The Care Bears Movie facts for kids
The Care Bears Movie is an animated film from Canada and the United States. It first came out on March 29, 1985. The movie was made by Nelvana Limited in Canada. It was the first of three movies about the Care Bears and the first movie based on a toy line. After the movie's success, a TV show started on ABC a year later.
Famous people helped make the movie. Carole King wrote and sang the main song. John Sebastian and NRBQ also made music for it. The movie featured the voices of Mickey Rooney, Georgia Engel, and Cree Summer.
The movie was made to help sell the Care Bears toys. Some critics had mixed feelings about it. But it made $23 million at the box office! This made it the biggest animated movie outside of Disney at that time. It cost only $3 million to make, so it earned a lot of money. The movie even saved Nelvana, the company that made it, from closing down. Their first movie, Rock & Rule, did not do well.
Quick facts for kids The Care Bears Movie |
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| Directed by | Arna Selznick |
| Produced by | Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert Clive A. Smith Supervising: Lenora Hume |
| Written by | Peter Sauder (screenplay) |
| 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 Astral Films Miracle Films Artédis Seven Keys &  Universal Pictures Germany GMBH Mosfilm |
| Release date(s) | March 29, 1985 |
| Running time | 76 |
| Country | Canada/United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
Movie Facts
The Care Bears Movie set new financial records for animated movies not made by Disney at the time. It also set records for Canadian movies, only beaten by Porky's and later by The Wild. It was also a big success for its distributor, Samuel Goldwyn.
The movie's director, Arna Selznick, was one of only three women to direct a full-length cartoon at that time. She is still proud of her work on the movie. She knew the movie was also a way to promote the toys.
Story of the Movie
In the movie, a kind caretaker named Mr. Cherrywood tells a story. It's about how the Care Bears help two children, Kim and Jason, who don't seem to care about anyone. The Care Bears live in a cloudy place called Care-a-lot, high up in the sky.
As Kim and Jason become friends with the Care Bears, a helper from a carnival named Nicholas starts to change. He turns from good to bad because of an evil spirit he found in an old book.
As Nicholas's evil grows stronger, the Care Bears and their animal friends, the Care Bear Cousins, come back to Earth. Kim and Jason join them. Together, they work to stop Nicholas's evil plans. If they succeed, they will save the carnival and the whole world!
Images for kids
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Swift Heart Rabbit looks at the Spirit in a tree.
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The Spirit (voiced by Jackie Burroughs) was compared to the Evil Queen from Disney's Snow White.
See also
In Spanish: The Care Bears Movie para niños
