Stuart Little (film)
Stuart Little is a 1999 live-action film, very loosely
based on the novel of the same name (few of the events in the movie actually occurred
in the book). It combines live-action and computer animation. The screenplay was
co-written by M. Night Shyamalan and Greg Brooker, with uncredited script doctoring
by David O. Russell and Billy Ray.
Michael J. Fox is the voice of the titular character. Geena Davis and Hugh Laurie star as Eleanor and Fredrick Little, with Jonathan Lipnicki as Stuart's big brother George and Nathan Lane as the voice of the family cat Snowbell.
Starring Michael J. Fox
Geena Davis
Hugh
Laurie
Jonathan Lipnicki
Nathan Lane
Steve Zahn
Bruno Kirby
Jennifer
Tilly
Plot Spoiler
The film opens with Mr. and
Mrs. Little and their son George on the day of adoption. Mr. and Mrs. Little go
to an orphanage and are asked to pick a child to adopt. When they cannot decide
Stuart pops out of nowhere and the Littles immediately fall in love with him.
George doesn't take to him at first, asking why his parents have decided to adopt
a mouse. The same goes for Snowbell the cat who attempts to eat Stuart upon his
arrival. Snowbell then goes to see the character "Smokey" the boss cat
and the antagonist of the film who arranges for Stuart to be "scratched out"
(killed). In the end Snowbell causes Stuart to run away but feels so bad about
it that he joins Smokey's hunt for Stuart in order to rescue him. He reveals the
truth to Stuart and in the end Stuart and Snowbell team up against Smokey, his
goon cats and Snowbell's friend Monty. Snowbell manages to defeat Monty and the
goons but Smokey comes after him and tries to kill him. Stuart defeats Smokey
and it is indicated that he is later killed by dogs. Snowbell lets Stuart ride
on his back to the Little House where they reunite
Stuart Little 2
is a 2002 film, directed by Rob Minkoff. It is a sequel to the 1999 film Stuart Little, and includes characters from the children's book by E. B. White such as Margalo the bird.
The film was followed up with a direct-to-video sequel, Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild in 2006.
Plot
Questioning
his ability after a grueling soccer match alongside George, Stuart gets even more
downhearted after George's plane gets broken in an accident because of him. However,
Stuart's dad tells him that for every Little, there is a "silver lining",
or a solution to every problem. On his way home from school, Stuart encounters
a female yellow canary named Margalo that is pursued by a giant falcon. He drives
her to safety. In a matter of time, Margalo, the canary, and Stuart have become
best friends.
But, Margalo has a secret. The falcon pursuing her was a crime lord, and he soon catches up to her, reminding her that if she doesn't find an object of wealth soon, the sanctuary he promised her will be called off. But Margalo can't seem to concentrate on her assignment, as she begins to harbour tender feelings for Stuart.
The Falcon eventually comes back, this time threatening to kill Stuart if she doesn't retrieve a wealthy object.
Margalo sadly takes Stuart's mom's ring. When the family sees it is missing, Stuart thinks it has fallen down the sink. He offers to go get it, nearly succeeding.
When he is in danger, Margalo saves him, and he thanks her, making her feel more guilt. She decides to leave.
When Stuart can't find her, he assumes she has been kidnapped. He leaves on a quest with Snowbell the cat, but not before setting up a plan with George.
Stuart and Snowbell decide to get information on the Falcon's whereabouts, so they enlist the help of the alley cat Monty. It is revealed the Falcon's lair lies at the top of the fabled Pishkin Building. The next morning, Stuart and Snowbell hatch a plan to get to the top. Snowbell gathers some balloons for Stuart, and the mouse ties to a small basket, ascending him to the top.
He soon finds out the canary is the Falcon's slave, and took the ring. He tries to save her, but the villain stops him short, and drops him into a garbage truck.
Meanwhile, Snowbell struggles to get to the top, as Stuart's family leave the house to save him. Up at the top, Snowbell hears that Stuart is dead, not knowing he is in the truck, from Margalo. He swears revenge as he frees Margalo revealing that he trully does care about Stuart, but when the Falcon returns, Snowbell loses his confidence and hides in a paint bucket, which the Falcon kicks off the tower and causes to fall from the top. Snowbell survives the fall, as it is delayed, so the impact is not hard and the bucket protects him.
On the barge, Stuart blames himself for everything, and gives up. But suddenly, he finds George's broken plane, and with some materials, fixes it up, and flies to save Margalo, who has just fled the evil tyrant. Stuart begins an aerial adventure through the park, with Margalo at his side. The Falcon eventually loses them while the Little Family finds them and follows them in a taxi. Unfortunately Falcon catches up and rips off the top of the plane's two wings.
Stuart knows he can't run from the Falcon, and lets Margalo off. Stuart turns and flies the damaged plane in a kamakaze run while Falcon goes into an attack dive. Stuart temporarily blinds him using Mrs. Little's ring and jumps using a hankerchief as a parachute. The kamakaze attack works and Falcon is struck and defeated. Although Falcon survives the attack he's seriously wounded and lands in a garbage can that Monty is desperatly scavenging in just after Monty asks if he can get a decent meal. Monty prepares to eat the villan and presumably Falcon is killed by Monty and becomes his dinner. Stuart's parachute is destroyed by the propeller of the destroyed plane but Margalo saves him.
At
the park square, Stuart is congratulated by his family and Margalo and Snowbell
reunites with them as well. That evening, Margalo leaves with the other birds
to migrate south, but not before saying goodbye to her friends, including Snowbell,
who is at the point of tears. Stuart says the silver lining is that she'll be
back in the spring. Stuart's baby sister says her first word, or words, "Bye
bye, birdie."
Cast
Michael J. Fox — Voice of Stuart Little
Geena Davis — Mrs. Eleanor Little
Hugh Laurie — Mr. Frederick
Little
Jonathan Lipnicki — George Little
Anna Hoelck — Martha
Little
Ashley Hoelck — Martha Little
Nathan Lane — Voice of
Snowbell
Melanie Griffith — Voice of Margalo
James Woods — Voice
of Falcon
Steve Zahn — Voice of Monty
Marc John Jefferies —
Will
Angelo Massagli — Wallace
Jim Doughan — Soccer Coach
Brad
Garrett — Plumber
Conan McCarty — Referee
Stuart
Little 3: Call of the Wild is a 2006 direct-to-video film created by Mainframe
Entertainment and distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. It continues
Sony's Stuart Little series, but unlike its two predecessors is entirely computer
animated. The characters are based on those in E. B. White's book Stuart Little.
Tagline:
Stuart's biggest adventure yet!
Plot summary
In the third installment of
the Stuart Little series, the family goes camping in the mountains. But Stuart
gets lost and makes his own adventure.
Characters and cast
Stuart
Little - Michael J. Fox
Mr. Frederick Little - Hugh Laurie
Mrs. Eleanor
Little - Geena Davis
Snowbell - Nathan Lane
George Little - Corey Padnos
Reeko - Wayne Brady
Troopmaster Bickle - Peter MacNicol
Brooke - Tara
Strong
Monty - Carlos Alazraqui
The Beast - Virginia Madsen
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