- Release Date: 1995
- Runtime: 60 min
- Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi
- Starring: Nick Upton, Deborah Collard, Frank Passingham, John Schofield ... see all
- Director: Dave Borthwick
- Plot: A boy born the size of a small doll is kidnapped by a genetic lab and must find a way back to his father in this inventive adventure filmed using... Read more
User Reviews
quite wonderful
Nov 26, 2003
bret s - yahoo.com
Nov 26, 2003bret s - yahoo.com
i absolutely loved this movie--the blend between live-action and animation was well done, the acting good, the plot wonderful and capable of conveying love. rarely do i emotionally resonate with a movie, but i certainly did with this one. recommended.... Full review
quite wonderful
Nov 26, 2003
bretakmf - yahoo.com
Nov 26, 2003bretakmf - yahoo.com
i absolutely loved this movie--the blend between live-action and animation was well done, the acting good, the plot wonderful and capable of conveying love. rarely do i emotionally resonate with a movie, but i certainly did with this one. recommended.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Feb 17, 1995Deseret News
An odd, ethereal adaptation of the familiar fairy tale, "The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb" is a bizarre combination of live-action and clay animation to include actors being used in a-frame-at-a-time, stop-motion animated movement.
Cockroaches crawl on the walls and floors of filthy rooms, and the human characters are dirty and sweaty and appear quite unhealthy sick, starved, alcoholic or maybe all three.
... Full Review
News
"The Secret of Kells" Related Animated pics could impact Oscars More awards season coverage GKIDS, which distributes indie films for family and art house audiences, has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the animated film "The Secret of Kells," from Irish... ... Full Article
The hour-long, stop-action animated "The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb" is imaginatively crafted, but too simplistically written. Writer-director Dave Borthwick employs both actors and clay models to tell the wee protagonist's story. Tom, the result of artificial insemination run amok, ... Full Article



