Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)

A prophet who has the ability to interpret dreams is sold into slavery in Egypt, where people learn of his gifts.

Directors:

Rob LaDuca, Robert C. Ramirez (as Robert Ramirez)

Writers:

Eugenia Bostwick-Singer (screenplay), Raymond Singer (screenplay)

Stars:

Ben Affleck, Mark Hamill, Richard Herd

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Affleck	...	Joseph (voice)
Mark Hamill	...	Judah (voice)
Richard Herd	...	Jacob (voice)
Maureen McGovern	...	Rachel (voice)
Jodi Benson	...	Asenath (voice)
Judith Light	...	Zuleika (voice)
James Eckhouse	...	Potiphar (voice)
Richard McGonagle	...	Pharaoh (voice)
David Campbell	...	Joseph (singing voice)
Steven Weber	...	Simeon / Slave Trader (voice)
Dan Castellaneta	...	Auctioneer / Horse Trader (voice)
Rene Auberjonois	...	Butler (voice)
Ken Hudson Campbell	...	Baker (voice) (as Ken Campbell)
Tom Virtue	...	Reuben (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Levi (voice)

Storyline

When Joseph receives a beautiful coat from his parents, his ten brothers hate him even more, and are driven to sell him to desert merchants, who take him to Egypt. There he is made the servant of a wealthy Egyptian who misunderstands him, and has him thrown into prison. He shows his God-given gift by interpreting the dreams of two other prisoners. Eventually, the Pharaoh begins to be plagued by dreams, and sends for Joseph, who interprets them and saves Egypt in the process. He is made second in command to Pharaoh, and has most of Egypt's grain stored. Eventually his brothers arrive in Egypt to buy food because of famine, and he must forgive them. Then the dreams that had angered his brothers, were in reality prophecies that had come from God.

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Plot Keywords:

bible | dream | pharaoh | prison | religion | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family | History | Musical

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

DreamWorks SKG

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Joseph: King of Dreams

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, Universal Home Video

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A character that is not mentioned in this film is Joseph's sister, Dinah.

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Goofs

When Joseph is inspecting the scale from the horse trader, he only lifts the bag of silver and the weights. The extra pieces of silver put on the scale by Potiphar to balance it seem to have suddenly disappeared.

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Quotes

Jacob: Because you are a miracle child. For you, things are different.

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Connections

Version of VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe (2003)

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Soundtracks

Miracle Child
Performed by Maureen McGovern, Russell Buchanan, and David Campbell
Produced and Arranged by Danny Pelfrey
Music and lyrics by John Joseph Bucchino

User Reviews

Very good for a direct-to-video film

The movie is a sort of companion piece to The Prince of Egypt. The art style is the same, but it is obvious that this was made on a far smaller budget. The animation is pretty rough in some places, but not so much that it really bothered me while watching it. There are some very beautiful backgrounds and landscapes.

Especially noteworthy are the dream sequences, which use some more experimental animation. Joseph's two dreams have a style like a van Gogh painting, which works very well. The Pharaoh's dream uses CGI, and looks like a video game cutscene. I didn't like that one, but kudos to the creators for taking a risk.

The songs are all very enjoyable and well sung, but none of them really stuck in my memory.

I definitely enjoyed rediscovering a biblical story that I had almost forgotten. I think anyone who liked The Prince of Egypt will enjoy this movie as well, as long as they keep in mind that this was made on a more modest budget.