The Care Bears Movie
Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Arna Selznick
Produced by	Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert Clive A. Smith Supervising: Lenora Hume Associate: Paul Pressler John Bohach Harvey Levin Executive: Carole MacGillvray Robert Unkel Jack Chojnacki Lou Gioia
Written by	Peter Sauder (screenplay)
Starring	See below
Music by	Patricia Cullen
Cinematography	David Altman Jim Christianson Barbara Sachs (animation camera)
Editing by	Jim Erickson Tom Joerin Gordon Kidd Stephen Mitchell Sheila Murray Steve Weslak Michael O'Farrell Supervising: John Broughton Rob Kirkpatrick
Distributed by	The Samuel Goldwyn Company (theatrical); Vestron Video (VHS/Beta, 1985); Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (DVD, 2002 & 2007) Astral Films Miracle Films (theatrical); Vestron Video (VHS/Laserdisc) Artédis Seven Keys
Release date(s)	March 23, 1985[1] March 24, 1985 (Washington, D.C.);[2] March 29, 1985 (national)
Running time	76 min. Arna Selznick is a Canadian-born Animation director who is married to her working partner writer/director John van Bruggen. Michael Hirsh (born 1948 was one of the three men who helped found Canada 's Nelvana studio in 1971 Patrick Loubert was one of the founders of the Canadian animation studio Nelvana Limited along with Clive A Clive A Smith (often credited as Clive Smith) was one of three men who helped found Canada's animation studio Nelvana in the 1970s Paul Pressler was the president and CEO of Gap Inc from September 2002 to 22 January 2007. John Bohach was an American businessman who served as one of three associate producers of 1985's The Care Bears Movie, and as one of five executive producers of its Harvey Robert Levin (born September 2, 1951) is an American Television producer, Lawyer, legal analyst and a Celebrity Carole MacGillvray was one of four executive producers who worked on 1985's The Care Bears Movie (along with Robert Unkel Jack Chojnacki and Lou Gioia Peter Sauder is a Canadian Screenwriter best known for his contributions to Nelvana franchises such as Care Bears (whose three movies Patricia Cullen (1951-1991) was the Canadian-born composer of the music scores for the original Care Bears movie trilogy of the 1980s The Samuel Goldwyn Company was an Independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr Vestron Video was the main subsidiary of Vestron Inc, a Home video company based in Stamford Connecticut that was active from the early 1980s to mid-1990s For the former broadcasting company which owned the above properties see Standard Broadcasting. Miracle Films was a Film distributor based in the United Kingdom. Artédis is a French film distributor founded in 1983 The company releases four to six films a year and concentrates mainly on releasing European fare Seven Keys was also the name of a 1960s American game show on ABC, hosted by Jack Narz. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$2,000,000-$4,000,000
Followed by	Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
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The Care Bears Movie is a 1985 animated feature film. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Care Bears Movie II A New Generation is an animated film produced by Canadian animation studio Nelvana Limited Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening It was the first film to feature the popular Care Bears toy characters, and one of the first to be based directly on a toy line. The Care Bears are a set of characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on Greeting cards. The movie was produced in Canada by Nelvana Limited at the height of the first wave of the Care Bears phenomenon, and also produced a spin-off television series and two sequels. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page British spellings. Thank you --> Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment The Care Bears was a Canadian-produced Television series based on the best-selling Toy line the Care Bears. It was released in theatres by The Samuel Goldwyn Company. The Samuel Goldwyn Company was an Independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr

The movie had a considerable amount of star power attached to it: Carole King wrote and sung the opening theme, while John Sebastian and NRBQ contributed to the song score. Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist. John Sebastian (born John Benson Sebastian on 17 March 1944, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American Songwriter NRBQ is an American rock band founded in 1967 They are known for their live performances containing a high degree of spontaneity and levity and blending rock pop and Mickey Rooney and Georgia Engel starred as voices, along with the Canadian talents of Billie Mae Richards, Marla Lukofsky, Luba Goy and a young Cree Summer, among others. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr; September 23, 1920) is an American Film Actor and Entertainer whose Georgia Bright Engel (born July 28, 1948) is an American film and television actress Billie Mae Richards (1921-) is a Canadian voice actress best known for playing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in the 1964 television special Marla Lukofsky (1956-) is a Canadian veteran Stand-up comedian. Luba Goy (born November 8 1945[http //wwwfsatorontocom/media/presspdfs/LubaGoy Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969 in Los Angeles California) best known as Cree Summer, is an American born Actress It also marked the first ever appearance of the Care Bear Cousins in the media franchise (as stated in its opening credits), and introduced a few new Bears to the original line-up of ten. Opening credits, in a television program motion picture or videogame are shown at the beginning and list the most important members of the production

Amid its purpose as a feature-length commercial for the eponymous characters, and varying degrees of critical success, The Care Bears Movie grossed almost $23 million at the American box-office, outdrawing even Disney's The Black Cauldron (although this film was released much earlier than The Black Cauldron). The Black Cauldron (also known as Taran and the Magic Cauldron in some countries is the twenty-fifth Animated feature in the Disney animated It was Nelvana's highest-grossing film for another eight years. The profitable success of this project, along with their early work on children's television shows, saved Nelvana from closing down after the poor financial performance of their first film, 1983's Rock & Rule. Rock & Rule is a 1983 Animated film from the Canadian animation studio Nelvana.

Plot

The movie starts with a brief introductory segment featuring Mr. and Mrs. Cherrywood, a middle-aged couple who look after many small children at an orphanage named after themselves. An orphanage is an institution devoted to the care of children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable to care for them After the children ask him, Mr. Cherrywood sits them down to read a bedtime story, and this introduces the audience, along with a song by Carole King, to the Care Bears and their magical home in the clouds called Care-a-lot.

While looking down on the Earth for people to cheer up, the Care Bears notice two children who "don't care", Kim and Jason. The two kind siblings have decided to stop caring for the people around them ever since their parents died, and believe they need no one else but themselves. Two Care Bears, Friend Bear and Secret Bear, travel down to the surface to meet them. They begin to attempt an intervention by introducing themselves, but Kim and Jason do not take notice at first. Then Friend Bear tells them a virtue of friendship, and their ambitions: Kim, a bibliophile, is dreaming of becoming a nurse, and Jason wants to be a jet pilot. Bibliophilia is the love of Books Accordingly a bibliophile loves books but especially "for Qualities of Format. A nurse is responsible—along with other Health care Professionals —for the treatment safety and recovery of acutely or chronically A jet aircraft is an Aircraft propelled by Jet engines Jet aircraft fly much faster than Propeller -powered aircraft and at higher altitudes -- as high as The children, however, are not interested in the Bears' idea of caring for others.

Meanwhile, at an amusement park, Tenderheart Bear (travelling on his Rainbow Roller) finds another child in need of help - a lonely boy who has never had a friend in his life: Nicholas, the young apprentice of a world-famous magician named "The Great Fetuccini". Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group While helping to carry a chest for Fetuccini that contains some old antiques, he manages to find an old book with a diary-style lock on it. For other uses of the term 'diary' see Diary (disambiguation.

Back at Care-a-lot, the Care Bears, inside the Hall of Hearts, are working on their new invention: the Rainbow Rescue Beam, a heart-shaped portal which can send any Bear to Earth and back to the sky instantly. While correcting problems from the invention's first test, Grams Bear calls Grumpy, Share and Birthday Bear over to look for her grandchildren, Baby Hugs and Baby Tugs. When those two come to try making square bubbles with the invention, their mischief brings forth Friend, Secret and the siblings to Care-a-lot instead, much to the Bears' surprise. Soon after the rest of the furry characters introduce a perplexed Kim and Jason, they give the two children a tour around their cloud-filled world. Thanks to them, the children have made brand-new friends without worry. Later, Wish Bear finds them some new parents from an orphanage, who want to have them adopted; but Kim and Jason feel like staying in Care-a-lot and helping the Bears.

Kim and Jason, the two orphan children whom the Care Bears try to help.

Hugs and Tugs activate the Rainbow Rescue Beam, before a surprise visit from Kim and Jason.

At the same time, Nicholas is introduced to the voice of an evil spirit, his new "friend", from within the old book he has found. Evil, in many cultures is used to describe acts or thoughts which are contrary to some particular religion The English word " spirit " comes from the Latin " spiritus " (breath She tells him that, through magic, he can earn more friends by becoming a better magician than his master, and get even with the children all over town. In order to do that, he unlocks the book and unleashes the Spirit. Soon, its face shows up, and tells Nicholas to read some words in the book. His first spell makes Fetuccini fall into a deep sleep. Seeing the situation, Tenderheart convinces Nicholas that friends should not be made this way, but the Spirit does not take heed. She imprisons Tenderheart in a cage in order to get rid of him. However, the latter frees himself a few seconds later. With Nicholas' help, it soon lays waste to the amusement park and, after one of his shows, begins a quest to remove all caring from the world. Immediately, Tenderheart returns to Care-a-lot in the midst of a "Cloud Quake" caused by the Spirit, which destroys his home and causes the Caring Meter to drop two points.

When the quake is over, he informs Kim, Jason and the other Bears of Nicholas' troubles on Earth. Handing them the key from the Spirit's book, he brings them to the Rescue Beam and begins to send them, along with Friend and Secret, back to the park. However, an aftershock from the Cloud Quake causes the portal to malfunction, sending the four of them to a strange new land instead: the Forest of Feelings. There, they are introduced to Brave Heart Lion and Playful Heart Monkey, who are astounded that their human visitors are so different from them.

Because the Rainbow Rescue Beam did not work this time, Grumpy and Good Luck Bear stay in the Hall of Hearts to fix it, amid stormy weather. During the repair, they find Baby Hugs' lollipop to get it working again. A lollipop, pop, lolly, sucker, or sticky-pop is a type of Confectionery consisting mainly of hardened flavored Sucrose Meanwhile, at a nearby river, the rest of the Care Bears have an idea: they begin to search for Kim, Jason, Friend and Secret with the help of a cloud ship, a big smiling star atop its mast. They too end up in the Forest, where they meet the rest of the Care Bear Cousins—Cozy Heart Penguin, Lotsa Heart Elephant, Swift Heart Rabbit and Bright Heart Raccoon among others. Below is a list of Care Bear characters Unless otherwise stated all these descriptions are paraphrased from the name tags that come with all Care Bear plushes

While Kim, Jason, the Care Bears and the Cousins are in the Forest of Feelings, the Spirit begins to attack them in three different forms: At first, the Spirit sents out a spearfish that tries to stop the bears by creating a giant whirlpool, but the Care Bears ultimately escape the situation. Soon after, an evil tree attacks Kim, Jason and the cousins, but they are saved by Swift Heart Rabbit, a cousin with the ability to move at "super-speed". At last, a third entity is sent out to go after the children in the form of an awesome eagle. This time, the Care Bears overpower the opponent with the Care Bears Stare. Warned of its influence, the friends all journey back to the park (on the cloud ship) to try and free Nicholas of the Spirit, and re-imprison it in the magic book. Not long after they do, the boy is collecting all the ingredients for his ultimate spell: getting rid of the Care Bears, the Cousins, and the siblings. Still struggling with himself, he unleashes the last spell.

Soon after Nicholas comes outside with the book, the Bears and Cousins prepare to Stare and Call, with Good Luck and Grumpy later joining them via the Rescue Beam. A long battle ensues, and drains out all of their super powers, as they manage to break the Spirit's hold on Nicholas. The Care Bears Stare ultimately works, but the Spirit regains control over Nicholas after a few seconds. All of a sudden, Kim and Jason come along and offer the hand of friendship to Nicholas, vowing that they will make sure he is never left to feel lonely again, and he realises that their intentions are genuine. At this point, Nicholas sees the Spirit for what she really is and turns against her, and starts closing her face back into the book - but as he fights desperately to force the Spirit's book closed (with help from Tenderheart), the Spirit erases the key needed by Jason and Kim to lock the book up from Jason's hand. Secret Bear gives them a brand-new one out of his padlock, and Jason closes it for good, thus saving Nicholas, the park and the world. Nicholas thanks Kim, Jason, the bears and cousins for helping see through the Spirit and walks back towards Mr. Fetuccini's wagon with his arm around Kim and Jason. Some time after the battle is over, Fetuccini wakes from his long slumber and makes Nicholas his official partner; Tenderheart Bear inducts the Care Bear Cousins into the Care Bear Family; and Kim and Jason finally find new parents at one of Nicholas' shows.

After this, a short epilogue with the Cherrywoods is shown. Soon after the story is over, Mrs. Cherrywood reveals the name of her husband—Nicholas—and it is implied (though never explicitly stated) that she herself may be Kim (there is a similarity in their faces and hair cuts). Unknown to both of them and the children at the orphanage, Tenderheart Bear was listening all along from outside a window. When it is over, he rides back to Care-a-lot on his Cloud Car. Immediately after, the Care Bear Family waves its audience good-bye, below the words "The End" written in white on a shiny red heart.

Production

Swift Heart Rabbit staring at the Spirit, incarnated as an evil tree. The scene in which this takes place was the only one that made it into the completed film from the production's promo.

Production of The Care Bears Movie took place at Toronto's Nelvana studio, at the start of a time which one of its founders, Michael Hirsh, refers to as its "dark years". Michael Hirsh (born 1948 was one of the three men who helped found Canada 's Nelvana studio in 1971 ^[3] Nelvana had just come out from the production of their first feature, 1983's Rock & Rule, which was produced using almost all of its resources (for $8 million) and failed at the box office. Rock & Rule is a 1983 Animated film from the Canadian animation studio Nelvana. Soon after that film put them on the verge of closing down, Nelvana saved themselves by doing work on television shows like Inspector Gadget (from DiC Entertainment) and Mr. Microchip. Inspector Gadget is an Animated television series about a clumsy absent-minded and oblivious Detective, Inspector Gadget who is a human being with Mr Microchip is a live-action children's television series and one of the first three of its kind produced by Canadian animation studios Nelvana Limited During this time, they also began work on their next feature project, at around the same time they acquired the rights to the Care Bears characters. Brought in under budget, the first Care Bears Movie was made in eight months (from June 1984 to February 1985). ^[3] The actual cost of the film varies by source; according to James B. Stewart's DisneyWar, it was made for $2 million,^[4] and Jerry Beck's Animated Movie Guide lists it at $4 million. James Bennett Stewart (born c1952 in Quincy Illinois) is an American lawyer journalist and author DisneyWar is an exposé of Michael Eisner 's 20-year tenure at the The Walt Disney Company by James B Jerry Beck (born February 9, 1955) is a well known animation historian with ten books and numerous articles to his ^[5] That money was put up by American Greetings, the owners of the Care Bears franchise; General Mills, the toys' distributor; and LBS Communications, who went on to produce the film's 1986 follow-up, Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation, for Columbia Pictures. American Greetings Corporation Inc is the world's largest publicly-traded Greeting card company General Mills ( is a Fortune 500 Corporation, mainly concerned with Food products which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota Lexington Broadcast Services Company was a Television production and syndication company founded in 1976 Care Bears Movie II A New Generation is an animated film produced by Canadian animation studio Nelvana Limited }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company ^[6]

The low-cost project started life as a short promo made for American Greetings. Promotion involves disseminating information about a product, Product line, Brand, or company When they were pleased with the result, they asked Nelvana about the potential of a feature film stemming from it. After agreeing with AGC, most of the work (as they feared) would eventually end up, amid limited time and money, in the hands of Taiwan's Wang Film Productions and Cuckoo's Nest Studio, along with new studios Hanho Heung-Up and Mihahn in Korea. Wang Film Productions is one of the oldest and most prolific Animation studios The name of this Taiwanese company is not related to that of the 1975 film, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Hanho Heung-Up Co Ltd is an animation studio based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1984 (These production values contrasted heavily with those of Rock & Rule, where all of the work was done in Canada over a five-year period. ) The finished film's only scene from the promo involved Swift Heart Rabbit speeding off to save Kim, Jason and various Care Bear characters from the Spirit, incarnated as an evil tree. ^[7]

The film's director, Arna Selznick, is the third of only four women ever to direct an animated feature (the others being Lotte Reiniger of The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Animal Farm's Joy Batchelor, and Brenda Chapman from The Prince of Egypt). Arna Selznick is a Canadian-born Animation director who is married to her working partner writer/director John van Bruggen. Charlotte (Lotte Reiniger ( June 2, 1899 - June 19, 1981) was a German (and later a British) silhouette animator The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (مغامرات الامير احمد is a 1926 feature-length animated film by the Animal Farm is a 1954 British animated feature based on the popular book by George Orwell. Joy Batchelor (born 22 May, 1914 in Watford, Hertfordshire - died 14 May, 1991 in London) was an English Brenda Chapman is an American Animator and Film director. A native of the state of Illinois, Chapman's interest in animation as a teenager The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American Animated film, the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks ^[5] To this day, she is proud of her efforts for working with the crew of this film. "I know it was a huge marketing ploy to sell toys," she has said about its promotional strategy. ^[8]

After its completion, the Samuel Goldwyn Company, then a newcomer in the independent market, agreed to release the film after it was rejected by all the major studios, who at the time did not see the financial potential in a movie aimed strictly for children. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several Comparing the title characters' appeal to Hollywood stars like Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, founder Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. remarked: "Having my [two] children, I know these bears are stars, too. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, Samuel Goldwyn Jr (born September 7, 1926) is an American Film producer. "^[6]

Response

Reaction and criticism

During its original release, The Care Bears Movie had varying degrees of success with critics. The New York Times' Richard Grenier, in the newspaper's review of the film, commented on its recalling of "vintage Walt Disney, both in substance and in the style of hand animation". Richard Grenier ( 1933 - January 29, 2002) was a Neoconservative cultural columnist for The Washington Times, and a Film ^[9] Britain's Woman Magazine commented on the film, "Enthralling. . . the animation is enchanting, the music beguiling. . . the full length animated cartoon of the year. " The Philadelphia Inquirer, who called it "a Romper Room of innocent fun", said in its review: "Any movie—even an animated one—that has characters with names such as Funshine Bear, Love-a-Lot Bear and Lotsa Heart Elephant is obviously going to rank quite high on the cute meter. The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily Newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United Romper Room is a children's Television series which ran in the United States from 1953 to 1994 as well as at various times in Canada, Australia And this one sends the needle right off the chart. You've never seen such cuteness. "^[10]

However, The Boston Globe's Michael Blowen had nothing to recommend the film: "[it] satisfies the primary obligation of a bedtime story—before it's half over the children will be fast asleep," he began his review. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, ^[11] Moreover, some more were aware of its purpose as a feature-length commercial for Care Bears merchandise. As remarked the filmmaking publication Films and Filming: "The purpose of the film is presumably to sell more toys as it unashamedly pushes the message that without at least one Care Bear around life can be very lonely. "^[12] Several films based on Hasbro's toy products and Hallmark's Rainbow Brite, to mention a few, would follow a similar marketing tactic some time after its debut. Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. Hallmark Cards is a privately owned American company based in Kansas City Missouri.

Jack Chojnacki, president of Those Characters from Cleveland, and also one of its four executive producers, offered this vindication soon after it opened:

Box office

The film was officially released on March 29, 1985 in the United States, although it premiered in Nelvana's native Canada six days prior,^[1] and was screened in Washington, D.C. on March 24 as part of a Special Olympics benefit. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Special Olympics is an international organization created to help people with Intellectual disabilities develop self-confidence social skills and a sense of personal accomplishment ^[2] Despite limited audience appeal,^[12] even at a time when there were very few pictures deemed safe for young audiences,^[6] it was surprisingly successful at the United States box office, where its first two weekends (both in fourth place) equalled little more than its low cost ($3. 7 million and $3. 2 million). ^[13][14] The film spent its first four weeks on 1,003 screens. ^[15][16] During its three months in release, it grossed $22,934,622 in the United States, and placed 40th among 1985's major films. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been ^[17][18][19]

The movie's theatrical success, along with subsequent home video sales numbering over five million copies,^[20] virtually saved a floundering Nelvana from going out of business. ^[21] This eventually led to the Bears having their own television series, produced by DiC in the first season and by Nelvana for the rest of its run. The Care Bears was a Canadian-produced Television series based on the best-selling Toy line the Care Bears. Two sequels, Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) and The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987), also followed in its wake; neither of them made as much of a critical or commercial impact as its predecessor. Care Bears Movie II A New Generation is an animated film produced by Canadian animation studio Nelvana Limited The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland is the third and last theatrical installment of the Care Bears animated franchise

Records

For more than two decades, The Care Bears Movie was the highest-grossing animated feature film to come from Canada. (C.O.R.E.'s computer-animated film, The Wild, replaced it in 2006, grossing close to $37. CORE Digital Pictures is a film and television Computer animation special effects studio which has branched out into fully-animated television series and feature films The Wild is a Computer-animated Film directed by Steve "Spaz" Williams, produced by Clint Goldman, assistant produced 4 million in the United States. ^[22]) It was also the highest-grossing non-Disney animated film of all time upon its original release, until Don Bluth's An American Tail (1986) and The Land Before Time (1988) took over. Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner was established Donald Virgil Bluth (born September 13, 1937 in El Paso Texas) is an American Animator and independent studio owner An American Tail is a 1986 animated Film produced by Steven Spielberg 's Amblin Entertainment, and directed by Don The Land Before Time is an Animated film, produced by Steven Spielberg 's Amblin Entertainment and directed by Don Bluth. ^[3]

The film is one of the highest-grossing releases of all time in its native Canada, along with the teen comedy Porky's, which officially holds the record. This article primarily discusses cinema in English Canada For information on French Canadian cinema see also Cinema of Quebec. Porky's is a Comedy film about the escapades of teenagers at the fictional Angel Beach high school in Florida in 1954. It was Nelvana's most successful venture at the box office until their live-action thriller, Malice, took its place with a $46. Malice is a film written by Aaron Sorkin, Jonas McCord and Scott Frank. 4 million gross in late 1993. ^[23] In addition, it is the highest-grossing release from either incarnation of its distributor, Samuel Goldwyn. (In March 2007, the revival of the company, operating through IDP Distribution, saw its biggest success so far in the historical drama Amazing Grace. Amazing Grace is a 2006 film directed by Michael Apted about the campaign against the Slave trade in 18th century Britain, led by )^[24][25]

Awards and nominations

At the 1985 Genie Awards in its native Canada, The Care Bears Movie won the Golden Reel Award for being the country's highest-grossing film of the year, at $1. The 7th Genie Awards were held March 20, 1986 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The Golden Reel Award is a Canadian Film award presented to the Canadian film with the biggest Box office gross of the year 85 million. ^[26] The recipients of the award were Nelvana's three founders, who were also the film's producers. ^[27] It received two other nominations, for Best Original Song (by John Sebastian) at the Genies, and for "Best Family Animation Series or Special" at the Young Artist Awards. The Young Artist Awards are presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation

Home video and DVD

The Care Bears Movie was first distributed by Vestron Video in the United States and Great Britain on July 10, 1985, in videocassette and Betamax formats. Vestron Video was the main subsidiary of Vestron Inc, a Home video company based in Stamford Connecticut that was active from the early 1980s to mid-1990s Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto Magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. ---- Betamax is a home Videocassette tape recording format developed by Sony, and released on May 10, 1975. ^[28][29] Contrary to North American belief, it also appeared on Laserdisc in the United Kingdom. The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium ^[30] (The Adventure in Wonderland installment from 1987 is the only Care Bears movie ever released on that format in the United States. ) Thanks to Video Treasures, it was brought back on video in 1990. Video Treasures was a Home video distributor active from 1985 to 1996, specialising in B-movies and classic films ^[31] Hallmark Home Entertainment published another VHS edition of the film on October 10, 1995. RHI Entertainment is an American producer of Television movies and Miniseries, founded in the 1980s by Robert Halmi Jr Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The made-for-TV children's special, Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins, based on the title American Greetings property, was included in this release. Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins is a 1985 animated Television special from Canada's Nelvana Limited and the last one until Strawberry Shortcake is a licensed character owned by American Greetings, originally used in Greeting cards and expanded to include Dolls ^[32]

Then, on September 5, 2000, MGM Home Entertainment re-released the film on video. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The DVD premiered on August 6, 2002, and also contained the trailer as a bonus feature. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. In honour of the Care Bears' 25th anniversary, it was re-issued on March 20, 2007 with restored picture quality, and contained the franchise's second Atkinson Film-Arts special, The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine, as an extra. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Atkinson Film-Arts was an animation studio based in Ottawa Canada, which closed in 1989 The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine is the second television special to feature the Care Bears characters ^[33] The DVD releases have been altered slightly from the film's original form. The Samuel Goldwyn Company logo with the "Care-A-Lot" opening fanfare has been replaced with the MGM logo, and the end credits are now on black instead of the original blue.

Merchandise

Soundtrack

Main article: The Care Bears Movie (soundtrack)

The soundtrack album to The Care Bears Movie was released in LP and cassette format by Kid Stuff Records in the United States, and on the Cherry Lane imprint of the Towerbell label in the United Kingdom. The Care Bears Movie Original Soundtrack Album is an LP Soundtrack album to Nelvana 's 1985 animated film of the same A gramophone The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound Kid Stuff Records was a Record label of the 1980s devoted to Children's music. ^[34] It featured the film's six songs: "Care-a-lot", "Nobody Cares Like a Bear", "Home is in Your Heart", "When You Care, You're Not Afraid to Try", "Look Out! He's After You!" and "In a Care Bear Family". Five of them were performed by Carole King, John Sebastian, NRBQ and the Tower of Power. Tower of Power is a 10-member horn-based soul band from Oakland, California. In his only role for an animated production, actor Harry Dean Stanton had a guest appearance as Brave Heart Lion for the song "Home is in Your Heart". Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926) is an American Actor. ^[35][36] The songs were produced by Lou Adler and John Sebastian, with additional lyrics and music by Ken Stephenson, Walt Woodward and David Bird. Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American Record producer, manager and director The music for the opening theme, "Care-a-lot" by Carole King, was carried over into the score for the Nelvana television series.

Book version

A book based on the film, Meet the Care Bear Cousins (ISBN 0-910313-98-9), was published in North America and Great Britain by Parker Brothers a month after the film's release, and reissued in October that same year by Children's Press (ISBN 0-516-09029-1). Parker Brothers is a Toy and Game Manufacturer and Brand. Over nearly 115 years the company published more than 1800 games among their As with the Marvel Comics adaptation of Nelvana's earlier Rock & Rule, it contained various stills taken from the real movie.

Cast members

(in order of appearance)

• Jayne Eastwood - Mrs. Jayne Eastwood (born December 17, 1946) also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian Actress. Kim Cherrywood
• Mickey Rooney - Mr. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr; September 23, 1920) is an American Film Actor and Entertainer whose Nicholas Cherrywood / Narrator
• Eva Almos - Friend Bear / Swift Heart Rabbit
• Sunny Besen Thrasher - Jason
• Cree Summer - Young Kim
• Hadley Kay - Young Nicholas
• Brian George - The Great Fetuccini
• Jackie Burroughs - The Spirit
• Billie Mae Richards - Tenderheart Bear
• Patricia Black - Share Bear / Funshine Bear (as Patrice Black)
• Melleny Brown - Birthday Bear / Baby Tugs Bear / Cheer Bear
• Bob Dermer - Grumpy Bear (as Bobby Dermer)
• Pauline Rennie - Grams Bear / Cozy Heart Penguin / Treat Heart Pig
• Terri Hawkes - Baby Hugs Bear
• Gloria Figura - Bedtime Bear
• Janet-Laine Green - Wish Bear
• Georgia Engel - Love-a-Lot Bear
• Marla Lukofsky - Good Luck Bear / Playful Heart Monkey
• Dan Hennessey - Brave Heart Lion (speaking) / Loyal Heart Dog
• Harry Dean Stanton - Brave Heart Lion (singing)
• Luba Goy - Lotsa Heart Elephant / Gentle Heart Lamb
• Susan Roman - Champ Bear (uncredited)
• Jim Henshaw - Bright Heart Raccoon
• Anni Evans - Secret Bear
• Brent Titcomb - Additional voices

Footnotes and references

See also

• Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
• The Care Bears television series
• Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
• My Little Pony: The Movie
• Transformers: The Movie

External links

• Official site at MGM
• The Care Bears Movie at the Internet Movie Database
• The Care Bears Movie at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Care Bears Movie at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• The Care Bears Movie at Allmovie
• The Care Bears Movie at Keyframe - the Animation Resource
• The Care Bear Zone's picture gallery
• Authentic cel from the movie at Toy Archive
• A page with conceptual sketches from the film by one of its crew, Kevin Davies (along with some more from Nelvana's Ewoks and Droids)
• The film's soundtrack page at SoundtrackCollector
• The film's script at Take Care Bear's Place