Redwall: The Movie

 is a 2003 French-Canadian-American-German animated film. It is based on the novels "", "", and "" by.

The entire film was animated by in, Neptuno Films in  and  in. CGI sequences were provided by in.

Cast
narrated the movie, and, due to being recognized as the narrator of Forensic Files, was considered one of the celebrity voice actors.
 * as Mariel Gullwhacker
 * as Joseph the Bellmaker
 * as Urgan Nagru
 * Dan Hennessey as Ferahgo the Assassin
 * as Urthstripe the Strong
 * as Slagar the Cruel
 * as Sela
 * as Rawnblade Widestripe
 * as Colonel Clary
 * as Brigadier Thyme
 * as Tarquin Longleap Woodsorrel
 * Jonathan also voices Slagar's previous self Chickenhound in a flashback
 * Robert Tinkler as Klitch
 * Sonja Ball as Dandin, Auma, and Mara
 * as Pikkle Ffolger
 * Corey Cieślar as Mattimeo
 * as Matthias
 * as Cornflower
 * as Constance
 * Anthony Bekenn as Orlando the Axe and Deadnose
 * Reginald Bambra as Urthwyte the Mighty
 * as Finnbarr Galedeep
 * Pier Paquette as Rab Streambattle
 * Andrew Gillies as Sir Harry the Muse
 * Richard Binsley as Basil Stag Hare
 * as Cheek Stag Otter
 * as Warbeak Sparra Jr.
 * as King Bull Sparra and Martin the Warrior
 * Lars Mitchell as Foremole

Additional Voices

 * Martin Berger
 * Tim Hamaguchi
 * Louise Behm
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Martin Berger
 * Tim Hamaguchi
 * Louise Behm
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Tim Hamaguchi
 * Louise Behm
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Tim Hamaguchi
 * Louise Behm
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Louise Behm
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Louise Behm
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on August 20, 2003 by. It charted at #23 on the in the  and #5 on the  in the.

In 2019, the soundtrack was re-released by as a 2-pack with that of Redwall II: Heroes of the Sword.

Tracklist

 * 1) "Ca va ou ça va pas? Razzmatazz" - Froggy Mix (3:45) (courtesy of Krysty Music S.L. and Les Disques Tox)
 * 2) "Life" - Cynthia Rolland (3:03) (Cynthia Rolland appears courtesy of  by special arrangement with )
 * 3) "Bad Boys" -  (4:06)
 * 4) "Hard To Find An Easy Way" -  and Barrage (4:34) (courtesy of )
 * 5) "Ready to Die" -  (2:54) (courtesy of  by special arrangement with )
 * 6) "Force of Love" - Krazy Boyz (3:05) (courtesy of Squaredance Music by special arrangement with Jetanie Independent Records PLC and )
 * 7) "I'm A Fighter" - Femme Fury ft.  (4:40) (Femme Fury appear courtesy of  by special arrangement with, Jon Anderson appears courtesy of  and Beyond Music)
 * 8) "Glimmer Of Evil" -  (5:48) (courtesy of )

Score
The score album by ​Angela Morley, performed by the ​​ and Company conducted by Tim Simonec, was released by in 2004.

Tracklist

 * 1) Peaceful Abbey (incl. elements of "Redwall Theme Song" written by Daniel Fernandez and Jack Procher)
 * 2) Urgan's Plan
 * 3) Meeting Slagar
 * 4) Battle! (incl. elements of "(Anesthesia)—Pulling Teeth" written by ) (guitar:, bass: ; drums: , ; chorus: )
 * 5) Death of Matthias (guitar: ; drums: ; chorus: )
 * 6) Winifred's Alive (guitar: )
 * 7) We Meet Again, Mattimeo
 * 8) Hack and Slash (guitar: ; drums: )
 * 9) Redwall Abbey is Saved
 * 10) The Party

Personnel

 * Score Composed by:
 * Performed by: The and Company
 * Conductor: Tim Simonec
 * Concertmaster:
 * Recorded at:, using the  and ,
 * Mixed at: Studios Piccolo, and Southern Tracks, Atlanta, Georgia
 * Mixing Engineers: Pierre Messier, Yves Daniel, Carl "Digestif" Bastien, Louis Legault, Brendan O'Brien, Nick Didia
 * Mastered at: Rodney Mills Masterhouse, Atlanta, Georgia
 * Mastering Engineer: Rodney Mills

Release
The first teaser trailer was released on September 13, 2002 and was attached to Barbershop. The film's second trailer was released on October 11, 2002 and was attached to Pokémon 4Ever. The film's third trailer was released on November 15, 2002 where it was attached to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The film's fourth trailer was released on March 14, 2003 and was attached to Agent Cody Banks. Redwall: The Movie opened in theaters on August 5, 2003; it's red-carpet world premiere was held at in  with special appearances by Matthias (performed by Cindy Eachern) and. Among the celebrities who saw the premiere with their children were director and musicians  and.

Promotion/Marketing
Through the summer of 2003, print ads were common at Carwardine Parks, hung up on banners and seen on some park maps. Several North American parks in the chain perched inflatable figures of Mattimeo, Basil Stag Hare and Cheek Stag Otter on their road signs as part of the promotion.

As part of the promotion, 7-Eleven served a limited-edition Strawberry Cordial Slurpee in July-August 2003. PBS Kids and Latikuu Edacra also joined for a 15-figure toy-line based on the film, and several Wendy's stores had special appearances by a "roadshow" version of the Redwall - The Live Show touring stage show as well as Redwall-themed activities for younger customers.

Box office
The film grossed over $20.5 million dollars at the box office, making it a box office success.

Critical response
Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes calculated a 60% overall approval rating based on 97 reviews, with the consensus being, "Critics believe Redwall: The Movie captured the spirit of the books and TV series well but think the movie's action is a little too violent for something aimed at children."

Film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the movie 3 stars out of 4, observing that "between it's highs and lows, of which there is a lot of in this movie, it's clearly trying to have something for everybody." Ebert praised Tyrone Savage's voice acting for Matthias as being "superb to the point where you couldn't believe he's not British", but criticized the choice of songs and Peter Thomas' "ill-fitting narration". writing for The New York Times stated that the film was "noisy at times" and noted inaccuracies with the original books, but praised the performances of Kurtwood Smith, Tim Curry, Tyrone Savage, Corey Cieślar and Janet Wright.

The film was nominated for a at the. An animated segment with Matthias getting slimed was produced by for broadcast during the ceremony.