Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)

A young boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of until he unleashes a century old secret that may not only destroy this ... See full summary »

Directors:

Masami Hata, William T. Hurtz (as William Hurtz)

Writers:

Chris Columbus (screenplay), Richard Outten (screenplay)

Stars:

Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gabriel Damon	...	Nemo (voice)
Mickey Rooney	...	Flip (voice)
Rene Auberjonois	...	Professor Genius (voice)
Danny Mann	...	Icarus (voice)
Laura Mooney	...	Princess Camille (voice)
Bernard Erhard	...	King Morpheus (voice)
Bill Martin	...	Nightmare King (voice) (as William E. Martin)
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Oomp (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Oompy (voice)
Sidney Miller	...	Oompe (voice)
Neil Ross	...	Oompa (voice)
John Stephenson	...	Oompo / Dirigible Captain (voice)
Greg Burson	...	Nemo's Father / Flap (voice)
Jennifer Darling	...	Nemo's Mother (voice)
Sherry Lynn	...	Bon Bon (voice)

Storyline

A young boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of until he unleashes a century old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.

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Plot Keywords:

king | smoke | cult favorite | cult film | dream | 

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Taglines:

Take Off On A Wonderful Adventure With "Little Nemo"...

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$407,695, 21 August 1992

Gross USA:

$1,368,210

Company Credits

Production Co:

TMS Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 94 min (Japanese DVD box-set)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film includes several references to Winsor McCay's other work. For instance, Gertie the Dinosaur is seen holding up a bandstand cover, and Nemo's mother asks him if he has been "sneaking pies again," in reference to "Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend."

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Quotes

Nemo: Your Majesty, I broke my promise. I opened the forbidden door. I'm very sorry.
King Morphy Morpheus: Hm. Your courage destroyed the Nightmare King and his evil kingdom is gone forever.

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Alternate Versions

The following scenes, cut from the 1992 version, were reinstated on both the Japanese and U.S. DVD releases (Total running time of missing footage:): -Originally, the film opened with a long opening credit sequence (including the TMS logo), lasting 2 minutes and 45 seconds, set to the title theme song sung by Melissa Manchester. In addition, the end credits were originally 2 minutes and 3 seconds long (combined with what was originally the opening credits, the end credits in the 1992 version ran for 4 minutes and 30 seconds. The end credits in this version also had a 1992 copyright date, whereas they originally had a 1989 one). -10 seconds of the scene where Nemo falls from the cloud ruins. -10 seconds of the scene where Nemo tries to evade the train. -A 10 second shot of the film's logo, after Nemo wakes up from his first dream. -An entire 1 minute and 43 second scene where Nemo sleepwalks into the kitchen to sneak a pie out of the icebox, only to be schooled by his mother, because he broke his promise, about sneaking them out of the kitchen. He then hurries back to his room. This would explain why the "Remember Your Promise!" note appears again later in the film. -A 12 second scene where Nemo and Professor Genius arrive at the floor where Princess Camille is. -An entire 1 minute and 59 second scene where Nemo and Flip make mischief in the Slumberland Police Station, and then escape on Flip's flying Bird named Flap. -1 minute and 53 seconds worth of footage from the dance scene. -A 17 second scene of Nemo, Icarus, Flip, Princess and Professor walking through a spooky forest on the way to Nightmare Land. -An entire 1 minute and 16 second scene where Icarus tells the Oomps that if Nemo says the incantation to use the Royal Scepter, he will die. Nemo then reassures him that he will be just fine. -A 14 second scene where Nemo gets annoyed by the constant chanting from the Oomps and Icarus, as he tries to study the incantation. -A 49 second scene, where as Nemo and the others venture into Nightmare Land, Oompo gets burned, they lose direction, and they find themselves in a sea of black slime. -An entire 1 minute scene, where one of the Nightmare King's henchmen tells him that Nemo and the scepter have been terminated. But when the Alien Bird informs him that Nemo is still alive, he blows everyone away with his powers. -A 40 second scene where, after the Nightmare King has been defeated, Icarus looks for Nemo, only to find that he died from using all of his strength to activate the Royal Scepter. -A 6 second scene near the end, where, after waking up from his dream, Nemo apologizes to his mother for breaking his promise by taking the pie from the kitchen.

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Connections

Version of Little Nemo: The Dream Master (1990)

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Soundtracks

The Boomps Song
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

User Reviews

A Lovely Masterpiece

Ever since Walt Disney created the first animated cartoon, some have been great, OK, and truly bad. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, in my opinion, is one of those great animated movies. The plot, a young boy named Nemo having adventures in a magical place called Slumberland, will surely enchant its viewers and you will always remember the fun, whimsical music. Not to mention the animation is as magical as Slumberland itself (the work of millions of dollars). I'm surprised it did very poorly in the American box office. I heard that the reason for the huge flop was because it was "un-Disneylike". So what? Have you seen the crap Disney has been making lately? (with the exception of Pirates of the Caribbean). Little Nemo is one of the greatest kid movies ever made and if you have toddlers, I thoroughly recommend this movie.