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, Richard E. Grant, Parminder Nagra

Cast

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

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 25 July 2011 (2011)

User Reviews

I Hate Saying This About Movies

England's very first Kids 3D film turned out to be Horrid Henry The Movie. The Horrid Henry books became a big success in the UK alone. They created an animated series in 2006 and now they have created a movie in 2011.

I am a fan of the Horrid Henry books. I also thought the series wasn't too bad either. Then when the film came out I thought it would be good to go and see it.

The characters looked great. But the way the actors performed them was very disappointing. I would call this bad acting. The way they performed each role was very poor. Each one did look like the characters in the books and series, but most of them didn't feel like it was the characters you know in the books. The actual plot was poor as well. It felt like a plot that you would see in an episode of the cartoon series. They could have thought of something much better than what they chose.

I would say that there was one actor in this that did fit the part of her character. That person is Anjelica Huston who played the part of Miss Battleaxe. She really did play the part of Miss Battleaxe really well. She was only on for a few scenes and I think she needed to be in this film a bit longer than she was.

I would not say this is a family film. I would say this is just for kids younger than 8. It might be more entertaining for them than it is for anyone older. It was very disappointing for me; it was actually an insult to the books. I hate saying stuff like that about movies, but I'm afraid I had to say it.

Written By Jamie Foster