Rainbow Brite and The Lost Galaxy

Rainbow Brite and The Lost Galaxy is a 1987 American fantasy adventure animated film directed by and written by Noreen and Jessica Cantin and Joseph T. Myhre from a story from the Cantins. It is the second film in the Rainbow Brite film series based on the greeting card character of the same name owned by. The film focuses on Rainbow Brite adventuring within an undiscovered galaxy, while trying to prevent Murky Dismal  from draining it of its natural life sources.

After the critical failure of Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, backed out of production of a sequel. The Beacon Group executive Giorgos Spanos' daughter was a fan of Rainbow Brite, and motivated him to get Beacon to pick up the rights to produce the sequel. Beacon co-financed the production with Hallmark, and supplied DIC with additional temporary space to accommodate the production.

The film was released on September 1, 1987, and was screened for critics unlike its predecessor. The film received mostly positive reviews, many saw it as an improvement over Star Stealer, with praise going to the writing, voice acting and original songs, though some criticism was raised over the animation quality. The film grossed $24.5 million at the box office. The film was succeeded by Rainbow Brite: Into A World of Darkness, which was released in 1990 after Beacon merged with RKO Pictures.

Cast

 * as Rainbow Brite
 * Robbie Lee as Twink
 * as Murky Dismal