| Uniform Title |
Little engine that could (Motion picture : 2011) |
| Title |
The little engine that could. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Pictures, ©2011. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (78 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Pictures : 8283976. |
| Originally released as a direct-to-DVD computer animated film in 2011. |
| Based on "The little engine that could" by Watty Piper. |
| "Move over Thomas, there's a new train in town" -- Cover. |
| "I think I can, I think I can..." -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Elliot M. Bour ; screenplay byDavid Koepp, John Kamps, Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser. |
| Performers |
Voices of: Alyson Stoner, Whoopi Goldberg, Brenda Song, Jamie Lee Curtis, Corbin Bleu. |
| Summary |
"I think I can, I think I can..." The timeless story of The Little Engine That Could comes to life in brilliant CG colour in this animated version from Universal Studios. Because she is a shunter train, The Little Engine is confined to the rail yard in Dreamland. She dreams of what life is like in the real world, where her train friends deliver dreams to children. Overseen by the Tower, the rail yard is a busy, happy place to be. The Little Engine merrily chugs along, doing her part the best she can. But, when a boy from the real world accidentally ends up in Dreamland things go terribly awry. The Little Engine knows of a great plan to get Dreamland back on track, but no one wants to listen to such a little engine. So, she tells the real boy, Richard, to climb on board, and she heads out on the long trip to the real world, which lies over a big and dangerous mountain, on her own. Along the way, Richard and the Little Engine meet new friends and face many obstacles. At times, the journey seems impossible, but the Little Engine always remembers some wise advice: "If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you can't. Either way, you're right." |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Regions 2 & 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1. |
| Language note |
In English, French, German, Polish (V.O). Subtitles in French, German, Polish. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Subjects |
Piper, Watty -- Film adaptations |
| Locomotives -- Juvenile films |
| Railroads -- Trains -- Juvenile films |
| Bullies -- Juvenile films |
| Determination (Personality trait) -- Juvenile films |
| Size -- Juvenile films |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Children's films |
| Animated films |
| Computer animation films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Bour, Elliot M. director. |
| Koepp, David screenwriter. |
| Kamps, John screenwriter. |
| Ruby, Cliff screenwriter. |
| Lesser, Elana screenwriter. |
| Stoner, Alyson, 1993- actor. |
| Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- actor. |
| Song, Brenda, 1988- actor. |
| Bleu, Corbin, 1989- actor. |
| Curtis, Jamie Lee, 1958- actor. |
| Piper, Watty. Little engine that could Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Bleu, Corbin, 1989- .
- Bour, Elliot M. .
- Curtis, Jamie Lee, 1958- .
- Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- .
- Kamps, John .
- Koepp, David .
- Lesser, Elana .
- Piper, Watty. Little engine that could .
- Ruby, Cliff .
- Song, Brenda, 1988- .
- Stoner, Alyson, 1993- .
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