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The Trumpet Of The Swan (film)

The Trumpet of the Swan is a 2001 American animated drama film produced by Nest Family Entertainment and RichCrest Animation Studios, directed by Richard Rich & Terry L. Noss, and distributed by TriStar Pictures.

Premise

Based on E. B. White's popular children's book of the same name, it tells the story of a young trumpeter swan who is born with muteness and is vying for the attention of a beautiful pen. He overcomes this by learning to play the trumpet.

Cast

Release

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 14% of 42 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "An uninspired E.B. White adaptation that's targeted at the very young." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 27 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

Box office

By the end of its run, The Trumpet of the Swan grossed a mere $628,387.

Awards and nominations

In 2001, it was nominated by the Casting Society of America for best voice-casting in an animated film, but lost the award to Disney's The Emperor's New Groove.

References

  1. ^ "Horton Hears a Who!". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
  3. ^ "The Trumpet of the Swan". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "The Trumpet of the Swan Reviews". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  5. ^ The Trumpet of the Swan at Box Office Mojo