held in contempt of this court for The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina. This is simply not up to the usual standards of the Mouse House."{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Kevin|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/tomthumbthumbelina.php|title=The Adventures Of Tom Thumb And Thumbelina|website=DVD Verdict|access-date=October 24, 2011|date=September 27, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428205555/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/tomthumbthumbelina.php|archive-date=April 28, 2012}} Brian Costello of Common Sense Media gave the film four stars out of five, saying the film is "a fun tale with enough constant action and snappy dialogue to keep both children and adults entertained."

=Awards=

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina won a 2003 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in the Direct to Video category.{{cite news|last1=Baisley|first1=Sarah|title=Disney Feature Animation And SpongeBob Squarepants Earn Double Gold|url=http://www.awn.com/news/disney-feature-animation-and-spongebob-squarepants-earn-double-gold|access-date=19 May 2016|work=Animation World Network|date=26 March 2003}} In addition, the film was nominated for a 2003 DVD Premiere Award (administered by the DVD Exclusive Awards) in the categories of Best Animated Character Performance (Elijah Wood) and Best Animated DVD Premiere Movie.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}