Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)

A young boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of until he unleashes a century old secret that may not only destroy this ... See full summary »

Directors:

Masami Hata, William T. Hurtz

Writers:

Chris Columbus (screenplay), Richard Outten (screenplay),

Stars:

Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gabriel Damon	...	Nemo (voice)
Mickey Rooney	...	Flip (voice)
Rene Auberjonois	...	Professor Genius (voice)
Danny Mann	...	Icarus (voice)
Laura Mooney	...	Princess Camille (voice)
Bernard Erhard	...	King Morpheus (voice)
Bill Martin	...	Nightmare King (voice) (as William E. Martin)
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Oomp (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Oompy (voice)
Sidney Miller	...	Oompe (voice)
Neil Ross	...	Oompa (voice)
John Stephenson	...	Oompo / Dirigible Captain (voice)
Jennifer Darling	...	Nemo's Mother (voice)
Greg Burson	...	Nemo's Father / Flap (voice)
Sherry Lynn	...	Bon Bon (voice)

Storyline

A young boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of until he unleashes a century old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.

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Plot Keywords:

dream | king | troublemaker | lifting male in air | pet | 

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Taglines:

Take Off On A Wonderful Adventure With "Little Nemo"...

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

El pequeño Nemo

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,368,210 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 94 min (Japanese DVD box-set)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Stephenson appeared twice in the opening credits, once as Oompo and once as the dirgible captain.

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Quotes

Nemo: Your Majesty, I broke my promise. I opened the forbidden door. I'm very sorry.
King Morphy Morpheus: Hm. Your courage destroyed the Nightmare King and his evil kingdom is gone forever.

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: Little Nemo (2011)

User Reviews

It's nice to relive your childhood every now and then

My sister and I used to go to this daycare where we watched a movie a day. We watched a lot of movies more than once and this was one of them, because everyone loved it so much. About a month ago, I remembered so little about the movie that I thought I had dreamed about it (kinda ironic, don't you think?). Then I looked it up on IMDb and realized it was a real movie. I got it for my sister for Christmas and having just watched it, I'm glad I did.

Nemo is a fun-loving boy who dreams that he goes to Slumberland, a magical kingdom that contains everything any kid would ever love. This place becomes a sort of reality for Nemo and he is entrusted as King Morpheus's heir and given a key to every door in the kingdom- however, he is asked to not open the door that has the key's symbol on it. Of course, he ends up opening it (with a little encouragement from a troublemaker named Flip) and the Nightmare King ends up kidnapping the king.

The movie is not an intricate masterpiece storywise, but the plot and characters are so much fun it really doesn't matter! The real joy here is the animated backgrounds and effects- this movie is a visual stunner.