Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

69 min - Animation | Family - 15 July 2011 (USA)

Directed by        Stephen Anderson

                          Don Hall

Produced by      Peter Del Vecho

                          Clark Spencer

                          John Lasseter (Executive)

                          Craig Sost (Associate)

Written by          A. A. Milne (Characters)

                          Burny Mattinson (Head of story)

Narrated by       John Cleese

Starring             Jim Cummings

                          Tom Kenny

                          Craig Ferguson

                          Travis Oates

                          Bud Luckey

                                                                                    Jack Boulter

Winnie the Pooh is a 2011 American animated film inspired by three A.A. Milne stories. The film is a reboot of Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise, and it marks the first time a Winnie the Pooh film will hit theaters since the 1977 film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. In the film, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Eeyore, Kanga, and Roo embark on a quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. The movie is directed by Stephen Anderson and Don Hall, written by A. A. Milne and Burny Mattinson, produced by Peter Del Vecho, Clark Spencer, John Lasseter, and Craig Sost, and narrated by John Cleese.

The film was distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and was released on April 15, 2011 in the UK, with a United States release date set for July 15, 2011. Production for the film began in September 2009 with John Lasseter announcing that they wanted to create a film that would "transcend generations." The film also features six songs by Robert Lopez, as well as a rendition of the "Winne the Pooh" theme song by actress and musician Zooey Deschanel. The movie is preceded by the animated short called The Ballad of Nessie about a friendly Loch Ness Monster named Nessie and how she and her best friend MacQuack, the rubber duck, came to live in the moor they now call home

Plot

Pooh wakes up one day to find that he is out of honey. While searching for honey, Pooh discovers Eeyore who is even sadder than Pooh because he has lost his tail. Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga, and Roo come to the rescue, and Christopher Robin decides to hold a contest to see who can find Eeyore's tail. The prize for the winner is a fresh pot of honey. The next day, Pooh goes to visit Christopher Robin and he finds a note that says "Bizy Back Soon." Because Pooh is unable to read the note, he asks for Owl's help. Owl's poor reading comprehension skills lead Pooh and his friends to believe that Christopher Robin has been abducted by a monster they call the "Backson." Pooh and his friends plan to trap the "Backson" in a pit, but they end up getting stuck in their own trap. Piglet attempts to get Pooh and friends out of the trap, but he fails because he's too timid. Pooh uses the words in the storybook to form a ladder, and the animals are able to get out of the trap. Upon escape, Pooh visits Owl only to find out that Owl was the one that took Eeyore's tail. Owl had been using Eeyore's tail as a pulley for his door. Pooh then goes to Eeyore to tell him about his tail. Christopher Robin is proud of Pooh's kindness and rewards him with a large pot of honey.

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