Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985)

Directors:

Bernard Deyriès
Kimio Yabuki

Writers:

Jean Chalopin (story) &
Howard R. Cohen (story) ...
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Release Date:

15 November 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Rainbow Brite lights up the screen in her first big movie.

Plot:

Rainbow Brite must stop an evil princess and her underlings from taking over the planet Spectra.

Plot Keywords:

Princess | Rainbow | Rainbow Brite | Diamond | Horse

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Bettina Bush	...	Rainbow Brite (voice) (as Bettina)
Pat Fraley	...	Lurky / On-X / Buddy Blue / Dog / Guard / Spectran / Slurthie / Glitterbot (voice) (as Patrick Fraley)
Peter Cullen	...	Murky Dismal / Castle Monster / Glitterbot / Guard / Skydancer / Slurthie (voice)
Robbie Lee	...	Twink / Shy Violet / Indigo / La La Orange / Spectran / Sprites (voice)
Andre Stojka	...	Starlite / Wizard / Spectran (voice)
David Mendenhall	...	Krys (voice)
Rhonda Aldrich	...	The Princess / The Creature (voice)
Les Tremayne	...	Orin / Bombo / TV announcer (voice)
Mona Marshall	...	Red Butler / Witch / Spectran / Castle Creature / Patty O'Green / Canary Yellow (voice)
Jonathan Harris	...	Count Blogg (voice)
Marissa Mendenhall	...	Stormy (voice)
Scott Menville	...	Brian (voice)
Charles Adler	...	Popo (voice)
David Workman	...	Sargeant Zombo (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Lee	...	Additional voices (uncredited)

Directed by
Bernard Deyriès
Kimio Yabuki

Writing credits
Jean Chalopin		(story) &
Howard R. Cohen		(story)
Howard R. Cohen		(written by)

Produced by
Jean Chalopin	....	executive producer
Jean Chalopin	....	producer
Andy Heyward	....	executive producer
Andy Heyward	....	producer
Tetsuo Katayama	....	producer
Alan Lee	....	associate producer
Victor Villegas	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Shuki Levy
Haim Saban

Cinematography by
Hirokata Takahashi

Film Editing by
Yutaka Chikura

Casting by
Marsha Goodman
Ginny McSwain

Art Direction by
Rich Rudish

Production Management
William R. Kowalchuk Jr.	....	post-production supervisor
JoEllyn Marlow	....	production supervisor
Kevin O'Donnell	....	executive in charge of production
Bonnie Sehenuk	....	associate post-production supervisor (as Bonnie J. Sehenuk)

Art Department
Yasuyuki Chiba	....	art designer
Mayumi Hodozuka	....	art designer
Tetsuo Imazawa	....	storyboard artist
Miyoko Kohama	....	art designer (as Hiyoko Kohama)
Emiko Koizumi	....	art designer
Yoshihisa Matsumoto	....	storyboard assistant
Akio Mitani	....	storyboard assistant
Hiromi Morikawa	....	art designer
Takuko Nagashima	....	art designer
Takeshi Waki	....	art designer
Kimio Yabuki	....	storyboard artist
Hiroshi Yoshikawa	....	art designer

Sound Department
Terry Lynn Allen	....	sound editor (as Terry L. Allen)
Nick Alphin	....	sound re-recording mixer
John H. Arrufat	....	sound editor (as J.H. Arrufat)
Denis Blais	....	foley assistant
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Alan Bromberg	....	dialogue editor (as Allen Bromberg)
Terry Burke	....	foley director
Richard Bruce Elliott	....	sound editor (as Bruce Elliot)
Tom Gerard	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Thomas Gerard)
Leonard T. Geschke	....	sound editor (as Lenny Geschke)
Joe Gilbert	....	assistant sound editor
Lisa Gilbert	....	assistant sound editor
Barry Gilmore	....	sound effects creation editor
Theresa Gilroy-Nielsen	....	track reader (as Theresa Gilroy)
Robert Hudson	....	track reader (as Robert Hudson III)
Allen Hurd	....	sound recordist
James J. Isaacs	....	sound editor
Armetta Jackson-Hamlett	....	sound editor (as Armetta Jackson)
Elliott Koretz	....	sound editor (as Elliott L. Koretz)
Jeremy MacLaverty	....	sound effects creation editor (as Jeremy McLaverty)
Dan M. Rich	....	dialogue editor
Rob Rule	....	track reader
Greg P. Russell	....	sound recording engineer (as Greg Russell)
Walt Sturgeon	....	muldoon operator
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	supervising sound editor (as Don Warner)
Robert Waxman	....	lead sound editor (as Bob Waxman)
Ronnie Leon White	....	assistant sound editor (as Ronnie White)

Special Effects by
Masayuki Nakajima	....	special effects
Kô Yamamoto	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Tomoko Akisaka	....	camera operator
Atsuo Fukushima	....	camera operator
Mitsue Inoue	....	camera operator
Norihisa Ishizuka	....	camera operator
Izumi Kasama	....	camera operator
Takeo Kobayashi	....	camera operator
Harutoshi Miyagawa	....	camera operator
Hajime Noguchi	....	camera operator
Masaaki Oono	....	camera operator
Kôji Shiragami	....	camera operator (as Takaharu Shirakami)
Yasuyoshi Toyonaga	....	camera operator
Yasuji Watanabe	....	camera operator
Isao Yarimitsu	....	camera operator

Animation Department
Kumiko Ando	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Mitsuru Aoyama	....	key animator
Kiyomi Arakawa	....	painter: Peacock Studio
Laureen Burger	....	background designer
Laureen Burger	....	character designer
Myrna Bushman	....	timing: selected scenes
John Calmette	....	background designer
John Calmette	....	character designer
Katsumi Eguchi	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Kazuko Fujii	....	painter: Taka Production
Mayumi Fujimoto	....	animation checker
Mitsuya Fujimoto	....	animation production coordinator (as Mitsuya Fijimoto)
Hideaki Furusawa	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Takuma Haruka	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Ikuko Hashikita	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Atsumi Hashimoto	....	key animator
Makiko Hiraga	....	painter: Peacock Studio
Kahoru Hirata	....	key animator (as Kaoru Hirata)
Nobuyuki Hoga	....	key animator (as Nobuyuki Haga)
Takashi Hyôdô	....	key animator
Satoshi Ida	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Michio Ikeda	....	key animator
Shin'ichi Imakuma	....	key animator (as Shinichi Imakuma)
Hiroko Inoue	....	painter: Suzuki Animation
Atsushi Irie	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Shizuka Ishiguro	....	painter: Peacock Studio (as Shizu Ishiguro)
Kunitoshi Ishii	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Hidehiko Kadota	....	key animation checker
Hiroshi Kageyama	....	animator: Zaendou Studio
Isamu Kageyama	....	animation art director
Masaki Kajishima	....	key animator
Hitomi Kakubari	....	key animator
Katsuko Kanazawa	....	key animator
Yoshimi Kanbara	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Kotaro Kaneko	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Toshio Kaneko	....	key animator
Satoshi Kasai	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Atsuko Kawarai	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Yumiko Kawashima	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Fumiko Kawazoe	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Mieko Kesen	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Yumiko Kitajima	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Shigetaka Kiyoyama	....	key animator
Kazuhiro Kobayashi	....	painter: Kozue Animation
Miyoko Kobayashi	....	painter: Taka Production (as Miyoko Kobayoshi)
Takao Kohzai	....	layout director (as Takao Kouzai)
Yosuhiko Komori	....	painter: Tama Studio
Hiroshi Kugimiya	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio (as Hirashi Kigimiya)
Satoko Kumagai	....	painter: Crocus Studio
Rich Lynes	....	background designer
Rich Lynes	....	character designer
J. Kenton Manning	....	background designer
J. Kenton Manning	....	character designer
Kiyomi Masuda	....	key animator
Sachiko Masuda	....	painter: Peacock Studio
Kiyo Masudani	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Toshihide Masudate	....	animator: Zaendou Studio
Michiko Masui	....	painter: Taka Production
Keisuke Masunaga	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Michiko Matsuda	....	painter: Kozue Animation
Shinji Matsumoto	....	painter: Crocus Studio
Keiko Matsumura	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Satsuki Matsumura	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Yayoi Matsushita	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Takenori Mihara	....	key animator
Miyoko Mikado	....	painter: Kozue Animation
Kazuhiko Miyake	....	key animator
Yasunori Miyazawa	....	key animator
Noriko Mochizuki	....	animator: Cockpit Studio (as Yoriko Mochizuki)
Akemi Motohashi	....	animation checker
Yoshio Mukainakano	....	key animator
Sonomi Murase	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Hiromi Naganawa	....	animation checker
Shinobu Nakamura	....	painter: Suzuki Animation
Keiko Nemoto	....	painter: Suzuki Animation
Yuko Nishikawa	....	paint checker
Satoe Nishiyama	....	key animator
Susuki Norikata	....	painter: Suzuki Animation
Chizuko Ohshima	....	painter: Crocus Studio
Hiroshi Oikawa	....	key animator
Kouichi Okuno	....	painter: Tama Studio
Nobuyasu Omura	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Junzo Ono	....	key animator
Masanori Ooe	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Akiro Oshima	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Yoko Ozone	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Kayo Sakazume	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Kazuya Sakurada	....	painter: Taka Production
Shigeki Sato	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Toyoji Sawada	....	painter: Taka Production
Yuji Sawada	....	painter: Crocus Studio
Tsukasa Sekine	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Mayumi Shiba	....	painter: Taka Production
Masami Shimoda	....	key animator (as Masami Shimada)
Makoto Shinjo	....	key animator (as Makoto Shinjou)
Masato Sugimori	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Noriko Sugiyama	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Katsuhiko Suzuki	....	animator: Zaendou Studio
Kin'ichirô Suzuki	....	key animator (as Kinichiroi Suzuki)
Toshiko Suzuki	....	painter: Suzuki Animation
Yasuko Suzuki	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio (as Yasuko Suzuki)
Yasuko Suzuki	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio (as Yosuko Suzuki)
Yasuyuki Tada	....	key animator
Akinobu Takahashi	....	key animator (as Akinobia Takahashi)
Toshiyuki Takahashi	....	painter: Peacock Studio
Katsuo Takasaki	....	key animator
Yuichi Takoh	....	painter: Crocus Studio
Akemi Tamura	....	painter: Kozue Animation
Ayako Tan	....	painter: Crocus Studio
Yasushi Tanizawa	....	key animator
Machiko Tawara	....	painter: Peacock Studio
Akio Taya	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Masako Tochi	....	painter: Tama Studio
Kuniko Tsujimura	....	painter: Tama Studio
Mariko Tsukagoshi	....	painter: Suzuki Animation
Kaoru Uchida	....	painter: Tama Studio
Takako Ueki	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Chinatsu Ueno	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Momoko Ueno	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Shinobu Umeda	....	painter: Kozue Animation
Hiroshi Wagatsuma	....	layout director
Hajime Watanabe	....	animation studio producer
Yukie Watanabe	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Midori Yamada	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Midori Yamada	....	final checker
Fukuo Yamamoto	....	key animator
Takeshi Yamazaki	....	animator: Zaendou Studio
Yuichi Yanagihara	....	animator: Cockpit Studio
Hiroshi Yokobayashi	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio
Teiko Yonemura	....	painter: Tama Studio
Tadakatsu Yoshida	....	key animator (as Tadokatsu Yoshida)
Keiko Yoshizawa	....	painter: Kozue Animation (as Keiko Yoshieawa)
Asako Yuze	....	animator: Doga-Kobou Studio

Editorial Department
John Bonecutter	....	apprentice editor
James Briley	....	editorial supervisor
Karen M. Cockrell	....	post-production coordinator (as Karen Cockrell)
Linda Davies	....	editor: animation
Phil R. Defibaugh	....	videotape coordinator
Lars Floden	....	assistant editor
Ingrid Goncharoff	....	assistant editor
Kelly Hall	....	editor: animation
Ted Harrison	....	post-production coordinator
Patty Hayes	....	post-production coordinator
Jon Johnson	....	supervising editor (as Jon E. Johnson)
John Kelly	....	editor: animation
Richard Kelly	....	editor: animation
Mari Kishi	....	negative cutter
William R. Kowalchuk Jr.	....	supervising editor (as W.R. Kowalchuk Jr.)
Greg LaPlante	....	post-production coordinator (as Greg La Plante)
Marcelo Mainzer	....	apprentice editor
Melinda Miller	....	post-production coordinator
Izumi Okada	....	assistant editor
Brian Ravok	....	editor: animation
Tim Roberts	....	supervising editor
Lida Saskova	....	supervising editor (as Lida Parez Saskova)
Clinton A. Solomon	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Laurent Omont	....	music coordinator
Marty Wereski	....	music editorial supervisor

Other crew
Raul Alvarez	....	character development
Gayle Bergman	....	character development
Howard R. Cohen	....	voice recording director
Cheryl Cozad	....	executive consultant
Susie Cozad	....	character development
Lori Crawford	....	script coordinator
Gilles Deyriès	....	character development
Dan Drake	....	executive consultant
Nate Evans	....	character development
Mary Lou Faltico	....	character development
Masami Furukawa	....	production coordinator
John Hatfield	....	character development
Yuji Himaki	....	production coordinator
Paul Hindman	....	character development
Lanny Julian	....	executive consultant
Juli Koontz	....	character development
Mary Loberg	....	character development
Jim McDowell	....	executive consultant
Joe Morrison	....	executive consultant
Gerry Oliveira	....	character development
Kora Oliver	....	character development
Carl Phelps	....	character development
Tricia Piascik-Getz	....	production assistant
Coban Rudish	....	character development
Paul Rudish	....	character development
Junichi Sakata	....	production coordinator (as Jun Sakata)
G.G. Santiago	....	character development
Cassandra Schafhausen	....	executive consultant
Jeanne Slater	....	character development
Victor Villegas	....	talent coordinator
John Weems	....	executive consultant
Mary Wineland	....	character development

Production Companies

• DiC Enterprises
• Hallmark Properties

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (1985) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Tabac  edited at
• Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd.  developed at
• Studio Cockpit  animation (as Cockpit Studio)
• Studio Zaendo  animation (as Zaendou Studio)
• Dogakobo  animation (as Doga-Kobou Studio)
• Taka Production  ink and paint
• Kozue Animation  ink and paint
• Tama Studio  ink and paint
• Crocus Studio  ink and paint
• Suzuki Animation Planning  ink and paint (as Suzuki Animation)
• Studio Peacock  ink and paint (as Peacock Studio)
• B & B Sound Studios  recorded at
• White Gloves  negative cutting
• Glen Glenn Sound Company  sound by (as Glen Glenn)
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and opticals (as Howard A. Anderson Co.)
• Technicolor  prints by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:G (Approved #27974) | Iceland:L | Canada:G (video rating) | Canada:F (Ontario) | Germany:6

Company:

DiC Enterprises

Trivia:

Rich Rudish, a Hallmark Cards employee since 1964, served as this film's art director.

Goofs:

Continuity: The direction of the colors of the rainbow is reversed from shot-to-shot in some scenes - i.e. when Rainbow Brite and Starlight first leave Rainbow Land, the rainbow is red-orange-yellow-green-blue; on the reverse shot, it's blue-green-yellow-orange-red.

Quotes:

Princess:Mine. I've always loved the sound of that word.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Wish 3 (1985)

Soundtrack:

Brand New Day

My very first movie...

Rainbow Brite was the very first movie I ever saw at a movie theater. Though the animation may have been poor and the quality cheezy, it was enough to thoroughly encaptivate and enthrall a little 5-year old girl. To this very day, I still remember scenes and clips in my head of my favorite childhood toy coming to life on the big screen.