Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)

When Roo sets off on his own into the Hundred Acre Wood, he discovers a friendly and playful Heffalump named Lumpy.

Director:

Frank Nissen

Writers:

Brian Hohlfeld (screenplay), Evan Spiliotopoulos (screenplay)

Stars:

Jim Cummings, Brenda Blethyn, Kyle Stanger

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jim Cummings	...	Winnie the Pooh / Tigger (voice)
John Fiedler	...	Piglet (voice)
Nikita Hopkins	...	Roo (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Kanga (voice)
Ken Sansom	...	Rabbit (voice)
Peter Cullen	...	Eeyore (voice)
Brenda Blethyn	...	Mama Heffalump (voice)
Kyle Stanger	...	Lumpy (voice)

Storyline

A Heffalump is heard trumpeting in the hundred acre woods. Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Piglet are scared and rush to Rabbit's house for advice. Roo joins them and they all agree that Heffalumps are nearby after finding a huge footprint. They decide to set out on an expedition to catch the Heffalump. Roo is not allowed to come along because he is too little.

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Plot Keywords:

winnie the pooh character | animal character name in title | tigger character | kanga character | piglet character | 

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Taglines:

There's something new in the Hundred Acre Wood

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Mystery

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Of the latter-day Winnie the Pooh features, this performed the worst at the US box office (thus prompting the follow-up Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005) to go straight to DVD). The film did considerably better in international markets.

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Goofs

When Rabbit and Tigger get separated from Pooh and Piglet in Heffalump Hollow, Rabbit is shown walking off with the butterfly net. However, when Piglet and Pooh are discussing the pink jelly beans and realize they are lost, Piglet is holding the butterfly net, which he later uses to capture Rabbit (mistaking him for a Heffalump).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Winnie the Pooh: [narrating] This is one of my favorite once-upon-a-times, although I'm not quite sure which time it was once upon. But it had been so nice and summery in the Hundred Acre Wood and the sunshine was as warm as a blanket. And the streams were gurgling happily. As - as happily as a tumbly full of honey, hoo, which is very happy. But all that changed when... the stranger came.
[sound of heffalump trumpeting]

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Crazy Credits

The 1985-2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo fades into a cloud which resembles a castle.

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Connections

Follows Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983)

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Soundtracks

The Name Game
Music by Carly Simon
Lyrics by Carly Simon and Brian Hohlfeld
Performed by Kyle Stanger (as Lumpy) and Nikita Hopkins (as Roo)
Arranged by David Slonaker

User Reviews

Really sweet and endearing... I loved this!

At 18, you may think I am a little old to be watching this movie, but as a lover of the Winnie the Pooh characters I thought why not? So I watched Pooh's Heffalump Movie and was delighted by it. It is so charming, sweet and endearing and has a lot of heart too. Plenty of funny and touching moments here too. It isn't as good as the 1977 movie or the 80s TV show, but it is still a delightful movie, with enough charm for especially children. Adults may complain there aren't enough jokes for them, but if they see the movie they will probably be content by their child's happy smile as they watch it and by the charm the film has.

The film is very short, but it moves very quickly and doesn't feel boring. The story is also very simple, but it is effective and innocent with a nice message that I actually didn't find preachy. The animation is lovely, and the music while not the best in the world is still delightful and serves its purpose very well. Even the dialogue had some nice moments- I smiled and I was moved too. The characters are a delight, especially Lumpy who is so cute and endearing I fell in love with him the very first moment I set eyes on him. And the voice acting is excellent. Overall, charming and delightful. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Heffalump Movie

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,805,559, 13 February 2005

Gross USA:

$18,098,433

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$52,858,433

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Disneytoon Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS (Digital DTS Sound) Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1