Jetsons: The Movie (1990)

George Jetson is forced to uproot his family when Mr. Spacely promotes him to take charge of a new factory on a distant planet.

Directors:

Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

Writers:

Dennis Marks, Carl Sautter (additional dialogue)

Stars:

George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Mel Blanc

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George O'Hanlon	...	George Jetson (voice)
Mel Blanc	...	Mr. Spacely (voice)
Penny Singleton	...	Jane Jetson (voice)
Tiffany	...	Judy Jetson (voice)
Patric Zimmerman	...	Elroy Jetson (voice)
Don Messick	...	Astro (voice)
Jean Vander Pyl	...	Rosie the Robot (voice) (as Jean Vanderpyl)
Ronnie Schell	...	Rudy 2 (voice)
Patti Deutsch	...	Lucy 2 (voice)
Dana Hill	...	Teddy 2 (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Fergie Furbelow (voice)
Paul Kreppel	...	Apollo Blue (voice)
Rick Dees	...	Rocket Rick Ragnarok (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Board Member / Basketball Coach (voice)
Jeff Bergman	...	George Jetson / Mr. Spacely / Board Member (voice)

Storyline

The Jetsons have made their film debut in a film about family, friends, and all that stuff. George's tightwad boss, Mr. Spacely, is determined to get his remote factor on his ore asteroid miles away to make 1,000,000 sprocketts, but all the vice-presidents sent to run it have disappeared for some reason, so Mr. Spacely must find someone else to run it: it would have to be someone mighty brave, and mighty stupid. So who does he pick? George Jetson. So George packs up his family: Jane, his sensible and loving wife; Judy- his rebellious teenage daughter who's gotten a new boyfriend: a super galactical rock star; Elroy- basketball champ who's losing faith in his father; and Rosie, his sassy maid. So while Judy meets another boy and enjoys a huge shopping mall, George sets off to work with his new friend, a robot foreman named Rudy 2. The factory is soon sabotaged on opening day, so George intends to investigate and disappears. So it's up to Elroy and his new friends to rescue George. ...

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Plot Keywords:

robot servant | star died during filming | outer space | rap music | hoverboard | 

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Taglines:

The first movie from the family that's truly ahead of its time!

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Musical | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA Taiwan

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 July 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Jetson család

Box Office

Gross USA:

$10,900,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Janet Waldo, the original voice of Judy Jetson, can still be heard during a few points in the film. These include: "Way to go, Dad!" (when George announces to his family about being promoted to vice president), "Uh... I think" (when Judy falls through the hologram tree and Apollo Blue asks her if she's alright) and "Yay, Daddy!" (heard twice: the first time after George presses the button to start the plant, and again when George convinces Mr. Spacely to shut down the factory). There's even one unedited line of dialogue by Waldo as Judy, which can be heard off-screen. When the family convinces George that the plant is destroying the Grungees' home, Judy says "It's more than a city. It's their entire world. You're destroying it and them." It is unknown why the particular line by Waldo was left in (either by accident or most likely since the line is spoken off-screen and people would assume that Jane who says this; however, the DVD subtitles clearly confirm it's Judy who says the line).

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Goofs

Mr. Spacely unplugs Rudy 2's wiring, shutting him down. Rudy 2 is later functioning with no explanation.

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Quotes

Mr. Spaceley: [to Rudy 2] Where's Jetson, and why is the plant shut down?
Rudy 2: It's the middle of the night, sir.
Mr. Spaceley: Machines don't sleep. Start it up! Every second lost means money lost. And money lost means I scream *a lot*!

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Crazy Credits

While the beginning of the end credits play, stills from the movie are shown and when that's over the words: dedicated to the memory of George O'Hanlon and Mel Blanc (who died a year before the film's release) appears.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

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Soundtracks

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Written by Steven McClintock, Tim James and Mark Mancina
Performed by Tiffany
Courtesy of MCA Records

User Reviews

Your Standard Cartoon Movie

George Jetson is forced to uproot his family when Mr. Spacely promotes him to take charge of a new factory on a distant planet.

I can't say this is a great movie, but I guess it's not terrible, either. It is a family film and one that smaller children will probably enjoy. The message is a bit heavy-handed and may not appeal to everyone, as it exaggerates the idea of conservation.

The creators also seem like they really wanted to build the film around Tiffany / Judy, including a music video that was apparently illustrated by different artists. Could the song have been a hit in 1990 and helped this film? Maybe, but so far as I know that never happened.