Barney’s Magical Christmas (2001 film)

Barney's Magical Christmas (also known as Barney's Magical Christmas: The Movie or simply Barney's Great Adventure II: The Search Of the Christmas Spirit in the UK) is a 2001 British-American family, musical, fantasy live-action animated Christmas film co-produced and directed by Ron Howard and Simon Wells, also written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. Based on the children's television series "Barney & Friends", it is the sequel to the 1998 film Barney's Great Adventure to be adapted into his second full-length feature film. Also, the film stars Tom Hanks as the purple dinosaur, Jim Carrey as the eponymous character, with Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon and featuring the voice talents Dave Foley, Rob Paulsen, William H. Macy and introducing Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, Michael J. Fox, and Anne Hathaway in supporting roles.

Produced by Lyrick Studios, Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures, the film was released by Walt Disney Pictures on December 21, 2001.