Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
Evan Rachel Wood
- Marianne
- (voice)
Elijah Kelley
- Sunny
- (voice)
Maya Rudolph
- Griselda
- (voice)
Alan Cumming
- Bog King
- (voice)
Meredith Anne Bull
- Dawn
- (voice)
Sam Palladio
- Roland
- (voice)
Alfred Molina
- Fairy King
- (voice)
Bob Einstein
- Stuff
- (voice)
Peter Stormare
- Thang
- (voice)
Llou Johnson
- Pare
- (voice)
Robbie Daymond
- Fairy Cronies
- (voice)
Brenda Chapman
- Imp
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Fairy King is modeled after George Lucas.
- GoofsThe moon appears accurate at 49:00 and 54:00, but is flipped horizontally while it is setting at 1:06:30.
- Crazy creditsEnd of credit scene: Thang is listening as the mushrooms pass on information. He shares that information with the audience: "Tea Blend" (as in "The End").
- ConnectionsFeatured in Animation Lookback: Top 5 Best & Worst Animated Films of 2014 (2014)
- SoundtracksCan't Help Falling In Love
Written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss
Performed by Evan Rachel Wood & Sam Palladio
Featured review
Strange Magic is a not an animated film for kids, more directed to teens and adults. This is an odd film, a mix of The Princes Bride meets Tim Burton's world and they sing Moulin Rouge style.
The main virtues of the film are, beyond the beautiful animation and character design, the quirkiness of it. To me, the most important thing in movies that are derivative an predictable like this one is the sense of humour and the message conveyed. Strange Magic was funny to me, and found myself laughing more than once. The message if is not new, but important to recall it, there is a lid for every pot, love comes in all colors and shapes, and love happens between people who are, a priori, very different and even opposite. The film is unpretentious, and the familiar soundtrack will keep you (or at least me) singing along.
The cast does a good job at providing the characters with their voice and songs. I especially liked Allan Cumming as Bog King and Elijah Kelly as Sunny.
There is strange magic in this film, because from the known and predictable we get something magic, perhaps just hocus-pocus, and a freaky love story. I think this is one of those movies you really like or dislike, nothing in between. I did find it very enjoyable, but I had no expectations about it, so that always helps.
The main virtues of the film are, beyond the beautiful animation and character design, the quirkiness of it. To me, the most important thing in movies that are derivative an predictable like this one is the sense of humour and the message conveyed. Strange Magic was funny to me, and found myself laughing more than once. The message if is not new, but important to recall it, there is a lid for every pot, love comes in all colors and shapes, and love happens between people who are, a priori, very different and even opposite. The film is unpretentious, and the familiar soundtrack will keep you (or at least me) singing along.
The cast does a good job at providing the characters with their voice and songs. I especially liked Allan Cumming as Bog King and Elijah Kelly as Sunny.
There is strange magic in this film, because from the known and predictable we get something magic, perhaps just hocus-pocus, and a freaky love story. I think this is one of those movies you really like or dislike, nothing in between. I did find it very enjoyable, but I had no expectations about it, so that always helps.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $12,429,583
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,504,441
- Jan 25, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $13,603,453
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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