Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)

Director:

Phil Roman

Writer:

Dennis Marks (writer)

Release Date:

30 July 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Musical

Tagline:

Welcome to the 90's. The Cold War is over. Western Europe is unified. The whole world is a kindler, gentler place to be. Well...almost.

Plot:

The popular cartoon cat and mouse are thrown into a feature film. The story has the twosome trying to...

Plot Keywords:

Cartoon Cat | Cartoon | Cat | Mouse | Tom And Jerry

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Richard Kind	...	Tom (voice)
Dana Hill	...	Jerry (voice)
Anndi McAfee	...	Robyn Starling (voice)
Tony Jay	...	Lickboot (voice)
Rip Taylor	...	Captain Kiddie (voice)
Henry Gibson	...	Doctor Applecheek (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Ferdinand / Straycatcher (voice)
Ed Gilbert	...	Puggsy / Daddy Starling (voice)
David L. Lander	...	Frankie da Flea (voice)
Howard Morris	...	Squawk (voice)
Sydney Lassick	...	Straycatcher (voice)
Raymond McLeod	...	Alleycat / Bulldog (voice)
Mitchel D. Moore	...	Alleycat (voice)
Scott Wojahn	...	Alleycat (voice)
Tino Insana	...	Patrolman (voice)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:All | Finland:S | Netherlands:AL | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G

Company:

Film Roman Productions

Trivia:

The first Tom and Jerry feature film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Robyn, Tom, and Jerry are escaping, she is wearing a raincoat. However, in one shot during that scene, the raincoat completely disappears.

Quotes:

Droopy: Hello, all you happy people.

Movie Connections:

References The Rescuers (1977)

Kill me

Tom and Jerry, my absolute favorite childhood cartoon, I couldn't wait to wake up each morning to watch the crazy cat and mouse go after each other. Now I had heard a little bit about Tom and Jerry the movie, but never had an interest just because it frightened me that it was made in the early 90's, just knowing the time and what they would do to butcher our lovable icons, I couldn't see this tragedy. But the movie was on HBO and I had nothing better to watch so I figured, just have an open mind and think that this was made more for the kids. Now I was 7 when this movie was made, so I had to get into that mind set that I might think this is at least if anything just a good family film. Yeah, that was nice, I was convinced for the first 4 minutes of this movie that everything was going to be OK and then I realized... why are Tom and Jerry not making me laugh? What is going on? I suppose I'll tell you.

Tom and Jerry are both together with their owners as they are about to move to a new home. The moving van is at their old house waiting, and Tom overdoses in the back of the car. However when he notices Jerry, he puts him on a stick, and Jerry, noticing no escape and knowing that he will fly, he grabs hold of Tom's whiskers so they fly together into the garden. Jerry quickly dashes into his mouse hole and locks the door, Tom nailing wooden planks on the door. Tom leaves the house, but it's too late: The owners have left. When Tom tries to get in the moving car, he ends up with a bulldog and ties up his ears so he cannot see. Tom runs into the house for safety and stays there for the night. The next day, Tom notices that the house is being destroyed by a demolition crew. He manages to escape but realizes he couldn't just leave Jerry goes back and saves him. The two manage to survive, but now they're homeless. Then they meet a dog named Puggsy and his friend Frankie Da Flea that tries to teach Tom and Jerry to be friends. At this point, something changes in the world of Tom and Jerry. They both start to talk! Tom and Jerry then meet an eight-year old girl named Robyn Starling, whose mother died of pneumonia when she was a baby and is left behind with her horrid and evil guardian Aunt Figg when her dad goes away to Tibet. Robyn runs away after her locket is thrown out the window and that's how she began to run. Jerry said to her that if she runs, her things won't be with her but Robyn said to them that Aunt Figg may seem sweet but "she's mean, real mean". Cut to Aunt Figg crying in the house, scared of losing Robyn. With the help of her evil lawyer, Lickboot and her overweight dachshund, Ferdinand, make a reward of $1,000,000 for the return of Robyn, who they wish to sell for a ransom, engulfed by love of money. Robyn is recaptured, but manages to escape yet again, after Tom and Jerry are kidnapped by Dr. Applecheek and are sent to a city pound where animals are abused, when everyone is now after Robyn for the money.

Yup, you read right, Tom and Jerry talk. Now granted they had a few lines throughout the show, but they were just every once in a while, every GREAT ONCE IN A WHILE. It was just weird having them talk throughout the film, especially with those voices, again, I know that the film was made in the early 90's, but this just wasn't working. The story is too lame and cheesy, it concentrated more on the girl vs. the actual title characters. While it may not be the most horrible movie of all time, it's still just a shame that two adored characters were destroyed within 87 minutes. If you were or are a fan of the original Tom and Jerry show like I am, please stay away, trust your judgment like I should have. If you're not a fan or haven't seen Tom and Jerry, only if you're a child, you might enjoy the movie, note the word might.

2/10