The Pebble and the Penguin

Starring:Shani Wallis, S. Scott Bullock, Martin Short, Annie Golden, Louise Vallance, Pat Musick, Angeline Ball, Kendall Cunningham, Alissa King, Michael Nunes, Tim Curry, Neil Ross, Philip L. Clarke, B.J. Ward (II), Hamilton Camp, Will Ryan, Stan Jones (II), James Belushi, Maggie Roswell
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

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As a brief promo by a Sea World Animal Ambassador tells us before the movie begins, male penguins really do present pebbles to the females during a courtship that will result in a lifetime match. This post-Thumbelina Don Bluth/Barry Manilow effort gives us Hubie, a nerdy penguin whose love for the beautiful Marina, remarkably, is returned. Alas, before he can present her with a fine stone, his evil--and strangely buff--rival throws him into the swirling sea. Epic adventures and a comical sidekick result. Leopard seals and killer whales threaten, but kids will be entertained rather than frightened by this harmless, if less-than-brilliant movie. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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From the majestic landscapes of a frozen land comes a beloved animated adventure to warm everyone'sheart. Featuring the incomparable songs of Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, and the voice talents of Martin Short, James Belushi, Tim Curry and Annie Golden, this animated tale from the creator of The Secret of NIMH is a magical musical treat for all. Your kids will love it...and you will too (Elayne Blythe, Film Advisory Board, Inc.). The Full Moon Mating Ceremony, a real-life penguintradition, requires that bachelor birds present pebbles to their sweethearts. And in this film, a shy bird named Hubie has the perfect stone for his love, Marina. But there's considerable competitionfor Marina's affections, and in an exciting race against time, sea, storm and a host of other obstacles, Hubie learns that it's not the perfect pebblebut rather the perfect penguinthat always gets the girl.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Service!.......2007-05-07

GREAT SERVICE! Item received 2 days early in brand new condition. Woul definitely buy again from Amazon!

A 1990s masterpiece.......2007-04-25

I have been fond of this movie since the very first time I saw it. I was really young inbetween 7 and 12 years of age when I first saw this. A word of warning even though this movie is rated g and meant for kids age 5 to ten years of age some parts off it maybe to violent and to intense for kids under the age of ten depending on what there parents or guardians think is appropriate and how easy they get startled. Can the brave penguin hobbie along with his parthner a rock horper named Rocko get back to anatrtica before his love the beautiful Marina is banished from Anartica unless she is forced to marry the handsome branwy but cruel penguin drake played by tim curry. Can hubbie make it back in time before Drake takes Marina for his bribe for his bride. A word of advice uselly I would not recommend getting this used unless it cost less than 25$ dollars our in new condition by since this dvd is very cheap on line if you don't get the family fun edition even its not worth alot infact the most they are charging for one copy with the shipping include in new condition in dvd format is $15.58. If you like this I also recommend you she Thumbalina and ig you are 13 years of age or older all dog go to heaven might be appropriate for you. There is also a two disk version of this but it's somewhat difficult to find and the special features are really little kidish like the kind of stuff you would find on a leo and stictch movie. It also was the most expensive single movie on dvd they had in the store at the time. They sell cost was something in between 20 and 23 dollars with the 5 to 8 percent tax included.

A penguin spectacular.......2007-01-30

This classic movie was on of several big hit movies done by MGM that was released in the mid ninties and earlier. I was really young when I saw this movie about nine if I saw it when it first came out. Back in the days before the stupid cartoon movies such as south park movie existed. EveA word of warning this movie has several scenes that maybe to dark and intense and a couple o scenes that maybe too violent for kids younger than ten even though it got a g rating. No one under ten should watch this unless supervise by two parents or guardians. This movie is the story of huby and young penguin in love with a beautiful female penguin Marian. When hubby is thrown into the aratic ocean by a gigantic buff penguin named drake. He must make and epic journey. After hubby is attacked by a leapord seal. He is captured and put on a boat by humans. Were he meets Rocko the rock hopper the two penguins escape. They have eight days to make it back to Anartica. If Marina does not take the hansome well built but black heart drake or another penguin as here mate eights days from then she is forever banished from the colony. Can Hubby and Rocko make it back to the anartica in time while dogging leapord seal and a pod of hungry killer whales. Will marina be banished for life. Find out in the thrilling heart warming conclusion.

PRETTY INEFFECTIVE TOON.......2005-12-09

Not even a score by Gramsy winner Barry Manilow can save this poorly executed animated film. Manilow's songs aren't that memorable and there's too many of them. The story, as thin as spring ice, focuses on Hubie, a stuttering penguin overdone by Martin Short, who has fallen for Marina, a doe eyed penguin whom he wants to present with his pebble on mating day. Of course, Marina is eyed by the loutish brute Drake (Tim Curry) who will do anything to secure her bliss. Hubie is mistakenly thought dead courtesy of the deadly leopard seal but he has merely been whisked away by penguin hunters who want to sell him to the zoo. He manages to escape with tough guy penguin Rocko (James Belushi) and begins a sojourn home to save Marina from Drake's paws. I'm not sure kids will even find themselves able to sit through this hokey and dull cartoon.

Goodness Glaciers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-10-24

I don't know why everybody is saying how bad this film is. When I watched this as a kid (and I still do, apparently!), I fell in love with this movie as well as all of the other Don Bluth films of the 90s (Thumbelina, Rock-A-Doodle, A Troll in Central Park) that weren't smash hits at the box office like his first films. This story is funny, romantic, musically fun, and a whole lot more.

This story is true on one account, in Antartica, the male penguins would go searching for pebbles to give to the female penguins they love during the mating season. If she accepts it, they mate for life. This is said by the narrator (Shani Wallis, Oliver!) at the beginning of the film. Then, it begins to go into song with "Now and Forever", introducing the main characters, Hubie and Marina. Hubie (Martin Short, Treasure Planet, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, The Prince of Egypt, Jungle 2 Jungle) is a shy, sort-of-clumsy, hopeless romantic penguin, who is love with a beautiful girl penguin named Marina (Annie Golden). He dreams of talking with her and asking her to be his mate, but as I said earlier, he's really shy and tends to doubt himself too much. Unbeknownest to the both of them, another penguin loves Marina, a strong, provincial, not-to-mention-evil named Drake (Tim Curry, Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas) and will stop at nothing to have her as his mate. The next day, Hubie hopelessly tries to find a pebble before the Full-Moon Mating Ceremony (that's where the penguins present their pebbles to their mates.), but ends up leaving empty-handed at the end of the day. That night, he wishes for a special pebble to present for Marina, and amazingly, his wish comes true! An aquamarine pebble comes flying out of the sky and onto earth. Hubie is very happy when he finds this, and instantly tries to find Marina to present it to her. But admist his running, Drake comes and starts bullying Hubie to give him that pebble. When Hubie refuses, Drake pushes him off a cliff, and into the waters, where a lepord seal is waiting! Hubie swims for his life, and before he knew it, he is thousand of miles away from Antartica, and on a ship, called the Misery, heading to America to be put in a zoo. Hubie is petrified at this, especially after looking inside the pebble and seeing that Drake wants Marina to be his mate. He is determined to get out of there, but not without the help of a strong, robust, and dreams-of-flying penguin named Rocko (Jim Belushi, Something About Jim, Babes in Toyland {1998 version}). Will Hubie make it back to Antartica in time for the ceremony? Who will be Marina's mate? And what about Rocko? Will his dream of flying come true?

This film is fun to watch over and over again, and that music! Wow! Barry Manilow did such a wonderful job writing the music and singing the end title song with Sheena Easton. Even Jim Belushi can sing in this film! Amazing performance with Martin Short in "Looks Like I Got Me A Friend".

This film has a lot of morals, two of them being extremely important. One of them is if you really put your heart and soul into something you truly love to do, you can do anything. And, if you're offering someone a gift of affection, it's not the gift, but the person offering it that counts. In other words, that person likes/loves you for being you. So, go on! Don't be afraid! Buy this film today! You'll be glad you did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Pebble and the Penguin - Family Fun Edition

Average customer rating:

Excellent Service!
A 1990s masterpiece
A penguin spectacular
PRETTY INEFFECTIVE TOON
Goodness Glaciers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Pebble and the Penguin - Family Fun Edition
Starring: Shani Wallis , S. Scott Bullock , Martin Short , Annie Golden , and Louise Vallance
Director: Don Bluth , and Gary Goldman
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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