Stuart Little (1999)
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A family's life is changed when they adopt a small, anthropomorphic mouse as their new brother.
The story
In Manhattan, Frederick and Eleanor Little visit an orphanage to adopt a new brother for their son, George. Instead, they adopt an anthropomorphic mouse named Stuart. George initially refuses to acknowledge him as his brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is disgusted by the new pet. Stuart's life begins with a rough start after falling into a washing machine, but he quickly recovers. As the family tries to integrate him into their lives, Stuart seeks to find a sense of belonging while navigating his new environment and the fact that he is not the biological son of the Little family.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a bond begins to form between Stuart and George during a boat race preparation, Stuart wins a race for George, leading George to accept him as a brother. However, a pair of mice claiming to be Stuart's parents appear; they are actually pawns of a villainous cat named Smokey. The Littles believe Stuart was taken by his real parents, but they soon learn the parents died years ago. Stuart is kidnapped by Smokey's gang but manages to escape into a sewer and eventually makes it home. After a series of tense encounters with the alley cats, Snowbell ultimately saves Stuart from Smokey's gang. The film ends with Stuart and the Littles reunited, and Snowbell acknowledging Stuart as part of the family.
- First release year
- 1999
- Runtime (minutes)
- 84
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Rob Minkoff
- Writers
- M. Night Shyamalan · screenplay; Greg Brooker · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Geena Davis · Eleanor Little; Hugh Laurie · Frederick Little; Jonathan Lipnicki · George Little; Michael J. Fox · Stuart Little; Nathan Lane · Snowbell; Chazz Palminteri · Smokey; Steve Zahn · Monty; Jim Doughan · Lucky
- Genres
- live-action; animated; comedy
- Themes
- acceptance; belonging
- Tone and mood
- family-friendly; darker tone
- Premise and plot tags
- adoption; talking animals; orphan
- Source material / true-story basis
- E. B. White's novel
- Franchise connections
- Stuart Little
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing over $300 million worldwide.
- Awards and nominations
- Academy Award · Best Visual Effects · nomination
- Production trivia
- All the cats in the film were real and were trained by Boone's Animals for Hollywood.; The film was originally intended to be G-rated before being changed to PG.
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