Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
Horton Hears a Who! is a American computer animated adventure comedy film based on the book of the same name by Dr. Seuss, produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino in their directorial debuts, the film’s screenplay was written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, and features the voices of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell as Horton the Elephant and Mayor Ned McDodd, respectively, alongside Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Isla Fisher, and Amy Poehler. John Powell composed the film’s music.
A dust speck is dislodged from its obscure place and sent adrift through the Jungle of Nool. At the same time, Horton the Elephant, the jungle’s eccentric nature teacher, takes a dip in the pool. The dust speck floats past him in the air, and he hears a tiny yelp coming from it. Believing that an entire society of microscopic creatures are living on that speck, he gives chase to it before placing it on top of a flower.
Horton finds out the speck harbors the city of Whoville and its inhabitants, the Whos, led by Mayor Ned McDodd, whose family includes his wife Sally, 96 daughters whose names all begin with the letter H, and one teenage son named JoJo. Despite being the oldest child and next in line for the mayoral position, JoJo does not want to be the next mayor. And the reason why he does not talk is because he is so scared of disappointing his father. Once Horton begins carrying the speck with him, the city starts experiencing strange phenomena, and the Mayor finds his attempts to caution Whoville challenged by the Town Council, led by the opportunistic yet condescending Chairman.
Directors: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Writers: Cinco Paul (screenplay by), Ken Daurio (screenplay by), Dr. Seuss (based upon the book by)
Stars: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Isla Fisher
►Cast:
| Jim Carrey | … | Horton (voice) |
| Steve Carell | … | Mayor (voice) |
| Carol Burnett | … | Kangaroo (voice) |
| Will Arnett | … | Vlad (voice) |
| Seth Rogen | … | Morton (voice) |
| Dan Fogler | … | Councilman / Yummo Wickersham (voice) |
| Isla Fisher | … | Dr. Mary Lou Larue (voice) |
| Jonah Hill | … | Tommy (voice) |
| Amy Poehler | … | Sally O’Malley (voice) |
| Jaime Pressly | … | Mrs. Quilligan (voice) |
| Charles Osgood | … | Narrator (voice) |
| Josh Flitter | … | Rudy (voice) |
| Niecy Nash | … | Miss Yelp (voice) |
| Jesse McCartney | … | JoJo (voice) |
| Shelby Adamowsky | … | Hedy / Hooly / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Jack Angel | … | Old Time Who / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Caitlin Rose Anderson | … | Helen (voice) |
| Emily Anderson | … | Heather (voice) |
| Jan Rabson | … | Town Cryer / Additional Voices (voice) |
| John Cygan | … | Who / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Jess Harnell | … | Another Who / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Debi Derryberry | … | Who Mom / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Samantha Droke | … | Hildy / Holly (voice) (as Samantha Raye Droke) |
| Karen Disher | … | Who Kid (voice) |
| Marshall Efron | … | Wickersham Guard 1 (voice) |
| Bill Farmer | … | Willie Bear / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Jason Fricchione | … | Joe (voice) |
| Heather Goldenhersh | … | Who Girl / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Selena Gomez | … | Helga (voice) |
| Jimmy Hayward | … | Obnoxious Who (voice) |
| Joey King | … | Katie (voice) |
| Christina Martino | … | Heidi / Haley (voice) |
| Ellie Martino | … | Hanna / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Laraine Newman | … | Glummox Mom / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Tim Nordquist | … | Wickersham Guard 2 (voice) |
| Colleen O’Shaughnessey | … | Angela / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Laura Ortiz | … | Jessica (voice) |
| Joe Pasquale | … | The Dentist (voice) |
| Connor Anderson | … | Who Child #1 (voice) |
| Isabella Acres | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Bob Bergen | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Jeff Biancalana | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Madison Davenport | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Teresa Ganzel | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Kathy Graves Toon | … | Additional Voice (voice) (as Kathy Graves) |
| Sherry Lynn | … | Additional Voice (voice) |
| Danny Mann | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Mona Marshall | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Mickie McGowan | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Madison Pettis | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Grace Rolek | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Jennessa Rose | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Ariel Winter | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Kresimir Mikic | … | Horton |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia