Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)

Director:

Luc Besson

Writers:

Céline Garcia (written by) &
Luc Besson (written by) ...

Release Date:

12 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Adventure awaits in your own backyard.

Plot:

Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, a tiny people living in harmony with nature.

Plot Keywords:

Grandfather | Treasure | Princess | Garden | Key

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Freddie Highmore	...	Arthur
Mia Farrow	...	Granny
Ron Crawford	...	Archibald (voice: English version)
Penny Balfour	...	Arthur's Mother
Doug Rand	...	Arthur's Father
Adam LeFevre	...	Davido
Jean Bejote Njamba	...	Massai Chief
Saul Jephcott	...	Police Officer #1
Lee Delong	...	Saleslady (as Lee de Long)
Christian Erickson	...	Antique Dealer
Eric Balliet	...	Mover #1
Oxmo Puccino	...	Mover #2
Robert William Bradford	...	Baliff
Jerry Di Giacomo	...	Repairman (voice: French version)
Bienvenue Kindoki	...	Matassalai #1

Also Known As:

Arthur and the Invisibles (Philippines: English title) (USA)
Arthur and the Minimoys (Hong Kong: English title)
Arthur et les Minimoys (France)
Arthur y los Minimoys (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Artúr és a villangók (Hungary) [hu]
Arthur e il popolo dei Minimei (Italy) [it]
Arthur e os Minimoys (Brazil) [pt]
Arthur en de Minimoys (Netherlands) (dubbed version) [nl]
Arthur et les Minimoys (Canada: French title) [fr]
Arthur i els Minimoys (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Arthur ile Minimoylar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Arthur ja Minimoit (Finland) [fi]
Arthur och Minimojerna (Sweden) [sv]
Arthur og Minimoyene (Norway) [no]
Arthur og Minimoyserne (Denmark) [da]
Arthur und die Minimoys (Germany) [de]
Artur i Minimki (Poland) [pl]
Artur ja Minimoid (Estonia) [et]
O Arthur kai oi Minimoy (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG for fantasy action and brief suggestive material.

Runtime:

94 min (US version) | 103 min (French version)

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:PG | France:U | Netherlands:6 | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/6 | Finland:K-7 | Hong Kong:I | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG (certificate #43224) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Norway:7 | Denmark:7 | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Ireland:PG | UK:U | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | Brazil:Livre | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Europa Corp.

Trivia:

Humans turned into Minimoys have 5 fingers, real Minimoys have 4 (as all other speaking species seen), and the king's mount only 3.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: "Theme From S'Express" is heard on the soundtrack. This was a 1988 hit, in a movie set in 1960.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Go Girl

Surprisingly nice

I went to see this movie because of my wife. She read the books some time ago and really wanted to see the movie. I am not too fond of animations.

I was pleasantly surprised. I liked the story a lot. It was really nice to see something new for a change. There are not too many clichés in it, and the little acting that is in the movie is quite good.

I was a bit disappointed by the animations. I think they could have been a bit better. But then again, as I said I am not the biggest animation fan.

Parting comments: It's a movie for the family. There should be something in it for every age.