The Pebble and the Penguin Movie Review 1994

Animated musical about a shy, romantic penguin named Hubie (Short), who must present his lady love Marina (Golden) with a beautiful pebble to win her hand forever before the villainous Drake (Curry) can claim her. Hubie is helped along the way by a cantankerous new friend (Belushi) he meets when stranded on a boat to Tahiti. Together the two race back to Antarctica fighting enemies and the elements along the way. Based on a true mating custom of the Adeli penguins, the story is satisfying for younger viewers, but does not have the animation magic of other recents films to keep adults interested. Beware of the sugary Manilow tunes.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 74 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animated Musicals, Cold Spots, Birds

Screenplay

Rachel Koretsky, Steve Whitestone

Director

Don Bluth

Music

Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Mark Watters

Other

Martin Short, Annie Golden, Tim Curry, James Belushi, Shani Wallis

Producer

Russell Boland, James Butterworth, Don Bluth Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment