Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000)

The Pokemon master Ash must rescue his mother from the encasement of a crystal tower.

Directors:

Michael Haigney, Kunihiko Yuyama

Writers:

Norman J. Grossfeld, Michael Haigney,

Stars:

Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Veronica Taylor	...	Ash Ketchum / Mrs. Delia Ketchum (voice)
Rachael Lillis	...	Misty / Jessie / Goldeen (voice)
Eric Stuart	...	Brock / James (voice)
Madeleine Blaustein	...	Meowth (voice) (as Maddie Blaustein)
Ikue Ôtani	...	Pikachu (voice)
Amy Birnbaum	...	Molly Hale (voice)
Dan Green	...	Prof. Spencer Hale / Entei (voice)
Stuart Zagnit	...	Prof. Samuel Oak (voice) (as Stan Hart)
Lisa Ortiz	...	Lisa (voice)
Kathy Pilon	...	Reporter (voice)
Peter R. Bird	...	Skyler (voice)
Kayzie Rogers	...	Wobbuffet / Cyndaquil / Mr. Mime / Flaafy (voice)
Ted Lewis	...	Tracy (voice) (as Ed Paul)
Rodger Parsons	...	Narrator (voice) (as Ken Gates)
Tara Sands	...	Bulbasaur / Vulpix / Teddiursa / Phanpy (voice) (as Tara Jayne)

Storyline

When Molly Hale's father goes missing, the strange Pokemon that he was studying come to Molly by the power of the strange little blocks. The Pokemon, the Unown, create Entei to act as Molly's father, and, because of her wish to have a mother too, Entei only goes and kidnaps Delia Ketchum, who just happens to be Ash's mom. So Ash, Misty and Brock go to the Hale mansion to stop these strange events once and for all...before time runs out for life as we know it.

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Plot Keywords:

ash | mother | father | rescue | third part | 

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Taglines:

This Spring The Unknown Spells Adventure

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [us]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

6 April 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pokemon 3

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£261,480 (UK) (13 July 2001)

Gross:

£500,747 (UK) (27 July 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

4 Kids Entertainment, Kids' WB, Nintendo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The revelation of Ash's Charizard making an appearance was kept so secret, even the English producers were shocked to see it appear when they first saw the film.

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Quotes

[Team Rocket comes across the Unown]
James: I haven't seen this many strange letters since the last time I placed a personal ad

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Crazy Credits

As the credits roll, scenes are shown of Molly's new life with both of her parents.

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Connections

Followed by Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)

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Soundtracks

"To Know the Unknown"
Music by John Siegler & John Loeffler
Lyrics by Norman J. Grossfeld
Performed by Innosense
Produced by Dakari
Innosense appears courtesy of RCA Records & BMG Germany
Special thanks to Trans Continental Entertainment

User Reviews

A vast improvement over the second pokemon movie, but still pales to the first....

The second pokemon movie was terrible, and when I saw this one I thought it would be equally as bad - I am happy to say it is not! It is a very short movie, but that it used to its advantage, as it jumps straight into the action, with a plot that it similar to that of a childrens fairytale. It is straightforward and cliched, but you would expect that from a pokemon movie, and this is lighthearted entertainment, sure to please.