Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)

Director:

Luc Besson

Writers:

Céline Garcia (written by) &
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Release Date:

12 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Adventure awaits in your own backyard.

Plot:

Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, a tiny people living in harmony with nature.

Plot Keywords:

Grandfather | Treasure | Ruby | Princess | Garden

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Freddie Highmore	...	Arthur
Mia Farrow	...	Granny
Ron Crawford	...	Archibald (voice: English version)
Penny Balfour	...	Arthur's Mother
Doug Rand	...	Arthur's Father
Adam LeFevre	...	Davido
Jean Bejote Njamba	...	Massai Chief
Saul Jephcott	...	Police Officer #1
Lee Delong	...	Saleslady (as Lee de Long)
Christian Erickson	...	Antique Dealer
Eric Balliet	...	Mover #1
Oxmo Puccino	...	Mover #2
Robert William Bradford	...	Baliff
Jerry Di Giacomo	...	Repairman (voice: French version)
Bienvenue Kindoki	...	Matassalai #1
Valéry Koko Kingue	...	Matassalai #2
Aba Koïta	...	Matassalai #3
Vincent Mendy	...	Matassalai #4
Mathar Licka Gueye	...	Matassalai #5
Tonio Descanvelle	...	Police Officer #2 (voice: French version)
Madonna	...	Princess Selenia (voice: English version)
Snoop Dogg	...	Max (voice: English version)
David Bowie	...	Maltazard (voice: English version)
David Suchet	...	Narrator (voice: English version)
Robert Dauney	...	Arthur's Father
Ezra Knight	...	Chief Matassalai
Jimmy Fallon	...	Betameche (voice: English version)
Emilio Estevez	...	Ferryman (voice: English version)
Robert De Niro	...	King (voice: English version)
Harvey Keitel	...	Miro (voice: English version)
Rob Corddry	...	Seides (voice: English version)
Nathan Corddry	...	Seides (voice: English version) (as Nate Corddry)
Erik Per Sullivan	...	Baby Bug / Mino (voice: English version)
Chazz Palminteri	...	The Travel Agent (voice: English version)
Anthony Anderson	...	Koolomassai (voice: English version)
Jason Bateman	...	Darkos (voice: English version)
Allen Hoist	...	Easylow
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alain Bashung	...	Maltazard (voice: French version)
Stomy Bugsy	...	Koolomassaï (voice: French version)
Cartman	...	Bétamèche (voice: French version)
Sergio Castellitto	...	Le chef de gare (voice: French version)
Michel Duchaussoy	...	Archibald (voice: French version)
Mylène Farmer	...	Selenia (voice: French version)
Jacques Frantz	...	Le roi (voice: French version)
José Garcia	...	Davido (voice: French version)
Barbara Kelsch	...	Arthur (voice: French version)
Marc Lavoine	...	Darkos (voice: French version)
Valérie Lemercier	...	Arthur's mother (voice: French version)
Doudou Masta	...	Chef Massaï (voice: French version)
Dick Rivers	...	Le passeur (voice: French version)
Rohff	...	Max (voice: French version)
Jean-Paul Rouve	...	Arthur's father (voice: French version)
Barbara Scaff	...	Mino (voice: French version)
Frédérique Tirmont	...	Granny (voice: French version)
Isabelle Agid	...	Passer-by (uncredited)
Fanny Besson	...	Casher attendant (uncredited)
Serge Blumental	...	Electrician (uncredited)
Cut Killer	...	DJ Easy Low (uncredited)
Marc Libert	...	Passer-by (uncredited)
Stéphane Pacheff	...	Passer-by (uncredited)
Fannie Pailloux	...	Passer-by (uncredited)

Directed by
Luc Besson

Writing credits
Céline Garcia		(written by) &
Luc Besson		(written by)
Luc Besson		(book)
Georges Bouchelagem		(creator: characters and settings) &
Patrice Garcia		(creator: characters and settings) and
Philippe Rouchier		(creator: characters and settings) and
Nicolas Fructus		(creator: characters and settings)

Produced by
Luc Besson	....	producer
Jérome de Baecque	....	animation producer
Stéphane Lecomte	....	associate producer: Avalanche Productions
Emmanuel Prévost	....	executive producer: Avalanche Productions (as Emmanuel Prevost)
Emmanuel Prévost	....	producer (as Emmanuel Prevost)

Original Music by
Eric Serra

Cinematography by
Thierry Arbogast		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Karim Hammouda
Yann Hervé
Vincent Tabaillon

Production Design by
Hugues Tissandier

Art Direction by
Patrice Garcia
Philippe Rouchier

Set Decoration by
Alain Pitrel

Costume Design by
Olivier Bériot		(as Olivier Beriot)

Makeup Department
Frédérique Arguello	....	chief hair stylist
Florence Batteault	....	makeup artist assistant
Guillaume Bellu	....	makeup artist assistant
Anne-Valérie Chiabaut	....	makeup artist assistant (as Valerie Chiabaut)
Xavier-Daniel Fagnière	....	hair stylist (as Xavier-Daniel Fagniere)
Sylvie Greco	....	makeup artist assistant
Mathieu Gueracague	....	hair stylist
Myriam Hottois	....	makeup artist
Stéphane Jonckheere	....	additional hair stylist
Joëlle Martin	....	additional hair stylist
Eric Rodhain	....	additional hair stylist
Marc Villeneuve	....	additional chief hair stylist

Production Management
Stéphane Aoughlis	....	assistant unit manager: video photography for animation and voices
Gregory Barrau	....	unit manager: live action photography
Julien Boucher	....	second assistant unit manager: video photography for animation and voices
Matthieu Boucher	....	second assistant unit manager: video photography for animation and voices
David Deshayes	....	unit manager: video photography for animation and voices
Bernard Grenet	....	production manager: live action photography
Marc Guidetti	....	additional production manager: live action photography
Fabien Jumelet	....	second assistant unit manager: video photography for animation and voices
Daisy Nichols	....	backup unit manager: Los Angeles and New York, video photography for animation and voices
Judicaël Noïa	....	second assistant unit manager: video photography for animation and voices (as Noia Judicael)
Manuel Recolin	....	assistant unit manager: live action photography
Agnès Sébenne	....	post-production supervisor
Adrien Segurat	....	second assistant unit manager: video photography for animation and voices (as Adrien Segura)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christel Bordon	....	assistant director intern
Roger Delattre	....	second assistant director: live action photography
Stéphane Gluck	....	first assistant director: live action photography
Stéphane Gluck	....	second unit director
Fannie Pailloux	....	assistant director intern
Jérôme Raffaelli	....	second assistant director: live action photography

Art Department
Stéphane Adamski	....	model maker
Olivier Agostini	....	assistant art department buyer: models
Jean-Marc Albertoni	....	construction foreman
Carole Allemand	....	model maker
Claire Amoureux-Nicole	....	first assistant art director
Philippe André	....	painter: models
Marianne Arsa	....	second assistant art director
Valérie Arson	....	model maker
David Aubignat	....	technician: models
Alice Auboiron	....	model maker
Antoine Audagioni	....	graphic artist: second unit (as Antoine Audagiori)
Antoine Audagioni	....	storyboard artist: cleaning (as Antoine Audagiori)
Tage Axelsen	....	model maker
Jean-Sébastien Bancet	....	art department intern
Pierre Bandini	....	set dresser
François Baranger	....	graphic artist: second unit
Jean-Michel Bar	....	set dresser: vehicle
Céline Barray	....	greensman: models
Jean-Pierre Battaia	....	construction supervisor
Brigitte Baudet	....	model maker
Evelyne Baussant	....	art department buyer: models
Frédéric Baylac	....	technician: models (as Fred Baylac)
Stéphane Bernet-Noël	....	art department buyer
Karine Bizet	....	workman
Laurent Bizet	....	workman
Pierre Blanchard	....	assistant art director: models
Laurent Blas	....	model maker
Gilles Boillot	....	assistant production designer: models
Fabrice Bouchelet	....	workman
Gerard Bouguet	....	model maker (as Gérard Bouguet)
Michel Bourgeois	....	construction foreman
Caroline Camuset	....	painter intern
Brigitte Cardinal	....	model maker
Karine Caumeil	....	art department coordinator
Jacky Champlain	....	additional construction intern
Jean-Jacques Chapelle	....	construction foreman
Jéröme Chaplain	....	additional construction intern
Michel Charvaz	....	property master
Ricardo Chavez	....	construction intern
Ricardo Chavez	....	intern: models
Patricia Chevrel	....	art department intern
Caroline Choine	....	intern: models
Patrick Clerc	....	computer graphics
Théo Clerc	....	painter intern
Olivier Corbex	....	model maker
Mara-Lucia Cordeiro	....	painter: models (as Mara Cordeiro)
Gildas Cotonea	....	construction foreman
Géraldine Daigremont	....	second assistant art director
Marielle Debethune	....	intern: models
Jean-Noël Delalande	....	painter: models
Armand Denis	....	model maker
Laure Deratte	....	second assistant art director
Elodie Desfleurs	....	intern: models
Anne Dolet	....	model maker
Antoine Dore	....	workman
Gerard Drolon	....	first assistant art director
Loic Drouard	....	greensman intern
Yvan Dupont	....	painter
Yvan Dupont	....	painter: models
Arthur Fevrier	....	technician: models
Jacques Fresnel	....	painter
Vincent Fuchs	....	technician: models
Patrice Garcia	....	storyboard supervisor: pre-production
Renaud Garetta	....	storyboard artist: cleaning
Xavier Gaudin	....	art department buyer
Vincent Gazier	....	model maker
Patrick George	....	construction foreman
Paulo Goncalvez	....	art department intern
Philippe Gougam	....	construction foreman
Gilles Guerber-Zaza	....	sculptor (as Gilles Guerber)
Ludovic Guille	....	set dresser: vehicle
Michel Guillou	....	technician: models
Jean Habay	....	construction foreman
Mohamed Hamadache	....	assistant art department buyer: models
Mohamed Hamadache	....	workman
David Handschuh	....	intern: models
Yvan Hart	....	plasterer
Nicolas Heritier	....	construction foreman
Jean-Michel Houbart	....	construction foreman
Véronique Jimenez	....	painter (as Véronique Parot-Jimenez)
Véronique Jimenez	....	painter: models (as Veronique Jimenez-Parot)
Alexis Jorand	....	painter
Alexis Jorand	....	painter: models
Jacques Kazandian	....	tapestry maker (as Jacques Kazandjian)
Jean Lebert	....	intern: models
Jean-Louis Lebreton	....	model maker
Guillaume Legrand	....	painter: models
Elsa Lenthal	....	model maker
Eric Lesage	....	construction foreman
Herve Lespert	....	construction foreman (as Hervé Lespert)
Christianne Lohezic	....	model maker
Françoise Malaplate	....	head painter (as Françoise Malaplatte)
Françoise Malaplate	....	head painter: models
Veronique Malaval	....	model maker (as Veronique Mallaval)
Alice Marchesseau	....	model maker
Guillaume Marie	....	greensman intern
Virginie Marie	....	greensman intern
Sylvie Masia	....	model maker
Acel Mauge	....	painter
Cécile Meunier	....	model maker
Guy Monbillard	....	set dresser
Stéphane Monce	....	sculptor
Michel Mulson	....	art department buyer: models
Marc Neves	....	workman
Jean-Pierre Nossereau	....	art department buyer
Philippe Ogaki	....	graphic artist: second unit
Vincent Parot	....	head painter: models
Vincent Parot	....	painter
Rony Pelmard	....	construction foreman
Jean Perez	....	plasterer
Jean Poinot	....	model maker
Eric Poisson	....	construction foreman
Carole Poitou	....	assistant art department buyer: models
Corinne Pouchoulin	....	painter
Franck Proix	....	model maker
Alexandre Raimbault	....	assistant art director: models
Samuel Raimondi	....	technician: models
Maxime Ravaine	....	computer graphics
Brigitte Renard	....	model maker (as Brigitte James-Renard)
Brigitte Renard	....	sculptor (as Brigitte James-Renard)
André Renaudin	....	additional construction intern
Christophe Rendu	....	graphic artist: second unit
Philippe Riche	....	storyboard artist: cleaning
Olivier Rideau	....	workman
Clarisse Rivas-Manzo	....	workman
Patricia Robin	....	painter
Patricia Robin	....	painter: models
Stéphane Robuchon	....	model maker
Stéphane Robuchon	....	second assistant art director
Pascal Roger	....	painter
Clotaire Roux	....	carpenter
Stéphane Roux	....	storyboard artist: cleaning
Yves Roux	....	carpenter
Jacques Senchet	....	greensman intern
Samuelle Sommier	....	model maker
Didier Soubeyran	....	model maker (as Didier Soubeyrand)
Kamel Tazit	....	storyboard artist: cleaning
Evelyne Tissandier	....	art department buyer (as Evelyne Tissandier-Baussant)
Georges Tissot	....	construction foreman (as George Tissot)
Chloé Trevelot	....	intern: models
Alejandro Vasquez	....	technician: models
Marc Viallet	....	workman
Sylvie Weidmann-Chancelade	....	model maker (as Sylvie Weidmann)
Michel Weidmann	....	model maker

Sound Department
Vincent Arnardi	....	sound mixer
Antoine Baudouin	....	dialogue editor
Nicolas Becker	....	additional foley artist
Lahcène Ben Braham	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory (as Lahcéne Benbraham)
Damien Berger	....	boom operator: live action photography
Thomas Bernard	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory
Martin Boissau	....	sound mixer
Xavier Bonneyrat	....	additional sound editor
Guillaume Bouchateau	....	foley recordist
Guillaume Bouchateau	....	sound designer
Christophe Bourreau	....	foley artist
Matthieu Dallaporta	....	sound re-recording assistant
Sébastien Devaux	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory
Guillaume D'Ham	....	first assistant sound editor
Alain Féat	....	sound editor (as Alain Feat)
Eric Ferret	....	adr recordist
Fabien Gachon	....	additional boom operator
Loïc Gourbe	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory
Loïc Gourbe	....	sound recordist
Jean-Sébastien Guille	....	additional sound mixer (as Bastien Guille)
Alexandre Hernandez	....	additional sound editor
Alexandre Hernandez	....	adr recording assistant
Didier Lesage	....	additional adr recordist
Didier Lozahic	....	re-recording mixer
Didier Lozahic	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bridget O'Driscoll	....	dialogue editor
Florian Penot	....	additional assistant foley artist
Philippe Penot	....	additional foley artist
Alexis Place	....	sound designer
Samuel Potin	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory
Caroline Reynaud	....	assistant dialogue editor
Vincent Rodriguez	....	additional sound mixer
Fabrice Sauré	....	recording engineer: Digital Factory
Elisabeth Teixeira	....	recording coordinator
Yannick Vergne	....	sound mixing assistant
Yann Vernier	....	assistant foley artist
Joseph Adorisio II	....	audio layback (uncredited)
Lohengrin Braconnier	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Michael J. Fox	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Nick Kray	....	voiceover recordist (uncredited)
Mario McNulty	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Noel Chainbaux	....	special effects property man: models
Jean-Pierre Delettre	....	chief special effects technician: water, models
Yves Domenjoud	....	special effects supervisor: models
Sébastien Fau	....	head model maker
Gilles Guerber-Zaza	....	head model maker (as Gilles Guerber)
Pierre-Paul Jayne	....	head model maker (as Pierre Paul Jayne)
Jean-Christophe Leblanc	....	head model maker
Olivier Marais	....	special effects property man: models
Mario Benicio Ribeiro	....	special effects sculptor: models
Christian Rivet	....	special effects property man: models
Romain Rosier	....	special effects property man: models
Juan-Carlos Soler	....	head model maker

Visual Effects by
Xavier Allard	....	CG lighting supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Yannick Amah Mehou	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
Christophe Andrei	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Xavier André	....	mapping and textures supervisor: BUF Compagnie
François-Xavier Aubague	....	CG production manager: BUF Compagnie
Gaspard Audouin	....	CG production assistant: BUF Compagnie
Julien Aullas	....	sequence supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Yann Avenati	....	sequence supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Vincent Bachmatiuk	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Jerome Bacquet	....	interface concept & design software: BUF Compagnie
Frederic Barbe	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Frédéric Barbe)
Herve Barbereau	....	sequence supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Romain Bavent	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
Xavier Bec	....	head of research and development: BUF Compagnie
Djelloul Bekri	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
Jean-Baptiste Belet	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Nadir Benhassaine	....	assistant production manager: FX
Thibaut Berland	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Anais Bertrand	....	CG production coordinator: BUF Compagnie
Anne-Sophie Bertrand	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Mickael Bethune	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Berrand Bey	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Julien Bolbach	....	mapping and textures supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Lucie Bolze	....	CG production coordinator: BUF Compagnie
Fabrice Bon	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Francois Boudaille	....	set-up supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Nicolas Boulaire	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
Frédéric Boulin	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Patricia Boulogne	....	CG pre-production: BUF Compagnie
Stephane Bourdageau	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Stéphane Bourdageau)
David Brochard	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Jérémie Brudieux	....	CG production coordinator: BUF Compagnie
Olivier Brugnoli	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Pierre Buffin	....	CG character designer: BUF Compagnie
Pierre Buffin	....	CG director
Julien Buisseret	....	CG senior artist: BUF
Florent Cadel	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Olivier Cauwet	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
Nicolas Cazaux	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Ludovic Chailloleau	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Fabien Charbonnier	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
Gautier Chassang	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Eve Chauvet	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Clément Choblet	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
Vincent Clemencon	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Sebastien Corne	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Stéphane Cot	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Anne Coulet	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Sylvain Crombet	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
Nicolas Darques	....	digital trainer: BUF Compagnie
Jérome de Baecque	....	CG production coordinator: BUF Compagnie
Thibault Debeurme	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Thibault Debeurne)
Yann De Cadoudal	....	CG lighting supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Céline De Seyne	....	post-production coordinator: CG (as Céline De Seynes)
Thomas Devorsine	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Sophie Diemert	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Nicolas Discour	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Jean-François D'Izarny	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie (as Jean-François D'Izarny-Gardas)
Boris Dores	....	software engineer: BUF Compagnie
Laurent Dufreney	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Brice Dumont-Bance	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Boris Duong	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Alexandre Duplaix	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Christophe Dupuis	....	visual effects supervisor: BUF Compagnie (as Christopher-Olivier Dupuis)
Floriant Durand	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Florian Durand)
Frédéric Duuez	....	CG production coordinator: BUF Compagnie
Aurelien Faure	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Sébastien Fernandez	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Sebastien Fernandez)
Julien Forest	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Cécile Frey	....	CG assistant editor: BUF Compagnie
Karine Friang	....	CG production coordinator: BUF Compagnie
Aurelien Fuentes	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Aurélien Fuentes)
Nicolas Galan	....	software engineer: BUF Compagnie
Pauline Gallimard	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
Patrick Galonde	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
Mikael Genachte-Lebail	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Mikael Genachte Le Bail)
Laurent Gillet	....	CG pre-production: BUF Compagnie
Gregory Ginsburger	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Julien Giraudet	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Yoel Godo	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Laurent Gontier	....	assistant system administrator: BUF Compagnie
Sylvain Gremion	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Arash Habibi	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Isabelle Haulin	....	software engineer: BUF Compagnie (as Isabelle Haulin-Abelanet)
Marjorie Hebrard	....	CG pre-production: BUF Compagnie
Bruno-Evalie Helie	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Noel Hocquet	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
David Hoizey	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Sonia Holst	....	CG production assistant: BUF Compagnie
Alexandra Houillon	....	CG production coordinator: BUF Compagnie
Benoit Houtin	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
John Hreich	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Wilfried Jeanblanc	....	nodal supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Lorraine Johnson	....	digital scanning and recording supervisor: Cinesite
Alexander Jolk	....	system administrator: BUF Compagnie
Aleksandar Jovanovic	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
François Jumel	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Jean-Louis Kalifa	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Sira Kone	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Charles Labriet	....	CG editor: BUF Compagnie
Fabrice Lacroix	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Alexandre Lagallarde	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Yann Lagoutte	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Raphael Lalung	....	assistant system administrator: BUF Compagnie
Gregory Lanfranchi	....	sequence supervisor: BUF Compagnie (as Grégory Lanfranchi)
Lucien Larame	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Vladimir Larrame	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Vladimir Larame)
Nicolas Lasaffre	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Bastien Laurent	....	sequence supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Pech Sambour Lav	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Pech-Sambour Lav)
Ludovic Lebart	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
François Le Bourg	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
David Lebrun	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Yann Le Corre	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
Cedric Le Dru	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Fabien Legal	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Fabien Le Gal)
Aline Lemaire	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Edith Lemaire	....	CG production assistant: BUF Compagnie
Yves Le Peillet	....	CG pre-production: BUF Compagnie
Anthony Liant	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie (as Anthony Lyant)
Grégoire Lombard	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Olivier Lourry	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Benoit Luce	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Sandrine Lurde	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
Damien Macé	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Anh Tu Mai	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
Nicolas Maillard	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Benjamin Malherbe	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Ludovic Mannoni	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Emmanuel Margoux	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Raida Mechiri	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Jessica Meunier	....	CG production assistant: BUF Compagnie
Fabien Micallef	....	software engineer: BUF Compagnie
Mitch Mitchell	....	head of digital imaging: Cinesite
Florent Mitel	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
Christophe Moreau	....	sequence supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Nicolas Morel	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Julien Moulinier	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Cynthia Mourou	....	CG production coordinator: BUF Compagnie
Rodney Musso	....	Lustre assistant: Digital Factory
Thierry Nguyen	....	sequence supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Jean-Baptiste Niamkey	....	assistant system administrator: BUF Compagnie
Mathias Ninot	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Geoffrey Niquet	....	CG director of animation
Geoffrey Niquet	....	pipeline supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Fannie Pailloux	....	CG production assistant: BUF Compagnie
Mathias Pallet	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Philippe Palmieri	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
Charlotte Pastor	....	CG production assistant: BUF Compagnie
Alexis Peraste	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Isabelle Perin-Leduc	....	sequence supervisor: BIUF Compagnie
Emilie Perret	....	CG production assistant: BUF Compagnie
Antoine Piron	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
Jerome Platteaux	....	CG set supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Hannibal Poenaru	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Hannibal Vladimir Poenaru)
Joan Pons	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Sylvain Potel	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Eric Prebende	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Olivier Prigent	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Olivier Pron	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Claire Pujol	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
François Puren	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Guillaume Raffi	....	CG production coordinator: BUF Compagnie
Clement Rambach	....	software engineer: BUF Compagnie
Charlotte Rembauville	....	CG edit production coordinator: BUF Compagnie
Clement Richard	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Guillaume Rocheron	....	pre-production character technical director: BUF
Mathieu Sapin	....	CG assistant editor: BUF Compagnie
Aurélien Sault	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Nicolas Schneider	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Tricoire Sebastien	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Sébastien Tricoire)
Jessica Seraphim	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Cyrille Sicard	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Mourad Simoussa	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Marianne Souliez	....	CG production coordinator: BUF Compagnie
Hugues Ssosse	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Christophe Stampe	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Damien Stumpf	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
Romain Tassin	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Cyril Tchernomordik	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
Jean-Paul Texeira	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie (as Jean-Paul Teixeira)
Hervé Theron	....	software engineer: BUF Compagnie
Raphael Thil	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Gregory Tournier	....	CG production coordinator: BUF Compagnie (as Grégory Tournier)
Kim Olivier Trevisan	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Nicolas Vallognes	....	CG production assistant: BUF Compagnie
Pierre Vandenbulcke	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Geordie Vandendaele	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Benjamin Venancie	....	CG senior artist: BUF Compagnie
David Verbeke	....	CG lighting supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Christophe Verspieren	....	software engineer: BUF Compagnie
Stefan Viboh	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
Dominique Vidal	....	CG special effects supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Julien Villanueva	....	digital trainer: BUF Compagnie
Ryusuke Villemin	....	software engineer: BUF Compagnie
Nicolas Vuljaj	....	CG artist: BUF Compagnie
Tshengseng Yang	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
Ramy Zaouai	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
Karim Zerouali	....	digital artist: render farm, BUF Compagnie
Raphael Zito	....	CG lighting supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Florent Andorra	....	digital artist: BUF (uncredited)
Nicolas Daniel	....	Lustre assistant (uncredited)
Simon Johnson	....	digital scanning and recording (uncredited)
Sebastien Le Neve	....	digital artist: BUF Cie (uncredited)
Venetia Penna	....	digital scanning and recording (uncredited)
Benoit Philippon	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Michel Samreth	....	digital artist: BUF (uncredited)

Stunts
Christelle Chagnot	....	stunts
Yves Girard	....	stunts: video photography for animation and voices
Albert Goldberg	....	stunts: video photography for animation and voices
Emilie Jumeaux	....	stunts: video photography for animation and voices
Philippe Morel	....	stunts: video photography for animation and voices
Cyril Onenel	....	stunts
Cyril Raffaelli	....	stunt coordinator
Michel Carliez	....	stunt and fight arranger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Paul Agostini	....	first assistant camera
Thierry Alais	....	grip
Jean-Christophe Allain	....	camera operator: pre-production (as Jean Christophe Allain)
Christian Altiparmakian	....	gaffer: models
Gaspard Audouin	....	assistant photographer: models
Victor Audouin	....	video motion capture operator: video photography for animation and voices, BUF Compagnie
Damien Auriol	....	grip
François Barre	....	grip: models
Thierry Baucheron	....	additional gaffer: models
Edgar Becourt	....	video motion capture operator: video photography for animation and voices, BUF Compagnie
Cédric Beneteau	....	electrician
Michel Benoit	....	additional key grip
Christophe Bernard	....	camera crew: model set shooting, BUF Compagnie
Christophe Bernard	....	video motion capture operator: video photography for animation and voices, BUF Compagnie
Amah-Rachel Boah	....	camera crew: model set shooting, BUF Compagnie
Christophe Boissy	....	electrician: models
Christophe Boissy	....	rigging best boy
Tahar Boualam	....	generator operator
Christophe Bouquet	....	camera crew: model set shooting, BUF Compagnie
Nicolas Cadot	....	gaffer: models
David Campbell	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Charles Carpentier	....	additional electrician
Mathieu Caudroy	....	Steadicam operator
Jean-Jacques Chapelle	....	key grip: models (as Jean Jacques Chapelle)
Jean Chesneau	....	additional grip
Joseph Crosland	....	camera crew: model set shooting, BUF Compagnie
Joseph Crosland	....	video motion capture operator: video photography for animation and voices, BUF Compagnie
Clement Debethune	....	camera operator: making-of
Dominique Delguste	....	additional director of photography
Souleymane Dicko	....	video motion capture operator: video photography for animation and voices, BUF Compagnie
Vincent Dragusseau	....	camera operator: making-of
Vincent Dragusseau	....	camera operator: pre-production
Arnaud Duru	....	additional electrician
Jean-Christophe Duwez	....	electrician: models (as Jean Christophe Duwez)
Benoit Finck	....	camera operator: pre-production
Bertrand Follet	....	additional first assistant camera
Frederic Fulton	....	grip: models
Jan Gagnaire	....	rigging grip
Patrick Gaillardin	....	camera crew: model set shooting, BUF Compagnie
Thomas Gally	....	electrician
William Gally	....	gaffer
Philippe Garnier	....	key rigging grip
Pierre Garnier	....	grip
Hugo Gélin	....	camera operator: pre-production (as Hugo Gelin)
Guillaume Genini	....	additional first assistant camera
Etienne George	....	still photographer
François Goetghebeur	....	video motion capture operator: video photography for animation and voices, BUF Compagnie
Lou Gutmann	....	assistant photographer: models
Olivier Haie	....	gaffer: models
Emile Henny	....	camera operator: pre-production
Laurent Héritier	....	additional gaffer (as Laurent Heritier)
Ariane Hierso	....	video motion capture operator: video photography for animation and voices, BUF Compagnie (as Ariana Hierso)
Wilfried Jeanblanc	....	chief video assistant: video photography for animation and voices
Mathieu Jourdan	....	grip: models
Sonia Kerkeni	....	assistant photographer: models
Alex Lamarque	....	director of photography: models (as Alexandre Lamarque)
Didier Larate	....	rigging best boy (as Didier Laratte)
Nicolas Lartigue	....	camera loader
Océane Lavergne	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Pascal Le Mevel	....	additional grip (as Pascal Mevel)
Stella Libert	....	camera loader
Pierre-Alain Mainguy	....	additional grip (as Pierre Alain Mainguy)
Frédéric Martial-Wetter	....	camera operator: pre-production (as Frederic Martial Wetter)
Laurent Martin	....	rigging grip
Jean-Pierre Mas	....	key grip
Khalid Meziane	....	electrician: models
Tom Mitaux	....	rigging best boy
Pierre Morel	....	director of photography: models
Daniel Morit	....	key grip: models
Samir Moundy	....	additional electrician
Philippe Mourier	....	rigging grip
Marc Mulero	....	electrician
Anne Nicolet	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Anne Nicollet)
Christophe Offenstein	....	additional director of photography
Emmanuel Paulin	....	camera crew: model set shooting, BUF Compagnie
Christian Petrucelli	....	grip: models
Claire Pierrard	....	video assist operator
Benjamin Prevost	....	electrician
Vlannery Prouvost	....	aerial photographer: models, Atmos'R
Patrick Renault	....	electrician
Michel Revest	....	underwater camera assistant
Alexandre Ricco	....	grip
Vincent Richard	....	camera loader: San Francisco
Vince Rodriguez	....	electrician (as Vincent Rodriguez)
Roland Savoye	....	underwater camera operator
Dennis Shultz	....	assistant camera: models
Dennis Shultz	....	video motion capture operator: video photography for animation and voices, BUF Compagnie
Victor Simonin	....	additional grip
Geoffrey Thiery	....	rigging grip
Eric Thurot	....	assistant generator operator
Didier Tournan	....	video motion capture operator: video photography for animation and voices, BUF Compagnie
Mohan Valmy	....	electrician: models
Pierre Vandenbulcke	....	camera crew: model set shooting, BUF Compagnie
Philippe Vigier	....	electrician: models
Serge Vincent	....	electrician
Loïc Andrieu	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Laurent Tangy	....	focus puller: sfx unit (uncredited)

Animation Department
Frédéric Boulin	....	animator
Barbara Scaff	....	lip sync artist (as Barbara Weber Scaff)

Casting Department
Kerry Barden	....	casting: US
Nathalie Cheron	....	casting: France
Collin Daniel	....	casting: US
Julie David	....	casting assistant
Laurence Gormezano	....	casting: France
Elaine Grainger	....	casting: UK
Brett Greenstein	....	casting: US
Billy Hopkins	....	casting: US
Lenny Juma	....	casting: Africa (as Juma Lenny)
Swan Pham	....	casting: France
Kate Ringsell	....	casting: UK
Rebecca Roper	....	casting: US
Suzanne Smith	....	casting: US (as Suzanne Crowley)
Lucinda Syson	....	casting: UK
Todd M. Thaler	....	casting: US (as Todd Thaler)
Philip Huffman	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Jason James	....	additional casting: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Paul Schnee	....	additional casting: New York (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hélène Boisgontier	....	dresser
Corinne Bruand	....	assistant costume designer
Caroline de Tugny	....	costume intern
Camille Joste	....	wardrobe assistant
Janet Latimer	....	dresser
Sabrina Loreau	....	additional dresser
Michel Louzon	....	additional wardrobe assistant
Lorenzo Mancianti	....	additional wardrobe assistant
Capucine Martin	....	additional dresser
Marie Morel	....	additional dresser
Laurence Nicolas	....	dresser
Sylvie Serodon	....	wardrobe assistant
Frédéric Tournant	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Susana Antunes	....	post-production coordinator
Eric Bassoff	....	head of post-production
Vanessa Basté	....	additional assistant editor
Basile Belkhiri	....	avid technician: Digital Factory
Isabelle Capgras	....	assistant editor: BUF Compagnie
Jimmy Christophe	....	assistant color timer: L.T.C.
José Da Silva	....	post-production runner
Mickael Dumontier	....	first assistant editor
Stéphanie Gaurier	....	additional assistant editor
Karim Hammouda	....	additional editor (as Karim Benhammouda)
Yann Hervé	....	additional editor (as Yann Herve)
Lorraine Houpert	....	avid technician: Digital Factory
Sylvie Lager	....	additional assistant editor
Aurélie Laumont	....	dailies color timer: Scanlab
Lyssia Le Gall	....	additional assistant editor
Thomas Magneron	....	post-production runner
Charlotte Maignan	....	additional post-production coordinator
Gilles Marsalet	....	post-production runner
Sophie Morlon	....	additional post-production coordinator
Fabien Pascal	....	color timer: L.T.C.
Joël Petitjean	....	post-production runner
Nora Seches	....	assistant color timer: L.T.C.
Nicolas Sulawa	....	post-production runner
Vincent Tabaillon	....	additional editor
Joachim Villain	....	additional assistant editor
Clara Vincienne	....	post-production coordinator
Sidonie Waserman	....	post-production coordinator
Laurent Pelé	....	editing technical advisor (uncredited)

Music Department
Geoff Alexander	....	conductor (as Geoffrey Alexander)
Chris Barrett	....	score ProTools operator
David Butterworth	....	additional orchestrator
Marc Dall'Anese	....	additional orchestrator
Matthieu Dallaporta	....	music mixing assistant
Cyrille De Smet	....	music production coordinator: X-Florians
Isobel Griffiths	....	music contractor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Pierre Henriot	....	music legal coordinator
Sam Jones	....	score pro tools assistant
Jérôme Lateur	....	executive music producer
Jérôme Lateur	....	music supervisor
Vincent Lebegue	....	music legal coordinator
Didier Lozahic	....	music mixer
Elise Luguern	....	music production supervisor
Alexandre Mahout	....	music production coordinator
Jenny O'Grady	....	choral director
Dominique Pisani	....	manager: music publishing
Mehdi Sayah	....	production coordinator: music
Frédéric Schaffholtz	....	musical instrument maintenance: X-PLORER Starship
Claude Serra	....	music production coordinator: X-Florians
Eric Serra	....	conductor
Eric Serra	....	music arranger
Eric Serra	....	music producer
Eric Serra	....	musician: X-PLORER Starship
Tony Stanton	....	music copyist
Nick Wollage	....	score recordist
Gavyn Wright	....	musician: first violin
Lohengrin Braconnier	....	assistant music mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bruno Guilhem	....	vehicle wrangler
Eric Guinot	....	assistant vehicle wrangler

Other crew
Isabelle Agid	....	assistant: Luc Besson
Jean-Claude Ambah	....	stand-in: live action photography
Stéphane Aoughlis	....	additional intern: live action photography
Sharone Arcadio	....	spotting
Nadia Atout	....	coordinator: Scanlab
François Aubé	....	coordinator: L.T.C.
Dominique Baran	....	head accountant
Didier Bautz	....	head model: sculpture
Houria Belhadji	....	french adaptation
Esma Bensarsa	....	production assistant
Fanny Besson	....	production assistant: live action photography
Sandy Bosquet	....	production assistant
Isabelle Broyard	....	legal advisor
Céline Bruneau	....	production assistant
Thomas Buffin	....	legal advisor: BUF Compagnie
Nicolas Camus	....	additional intern: live action photography
Geoffrey Carpier	....	additional intern: live action photography
Marie Cassat	....	stand-in: live action photography
Arnaud Chabance	....	intern: live action photography
Alexandre Chalanset	....	additional intern: live action photography
Robert Chupeau	....	workplace operation: BUF Compagnie
Mali Cilla	....	script supervisor: BUF Compagnie
Sébastien Coppini	....	additional intern: live action photography
Nathalie Cordey	....	studio coordinator: Digital Factory
Zacharie Cortes	....	additional intern: live action photography
Camille Courau	....	production assistant: live action photography
Véronique Cuilhe	....	legal advisor
Melanie Cussac	....	human resources assistant: BUF Compagnie
Didier Dahon	....	stand-in: live action photography (as Didier Dahan)
Laura Decourchelle	....	intern: live action photography
Tonio Descanvelle	....	body capture model: video photography for animation, Guards
Romuald Drault	....	payroll supervisor
Christian Erickson	....	body capture model: video photography for animation, Maltazzard
David Faivre	....	assistant dog wrangler
Emmanuelle Fourault	....	additional intern: live action photography
Christophe Franquin	....	additional intern: live action photography
Matthew Gonder	....	body capture model: video photography for animation, Seldes
Bruce Guerre-Berthelot	....	studio manager: Digital Factory (as Bruce Guerre Berthelot)
Jacob Hamel	....	assistant location manager
Edward Highmore	....	coach: Freddie Highmore
Arthur Jacquin	....	stand-in: Freddie Hightower
Pierre Jaspard	....	additional intern: live action photography
Olivier Jean Baptiste	....	technical director: Digital Factory
Barbara Kelsch	....	body capture model: video photography for animation, Arthur
Thomas Kramkimel	....	locksmith: models
Didier Lagaize	....	additional intern: live action photography
Gregory Laisney	....	additional intern: live action photography
Toinette Laquière	....	body capture model: video photography for animation, Sélénia
Laure Launay	....	production coordinator: live action photography
Christine Leyat	....	stand-in: live action photography
Marc Libert	....	assistant: Luc Besson
Vivian Loiseau	....	additional intern: live action photography (as Vivien Loiseau)
Guenael Lostia	....	additional intern: live action photography
Stéphane Pacheff	....	assistant: Luc Besson
Fannie Pailloux	....	assistant: Luc Besson
Irene Palko	....	body capture model: video photography for animation, Miro
Pier Francesco Paredes Choto	....	additional intern: live action photography (as Francesco Parades Choto)
Alexandre Petellat	....	intern: live action photography
Patrick Pittavino	....	dog wrangler
Nicolas Quéré	....	intern: live action photography (as Nicolas Quere)
Anissa Rahmouni	....	production assistant
Doug Rand	....	body capture model: video photography for animation, Bétaméche (as Douglas Rand)
Julien Rey	....	making-of
Jean-Philippe Riquet	....	additional intern: live action photography
Celestina Riva	....	production administrator: BUF Compagnie
Régis Royer	....	body capture model: video photography for animation, The King
Gérard Savelli	....	calligraphy
Barbara Scaff	....	body capture model: video photography for animation, Mino (as Barbara Weber Scaff)
Anne Sellier	....	production administrator: BUF Compagnie
Cedric Smail	....	additional intern: live action photography
Anissa Souilar	....	production assistant
Vincent Stevenel	....	production accountant: live action photography
Marc Toty	....	additional intern: live action photography
Frédéric Tourelet	....	additional intern: live action photography
Véronique Toutain	....	studio coordinator: Digital Factory
Julien Triger	....	additional intern: live action photography
Julien Villanueva	....	human resources manager: BUF Compagnie
Freddy Vittorino	....	assistant location manager
Frédéric Warnotte	....	technical director: Digital Factory
Susan Weeks	....	coach: Freddie Highmore
Sarah Youssouf	....	production assistant
David Faivre	....	animal trainer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Europa Corp.
• Avalanche Productions
• Canal+ (participation)
• Sofica Europacorp (in association with)

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cinergia (2007) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• EuropaCorp. Japan (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Intercontinetial Films (2007) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Metro Goldwyn Distributing Company (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Monolith (2007) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2006-2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• TOBIS Film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Fox Pathé Europa (2007) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Genius Products (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Kadokawa Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL8)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Télévision Française 1 (TF1) (2006) (France) (TV)
• UFA/DVD (2009) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Avalanche Productions (artworks, models and CG)
• BUF (CG and visual effects)
• BUF (computer graphics) (as BUF Compagnie)
• Les Versaillais

Other Companies

• Air Lyndhurst Studios  music score recorded at
• Atlantic Records  soundtrack
• Atmos'R  aerial photography
• Auditoriums de Boulogne  sound recording facilities: France
• Cinesite  scanning and recording
• Conway Recording Studios  sound recording facilities: Los Angeles
• Digital Factory  music score mixed at
• Digital Factory  recording: sound mixing and digital grading
• Dubbing Bros.  sound recording facilities: France
• Kodak  film stock
• L.T.C.  dailies and prints
• Looking Glass Studios  sound recording facilities: New York
• Occidental Studios  sound recording facilities: Los Angeles
• Pigfactory  music provided by
• Scanlab  telecine transfer and video mastering
• Studios Éclair, Épinay-Sur-Seine  studios
• Technovision France  camera equipment
• Whitfield Street Studios  sound recording facilities: London
• X-Plorians Studio, Paris  production coordination: music

Also Known As:

Arthur and the Invisibles (Philippines: English title) (USA)
Arthur and the Minimoys (Hong Kong: English title)
Arthur et les Minimoys (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG for fantasy action and brief suggestive material.

Runtime:

94 min (US version) | 103 min (French version)

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:PG | France:U | Netherlands:6 | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/6 | Finland:K-7 | Hong Kong:I | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG (certificate #43224) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Denmark:7 | Norway:7 | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Ireland:PG | UK:U | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | Brazil:Livre | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Europa Corp.

Trivia:

Humans turned into Minimoys have 5 fingers, real Minimoys have 4 (as all other speaking species seen), and the king's mount only 3.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Some songs on the soundtrack, including Let's Dance, Stayin' Alive (heard when Arthur and Selenia "dance" on a disc), and Theme From S'Express, post-date the 1960 setting. However, soundtracks are frequently separate from the movie's "world," so these songs could be purely for our benefit, not heard by the characters. Alternately, these could be deliberate anachronisms, included to induce a feeling of fantasy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Army of Love (2008)

Soundtrack:

Happy Birthday

Imaginative adventure story; fabulous animated voices

Beautiful artwork, wonderful voices for the animated characters by David Bowie, Madonna, Jimmy Fallon, Robert DeNiro, and Ron Crawford. Great to see an imaginative, kind child as hero, and see Mia Farrow act again. Arthur uses his love for his grandparents and his intelligence to persevere and save the day. (A treat for artists in the audience is grandpa's personal journal of watercolors and sketches at the beginning of the movie). The action really takes off once the movie transitions to animation, and perhaps moves too fast, although the children with me were able to follow it. The animated characters are adorable and even though they are very contemporary, and the movie takes place during the depression, kids will be able to relate to the animated fantasy characters - since they are fantasy characters, there is no reason they can't be contemporary. Overall a nice story for kids, with some good lessons for kids re: love, loyalty, perseverance, intelligence.