The Care Bears Movie
The Care Bears Movie is a 1985 animated musical fantasy film directed by Arna Selznick from a screenplay by Peter Sauder. This was the second feature film from the Canadian animation studio Nelvana (after the 1983 film Rock & Rule), in addition to being one of the first films based directly on a toy line (and the first based on Care Bears). It introduced the Care Bears characters and their companions the Care Bear Cousins. The voice cast includes Mickey Rooney, Georgia Engel, Jackie Burroughs and Cree Summer. In the film, an orphanage owner (Mickey Rooney) tells a story about the Care Bears, who live in a cloud-filled land called Care-a-Lot. Traveling across Earth, the Bears help two lonely children named Kim and Jason, who lost their parents in a car accident and also save a young magician's apprentice named Nicholas from an evil spirit's influence. Deep within a place called the Forest of Feelings, Kim, Jason and their friends soon meet another group of creatures known as the Care Bear Cousins.
Plot
The Cherrywoods are a middle-aged couple who run an orphanage. One night, Mr. Cherrywood tells the orphans a story about the Care Bears and Care-a-Lot, their home in the clouds. In the story, Friend Bear and Secret Bear travel down to Earth in search of people to cheer up. There they meet Kim and Jason, two lonely siblings whose parents were killed in a recent car accident. Introducing themselves, Friend and Secret Bear remind the children of their ambitions, yet neither youngster seems interested.
Cast
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author | Peter Sauder |
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director | Arna Selznick |
editor | Steve Weslak |
events | bear |
genre | adventure animation fantasy |
keywords | adopt amusement park bear cub car accident cast earth engage epic battle evil spirit hide kill listen mage magic show magician new parents one night orphanage sailing ship sibling |
musicBy | Patricia Cullen |
producer | Clive A. Smith Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert |
productionCompany | American Greetings Cloudco Entertainment Nelvana Limited |
publisher | Astral Films The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
theme | animated independent musical |