''The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina'' is a 2002 American

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fantasy film directed by Glenn Chaika and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt,

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, and Jon Stewart. Produced by

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and Hyperion Animation, the film was distributed by

Buena Vista Home Entertainment Buena ( ) is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,603,Thumbelina Thumbelina (; da, Tommelise) is a literary fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Travelling Companion" in ...

( Jennifer Love Hewitt) sets out to find others of her diminutive stature and the place where she belongs. She happens upon

Tom Thumb Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. ''The History of Tom Thumb'' was published in 1621 and was the first fairy tale printed in English. Tom is no bigger than his father's thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, tan ...

(

), who was raised by a good normal-sized man. He is not only similar to her in size, but is also looking for others like him. But just as they fall in love, Thumbelina is taken prisoner by the terribly sinister Mole King (

), who wants to make her his bride. Thumbelina is the daughter of King and Queen of Gemworld, granddaughter of the previous King and Queen and Great Granddaughter of the first King and Queen.

Voice Cast

Production

The film is copyrighted 1999 but was not released until 2002. It was distributed internationally to Italy, where it debuted on 75 screens in 2004, earning €23,531 in its initial week of release.

Reception

Kevin Lee of DVD Verdict found the film "guilty", writing "

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is being held in contempt of this court for ''The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina''. This is simply not up to the usual standards of the Mouse House." Brian Costello of

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gave the film four stars out of five, saying the film is "a fun tale with enough constant action and snappy dialogue to keep both children and adults entertained."

Awards

''The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina'' won a 2003 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in the Direct to Video category. In addition, the film was nominated for a 2003 DVD Premiere Award (administered by the DVD Exclusive Awards) in the categories of Best Animated Character Performance (Elijah Wood) and Best Animated DVD Premiere Movie.

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