The Star (2017)

A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the first Christmas.

Director:

Timothy Reckart

Writers:

Carlos Kotkin (screenplay by), Simon Moore (story by)

Stars:

Steven Yeun, Keegan-Michael Key, Aidy Bryant

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Yeun	...	Bo (voice)
Keegan-Michael Key	...	Dave (voice)
Aidy Bryant	...	Ruth (voice)
Gina Rodriguez	...	Mary (voice)
Zachary Levi	...	Joseph (voice)
Christopher Plummer	...	Herod (voice)
Ving Rhames	...	Thaddeus (voice)
Gabriel Iglesias	...	Rufus (voice)
Kelly Clarkson	...	Leah (voice)
Anthony Anderson	...	Zach (voice)
Patricia Heaton	...	Edith (voice)
Kris Kristofferson	...	Old Donkey (voice)
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Abby (voice)
Mariah Carey	...	Rebecca (voice)
Oprah Winfrey	...	Deborah (voice)

Storyline

In Sony Pictures Animation's THE STAR, a small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free, and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a lovable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations. Along with three wisecracking camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his new friends follow the Star and become accidental heroes in the greatest story ever told - the first Christmas.

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Plot Keywords:

king | bible story | talking animal | donkey | pregnant | 

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Taglines:

It Takes Many Tails to Tell the Greatest Story Ever

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kristin Chenoweth's fifth theatrically released animated film, after Space Chimps (2008), Rio 2 (2014), The Peanuts Movie (2015), and My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) as well as her first computer-animated film to be rated PG all her other computer-animated films were rated G and her animated films with PG ratings were traditionally animated.

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Goofs

Mary and Joseph were betrothed to each other but we're certainly not living together at the time she was pregnant. Thus they would not have been staying in the same house or sleeping beside each other as the movie portrayed.

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Quotes

Dave: Wait a second. Are they eating chicken? Ladies, run!

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Crazy Credits

During the credits, it is shown that Joseph buys Bo from the miller, and Bo helps him and Mary raise Jesus.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Incredible New Record (2018)

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Soundtracks

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional

User Reviews

My Wife bouht This for Our Son

And she said he was bored and didn't like it but more important was the fact that she said it was communist and anti-Christian. So probably one of those evil Hollywood tricks. When I looked the colors were nice.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Lamb

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,812,674, 19 November 2017

Gross USA:

$40,896,334

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$84,315,669

Company Credits

Production Co:

Affirm Films, Sony Pictures Animation, Walden Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1