Pingu's Big Movie (1996)

Pingu's Big Movie is a 1996 American-Switzerland claymotion-animated comedy film directed by Eric Darnell. It is produced by Aron Warner, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Lipman, based on a screenplay by Chris Miller, Tim Johnson and Guido Weber and a story by Nick Park. It stars Carlo Bonomi as the titular character and more.

The film was produced by Pingu Filmstudio and HiT Entertainment PLC, with Pacific Data Images and Trickfilmstudio providing claymotion-animated services, and was released on November 15, 1996 by DreamWorks Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics alike, praising its voice cast (particularly Bonomi), claymotion-animation, visual effects, plot, storyline, humor, musical score by Andy Benedict, and editorial. It was a box office success, grossing $856 million worldwide on an $100 million budget.

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Cast

 * Carlo Bonomi as Pingu, an anthropomorphic little emperor penguin, and some other characters.

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Animation and visual effects
The animation was provided by Pacific Data Images and Trickfilmstudio.

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Home media
Pingu's Big Movie was released onto VHS on March 14, 1997, DVD on June 17, 1999, Game Boy Advance Video on September 14, 2005 and on Blu-ray on July 19, 2021.

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