Gulliver's Travels (2010 film) facts for kids
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| Directed by | Rob Letterman |
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| Music by | Henry Jackman |
| Cinematography | David Tattersall |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 2010 (United States) |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $112 million |
| Money made | $237.4 million |
Gulliver's Travels is a 2010 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Rob Letterman in his live-action directorial debut, produced by John Davis and Gregory Goodman, written by Joe Stillman and Nicholas Stoller with music by Henry Jackman. It is loosely based on Part One (and slightly on Part Two) of the 1726 novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift, though the film takes place in the modern day and contains references to modern pop culture. It stars Jack Black in the title role, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Chris O'Dowd, T.J. Miller, James Corden and Catherine Tate, and is exclusively distributed by 20th Century Fox.
The film was theatrically released on December 25, 2010, in the United States. Even though the film received generally negative reviews and failed at the box office in North America, it earned $237.4 million worldwide on a $112 million budget. Gulliver's Travels was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 19, 2011, by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
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Cast
- Jack Black as Lemuel Gulliver, a light-hearted and curious man who works in the mail room
- Jason Segel as Horatio, a fellow prisoner who was jailed by General Edward Edwardian
- Emily Blunt as Princess Mary, King Theodore's daughter
- Chris O'Dowd as General Edward Edwardian, the commander of the Lilliputian army
- Billy Connolly as King Theodore, the king of Lilliput
- Amanda Peet as Darcy Silverman, a travel writer and Gulliver's coworker
- Catherine Tate as Queen Isabelle, the queen of Lilliput
- James Corden as Jinks, King Theodore's secretary
- T. J. Miller as Dan, Gulliver's new co-worker
Soundtrack
A soundtrack album of Henry Jackman's score was released by Varese Sarabande. Rock music and film themes that appear in the film include:
- "Rock and Roll All Nite" – Performed by Kiss
- "Listen To Mama" – Performed by Walkerman
- "Rose's Theme" – Written by James Horner
- "The Imperial March" – Written by John Williams
- "Sweet Child o' Mine" – Performed by Guns N' Roses
- "Kiss" – Performed by Taylor Graves
- "War" – Written by Norman Whitfield (as Norman J. Whitfield) and Barrett Strong
- "(I Keep On) Rising Up" – Written and Performed by Mike Doughty
Release
Marketing
The official trailer for the film was released on June 3, 2010; and attached to Marmaduke a day after. The second trailer was released on November 5, 2010, and it is also attached with Megamind. As a prize on the television show Survivor: Nicaragua, four of its contestants were able to watch the film before its release.
Originally scheduled for release on June 4, 2010, it was pushed back to December 24, 2010 and later changed once again to December 22, 2010. 20th Century Fox later announced on March 23, 2010, that the film would be converted to 3D. On December 13, 20th Century Fox announced that it would again move the release date, this time to December 25, 2010.
The film was accompanied by an Ice Age short titled Scrat's Continental Crack-up.
Home media
Gulliver's Travels was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 19, 2011, by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and it was released on Disney+ on May 21, 2021.
See also
In Spanish: Los viajes de Gulliver (película de 2010) para niños
