Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)

Mr. Conductor's supply of magic gold dust, which allows him to travel between Shining Time and Thomas's island, is critically low. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to get more. Meanwhile,... See full summary »

Director:

Britt Allcroft

Writers:

Britt Allcroft, Rev. W. Awdry (books)

Stars:

Alec Baldwin, Cody McMains, Russell Means

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alec Baldwin	...	Mr. Conductor
Cody McMains	...	Patch
Russell Means	...	Billy Twofeathers
Peter Fonda	...	Grandpa Burnett Stone
Jared Wall	...	Young Burnett (voice)
Laura Bower	...	Young Tasha (voice)
Didi Conn	...	Stacy Jones
Mara Wilson	...	Lily
Lori Hallier	...	Lily's Mother
Michael E. Rodgers	...	Mr. C. Junior
Edward Glen	...	Thomas (voice) (as Eddie Glen)
Neil Crone	...	Diesel 10 / Splatter / Gordon (voice)
Colm Feore	...	Toby (voice)
Linda Ballantyne	...	Percy (voice)
Kevin Frank	...	Dodge / Bertie / Harold / Henry (voice)

Storyline

Mr. Conductor's supply of magic gold dust, which allows him to travel between Shining Time and Thomas's island, is critically low. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to get more. Meanwhile, Thomas is fending off attacks by the nasty diesel engines. Getting more gold dust will require help from Mr. C's slacker cousin, his new friend Lilly, and her morose grandfather, plus the secret engine he's hidden all these years and couldn't get running.

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Plot Keywords:

magic | locomotive | mountain | railroad | steam locomotive | 

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Taglines:

Take the magic journey.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

Hit Entertainment The Magic Railroad Company

Country:

UK USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 2000 (UK)

Also Known As:

Thomas e a Ferrovia Mágica

Filming Locations:

Isle of Man

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£434,903 (UK) (14 July 2000)

Gross:

$15,911,333 (USA) (29 September 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gullane Pictures, Destination Films, Isle of Man Film Commission

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Exterior locations were filmed on the Isle of Man, which was the original inspiration for the Reverend Awdry's stories.

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Goofs

After Lily calls Thomas a 'really useful engine' the coal truck he is pulling disappears.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mr. Conductor: [narrating] Hello. My name is Mr. Conductor, and I'm going to tell you a story about trains.

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Crazy Credits

Near the end of the closing credits, "Shining Time Station" plays.

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Connections

References Shining Time Station (1989)

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Soundtracks

Working on the Railroad
Traditional
performed by Neil Crone

User Reviews

Great for 2-7 year old

My son loves this movie. We rented the DVD and then he saved his own money to buy it. He still loves it 2 years later. Although It is a little bland for adults. Kids eat it up. That is really all I have to say. but they require that this comment be 10 lines long. My point is that all of the comments I read were really negative about the movie. When in fact it served it's primary objective. And the at was to entertain children. I don't think that anyone made the film wanting to get nominated for any awards. They just wanted to entertain children and make some dough in the process. The end. I have met the 10 line minimum. I give it 3 out of 10 stars.