Thunder and the House of Magic (2013)

Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos.

Directors:

Jeremy Degruson, Ben Stassen

Writers:

Ben Stassen (story), James Flynn (screenplay)

Stars:

Cinda Adams, George Babbit, Brianne Brozey

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cinda Adams	...	Nurse Baxter (voice)
George Babbit	...	Jack / Carlo / Zoltar (voice)
Brianne Brozey	...	Thunder / Dylan (voice) (as Murray Blue)
Kathleen Gati	...	Carla (voice) (as Kathleen Browers)
Joey Camen	...	Chihiuahua (voice)
Grant George	...	Daniel (voice)
Shanelle Gray	...	Maggie (voice)
Nina Grillo	...	Audrey (voice)
Kyle Hebert	...	Mark Mathews (voice)
Goldie Jonsie	...	Old Lady (voice)
Kendra Leif	...	Lasondra (voice)
Joe Ochman	...	Mr. Eames (voice) (as Joey Lotsko)
Millie Mup	...	Mrs. Eames (voice)
Will Parks	...	Mike Mathews (voice)
Sage Sommer	...	Izzy (voice)

Storyline

Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the new addition to the troupe as Jack Rabbit and Maggie Mouse plot to evict Thunder. The situation gets worse when the magician lands in hospital and his scheming nephew sees his chance to cash in by selling the mansion. Our young hero is determined to earn his place and so he enlists the help of some wacky magician's assistants to protect his magical new home.

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Plot Keywords:

3 dimensional | magician | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official Site (FR)

Country:

Belgium UK France

Language:

English French German

Release Date:

25 December 2013 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

The House of Magic 3D

Box Office

Budget:

$34,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,091, 5 September 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,091, 5 September 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

nWave Pictures,Studio Canal International,Anton Capital Entertainment (ACE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sign on the magician's piano reads "Steinway & daughters", a reference or a tribute to Steinway & sons - the leading piano manufacturer.

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Goofs

In the credits there is a typo - The 2nd stage engineer is referred to as the "2ndSTAGE ENGINEER".

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Quotes

Daniel: [Chasing Thunder with a rifle] They say cats have nine lives... lets find out

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Connections

References The Color of Magic (2008)

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Soundtracks

The Lovecats
Written by Robert Smith (uncredited)
Performed by The Cure

User Reviews

Engaging animation, cute characters

25 August 2014 Film of Choice at The Plaza Dorchester on this rainy bank holiday afternoon - House of Magic. Adults were definitely in the minority in the cinema this afternoon to see this lovely animated tale of an abandoned kitten doing everything he can to save his new home. Originally released in France on Christmas Day last year, it has eventually hit our screens amid some fierce competition for the school holidays. This film has some very cute characters and is engaging from the opening scene when Thunder the cat is abandoned by his family. In true animation fashion the story leads us through good times and bad times but always ends with a happy ending. Not one for the DVD collection but a rainy afternoon viewing on the TV would be a must.