The Boxcar Children (2014)

Four children set out on a journey to find a new home.

Directors:

Daniel Chuba, Mark A.Z. Dippé

Writers:

Justin Merz (screenplay), Zach Strauss (screenplay)

Stars:

Illeana Douglas, Mackenzie Foy, Zachary Gordon

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Illeana Douglas	...	Mary (voice)
Mackenzie Foy	...	Violet (voice)
Zachary Gordon	...	Henry (voice)
Joey King	...	Jessie (voice)
Jadon Sand	...	Benny (voice)
Martin Sheen	...	Grandfather Alden (voice)
J.K. Simmons	...	Dr. Moore (voice)
D.B. Sweeney	...	Baker (voice)
Audrey Wasilewski	...	Baker's Wife (voice)

Storyline

Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny are four orphaned brothers and sisters who mysteriously appear in a small town on a warm summer night. No one knows who these young wanderers are or where they have come from. Frightened to live with a grandfather they have never met, the children make a home for themselves in an old abandoned red boxcar they discover in the woods. Henry, the oldest, goes to town to earn money and buy food and supplies while the other kids make a home in the boxcar finding old dishes and scraps in a junkyard. Ambitious and resourceful, the plucky children make a happy life for themselves. As time passes, they discover the struggles and rewards of independence as well as the joys of family - until one day Violet gets too sick for her brothers and sister to care for her. They must take Violet to a doctor risking discovery and the loss of their secret home in the forest.

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Plot Keywords:

male and female protagonists | three sisters | three daughters | skunk | boxcar | 

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Taglines:

One warm summer night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from... Meet Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny, The Boxcar Children.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

D.B. Sweeney's third theatrically released animated film after Dinosaur (2000) and Brother Bear (2003).

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Goofs

Every day the kids where the same exact clothes, yet each day at the box car, the clothesline has different clothes on it.

User Reviews

An Animated Adaptation based on the book series!

The Boxcar Children was first serialized in a book series for children. I picked up the DVD without reading the series first. It is not necessary to read it. The film is about four orphaned children in the Great Depression. They are avoiding a possible cruel grandfather that they never met. The children don't want to be separated. When they overhear the bakery lady and the baker decide to keep the older ones and send the youngest boy to the orphanage since he can't work so they runaway and make an old boxcar Into their home. J.K. Simmons provides the voice of Dr. Moore and Martin Sheen has also lend his voice. One criticism about the film occurs in the race where the lead runner is barefoot. I think it was an oversight.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Guatemala South Korea

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 2014 (Canada)

Also Known As:

The Boxcar Children

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hammerhead Productions, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color