Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.

Directors:

Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino

Writers:

Ken Daurio (screenplay), Cinco Paul (screenplay),

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett

14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Carrey	...	Horton (voice)
Steve Carell	...	Mayor (voice)
Carol Burnett	...	Kangaroo (voice)
Will Arnett	...	Vlad (voice)
Seth Rogen	...	Morton (voice)
Dan Fogler	...	Councilman / Yummo Wickersham (voice)
Isla Fisher	...	Dr. Mary Lou Larue (voice)
Jonah Hill	...	Tommy (voice)
Amy Poehler	...	Sally O'Malley (voice)
Jaime Pressly	...	Mrs. Quilligan (voice)
Charles Osgood	...	Narrator (voice)
Josh Flitter	...	Rudy (voice)
Niecy Nash	...	Miss Yelp (voice)
Jesse McCartney	...	JoJo (voice)
Shelby Adamowsky	...	Hedy / Hooly / Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home, but this gives him nothing but torment from his neighbors, who refuse to believe that anything could survive on the speck. Still, Horton stands by the motto that, "After all, a person is a person, no matter how small."

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Plot Keywords:

elephant | dust | kangaroo | animal | mayor | 

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Taglines:

One Elephant One World One Story

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [fr] Twentieth Century Fox [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,947,089 (UK) (21 March 2008)

Gross:

$154,529,187 (USA) (29 August 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The mayor's skis have the same design as the Cat's in the book "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back."

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Goofs

In order to save the speck of dust, Horton quickly sucks up some water from the pond and swallows it. However elephants can't drink through their noses. They use them to squirt water into their mouths when they're thirsty.

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Quotes

The Mayor of Who-ville: Seriously, who is this? Is this Burt from accounting?

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Connections

Spoofs Naruto (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Agua Melao"
Written and Performed by Gilberto Candido
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

I do like, Sam I am

So far, this is the best possible example of bringing a Dr. Seuss book to life. The animation is top notch and the design of the characters stay true to Dr. Seuss' vision. Overall, a splendid effort from 20th Century Fox.

"Horton" tells the story of an eccentric elephant named Horton (voice of Jim Carrey) who stumbles upon a floating speck that is actually an infinitesimal world that is home to thousands of tiny little creatures called Whos. Though microscopic, the world known as Whoville is a land of technological achievement. The Whos are intelligent little creatures who are strange in appearance.

The Major of Whoville (voice of Steve Carell) is the first person to come into contact with Horton after he hears his voice in a drainpipe. Like Horton, he has a somewhat bizarre personality, so no one believes him when he claims that the world is going to end. Likewise, no one believes Horton when he claims that a race of people are living on the diminutive speck.

After he is somewhat shunned by his friends and society, Horton sets off on the misadventure of his lifetime to relocate the speck to a safe location so that the citizens of Whoville can live in peace once more.

Again, this is a great film for all ages. Kids will lap up the lush animation while parents can have a chuckle at the adult jokes that are scattered throughout. Dr. Seuss would be proud.