The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

Elmo loves his fuzzy, blue blanket, and would never let anything happen to it. However, a tug-of-war with his friend Zoe sends his blanket to a faraway land, and Elmo in hot pursuit. Facing... See full summary »

Director:

Gary Halvorson

Writers:

Mitchell Kriegman (story), Mitchell Kriegman (screenplay),

Stars:

Kevin Clash, Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Williams

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Clash	...	Elmo / Pestie / Grouch Jailer / Grouch Cab Driver (voice)
Mandy Patinkin	...	Huxley
Vanessa Williams	...	Queen of Trash
Sonia Manzano	...	Maria
Roscoe Orman	...	Gordon
Fran Brill	...	Zoe / Pestie / Prairie Dawn (voice)
Stephanie D'Abruzzo	...	Grizzy / Pestie (voice)
Dave Goelz	...	Humongous Chicken (voice)
Joey Mazzarino	...	Bug (voice) (as Joseph Mazzarino)
Jerry Nelson	...	Count / Pestie / Grouch Mayor / Grouch Cop (voice)
Carmen Osbahr	...	Rosita (voice)
Martin P. Robinson	...	Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)
David Rudman	...	Baby Bear / Fat Blue / Caterpillar / Pestie / Collander Stenchman / Ice Cream Customer (voice)
Caroll Spinney	...	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Steve Whitmire	...	Ernie / Stuckweed / Football Stenchman / Ice Cream Vendor / Parrot (voice)

Storyline

Elmo loves his fuzzy, blue blanket, and would never let anything happen to it. However, a tug-of-war with his friend Zoe sends his blanket to a faraway land, and Elmo in hot pursuit. Facing life without his cherished blanket, Elmo musters all of his determination and courage and heads off on an action-packed rescue mission that plunges him into Grouchland-a place full of grouchy creatures, stinky garbage and the villainous Huxley. Along the way, Elmo learns an important lesson about sharing, realizing that he was selfish with his friend and responsible for what happened.

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Plot Keywords:

blanket | sesame street | bug | villain | firefly | 

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Taglines:

The Good, The Bad and The Stinky.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Sony DVD

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bodzio w Krainie Mruków

Filming Locations:

Screen Gems Studios - 1223 North 23rd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£83,819 (UK) (19 May 2000)

Gross:

£435,767 (UK) (2 June 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Children's Television Workshop (CTW), Columbia Pictures, Jim Henson Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Sesame Street set was recreated on the EUE/Screen Gems sound stage rather than using the original. The set was built fully raised so that the puppeteers could stand while performing rather than crouching below "street level."

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Quotes

Humongous Chicken: Now stand still. Like a piece of corn.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the movie, Bert and Ernie are on the screen. The credits start and Bert says "Ooh, credits! I want to see who did the catering."

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Connections

Spoofs Jurassic Park (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Make It Mine"
Written by Martin Erskine and Seth Friedman
Produced by Martin Erskine
Performed by Mandy Patinkin
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records

User Reviews

Great for young kids, hard to sit through for adults

I have seen Sesame Street home videos that are much more enjoyable than this theatrical release. My 2 year old daughter loved it though, and I guess that's the target audience. The lesson this movie tries to teach is "sharing". I feel that the home video "learning to share" does a much better job.