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The Tale of Despereaux (2008) 6.1
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6.1/10 from 28,286 users
Metascore: 53/100
Reviews: 102 user | 117 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com The tale of three unlikely heroes - a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears - whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess. |
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Cast
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| Matthew Broderick | ... |
Despereaux
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| Dustin Hoffman | ... |
Roscuro
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| Emma Watson | ... |
Princess Pea
(voice)
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| Tracey Ullman | ... |
Miggery Sow
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| Kevin Kline | ... |
Andre
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| William H. Macy | ... |
Lester
(voice)
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| Stanley Tucci | ... |
Boldo
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| Ciarán Hinds | ... |
Botticelli
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| Robbie Coltrane | ... |
Gregory
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| Tony Hale | ... |
Furlough
(voice)
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| Frances Conroy | ... |
Antoinette
(voice)
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| Frank Langella | ... |
Mayor
(voice)
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| Richard Jenkins | ... |
Principal
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| Christopher Lloyd | ... |
Hovis
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| Charles Shaughnessy | ... |
Pietro
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
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The tale of three unlikely heroes - a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears - whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess.
Taglines:
Small Mouse. Big Dreams. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 December 2008 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Le conte de Despereaux See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£560,870 (UK) (19 December 2008)Gross:
$50,818,750 (USA) (27 February 2009)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia
A number of characters have names that are artistic references. "Roscuro" refers to the "Chiaroscuro Movement", Botticelli is a reference to the artist Sandro Botticelli, painter of "The Birth of Venus", and Boldo is named after Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a famous surrealistic painter who composed faces and figures out of various objects in the way that Boldo himself is made out of fruit, vegetables and kitchen utensils. See more »Goofs
When Despereaux is about to be dropped into the rat dungeon, he has red string wrapped around his waist. The camera cuts away to show the dungeon, and when it comes back to see Despereaux, the red string is missing. See more »Quotes
Narrator: So sometimes it doesn't take much for your dreams to come true, you just have to be able to see it that way.See more »
I understand the less than stellar reviews from some. This movie is not Toy Story or Madagascar. Don't expect to see Buzz Lightyear kitsch, or Shrek fart-jokes. It is a fairy tale of the finest sort.
I am a long time fan of CGI animation, since the days before Pixar was a household name (and I do love Toy Story). The artistry and technical achievements in this film leave me speechless. The characters emoted better than many live-action films. (They did seem to cut a couple of corners on non-critical characters. The cat was pretty bad by comparison, but it's only in two scenes.) The feel is very literary, as it should be. And you get the feeling they made some sacrifices to get the book to the screen. (Don't they always?) The film makes me want to read the book and see what I missed. Still, the story stands well on it's own.
The voice talent (What a star packed cast!!) was held in check allowing the story to shine through. You don't find yourself thinking, "Hey, it's Robin Williams!" or "Hey, it's Mike Meyers!" (Thank God!) Instead, you enjoy the characters and only momentarily think, "I know that voice." It may be too cerebral (read "old skool") for some of today's iPod, Dragon Ball Z, Nintendo DS, 24/7 non-stop stimulation generation, but it's exactly the kind of story they need.