Stuart Little Movie
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The Little Family Just Got Bigger
The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.
| Michael J. Fox | Stuart Little |
| Geena Davis | Mrs. Eleanor Little |
| Hugh Laurie | Mr. Fredrick Little |
| Jonathan Lipnicki | George Little |
| Nathan Lane | Snowbell 'Snow', the Little's house-cat |
| Steve Zahn | Monty the Mouth |
| Jim Doughan | Detective Allen/Voice of Lucky (Alley Cat) |
| David Alan Grier | Red (Alley Cat) |
| Bruno Kirby | Mr. Reginald 'Reggie' Stout |
| Jennifer Tilly | Mrs. Camille Stout |
| Stan Freberg | Race Announcer |
| Jeffrey Jones | Uncle Crenshaw Little |
| Connie Ray | Aunt Tina Little |
| Allyce Beasley | Aunt Beatrice Little |
| Rob Minkoff |
5.90 out of 10 (12413 votes)
Visitor Reviews
nice
posted on 09 Jul 2009stuart little is the loveliest film ever. he walks and talks and drives a car and brushes his teeth and smiles and everything!! i love stuart little the lovely mouse. i am looking to adopt one similar. the closest so far has been a hamster squirrel, which does brush it's teeth, but doesn't talk yet.
Fantastic show, but is it for all age groups?
posted on 07 Jul 2009Fantastic show! Geena Davis did a great job of acting and the computer work was the best ever! My only problem with this movie was the use on several ocassions of two foul words that could have been left out and this movie made many 6-7 year old boys and girls cry during the major plot of the movie. My boy cried and he is not the sentimental type. Personally I suggest parents to think about this situation when taking younger children to see this family show.
Careful with sensitive children
posted on 30 Apr 2009Possible spoiler...?There are some sad moments in this movie that littler children might find upsetting. My nearly five-year-old daughter broke down when the bogus mice parents came and took Stuart away. She wept again when Mrs. Little found Stuart's little sweater after he was gone. It's a cute and harmless movie, but if your kids are sensitive, watch it with them and have a box of kleenex on the couch. I spent ten minutes comforting my child...and then she cried again at the end.
What a mouse, Stuart Little is!
posted on 19 Dec 2008Stuart Little Based Upon the classic children's book by E.B. White, Stuart Little is a mouse like no other. When the Little's decide to adopt outside their own species, they learn a few big lessons: housework must be done delicately, their cat Snowbell has to watch what he eats, and love is not based on the size of your heart. Experience what family means in this heart-warming, laugh filled adventure. Starring Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki along with brilliant voice-overs from Michael J. Fox as Stuart and Nathan Lane as Snowbell.As an adult, Stuart Little is targeted at a younger audience, but any age can enjoy this well made movie. Stuart Little the computer generated character was well produced. I thought the real class in this film though came from Michael J. Fox. I think this could be his last film for a while and his voice-overs for Stuart were superb as was Nathan Lane as Snowbell. The 'Human' side of the film was well acted also. Put in a fair soundtrack from Trisha Yearwood, 'You're Where I Belong', you have the story of one adorable 'LITTLE' mouse, known as Stuart Little!CMRS gives 'Stuart Little': 4 (Very Good Film)
Fantastic, Effects-laden Family Flick!
posted on 19 Dec 2008This movie is a fantastic family flick! It's thoroughly enjoyable from the first few minutes it begins. Stuart Little (voiced by Michael J Fox) is absolutely adorable. The storyline may be quite predictable but the fun keeps rolling as surprises pop up in the movie and enhance your viewing pleasure. Stuart has some great lines and there are moments in the film that touch you so deep. Hugh Laurie and Geena Davis are good as the parents of George who initially hates the idea of a mouse as his brother. Of course it doesn't take long for the two of them to start liking eachother and, of course, there's a happy ending for everyone. Certainly not the most original flick of all-time, but a fantastic viewing pleasure is to be had by this warm-hearted, fantastic, effects-laden flick.
cute, but can it do any tricks?
posted on 24 Oct 2008ok, I watched this film after I slipped down my stairs and I was so injured that I had to lie down and watch some HBO, so this little movie comes on, alrite I got nothing to do ill watch it. It was a cute little movie and if I was fifteen years younger im sure i would've loved it. Not exactly as I remembered the original book, but it was an ok adventure. Only problem being the fact that if the mouse can talk and the humans hear him and the mouse hears the cat talk, how come the humans- forget it.
Very predictable
posted on 10 Oct 2008This movie is sooo predictable. There are two basic plot lines: The adoption of Stuart (and fitting into the Little family) and the cat's plans to get him out of the family. The visual effects were good - maybe a bit too "clinical". But sorry, it did not make the movie any greater success.If you want to watch a good, clean movie with your kids, this is the one.
the most adorable film ever made!!
posted on 08 Oct 2008This is the cutest film I've ever seen!! It has good, clean humour that still managed to leave my sides splitting, and is sure to be a hit for all ages. Michael J. Fox's voice fits the little mouse to the tee. Jonathon Lipnicki is fabulous, and so is Geena Davis and John Laurie.. Personally, my favourite character in the film, is that cat! What an attitude! No matter what age you are, I URGE you...go see this film!! You'll be REALLY glad u did!!
Cute, but contains a noteworthy and fatal flaw. **1/2 out of ****.
posted on 14 Sep 2008STUART LITTLE (1999) **1/2Starring: Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki, Geena Davis, Brian Doyle-Murray, Estelle Getty, Julia Sweeney, Jeffrey Jones, and with the voices of Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane, Chazz Palminteri, Steve Zahn, David Alan Grier, and Jennifer Tilly Directed by Rob Minkoff. Based on the novel by E.B. White. Running Time: 92 minutes. Rated PG (for brief language and some mild violence)By Blake French:"Every Little in the world can find the Little house."That is not a quote from a small child or an estranged family member, but a talking mouse named Stuart Little. I had one major problem with the new family comedy from Rob Minkoff, "Stuart Little," and it's with how the filmmakers dealt with the title character. Let me describe the film's flaw by explaining the story. As the movie opens we meet a sweet, loving family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Little and their lonely son, George. After sending George to school one day, the parents decide to travel to the local orphanage to take a look at the children up for adoption. Once there, they realize there is such a variety of kids, it would be next too impossible to make a fair choice. This is where the Little's are introduced to Stuart, a mouse who has been living at the orphanage for quite a while now. He greets them with humility, and offers to lend a helping hand in their choice. But no need to continue looking for a child to adopt, for the Little's have already made their decision, they will adopt Stuart.
George is disappointed when he discovers that his new "brother" is a mouse that acts, talks, and has emotional qualities like a human. He wanted someone to share his time, play, and have fun with, not a household pet. Stuart becomes a bit tearful that he failed to live up to the entire families' expectations. When the Little's have a family reunion, their relatives come to their home and share greetings. When introduced to Stuart everyone experiences disbelief, but almost immediately after, they except him. Why is Stuart able to feel, act, and talk like a person? Why do all the movie's characters, from tailors to orphanage directors, just except the fact that a talking mouse is in their presence? What possesses the characters to treat the mouse like a human? I wanted an explanation of why Stuart is such a remarkable, larger than life mouse. None is offered. What if one was offered, though, where would that leave the film, to get into a scientific explanation of what happened to Stuart? That would leave the story confusing and boring. So you see, "Stuart Little" was doomed from the beginning, left with no where to go but down. The film contains an internal problem: Stuart's emotionally empty space inside; he feels that he'll never be a real member of the Little family. The external problem comes later in the story: Stuart is not loved by every member of his household. The Little's also own a cat named Snowbell, who experiences jealousy when he realizes that he is no longer the lesser being receiving all the attention. He even arranges a hit to kill Stuart with his fellow ally cats. This subplot is far more interesting and entertaining than the center line of events. The animation and special computer animal effects are noteworthy and enormously convincing. The mice and cats look like they are really talking, unlike the poorly altered babies talking in "Baby Geniuses." It is amazing what the animation artists are capable of doing these days, and "Stuart Little" is a prime example of that. I liked the human actors in "Stuart Little," a rather amateurish film to contain so many well-known names in its talented cast. On screen performers such as Hugh Laurie, Geena Davis, and minor roles by Brian Doyle-Murray, Estelle Getty, Julia Sweeney, and Jeffrey Jones. Also blossoming are the big voices heard throughout the picture, consisting of Michael J. Fox, David Alan Grier, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Nathan Lane. With this huge, gifted cast, "Stuart Little" should have been a better production.The intelligence of Stuart Little seemed to be altered by certain demands of the script. Sometimes Stuart can travel across town in a miniature car and manage to find his way home, but at other points, he is required to submit to his nemesis's deceptions. This lack of consistency leads to a sluggish point of view, which regards the lack of inspirational material present."Stuart Little" has a strong message and an applicable relationship with a character that's easy for its target audience to fall in love with. The reason this film doesn't work is better explained in comparison with the much better "Toy Story 2." That film did not try to blend our human world with its imaginative, colorful fantasy. It kept its boundaries in which the toys would come alive, and where they needed to be just regular playing figurines. "Stuart Little" makes the mistake in attempting to mix a dream world in with an ordinary lifestyle. An ultra-smart mouse is believable in movies, and to some extent in novels as well. But seeing a visual image of a mouse acting like a human and having the characters respond unresponsively is pushing it a little. Go see a good holiday family film, like "Toy Story 2" or the successful cousin of "Stuart Little," "Mousehunt."Brought to you by Columbia Pictures.
Get the pesticide
posted on 12 Sep 2008Possible SpoilersThis film stinks! It's boring, unrealistic, unfunny, a waste of talent and cheesy! How can you love this film? Because you're all a bunch of soft-headed morons who will never grow up! This film is fit for babies and babies only! It makes us think there are people who are good both inside and out. Well there aren't. Everyone has a good side and a bad side. And why did they make Hugh Laurie American? He's hilarious when he's British ( especially in 1O1 Dalmations ).At least the cats were funny. Nathan Lane managed to make me grin at least once or twice. You wanna family film?Watch Toy Story, Home Alone or Mousehunt. Now those are family films.At least E.B. White never lived to see this.
Cute but funny
posted on 18 Jun 2008This is really a good kids movie with much to please and hold attention.Stuart is so cute you could eat him and the Little family are so cute they could make you ill. Michael J. Fox is just right as the voice of Stuart and Nathan Lane is great as the cat. Manhattan appears as an odd cartoon-like landscape. Will probably be a bigger hit on video. 7/10
A cheery little holiday film
posted on 16 Jun 2008Stuart Little: The Little family set out to adopt a child, and choose a amiable talking mouse instead, much to the chagrin of their son and the family cat.There are two words that describe this movie - words I swore I would never use in a review- : cute and sweet. Based on the children's story by EB White, the story is funny, cheerful, engaging and translates well to the screen.The filmmakers obviously realized that making Stuart look real was essential to the movie's success and spared little expense (approximately half the film's $60 million budget went to Stuart). The results are phenomenal - you can see each individual hair on his face, his movement is amazingly fluid and when he talks, you forget he's animated . The same techniques are also utilized to make the film's felines talk. The voices - Michael J. Fox as Stuart and Nathan Lane as Snowbell - were ideal choices and help to enhance the experience.Everyone left the premiere sporting a big silly grin and I think you will too. One note - you'll never look at pest control quite the same again.
Excellent Family Comedy with many famous talents...
posted on 11 May 2008Stuart Little is a comedy perfect for the entire family with may great talents.There are many familiar faces, such as Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, known for playing Sarcastic Gregory House of House, MD., Johnathen Lipniki of The Littlest Vampire, SNL's Julia Sweeny, and a cameo of Golden Girls' Estelle Getty (She Played Sophia).There are also many great voices, such as Michael J. Fox (Currently associated in a controversy of his Parkinson's disease ad)as the "little" hero, Stuart, Nathan Lane and Vincent Pastore as a particularly menacing cat named Smoky.The CGI effects are stunning. Stuart looks very life-like and so do the cats, who are pretty much the real thing.The film is based upon the book by E.B. White, best known for his book-turned-film, Charolette's Web (Look for the Live action film in theaters December).The Little family is looking to adopt a child...and what they got was Stuart, a white, orphan mouse. Mr. and Mrs. Little immediately take to him and choose him. However, George Little is far from impressed...to have a mouse for a brother...but, whom is even more dismayed is the family cat, Snowbell, being his name would be ruined of his cat buddies were to find out about Stuart, a "Mouse with a Pet Cat..." So, as Stuart spends time to his new family the leader, Smoky, plots to rid the family of Stuart once and for all...But Stuart is ready for them...This is a sparkling, charming adaption of E.B. White's novel."Little Hi, Little Lo...Little Hey, Little Ho!"
Surely the cutest movie ever made!
posted on 17 Apr 2008This is one of those movies where you only really appreciate how difficult it must have been to make after it's finished and your reflecting on it. While watching the movie you just can't help but believe it's all real, it looks that good!The behaviour of the cats all appear to reflect the dialog they're supposed to be saying. Is this a case of excellent training of real cats or CGI? Or both? It's getting to the stage where you just can't tell anymore!As for Stuart himself, the animation is simply outstanding. His expressions - matched to a faultless vocal performance by Fox - generate genuine emotion and really make the film a magical experience.
Colorful, Charming, Nice Story Most People Should Like
posted on 13 Apr 2008Wow, there are lots of name actors are either in front of the camera or being used as voices in this unique animated-real life film. They use real people and animals (except for fake mouths when the animals "talk") and an animated mouse (Stuart, voiced by animation favorite Michael J. Fox.) who looks incredibly life-like.The colors in this movie are terrific, especially with the house that the Little family lives in. The story has some clever stuff in it but it strictly played for laughs and reactions since credibility is about zero in many parts of this story. However, it's supposed to be outrageous. I don't think Geena Davis has ever played a nicer role than this. It was good to see. The husband was just as nice, played affably by Hugh Laurie.The jokes are good for the kids and adults. I know a couple of parents who liked this movie even better than their kids, so don't believe it when someone writes that this is a film strictly for kids. That is not so. I did object to some profanity in here at the end, which seemed so out of place, but it's hard to expect Hollywood to get everything right. The sequel to this film is even better!
Good fun for anyone
posted on 15 Feb 2008I happened to see the second "Stuart Little 2" first. I figured that I could skip the first one and only saw the second one because I wanted to see how some of the animation looked. The second one was a lot of fun and so was this one. The animation is a little more subdued in this one and leans a little more on the story, which isn't bad.In this movie we see how Stuart Little comes into the Little Family and especially how he comes to be accepted by George, his older "brother". Here Stuart has a real nemesis in Snowball the cat who conspires to get rid of him.The animation is more subdued, but no less spectacular then the second. We have a perfect character in his animation and the voice of Michael Fox.
Stuart Little
posted on 06 Aug 2009Based on the popular children's book by Charlotte's Web writer E.B. White comes the film adaption of the weird new member of a family. Basically Mr. Fredrick (Hugh Laurie) and Mrs. Eleanor Little (Geena Davis) are going to the children's home to adopt a new "little" brother for themselves and their son George (Jerry Maguire's Jonathan Lipnicki). what they actually get is a little brother, they get a mouse named Stuart (Michael J. Fox). At first George thinks they are joking because he is a mouse, but after a little while he gets used to him. Even the family cat Snowbell, or 'Snow' (Nathan Lane) has to get used to him. Obviously as you'd expect, Stuart has many small adventures during the film. Also starring Jennifer Tilly as Mrs. Camille Stout and Jeffrey Jones as Uncle Crenshaw Little. It was nominated the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. It was number 100 on The 100 Greatest Family Films. Worth watching!