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FernGully: The Last Rainforest

  • 19921992
  • GG
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
30K
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POPULARITY
4,758
84
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Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
Theatrical Trailer from 20th Century Fox
Play trailer1:38
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AnimationAdventureFamily

The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
30K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,758
84
  • Director
    • Bill Kroyer
  • Writers
    • Jim Cox(screenplay)
    • Diana Young(original stories)
  • Stars
    • Samantha Mathis(voice)
    • Christian Slater(voice)
    • Robin Williams(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bill Kroyer
  • Writers
    • Jim Cox(screenplay)
    • Diana Young(original stories)
  • Stars
    • Samantha Mathis(voice)
    • Christian Slater(voice)
    • Robin Williams(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 94User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    FernGully: The Last Rainforest
    Trailer 1:38
    FernGully: The Last Rainforest

    Photos53

    Christian Slater in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, and Townsend Coleman in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Brian Cummings and Anderson Wong in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Samantha Mathis and Jonathan Ward in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Robin Williams in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Samantha Mathis in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Grace Zabriskie in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Jonathan Ward in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Tony Fucile in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Bill Kroyer in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    Robin Williams, Tim Curry, Samantha Mathis, and Jonathan Ward in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)

    Top cast

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    Samantha Mathis
    Samantha Mathis
    • Crystaas Crysta
    • (voice)
    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Pipsas Pips
    • (voice)
    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Batty Kodaas Batty Koda
    • (voice)
    Tim Curry
    Tim Curry
    • Hexxusas Hexxus
    • (voice)
    Jonathan Ward
    Jonathan Ward
    • Zakas Zak
    • (voice)
    Grace Zabriskie
    Grace Zabriskie
    • Magi Luneas Magi Lune
    • (voice)
    Geoffrey Blake
    Geoffrey Blake
    • Ralphas Ralph
    • (voice)
    Robert Pastorelli
    Robert Pastorelli
    • Tonyas Tony
    • (voice)
    Cheech Marin
    Cheech Marin
    • Stumpas Stump
    • (voice)
    Tommy Chong
    Tommy Chong
    • Rootas Root
    • (voice)
    Tone Loc
    Tone Loc
    • Goannaas Goanna
    • (voice)
    • (as Tone-Loc)
    Townsend Coleman
    Townsend Coleman
    • Knottyas Knotty
    • (voice)
    Brian Cummings
    Brian Cummings
    • Ockas Ock
    • (voice)
    Kathleen Freeman
    Kathleen Freeman
    • Elder #1as Elder #1
    • (voice)
    Janet Gilmore
    • Fairy #1as Fairy #1
    • (voice)
    Naomi Lewis
    • Elder #2as Elder #2
    • (voice)
    Danny Mann
    Danny Mann
    • Ashas Ash
    • (voice)
    • …
    Neil Ross
    Neil Ross
    • Elder #3as Elder #3
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Bill Kroyer
    • Writers
      • Jim Cox(screenplay)
      • Diana Young(original stories)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    The fairies live in a peaceful place in the forest called FernGully, which has been protected for many years by Magi Lune (Grace Zabriskie), a wise fairy with strong powers. Her granddaughter Crysta (Samantha Mathis) is a charming, beautiful fairy that is very intrigued about the world outside of FernGully. She, along with the other fairies in the forest, does not believe humans exist, and are only in stories, until a crazy bat by the name of Batty Koda (Robin Williams), comes and tells them all of these crazy stories about how he was captured by humans and experimented on. At first, no one believes him except Crysta, and she is determined to find out if humans are real. She goes to a place called Mount Warning, where the evil shadow of destruction, Hexxus (Tim Curry), is known to be trapped, and finds a human named Zak (Jonathan Ward). When he is almost crushed by a tree, Crysta accidentally shrinks him to fairy-size and he falls on a tree that is about to be devoured by "The Leveller". "The Leveller" is a wood-cutting machine that has been cutting down every tree the humans have been putting red Xs on. Crysta saves Zak from "The Leveller", which she thinks is just a monster, but she cannot properly un-shrink him. To avoid her being mad at him, Zak tells her that the red Xs keep the monster back, instead of for what they are really there, which is to pick which trees to cut down. They decide to take Zak to Magi Lune, so she can un-shrink him. On the way, Zak sees the forest really for the first time with all of its beauty and life. Back toward Mount Warning, the humans have accidentally released Hexxus, who is set on destroying FernGully, he uses "The Leveller" to cut down all of the trees to FernGully. When Crysta, Zak, and Batty Koda make it back to FernGully, the fairies cannot believe that Zak is really a human, and they're all excited to see him and learn about him. The only one who is truly worried is Magi Lune. She goes to check on the path to FernGully and sees that it is beginning to be destroyed and Hexxus is coming this way. She shows Crysta the red Xs and tells her the trees cannot be saved. With Hexxus drawing closer and closer to FernGully, Magi Lune calls for all of the fairies to come around to tells them of the danger. She uses the last of her magic to try and protect FernGully. —Danisha Williams
    miniaturizationgood versus evilteenage boyhuman nonhuman relationshipbased on story158 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • They live in a secret world touched by magic and surrounded by nature, and the only human who has ever been there, must now fight to save it.
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Adventure
      • Family
      • Fantasy
      • Musical
    • Certificate
      • G
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The "FernGully" forest depicted in this movie was based on Australia's rainforests. The cartoonists who worked on this movie spent time in the real rainforests to help inspire their drawings.
    • Goofs
      A running gag is that Batty, being a bat (and thus short-sighted) keeps running into things. Yet, Batty is a fruit bat: these are day animals with quite a good sight, particularly useful to spot berries and fruit to feed on.
    • Quotes

      Elder: Now, Crysta, aren't you a little old to believe in human tales?

      Batty Koda: Human tails? Humans don't have tails. They have big, big bottoms that they wear with bad shorts. They walk around going, "Hi, Helen".

    • Crazy credits
      Special thanks to The United States Postal Service for their efforts to raise environmental awareness.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Player/FernGully: The Last Rainforest/Newsies/The Puerto Rican Mambo/Edward II (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Life Is a Magic Thing
      Performed by Johnny Clegg

      Music and Lyrics by Thomas Dolby

      Produced by Hilton Rosenthal

      Johnny Clegg appears courtesy of EMI Records Limited

    User reviews94

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A well executed ecologistic tale
    Ferngully is an example of how to do an educational movie without being boring. It is the story of an Australian rainforest endangered by human development. Zak, one of the worker of a team that is destroying the forest to build a road is shrunk by a fairy (Chrysta) and introduced to the magical world that he was destroying.

    The animation is good, with rich colors and gorgeous visuals of the forest. The characters are well designed and funny, the bat Batty being the most hilarious. The music is nice, too, with modern rhythms that mix well with the fast pace of the movie. The best song is the one performed by the bad guy, Hexxus, a literaly slimy demon, that perfectly represents the greed of modern society.

    This is a little gem in the Disney-dominated world of animation. Don't miss it.
    helpful•28
    10
    • pkos
    • Dec 15, 1998

    FAQ2

    • Why wasn't the full version of 'Toxic Love' used in the film?
    • Why is there so much rap music in the film?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1993 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • FernGully - Les aventures de Zak et Crysta
    • Filming locations
      • Australia
    • Production companies
      • FAI Films
      • Interscope Communications
      • Kroyer Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,650,296
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,549,338
      • Apr 12, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,710,894
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR

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