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The pebble and the penguin [videorecording (DVD)].

Contributor(s): Publisher number: M1067811 | MGM DVDLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, Spanish Series: MGM DVDPublication details: [Beverly Hills, Calif.] : Metro Goldwyn Mayer : distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2007.Edition: Family fun edDescription: 2 videodiscs (74 min.) : 5.0 Dolby Surround sd., col. ; 12 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
Production credits:
  • Screenplay by Rachel Koretsky and Steve Whitestone ; score by Mark Watters ; original songs by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman ; produced by Russell Boland ; a Don Bluth Ireland Limited production.
Cast: Featuring the voice talents of Martin Short, James Belushi, Tim Curry and Annie Golden.Summary: "Can the perfect pebble help a bashful penguin find his true love? Based on the true-life mating rituals of the Adeli penguins in Antarctica, this charming tale from Don Bluth (An American Tale, The Land Before Time) features the voice talents of Martin Short, James Belushi, Tim Curry and Annie Golden and includes the incomparable songs of Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman. Hubie (Short) is a hopeless romantic in love with Marina (Golden), the most beautiful penguin in all of Antarctica. When he magically stumbles upon the perfect pebble, he knows he has to find the courage to ask Marina to mate with him for life. But the evil penguin Drake (Curry), who also wants Marina, has other plans, and he throws Hubie into the ocean. Castaway Hubie meets the fearless Rocko (Belushi) - a penguin determined to fly - and together they must get Hubie home before the Full Moon Mating Ceremony begins! "--Container.
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Originally released as an animated film in 1995.

Special features: "No stone unturned": making-of featurette ; "Now and forever" : music featurette ; 5 fun, interactive games.

Widescreen 1.85:1.

Animated.

Bilingual packaging (English/French).

Screenplay by Rachel Koretsky and Steve Whitestone ; score by Mark Watters ; original songs by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman ; produced by Russell Boland ; a Don Bluth Ireland Limited production.

Featuring the voice talents of Martin Short, James Belushi, Tim Curry and Annie Golden.

"Can the perfect pebble help a bashful penguin find his true love? Based on the true-life mating rituals of the Adeli penguins in Antarctica, this charming tale from Don Bluth (An American Tale, The Land Before Time) features the voice talents of Martin Short, James Belushi, Tim Curry and Annie Golden and includes the incomparable songs of Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman. Hubie (Short) is a hopeless romantic in love with Marina (Golden), the most beautiful penguin in all of Antarctica. When he magically stumbles upon the perfect pebble, he knows he has to find the courage to ask Marina to mate with him for life. But the evil penguin Drake (Curry), who also wants Marina, has other plans, and he throws Hubie into the ocean. Castaway Hubie meets the fearless Rocko (Belushi) - a penguin determined to fly - and together they must get Hubie home before the Full Moon Mating Ceremony begins! "--Container.

Home use only.

Includes English, French and Spanish language tracks with optional English or Spanish subtitles.

Closed-captioned.

J N/A G dg. Ci: Includes 2 DVDs.

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