Stuart Little (1999)

The Little family adopt a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him.

Director:

Rob Minkoff

Writers:

E.B. White (book), M. Night Shyamalan (screenplay),

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael J. Fox	...	Stuart Little (voice)
Geena Davis	...	Mrs. Eleanor Little
Hugh Laurie	...	Mr. Fredrick Little
Jonathan Lipnicki	...	George Little
Nathan Lane	...	Snowbell 'Snow', the Little's house-cat (voice)
Chazz Palminteri	...	Smokey, the Chief Alley-Cat (voice)
Steve Zahn	...	Monty the Mouth (voice)
Jim Doughan	...	Detective Phil Allen / Lucky - Alley Cat (voice)
David Alan Grier	...	Red (Alley Cat) (voice)
Bruno Kirby	...	Mr. Reginald 'Reggie' Stout (voice)
Jennifer Tilly	...	Mrs. Camille Stout (voice)
Stan Freberg	...	Race Announcer (voice)
Jeffrey Jones	...	Uncle Crenshaw Little
Connie Ray	...	Aunt Tina Little
Allyce Beasley	...	Aunt Beatrice Little

Storyline

The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.

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Plot Keywords:

mouse | cat | orphanage | brother brother relationship | first of series | 

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Taglines:

The Little Family Just Got Bigger

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Showbizz.net [ca][fr] Sony Pictures

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English Dutch

Release Date:

17 December 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stuart Little, un ratón en la familia

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$133,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£244,077 (UK) (30 June 2000)

Gross:

AUD 11,853,831 (Australia) (15 December 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Franklin/Waterman Productions, Global Medien KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min 81 min (DVD edition)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Almost all the scenes involving the Littles are shot with heavy amounts of blue and red in the shot, most noticeably in their clothing.

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Goofs

When Stuart is in the sewer, he gets wet. When he climbs out of the drain, he is dry again.

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Quotes

Stuart Little: Now I know that fairy tales are real.
Snowbell: [From the top of the stairs] Fairy tales are real? Oy, I think I'm gonna cough up a furball.

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Crazy Credits

During the first portion of the end credits, George and Stuart are shown fooling around in Stuart's bedroom as Snowbell tries to catch Stuart. Snowbell goes as far as he can to catch Stuart to the point where he is launched out the side window and into a nearby dumpster.

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Connections

Referenced in Hot in Cleveland: Battle of the Bands (2011)

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Soundtracks

"That's Amore"
Composed by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Jack Brooks
Performed by Dean Martin
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under lisense from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

User Reviews

Think Big

Truly a family movie, especially made for kids. That explains all; the absurdity, the irrational acts, the incredible story and yet the finale.

Don't mess the story by thinking how can it happen in real life, because it won't.

The casts are well chosen, unfortunately Jonathan Lipnicki is less adorable than his appearance in Jerry MacGuire. Geena Davis is very standard as well as the other casts. But look at that little mouse! He's so adorable indeed, very sweet and beautifully made to make you fall in love with him from the first sight.

Well, it worked well, at least from the ratings and the gross income.

A family classic movie. Watch it on a Sunday morning. It will lift your spirit up.