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 [France] Twentieth Century Fox [United States]

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

Some of the trees seen in the movie resemble Trufula Trees from another Seuss story, "The Lorax."

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Goofs

At breakfast, when it's Jo-Jo's turn with his dad, 12 seconds start on the clock, but when the mayor starts showing Jo-Jo all the perks about being mayor, the clock goes back to 12 seconds left when it should be at 5 seconds left.

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Quotes

Horton: [thanking people] And Morton, for being the only one who stood by me. Well not right by me; he hid in the bushes sending me good thoughts. He's small.
Morton: Dude, you are a warrior poet.

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Connections

Spoofs Dragon Ball Z (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Can't Fight This Feeling"
Written by Kevin Cronin
Performed by Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, and Dan Fogler

User Reviews

Hilarious!!!!

I went and saw this movie with my high school drama group, we had recently done Suessical for a school musical and I played the Mayor of Whoville, and I enjoyed the whole thing from start to finish. The cast of this film did an outstanding job with the voices of the characters, Jim Carrey is most notable in my opinion. Steve Carell also did an amazing job as the Mayor of Whoville.It also has good, clean humor that is both funny and suitable for all ages. I laughed through nearly 90% of the film and I didn't see one thing that would be deemed inappropriate for someone young. This movie lives up to the legacy of the book and I don't care what age you are, you will laugh out loud and enjoy this hilarious Dr. Seuss movie.