The Trumpet of the Swan (2001)

It's a high-flying adventure when Louie, a mute trumpeter swan, is given the gift of a trumpet, and finds his voice.

Directors:

Terry L. Noss, Richard Rich

Writers:

Judy Rothman Rofé (screenplay), E.B. White (book)

Stars:

Jason Alexander, Mary Steenburgen, Reese Witherspoon

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Alexander	...	Father (voice)
Mary Steenburgen	...	Mother (voice)
Reese Witherspoon	...	Serena (voice)
Seth Green	...	Boyd (voice)
Carol Burnett	...	Mrs. Hammerbotham (voice)
Joe Mantegna	...	Monty (voice)
Sam Gifaldi	...	Sam Beaver (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Louie (voice) (as Dee Baker)
Melissa Disney	...	Billie (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Serena (cygnet) / Paramedic / Newscaster (voice)
Elizabeth Daily	...	Ella (voice) (as E.G. Daily)
Pamela Adlon	...	A.G. Skinner (voice) (as Pamela Segall Adlon)
Steve Vinovich	...	Maurice / Ranger (voice)
Gary Anthony Williams	...	Sweets (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Senator (voice)

Storyline

It's a high-flying adventure when Louie, a mute trumpeter swan, is given the gift of a trumpet, and finds his voice.

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Plot Keywords:

swan | animal | skunk | box office bomb | mute | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes being different helps you to find your voice!

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA South Korea India

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Trumpet of the Swan

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$102,202, 13 May 2001

Gross USA:

$102,202

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$628,387

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Nest Family Entertainment, RichCrest Animation

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In early trailers for the film, the character "Louie" was spelled "Louis" and pronounced as "Lewis".

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Goofs

The trumpet changes color throughout the film. Sometimes the trumpet's color is gold, when the trumpet is supposed to be silver.

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Quotes

Serena: [Seeing Louie's heart-shaped cloud] It's beautiful.
Boyd: Okay, okay, what does it say?
Serena: It says that Louie is mine, and I am his, forever.
Boyd: [Angrily, to Louie] So you can talk now, huh? Well, let's see what you have to say without your horn!
[Attacks Louie and knocks his horn into the water]
Louie: No! My voice!
Boyd: Haha, there goes your love call, songbird! Now get off my lake, and this time, don't come back!
[They fight]

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Reviews: Alpha and Omega (2010)

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Soundtracks

Here Me Serena
Written by Marcus Miller
Performed by Tim Carmon

User Reviews

Banal and unoriginal but so cute!

You don't have to tell me that cuteness alone is not a factor by which an entire movie can be judged. But even so, this movie just has so much cuteness that one could actually sit through it and keep him engrossed. Besides which the movie isn't very long at all and barely touches 70 minutes and therefore, you aren't really likely to get bored. The dubbing or lip syncing does seem a bit subpar though and I don't know if they've done that intentionally? I would recommend this movie for young children as they would certainly appreciate. As an adult or parent, if you have nothing better to do than watching this short film may leave you warm and fuzzy inside. Nothing wrong with that is there?