Calvin and Hobbes (film)

Calvin and Hobbes: the Movie is a 1992 animated film produced by Hyperion Pictures and distributed by Manhattan Pictures.

based on the comic strip, it was adapted by Walt Disney Feature Animation in early 1986. However, Bill Watterson sued Disney for stealing ideas of the film from Hanna-Barbera animator Carlo Vinci.

Manhattan purchased the project as a the world's first Low-Budget animated film in 1987 after the success of Noddy: the Movie.

the film was finished and released in 1992. being released, the film was total budget disappointment due to box office failure of Jetsons: The Movie. it did better on home video Worldwide however.

it was released on home video in 1993 by Manhattan Home Video. Manhattan Home Entertainment announced that the film will be released on DVD for the first time on October 2001, but after 9/11 attacks, the film was released on DVD on March 2002 by DreamWorks Home Entertainment instead, although it has poor picture quality due to 9/11. in 2007, DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment released the film on DVD with Restored Picture and Sound quality. in 2012, DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment released the film on DVD and blu-ray. in 2017, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment reissued the film on DVD, Digital HD and blu-ray with the Dolby TrueHD sound system.

Cast

 * Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Calvin
 * Martin Short as Hobbes
 * Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Calvin's Mother
 * John Hurt as Calvin's Father
 * Tim Curry as The Doctor
 * Cloris Leachman as the Nurse
 * Charles Nelson Reilly as Sam
 * Jim Cummings as Sap
 * Kennith Mars as Sax
 * Frank Welker as a lot of tigers
 * Will Ryan as The Ant King
 * Stan Jones as the Farmer