In this animated story for the whole family, Disney brings A.A. Milne’s classic characters from the Winnie the Pooh stories back to the big screen. Tigger is having a hard time finding anyone to play with him, so he decides to track down his family tree and find other Tiggers.
Concerned that their friend feels sad, Winnie and his friends dress up like Tiggers so he won’t feel so alone. But once Tigger finds out who they really are, it makes him even more determined to find his real family. As Tigger heads out in search of others like himself, he accidentally makes his way into a snowstorm, and Winnie and friends must find him before he gets lost in the cold.
The Tigger Movie is a 2000 American animated musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Jun Falkenstein from a story by Eddie Guzelian. Part of the Winnie-the-Pooh series, this film features Pooh’s friend Tigger searching for his family tree and other Tiggers like himself.
The film was the first feature-length theatrical Pooh film that was not a collection of previously released shorts. This is also the first film in the series where Tigger is voiced by Jim Cummings (who also voices Pooh), Tigger’s original voice actor, Paul Winchell, officially retired from the role in 1999 after A Valentine for You and died in 2005. Cummings had already played Tigger in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue and the final 2 seasons of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. It was followed by two theatrical animated films: the second Piglet’s Big Movie (2003) and the third Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (2005).
The film features original songs from the Sherman Brothers. Originally, the film was slated for a direct-to-video release, until then–Disney CEO Michael Eisner heard the Sherman Brothers’ score, and decided to release the film in theaters worldwide. The film is also the highest-grossing film in the Winnie the Pooh franchise.
The Tigger Movie (2000)
Directed by: Jun Falkenstein
Starring: Jim Cummings, Nikita Hopkins, Ken Sansom, John Fiedler, Peter Cullen, Andre Stojka, Kath Soucie, Tom Attenborough, John Hurt, Frank Welker
Screenplay by: Jun Falkenstein
Cinematography by: Allen Daviau
Film Editing by: Makoto Arai, Robert Fisher Jr.
Art Direction by: Toby Bluth
Music by: Harry Gregson-Williams
MPAA Rating: G for all Audience.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: February 11, 2000
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