The Tigger Movie: Synopsis
The Hundred Acre Wood is once again the setting for enchanted fun and adventure as Walt Disney Pictures returns to Pooh Corner for "The Tigger Movie," an all-new animated feature starring the one-and-only Tigger and Winnie the Pooh too. Drawing inspiration from the literary creations of author A. A. Milne, this film is the first original Pooh feature ever created for the big screen and it brings the lovable bear and his pals back to theaters for the first time in 17 years. The popular characters have appeared in four previous theatrical featurettes, including the Academy Award-winning 1968 adventure, "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day." Three of those featurettes were compiled in 1977 to make up the feature, "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh." Milne's "Pooh" books continue to be favorites with readers all over the world and have sold more than 45 million copies with translations into at least 31 languages.
In "The Tigger Movie," the title character (that's T-I-double guh-rrr) decides that being the one and only can be kind of lonely. Although he has wonderful friends and young Roo is a great bouncing partner, he begins thinking that there must be other tiggers somewhere out there. This leads the ever-exuberant Tigger on an amazing journey through the Hundred Acre Wood in search of the "biggest and most gigantical" family tree around. When his search proves fruitless, Tigger's pals try to cheer him up by masquerading as his family and dressing up in tigger costumes. This only serves to deepen Tigger's longing and he stubbornly bounces off into a cold winter storm to find his reclusive relatives. Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Roo and Eeyore become concerned and form a search party to find him. In the end, Tigger's heart leads him home and he comes to realize that his family has always been with him - those friends who love and care for him.
Helping to make Tigger's return to the big screen such a special event are six tiggerific new songs by the legendary musical duo Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The two-time Academy Award-winning songwriting siblings have been responsible for many of Disney's greatest hits ranging from "It's a Small World" and "I Wanna Be Like You" (from "The Jungle Book") to the beloved song score for the 1964 classic, "Mary Poppins." Their impressive repertoire also includes all the music for the previous "Pooh" featurettes. "The Tigger Movie" is the first Disney feature in nearly thirty years to include music by the Sherman Brothers. Adding to the excitement, the songwriters have collaborated with Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins for the delightful and emotion-filled end-credit ballad, "Your Heart Will Lead You Home." Harry Gregson-Williams ("The Rock," "The Borrowers," "Enemy of the State") captured the varied moods and whimsy of the film's adventures with his exciting score.
At the helm of this latest Pooh project was director Jun Falkenstein, who is also credited with writing the screenplay. The multi-talented filmmaker had previously worked with these classic characters on the 1998 primetime television special, "A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving." Serving as the film's producer was Cheryl Abood, who makes her Disney debut on this project following a distinguished career in animation and live-action production. Sharon Morrill Robinov was the executive in charge of production. Art director Toby Bluth gave the film its distinctive look with his stylish "light and airy" watercolor approach to the backgrounds.
Putting the bounce in Tigger's vocal performance is versatile veteran voiceover actor Jim Cummings. Demonstrating his amazing range of talent, Cummings also provides the voice of Pooh, a bear of very little brain but enormous charm. Cummings has provided Tigger's voice for a variety of animated projects over the past eleven years, following in the great tradition of Paul Winchell (who originated the character's vocal persona). He began voicing Pooh in 1987, following the retirement of that character's originator Sterling Holloway.
Tigger's bouncing buddy, the loyal Roo, is expertly voiced by nine-year-old Nikita Hopkins, who provides the character with a wide range of emotion. Ken Sansom is heard as the voice of Rabbit, the smart but stubborn leader of the group who is always organizing projects. John Fiedler, the only member of the cast remaining from the original films, is the voice of the humble, hospitable Piglet. Peter Cullen gets plenty of notice as Eeyore the delightfully dismal donkey, Eeyore, who would give you the tail off his back. Andr� Stojka is a hoot as the voice of Owl, a wise old bird whose words of wisdom can sometimes be a bit confusing or inaccurate. Kath Soucie lends her tender tones to the character of Kanga, a caring kangaroo and practical parent who appreciates the true meaning of family. Christopher Robin, the voice of reason for Pooh and his friends as well as their advisor, problem-solver and peacemaker, is brought to life through the vocal performance of Tom Attenborough.
In "The Tigger Movie," the title character (that's T-I-double guh-rrr) decides that being the one and only can be kind of lonely. Although he has wonderful friends and young Roo is a great bouncing partner, he begins thinking that there must be other tiggers somewhere out there. This leads the ever-exuberant Tigger on an amazing journey through the Hundred Acre Wood in search of the "biggest and most gigantical" family tree around. When his search proves fruitless, Tigger's pals try to cheer him up by masquerading as his family and dressing up in tigger costumes. This only serves to deepen Tigger's longing and he stubbornly bounces off into a cold winter storm to find his reclusive relatives. Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Roo and Eeyore become concerned and form a search party to find him. In the end, Tigger's heart leads him home and he comes to realize that his family has always been with him - those friends who love and care for him.
Helping to make Tigger's return to the big screen such a special event are six tiggerific new songs by the legendary musical duo Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The two-time Academy Award-winning songwriting siblings have been responsible for many of Disney's greatest hits ranging from "It's a Small World" and "I Wanna Be Like You" (from "The Jungle Book") to the beloved song score for the 1964 classic, "Mary Poppins." Their impressive repertoire also includes all the music for the previous "Pooh" featurettes. "The Tigger Movie" is the first Disney feature in nearly thirty years to include music by the Sherman Brothers. Adding to the excitement, the songwriters have collaborated with Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins for the delightful and emotion-filled end-credit ballad, "Your Heart Will Lead You Home." Harry Gregson-Williams ("The Rock," "The Borrowers," "Enemy of the State") captured the varied moods and whimsy of the film's adventures with his exciting score.
At the helm of this latest Pooh project was director Jun Falkenstein, who is also credited with writing the screenplay. The multi-talented filmmaker had previously worked with these classic characters on the 1998 primetime television special, "A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving." Serving as the film's producer was Cheryl Abood, who makes her Disney debut on this project following a distinguished career in animation and live-action production. Sharon Morrill Robinov was the executive in charge of production. Art director Toby Bluth gave the film its distinctive look with his stylish "light and airy" watercolor approach to the backgrounds.
Putting the bounce in Tigger's vocal performance is versatile veteran voiceover actor Jim Cummings. Demonstrating his amazing range of talent, Cummings also provides the voice of Pooh, a bear of very little brain but enormous charm. Cummings has provided Tigger's voice for a variety of animated projects over the past eleven years, following in the great tradition of Paul Winchell (who originated the character's vocal persona). He began voicing Pooh in 1987, following the retirement of that character's originator Sterling Holloway.
Tigger's bouncing buddy, the loyal Roo, is expertly voiced by nine-year-old Nikita Hopkins, who provides the character with a wide range of emotion. Ken Sansom is heard as the voice of Rabbit, the smart but stubborn leader of the group who is always organizing projects. John Fiedler, the only member of the cast remaining from the original films, is the voice of the humble, hospitable Piglet. Peter Cullen gets plenty of notice as Eeyore the delightfully dismal donkey, Eeyore, who would give you the tail off his back. Andr� Stojka is a hoot as the voice of Owl, a wise old bird whose words of wisdom can sometimes be a bit confusing or inaccurate. Kath Soucie lends her tender tones to the character of Kanga, a caring kangaroo and practical parent who appreciates the true meaning of family. Christopher Robin, the voice of reason for Pooh and his friends as well as their advisor, problem-solver and peacemaker, is brought to life through the vocal performance of Tom Attenborough.
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