A Rat's Tale
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| Directed by | Michael F. Huse |
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| Based on | A Rat's Tale by Tor Seidler |
| Produced by | Hans-Peter Clahsen |
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| Cinematography | Piotr Lenar |
| Edited by | Timothy McLeish |
| Music by | Frédéric Talgorn |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
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| Box office | $33,768 (US)[3] |
A Rat's Tale (German: Die Story von Monty Spinnerratz) is a 1997 German-American fantasy film directed by Michael F. Huse, based on the 1985 children's book A Rat's Tale by Tor Seidler. The film features Marionette work by German theater group Augsburger Puppenkiste.[4][5]
The film was released in Germany on 27 March 1997 by Warner Bros. under their Family Entertainment label. It received a limited release in the United States on 20 March 1998 by Legacy Releasing.
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (December 2024) |
Cast
[edit]Live-action cast
[edit]- Josef Ostendorf as Mr. Lou Dollart
- Beverly D'Angelo as Mrs. Dollart
- Jerry Stiller as Prof. Plumpingham
- Lauren Hutton as Evelyn Jellybelly
- Jonathan Kinsler as Architect Stressback
- Steffen Wink as Assistant Nick McRafferty
- Andreas Herder as Assistant Tom O'Dooley
- Jack Recknitz as Mr. Adams
- Natja Brunckhorst as Mrs. Lucy
- Yoshinori Yamamoto as Futon San
German voice cast
[edit]- Philipp Moog as Monty Mad-Rat Jr. (Monty Spinnerratz)
- Carmen Plate as Isabella Noble-Rat (Isabella Nobelratz)
- Klaus Havenstein as Old Monty (Monty Senior)
- Gudo Hoegel as Rudi Rake-Rat (Rudi Raffratz)
- Donald Arthur as Jean-Paul Canalligator (Knaligator Charon)
English voice cast
[edit]- Dee Bradley Baker as Monty Mad-Rat Jr.
- Lynsey Bartilson as Isabella Noble-Rat
- Raymond Guth as Old Monty
- Scott MacDonald as Rudi Rake-Rat
- Donald Arthur as Jean-Paul Canalligator
Release
[edit]Home media
[edit]The film was released in the United States on VHS on 12 May 1998 by Warner Home Video.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Die Story von Monty Spinnerratz". filmportal.de. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "A Rat's Tale (1998)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ a b "A Rat's Tale". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Klady, Leonard (19 March 1998). "A Rat's Tale". Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Helden der Unterwelt" [Heroes of the Underworld]. Der Spiegel (in German). 23 March 1997. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "A Rat's Tale [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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