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Redwall: The Movie is a 2003 animated action-adventure fantasy film based on the Redwall franchise originated by Brian Jacques.

The entire film was animated by Ellipsanime in France, Neptuno Films in Spain and Hanho Heung-Up in South Korea. CGI sequences were provided by Dygra Films in Spain.

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Cast[]

Albums[]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack was released on August 20, 2003 by Maverick Records. It charted at #23 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, #2 on the El Kadsre Albums, and #5 on the UK Albums Chart in the United Kingdom.

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

Tracklist[]

  1. "Hard To Find An Easy Way" - Stan Bush and Barrage (4:34) (courtesy of Frontiers Records SRL)
  2. "Ready to Die" - Andrew W.K. (2:54) (courtesy of Island Records by special arrangement with Universal Music Special Markets)
  3. "I'm A Fighter" - Walk the World (4:40)
  4. "Glimmer Of Evil" - Ten (5:48) (courtesy of Frontiers Records SRL)
  5. "Cross That Line" - Stan Bush and Barrage (4:48) (courtesy of Frontiers Records SRL)
  6. "Hero At Heart (Running Along)" - Benjamin Rehbinder (5:00)

Score[]

The score album with themes composed by Jacek Fiedorowicz (credited as Jacie Brisby) and background music composed by Lazlo Tremblay and Rick Sidney, performed by the ​Czech Philharmonic conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson, was released by ​Varèse Sarabande​ in 2004.

Tracklist[]

  1. Peaceful Abbey (incl. elements of "Redwall Theme Song" written by Daniel Fernandez and Jack Procher)
  2. Urgan's Plan
  3. The Meeting
  4. Battle! (guitar: Bohumil "Bo" Holeček)
  5. Matthias is Down! (drums: Royal Military College of Canada Drum Corps; chorus: Czech Philharmonic Chorus)
  6. Looking Down
  7. Hack and Slash (guitar: Bohumil "Bo" Holeček)
  8. Winifred's Alive
  9. The Long Walk
  10. We Meet Again, Mattimeo
  11. Redwall Abbey is Saved
  12. The Party

Personnel[]

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 Radio City Music Hall in New York City with special appearances by Matthias (performed by Cindy Eachern) and Brian Jacques. Among the celebrities who saw the premiere with their children were director Wolfgang Petersen and musicians Lars Ulrich and Snoop Dogg.

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 Wendy's 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.

Reception[]

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-to-positive 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 Roger Ebert 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". Lawrence van Gelder 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 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie at the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards. An animated segment with Matthias getting slimed was produced by Nelvana for broadcast during the ceremony.

Accolades[]

Year Award Recipients Result
2004
ACTRA Toronto Award for Outstanding Voice Performance – Male Lars Mitchell (voice of Foremole) Nominated
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Sanaullah Aulaqi
Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
CanAn Award for Outstanding Feature Won
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