The Little Prince (2015)

A little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince.

Director:

Mark Osborne

Writers:

Irena Brignull (original screenplay by), Bob Persichetti (original screenplay by)

Stars:

Jeff Bridges, Mackenzie Foy, Rachel McAdams

6 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Bridges	...	The Aviator (voice)
Mackenzie Foy	...	The Little Girl (voice)
Rachel McAdams	...	The Mother (voice)
Marion Cotillard	...	The Rose (voice)
Riley Osborne	...	The Little Prince (voice)
James Franco	...	The Fox (voice)
Bud Cort	...	The King (voice)
Benicio Del Toro	...	The Snake (voice)
Ricky Gervais	...	The Conceited Man (voice)
Albert Brooks	...	The Businessman (voice)
Paul Rudd	...	Mr. Prince (voice)
Paul Giamatti	...	The Academy Teacher (voice)
Jeffy Branion	...	The Policeman (voice) (as Jeff Branion)
Jacquie Barnbrook	...	The Nurse / The Worried Neighbor / The Snooty Panelist (voice)
Marcel Bridges	...	The Concerned Neighbor (voice)

Storyline

From Mark Osborne comes the first-ever animated feature film adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's iconic masterpiece, The Little Prince. At the heart of it all is The Little Girl, who's being prepared by her mother for the very grown-up world in which they live - only to be interrupted by her eccentric, kind-hearted neighbor, The Aviator. The Aviator introduces his new friend to an extraordinary world where anything is possible. A world that he himself was initiated into long ago by The Little Prince. It's here that The Little Girl's magical and emotional journey into her own imagination - and into the universe of The Little Prince - begins. And it's where The Little Girl rediscovers her childhood and learns that ultimately, it's human connections that matter most, and that what's truly essential can only be seen with the heart.

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Plot Keywords:

based on book | cgi animation | stop motion animation | desert | rose | 

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Taglines:

Growing up isn't the problem... forgetting is.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Lucky Red [Italy] Official site

Country:

France UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

El principito

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

$81,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$116,927, 14 February 2016

Gross USA:

$1,339,152

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$97,571,250

Company Credits

Production Co:

Onyx Films, Orange Studio, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Before doing this movie, Marion Cotillard used to play The Rose when she went to children's hospitals.

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Goofs

The mother tears the story pages in two halfway through the movie, however when she hands the old man the book at the end, there is no evidence of their ever having been torn.

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Quotes

[first lines]
The Aviator: [narrating] Once, when I was six years old, I read a book about the primeval forest. The book said, "Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole, without chewing it."
[makes ravaging and shallowing sounds]
The Aviator: I pondered this deeply. And then, I did my first drawing. I showed my masterpiece to grown-ups and asked if the drawing frightened them.
Grown-up: Frightened? Why should anyone be frightened of a hat?
The Aviator: Grown-ups. They never understand anything by themselves.

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Crazy Credits

One of few movies where the end credits scroll downwards (instead of upwards), so that the title of each department is at the bottom of the list of people in that department.

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Connections

Version of Le petit prince (1965)

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Soundtracks

Hop hop
Written by Charles Trenet
Performed by Charles Trenet
R1939 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Company
© Editions Raoul Breton
Courtesy of Warner Music France

User Reviews

There is hope

Very successful in bringing Little Prince into today. The movie made me to read the Little Prince again and learn more. The challenge between living natural and living modern became fully alive in my mind again and again. Like my childhood. I have a neighbor very similar to Aviator. He had long white hair and a very old jacket. He had a magic smile. I think he was very similar to Aviator. All of my memories of him became animated in front of my eyes while watching the movie. Maybe everyone has someone like Aviator in his or her life or must find. The snake scene was very deep like book. The movie made me to believe yet there is hope for peace.