Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking
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Directed by	Clive A. Smith
Produced by	Waldemar Bergendahl Clive A. Smith Michael Hirsh
Written by	Frank Nissen
Based on	Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Starring	Melissa Altro Catherine O'Hara Gordon Pinsent Dave Thomas Wayne Robson Carole Pope
Music by	Anders Berglund Asher Ettinger Tony Kosinec
Editing by	Noda Tsarmados
Studio	Nelvana Limited AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributed by	Legacy Releasing (Theatrical) Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (Home media)
Release date(s)	August 22 1997
Running time	75 minutes 81 minutes (DVD)
Country	Sweden Germany Canada
Language	English
Budget	80 million kr ($11.5 million)
Box office	$505,335[1]

Pippi Longstocking is a 1997 animated musical film from AB Svensk Filmindustri and Nelvana, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren. It was distributed theatrically by Legacy Releasing and on DVD by Warner Bros., and was served as a pilot of a spin-off television series on HBO in addition to another animated film, "Pippi Longstocking's Adventures on the South Seas". Pippi Longstocking is Nelvana's first feature film since Babar: The Movie.

Plot

The film begins with Pippi (Melissa Altro) sailing around the world with her father, Captain Efraim Longstocking (Gordon Pinsent), her pet horse, Old Man, her pet monkey, Mr. Nilsson, and various members of the ship's crew. One night during a hurricane, the captain is washed over board into the sea. As he drifts off, he calls to Pippi that he will "meet her in Villa Villekulla". To that effect, Pippi and her pet animals make their way home, Villa Villekulla, to await his return. Not long after arriving, she makes friends with the two children across the street — Tommy and Annika (Noah Reid and Olivia Garratt), who are captivated by her free spirit and fun-loving attitude. They soon convince her to go to school (for the first time in her life) where she gets into trouble, despite winning the hearts of her classmates.

Pippi also soon attracts the attention of a local social worker, Mrs. Prysselius (Catherine O'Hara)), who conspires to put her into foster care. When Miss Prysselius goes to speak with the local law enforcement of the need for the girl to be placed in a home for orphans, she lets certain details (her lack of adult supervision, living alone, and having a large supply of gold coins kept out in the open) be revealed to a pair of thieves already in jail. The thieves, Bloom and Thunder-Karlsson, decide to rob Pippi themselves once they break out of jail.

Pippi and her friends take part in many adventures and close-calls, winning over almost everyone, with the exception of Miss Prysselius and Tommy and Annika's parents. Just when Miss Prysselius has had enough and is about to drag Pippi straight to the children's home herself, Pippi's father returns to take her back to their life on the sea. However, Pippi decides that she can't leave her new friends and decides to stay in Villa Villekulla.

Cast

• Melissa Altro as Pippilotta Delicatessa Mackrelmint Windowshade Efraim's Daughter "Pippi" Longstocking, the protagonist.
• Catherine O'Hara as Mrs. Prysselius, the main antagonist (though unintentionally).
• Gordon Pinsent as Captain Efraim Longstocking
• Dave Thomas as Thunder-Karlsson, one of the actual antagonists.
• Wayne Robson as Bloom, the other actual antagonist.
• Carole Pope as Teacher
• Noah Reid as Tommy Settegren, one of the supporting protagonists.
• Olivia Garratt as Annika Settegren, one of the supporting protagonists.
• Jan Sigurd as Const. Kling
• Tomas Bolme as Const. Klang
• Richard Binsley as Mr. Nilsson, the deuteragonist.
• Horse is the tritagonist.

Songs

1. "What Shall I Do Today?" - Pippi
2. "Hey-Ho, I'm Pippi" - Pippi
3. "Recipe for Life" - Pippi, Tommy, Annika
4. "A Bowler and a New Gold Tooth" - Thunder-Karlsson, Bloom
5. "Pluttifikation" - Teacher, Pippi, Students
6. "The Schottish" - Pippi, Thunder-Karlsson, Bloom
7. "There's Magic Everywhere" - Pippi

References

External links

• Pippi Longstocking at the Internet Movie Database
• Pippi Longstocking at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Pippi Longstocking at AllRovi
• Pippi Longstocking at Box Office Mojo
• Pippi Longstocking at Rotten Tomatoes
• Review at bfi.org.uk (with cast and crew credits)