Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)

Directors:

Mike Nawrocki
Phil Vischer

Writers:

Phil Vischer (written by) &
Mike Nawrocki (written by) ...

Release Date:

4 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical

Tagline:

Fresh Fish. Mixed Vegetables.

Plot:

When the singing Veggies encounter some car trouble, they're stranded at old, rundown seafood joint where nothing is quite as it seems...

Plot Keywords:

Pirate | Whale | Pirate Ship | God | Tomato

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Phil Vischer	...	Archibald Asparagus / Jonah / Twippo / Bob the Tomato / Mr. Lunt / Pirate Lunt / Percy Pea / Phillipe Pea / Pa Grape / Pirate Pa / Nezzer / King Twistomer / Cockney Pea #2 (voice)
Mike Nawrocki	...	Larry the Cucumber / Pirate Larry / Jean Claude Pea / Cockney Pea #1 / Self-Help Tape Voice / Jerry Gourd / Whooping BBQ Pea (voice)
Tim Hodge	...	Khalil (voice)
Lisa Vischer	...	Junior Asparagus (voice)
Dan Anderson	...	Dad Asparagus (voice)
Kristin Blegen	...	Laura Carrot (voice)
Shelby Vischer	...	Annie (voice)
Jim Poole	...	Scooter, Townsperson (voice)
Ron Smith	...	City Official, Crazy Jopponian (voice)
Sarah Catherine Brooks	...	Message from the Lord Choir (voice)
Paige Craig	...	Message from the Lord Choir (voice)
Adam Frick	...	Message from the Lord Choir (voice)
Chris Geiger	...	Message from the Lord Choir (voice)
Michael Harrison	...	Message from the Lord Choir (voice) (as Mike Harrison)
Amy Howard	...	Message from the Lord Choir (voice)

Also Known As:

Big Idea's Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:G (certificate #39192) | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Big Idea Productions

Trivia:

The credits include the line, "This movie filmed entirely on location in a mall in Lombard, Illinois." The mall is Yorktown Center, home of Big Idea Productions.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: During Jonah's song rejecting the Lord's call to Ninevah, Jonah is on a giant map of Israel. The city of Joppa is shown well inland. Joppa is a port town on the Mediterranean, and is shown as such in the next scene in the movie.

Quotes:

Phillipe Pea: [seeing porcupine needle in Bob's back] Would you prefer poking or non-poking?
Bob the Tomato: [sarcastic laugh] Non.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Soundtrack:

Second Chances

All Hands On Deck!...And Get Me Some Popcorn!

After countless 1/2 hour videos and even more countless silly songs, Veggie Tales hits the big screen with a whale of a tale (get it, WHALE of a tale? HA HA!) in JONAH: A VEGGIE TALES MOVIE. True to the Veggie theme, the entire cast is made completely of talking fruits and veggies (save for a camel, a whale, and an annoying little catapillar named Khalil). Although the movie tells the biblical story of Jonah, plenty of artistic lisence is taken to provide an upbeat, musical, and knee slapping experiance for the entire audiance. And when I mean the entire audiance, I mean everyone from little bitty kids to adults. You see, the creators of Veggie Tales (Big Idea) always try to throw in a few jokes every now and then that only adults will be able to enjoy, but unless you are actually paying attention to the film you might miss it.

Now I've said that artistic lisence is taken in telling the Jonah story; however, this does not mean that you are being told an entirely different story from the one in the bible. Overall, the story told in JONAH is basically the same as it is told in the Bible, so parents don't worry about showing this film to your kids...in fact, I encourage you to see this film with your kids. Have a good time with them. Know that you are seeing a quality film and a pretty faithful retelling of the Jonah story.