Winnie the Pooh (2001 film)

Winnie the Pooh is a 2001 British/American live-action/animated fantasy comedy-drama film based on the beloved stories by A.A. Milne. The film stars child actor Ben Tibber as Christopher Robin and Colin Firth as A.A. Milne, with the voices of Matthew Broderick, Robin Williams, John Fiedler, Matt Frewer, Tony Jay, Gary Oldman, Miriam Margolyes, Thomas Sharkey, and Frank Oz. Directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer, it was released by Touchstone Pictures and Imagine Entertainment on October 14, 2001, the 75th anniversary of the first Winnie-the-Pooh book.

Grover from Sesame Street narrates the story of a boy named Christopher Robin (Tipper), who spends his childhood in the Hundred Acre Wood with his animal friends, most notably a stuffed teddy bear named Winnie the Pooh (Broderick). However, a tragedy in Christopher Robin's life causes the poor boy to change the way he sees the world around him and himself, a problem that is exacerbated by his deadbeat dad, Pooh author A.A. Milne (Frith), who has become so focused on his future as a writer that he finds himself never making time to spend with his son.

The fictional Pooh characters were designed, constructed and operated by Stan Winston Studio, combining elements of E.H. Shepard's original illustrations and Disney's animated interpretations. Grover, meanwhile, was refurbished for this film by The Jim Henson Company, with deeper, blue fur and a magenta nose; a team of five puppeteers operated the Grover puppet on-set, while Frank Oz dubbed the character's voice in post-production (since he was busy directing The Score at the time).

Cast (in alphabetical order)
Matthew Broderick as voice of Winnie the Pooh Clancy Brown as voice of Stan Woozle John Fiedler as voice of Piglet Colin Firth as A.A. Milne Stan Freberg as voice of Heff Heffalump Matt Frewer as voice of Rabbit Tony Jay as voice of Eeyore Miriam Margolyes as voice of Kanga Gary Oldman as voice of Owl Frank Oz as voice of Grover Thomas Sharkey as voice of Roo Lynne Thigpen as voice of Sylvia Woozle Ben Tibber as Christopher Robin Frank Welker as additional vocal effects Robin Williams as voice of Tigger

Supervising Puppeteer: J. Alan Scott Grover Lead Puppeteer: Eric Jacobson Puppeteers: Tamara Carlson-Woodard, David Covarrubias, Mike Elizalde, Richard Galinson, Richard Haugen, Matt Heimlich, Hiroshi "Kan" Ikeuchi, Lynette Johnson, Richard Landon, Russell Lukich, Bob Mano, Jason Matthews, Mark "Crash" McCreery, Kevin McTurk, Paul Mejias, Robert Ramsdell, John Rosengrant, Andy Schoneberg, Scott Stoddard, Christopher Swift, Leslie Carrara, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Alice Dinnean-Vernon, Carmen Osbahr

Stan Winston Studio
"Winnie the Pooh" characters designed by Stan Winston Effects Supervisors: J. Alan Scott, Lindsay MacGowan, Shane Mahan, John Rosengrant Key Concept Artists: Mark "Crash" McCreery, Jordu Schell, Aaron Sims, Christopher Swift Key Artists/Art Department: Richard Alonzo, Bill Basso, Ken Brilliant, Jeff Buccacio, Jim Charmatz, Greg Figiel, David Grasso, Trevor Hensley, Mark Jurinko, Eileen Kastner-Delago, Hiroshi Katagiri, Mark Maitre, Nick Marra, Jason Matthews, Paul Mejias, Joey Orosco, Rob Phillips, Robert Ramsdell, Douglas J. Stewart, Scott Stoddard, Mike Trcic Animatronic Designers: Christian Colquhoun, David Covarrubias, Jon Dawe, Glenn Derry, Mike Elizalde, Eric Fiedler, Richard Galinson, Matt Heimlich, David Kindlon, Richard Landon, Bob Mano, Bud McGrew, Christian Ristow, Paul Romer, Kirk Skodis, Alfred Sousa Animatronic Technicians: Christian Beckman, George Bernota, Len Burge, Sebastien Caillabet, Rob Capwell, Gil Correa, Rob Derry, Jeff Edwards, Mark Goldberg, Richard Haugen, Jimmy Hirahara, Hiroshi "Kan" Ikeuchi, Alexander Machold, Scott Millenbaugh, Brian Namanny, Brian Poor, Evan Schiff, Bruce Stark, Valek Sykes Hydraulics Department: Lloyd Ball, Tim Nordella Electronic Controllers: Emery Brown, Kurt Herbel, Rodrick Khachatoorian, Gary Martinez Key Technicians: David Beneke, Christopher Bergschneider, Darin Bouyssou, Greg Burgan, John Cherevka, Grady Holder, Russell Lukich, Keith Marbory, Kevin Mohlman, Steve Newburn, Joey Orosco, Thomas Ovenshire, Justin Raleigh, A.J. Venuto, Mark Viniello Key Sculptor: Andy Schoneberg Mold/Model Department: John Calpin, Randy Cooper, Barry Crane, Lou Diaz, Alon Dori, Francois Ellett, Lance Gilmer, Chris Grossnickle, Mike Harper, Eric Hayden, Carey Jones, Kai Kim, Edward Lawton, Tony McCray, Kevin McTurk, David Merritt, David Monzingo, Eric Ostroff, Gary Pawlowski, Joseph Reader, Ian Stevenson, Brian Stiver, Gary Yee Hair & Fabrication: Joanne Bloomfield, Judy Bowerman, Theresa Burkett, Connie Cadwell, Tamara Carlson-Woodard, Dawn Dininger, Marilyn Dozer-Chaney, Steve Fink, Ted Haines, Beth Hathaway, Lynette Johnson, Kathy Kane-MacGowan, Karen Mason, Sylvia Nava, Michael Ornelaz

Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop
"Grover" originally designed by Jim Henson and built by Donald Sahlin Creative Supervisor: Ed Christie Project Supervisor: Rollie Krewson Costume Design Supervisor: Polly Smith Grover Costume Design: Connie Peterson with Mary Brehmer, Stephen Rotondaro Special Effects Supervisor: Tom Newby Stunt Coordinator: Fred Buchholz Personal Assistants to Grover: Lara MacLean with Ron Binion, Ann Marie Holdgruen, Mary Jacobson