Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)

Horrid Henry finds himself doing things he never ever thought he'd do, and then some.

Director:

Nick Moore

Writers:

Francesca Simon (book), Lucinda Whiteley (screenplay)

Stars:

Anjelica Huston, Parminder Nagra, Richard E. Grant

Cast

Credited cast:
Anjelica Huston	...	Miss Battleaxe
Parminder Nagra	...	Miss Lovely
Richard E. Grant	...	Vic Van Wrinkle
Noel Fielding	...	Ed Banger
Rebecca Front	...	Miss Oddbod
Prunella Scales	...	Great Aunt Greta
Mathew Horne	...	Dad
Theo Stevenson	...	Horrid Henry
Tyger Drew-Honey	...	Stuck-up Steve
Jo Brand	...	Demon Dinner Lady
David Schneider	...	Soggy Sid
Kimberley Walsh	...	Prissy Polly
Ross Marron	...	Perfect Peter
Siobhan Hayes	...	Mum
Helen Lederer	...	Rich Aunt Ruby

Storyline

When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him forming an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, and his irritating little brother Perfect Peter, outwitting corrupt School Inspectors and toppling an evil Headmaster, winning a talent contest and facing his ultimate nemesis with no way out - all because he is trying to save the very school which he has always professed to hate!

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Plot Keywords:

based on cartoon | character name in title

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 January 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Felaket Henry

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vertigo Films, Novel Entertainment Productions, Aegis Film Fund

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film marked the first-ever feature performance of actress Scarlett Stitt in the role of Moody Margaret, Henry's friendly nemesis.

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 8 July 2011 (2011)

User Reviews

A jolly film where the British cast are having an infectious good time

Without laughing out loud at any time, actually two barely audible giggles, I enjoyed this film. Not least because there is something like a story at the heart of it.

Stuffed with top notch British acting talent all of whom have a good time exaggerating their own stereotype, 'Horrid Henry: the movie' is a pleasure to watch. All the adult roles are drawn as cartoon caricatures and faintly repulsive with it, even the delightful Miss Lovely is an overdrawn figure of loveliness. Personally I found the Dick and Dom take on scary syncopated kids TV presenters a little too close to the spooky for comfort, but they're a bit like that anyway.

The children in the story get on with sorting out the adult mess in the usual manner of child drama, and because there is a story proceedings move along nicely. The 'fantasy' scenes are well done, with a couple of nice jokes at the expense of CGI trickery.

All in all good stuff and I recommend it for fans of Horrid Henry whether they come by book, audio book or the TV cartoon series.

While the kids in the audience enjoyed it, you may feel as I did that all this good time fun doesn't quite get into the wow territory the film is clearly striving for. But don't let that worry you, we don't need another blockbuster just yet. Na na ne na na na.