Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

Directors:

Jimmy Hayward
Steve Martino

Writers:

Ken Daurio (screenplay)
Cinco Paul (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

One Elephant One World One Story

Plot:

Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.

Plot Keywords:

Elephant | Dust | Jungle | Animal | Mayor

Awards:

11 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 18	1:30 PM	HBO
Mon. Nov. 23	10:30 AM	HBO
Thur. Nov. 26	7:30 PM	HBO

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Horton (voice)
Steve Carell	...	The Mayor of Whoville (voice)
Carol Burnett	...	Kangaroo (voice)
Will Arnett	...	Vlad (voice)
Seth Rogen	...	Morton (voice)
Dan Fogler	...	Councilman / Yummo Wickersham (voice)
Isla Fisher	...	Dr. Mary Lou Larue (voice)
Jonah Hill	...	Tommy (voice)
Amy Poehler	...	Sally O'Malley (voice)
Jaime Pressly	...	Mrs. Quilligan (voice)
Charles Osgood	...	Narrator (voice)
Josh Flitter	...	Rudy (voice)
Niecy Nash	...	Miss Yelp (voice)
Jesse McCartney	...	JoJo (voice)
Shelby Adamowsky	...	Hedy / Hooly / Additional Voices (voice)

Also Known As:

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who (USA) (working title)
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (USA) (complete title)
Horton (Philippines: English title)
Horton Hears a Who! (Singapore: English title)
Horton y el mundo de los Quién (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Dr. Seussin Horton (Finland) (DVD title) [fi]
Hôton fushigina sekai no dare-dâre (Japan) [ja]
Horton (Estonia) [et]
Horton (Spain) [es]
Horton (Sweden) [sv]
Horton (Finland) [fi]
Horton (Greece) [el]
Horton (Netherlands) [nl]
Horton (France) [fr]
Horton Hears a Who! (Czech Republic) [cs]
Horton Hears a Who! (Hungary) [hu]
Horton Hears a Who! (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Horton e o Mundo Dos Quem! (Brazil) [pt]
Horton entend un qui! (Canada: French title) [fr]
Horton hört ein Hu (Germany) [de]
Horton hört ein Hu! (Germany) [de]
Horton hører en hvem (Norway) [no]
Horton og støvfolket hvem (Denmark) [da]
Horton slyszy ktosia! (Poland) [pl]
Ortone e il mondo dei Chi (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Norway:7 | Ireland:G | Sweden:Btl | Finland:K-3 | UK:U | Australia:G | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Germany:o.Al. | Malaysia:U | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:Atp | Denmark:A | Netherlands:AL | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Hong Kong:I | South Africa:PG | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | USA:G (certificate #44194) | Taiwan:GP | New Zealand:G | Brazil:Livre | Iceland:L

Company:

Blue Sky Studios

Trivia:

The mayor's skiis have the same design as the Cat's in the book "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back".

Goofs:

Plot holes: If the mayor is the only one who can hear Horton, and this happens AFTER Horton has saved the dust speck, then who cried "Help" from the dust speck at the beginning of the film?

Quotes:

Horton: [over intercom] Is everything okay down there?
The Mayor of Who-ville: [in shock] Uh... I don't know. You tell me. You're the one holding the speck.

Movie Connections:

References The Thing from Another World (1951)

Soundtrack:

Can't Fight This Feeling

Very Well Done Film

I'm telling the truth...i thought this movie would be a stinker from the teaser trailer and TV spots but this surprised me as well as every other person at the screening. It even surprised the film operator! Anyway, the great voice cast voiced by some great actors, Jim Carrey and Steve Carrell and even Seth Rogen(which is a nice change for him, from all his dirty cursing roles(don't get me wrong,i love him in those roles)). Dane Cook was a little annoying, but it wont really distract you from the big picture. In this film, Steve Carrell is the Mayor of Who-Ville, a town on a dandelion full of tiny people. Jim Carrey plays Horton...who is a elephant who finds a dandelion, picks it and figures out he must protect it because of Who-ville. Seth Rogen plays a rat like creature in his role. A supporting cast with Amy Poehler, Jonah Hill, Dan Fogler and much more. This film is great for little kids and a surprising delight for adults.