THE PEBBLE AND THE PENGUIN (Theatrical Release USA 1995)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì

The Pebble and the Penguin—sweet and lovable—works as a good animated child/adult share movie. Listen for some terrific and powerful singing from Martin Short. The concept is great.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

Hubie Penguin loves Marina, but circumstances do not seem to favor the union.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Directors Don Bluth and Gary Goldman for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers James Butterworth, Jonathan Dern, Paul Sabella, Kelly Ward, and Mark Young for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Hubie (voice of Martin Short), Marina (voice of Annie Golden), Rocko (voice of Jim Belushi), Drake (voice of Tim Curry), Petra (voice of Alissa King), Priscilla/Chinstrap 2 (voice of Stevie Vallance), Royal/Tika (voice of Will Ryan), Scrawny (voice of Neil Ross), McCallister (voice of Stan Jones), Chubby/Gentoo (voice of S. Scott Bullock), King (voice of Philip L. Clarke), Narrator (voice of Shani Wallis), Megellenic 1 (voice of B.J. Ward), and Megellenic 2 (voice of Hamilton Camp).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. It’s cute and worth its watch.

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