Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue
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{{Infobox film
| image = Misty Island Rescue.jpg
| caption = Official poster
| director = Greg Tiernan
| writer = Sharon Miller
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Nicole Stinn (Nitrogen)
- Denise Green (HIT)
}}
| narrator = {{plainlist|
- Michael Angelis (UK)
- Michael Brandon (US)
}}
| music = Robert Hartshorne
| cinematography =
| editing = Kevin Pavlovic
| studio = HIT Entertainment
| distributor = HIT Entertainment
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Ben Small (UK)
- Martin Sherman (US)
- Jules de Jongh (US)
- William Hope (US)
- David Bedella (US)
- Glenn Wrage (US)
- Keith Wickham
- Teresa Gallagher (UK)
- Togo Igawa
- Kerry Shale
- Matt Wilkinson
}}
| released = {{Film date|2010|07|03|US|2010|10|02|UK}}
| runtime = 63 minutes{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/misty-island-rescue-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mjy1nzy|title=Misty Island Rescue|website=www.bbfc.co.uk}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $175,885{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr300438021/|title = Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue}}
}}
Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue is a 2010 British computer-animated fantasy adventure film and the fourth feature-length special based on the television series Thomas & Friends. The film was produced and distributed by HIT Entertainment with animation production by Canadian-based Nitrogen Studios.{{Cite web|title=DVD Review: Thomas and Friends - Misty Island Rescue|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/lifestyle/dvd-review-thomas-and-friends-misty-island-rescue/VC5D6TIYCZX7BACEIVYVVL5MRQ/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}{{Cite web|last=Simierski|title="Misty Island Rescue - A Review"|url=http://www.britishrailwaystories.com/2010/10/misty-island-rescue-review.html|access-date=2021-05-06}}{{Cite web|title=Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue Blu-ray & DVD Review|url=https://www.dvdizzy.com/thomas-mistyislandrescue.html|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.dvdizzy.com}}{{Citation|title=Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue Blu-ray Release Date September 7, 2010|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Thomas-and-Friends-Misty-Island-Rescue-Blu-ray/13005/|access-date=2021-05-06}} Thomas travels to "Misty Island" in search of Jobi wood before returning home to prepare for the opening of the Sodor Search & Rescue Centre.
Misty Island Rescue was first released in the United States on 3 July 2010 as a limited theatrical release.{{Cite web |date= |title=Marcus Theatres® Announces New Family-Friendly Alternate Programming Schedule at Select Theatre Locations - Marcus Theatres - pitchengine.com |url=http://www.pitchengine.com/marcustheatres/marcus-theatres-announces-new-familyfriendly-alternate-programming-schedule-at-select-theatre-locations/26688/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021111128/http://www.pitchengine.com/marcustheatres/marcus-theatres-announces-new-familyfriendly-alternate-programming-schedule-at-select-theatre-locations/26688/ |archive-date=2009-10-21 |access-date= |website=www.pitchengine.com}} The special was also given a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|url=https://old.filmdates.co.uk/films/month/2010/october/|title=UK Cinema Release Dates | October 2010 Films|website=old.filmdates.co.uk}}
Plot
A new Sodor Search and Rescue Centre is being built for Harold the Helicopter, Rocky the Crane, and a new lifeboat; Jobi wood from Japan is required to build it. All of the engines want to help deliver the Jobi wood. Salty, the dockyard diesel, tells the other engines about Misty Island off the southern coast of Sodor that is perpetually surrounded by mist. Thomas inadvertently insults Diesel 10 who then attempts to prove himself by taking the Jobi wood. Thomas chases Diesel and the Jobi wood is lost in the sea after Diesel almost falls off an unfinished bridge. Thomas saves Diesel and is rewarded with a visit to the mainland. Thomas is carried on a raft behind the boat, but the chain snaps and Thomas wakes up only to find himself on Misty Island.
Thomas explores the island and soon finds it to be inhabited by logging Locos: a Climax Class C engine named Ferdinand and two small twins, Bash and Dash, who were sent to the island after causing trouble on the mainland. Sir Topham Hatt receives a call telling him Thomas is missing. A search party is sent to find him.
Thomas discovers a logging station and learns that Misty Island is the only place other than Japan that grows Jobi wood. He and the others decide to go back to Sodor with some of the wood using the tunnel that connects Misty Island to Sodor. Halfway through the tunnel, it caves in on both sides. Thomas finds a hole in the ceiling of the tunnel and puffs steam out through it, which is seen by the rest of the engines. Percy and the garbage dump Whiff go into the tunnel. Percy and Whiff charge through the collapse and rescue Thomas and the logging locos. Thomas and the logging locos attend the grand opening of the search and rescue centre. Diesel 10 watches the engines from above, and vows revenge.
Voice cast
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=United Kingdom=
- Ben Small as Thomas, Ferdinand and Toby
- Matt Wilkinson as Bash, Victor, Rocky, Cranky, Kevin and the Dock Manager
- Keith Wickham as Captain, Dash, Percy, Whiff, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Harold and Sir Topham Hatt
- Kerry Shale as Diesel
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily
- Togo Igawa as Hiro
=United States=
- Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
- William Hope as Bash, Whiff, Edward, Rocky, Toby and the Dock Manager
- Kerry Shale as Dash, Henry, Gordon, James, Harold, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt
- Michael Brandon as Diesel
- Glenn Wrage as Ferdinand and Cranky
- Jules de Jongh as Emily
- David Bedella as Victor
=Both=
- Keith Wickham as Salty and Captain
- Togo Igawa as Hiro
- Matt Wilkinson as Diesel 10 (post-credit scene)
Reception
Common Sense Media gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and said of the film, "For fans of Thomas & Friends, this is standard fare and follows the formula that is well established."{{cite web |last1=Schonfeld |first1=Renee |title=Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/thomas-friends-misty-island-rescue |website=Common Sense Media |access-date=11 April 2021}} On Rotten Tomatoes, Renee Schonfield gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and said the "latest train adventures are suspenseful but not too scary".{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thomas_and_friends_misty_island_rescue_2010 |title=Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue |website=rottentomatoes.com}}
References
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External links
{{wikiquote|Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue}}
- {{IMDb title|1683981}}
{{Greg Tiernan}}
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Category:2010 direct-to-video films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:Animated films about trains
Category:British adventure comedy-drama films
Category:British computer-animated films
Category:British direct-to-video films
Category:Films directed by Greg Tiernan
Category:Lionsgate animated films