Hamtaro: The Movie

Hamtaro: The Movie is a 2029 American live-action/animated musical comedy film. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Reese Witherspoon, Willem Dafoe, and Uma Thurman. In the film, devoted Hamtaro fan Zachary, his human brother Christopher and Christopher's girlfriend Jenny help Hamtaro reunite the disbanded Ham Hams, as they must raise $10 million to save the Ham Ham Clubhouse from Tex Burns, a businessman who plans to demolish the studio to drill for oil.

Plot:
Zachary, born a hamster and a resident of Smalltown, is a lifelong fan of Hamtaro. His older brother Christopher intends to take his long-term girlfriend Jenny on a vacation to Los Angeles. Jenny wants Christopher to propose to her, but feels his devotion to Zachary distracts from their relationship.

The trio tour the rundown The Ocean Group, where Zachary sneaks into Hamtaro’s office. There, he overhears oil magnate Tex Burns and his henchmen, Sabu and Omar, intending to buy the Ham Ham Clubhouse from Elder Ham. The old hamster state that Hamtaro and his friends could repurchase the theatre if they raised $10 million before their original contract expires. However, in private, Burns reveals he intends to destroy the theatre to drill for oil.

Zachary informs Chris and Jenny. They visit Hamtaro in his mansion, who realizes the Ham Hams would have to reunite and throw a telethon to raise the money. Though his friends have gone their separate ways, Hamtaro is convinced to reunite them. He convinces Oxnard to join in, he lived with his wife Pepper on the farm. Boss, working as a miner, at first refuses to join, but changes his mind. Howdy attends a celebrity anger management clinic, sponsored by John Glover, and refuses to play the jokes. The other various Ham Hams are recruited via "map montage".

The group travels to Paris to recruit Bijou, who is an editor for Vogue Paris. At first she refuses to return. Hamtaro pitch his new show to several networks. Cartoon Network executive Veronica Lewis agrees to air his show and The Ham Hams rebuild the clubhouse. Needing enough acts to fill the telethon's two-hour timeslot, Hamtaro encourages Zachary to find a talent. With Christopher helping Zachary, Jenny goes sightseeing alone and eventually returns to Smalltown.

With time running out, a desperate Hamtaro tries to implore Burns to return the studio, but he refuses, revealing he will give the Ham Hams’ trademarks. Hamtaro gives up, prompting Bijou to rally the other hamsters and have an idea. Christopher discovers Jenny has left and returns to Smalltown.

The hamsters convince Hamtaro to participate in the series, which slowly gains both an audience and rising funds, thanks to telephone pledges from celebrity callers. Burns repeatedly attempts to sabotage the show, cutting the theatre's power, but Christopher and Jenny arrive to restore it. A guilt-stricken Omar betrays Richman and stops his second attempt at sabotage. Hamtaro and Bijou reconcile, leading the hamster in a rendition of "True Colors". Zachary, with encouragement from Christopher, performs a whistling act and earns a standing ovation.

Burns deliberately crashes Hamtaro's car into a telephone pole, cutting off the phone lines, and evicts the hamsters from the clubhouse. However, the group are met by adoring fans outside, Zachary joining the Ham Hams. Christopher proposes to Jenny, and Burns, after being struck in the head by Howdy's bowling ball, laughs for the first time and willingly returns the clubhouse to Hamtaro and his friends.

Cast:

 * Hugh Jackman as Christopher, Zachary's human brother and a fan of the Ham Hams.
 * Reese Witherspoon as Jenny, an elementary school teacher and Christopher's longtime girlfriend. She is also a very capable mechanic.
 * Willem Dafoe as Tex Burns, the main antagonist; a greedy oil magnate who desires to destroy the Ham Ham Clubhouse to get to the oil that is supposedly underneath it. He is unable to laugh until Howdy gives him a head injury during the credits.
 * Uma Thurman as Veronica Lewis, a network executive at the Cartoon Network.

Voice:


 * Chiara Zanni as Hamtaro
 * Chantal Strand as Bijou
 * Saffron Henderson as Oxnard
 * Ted Cole as Boss
 * Tabitha St. Germain as Pashmina
 * Jocelyne Loewen as Penelope and Sparkle
 * Brad Swaile as Maxwell
 * Brittney Wilson as Sandy
 * Noel Fisher as Stan
 * Paul Dobson as Howdy and Chef Ham
 * Cathy Weseluck as Zachary, Snoozer and Omar
 * Samuel Vincent as Dexter
 * Ellen Kennedy as Cappy
 * Jillian Michaels as Panda, Stucky and Haibi
 * Terry Klassen as Jingle
 * Tara Strong as Lapis
 * Andrea Libman as Lazuli
 * Don Brown as Elder Ham
 * Pam Hyatt as Auntie Viv
 * Richard Ian Cox as Sabu
 * Nicole Oliver as Pepper
 * Matt Hill as Robo-Joe
 * Seren Pendleton-Knoll as Nin-Ham
 * Caroline Chan as Hannah
 * Michelle Creber as Barrette
 * Andrew Francis as Sky Ham
 * Ashleigh Ball as Okini
 * Jessica DiCicco as Marron

Soundtrack:

 * "It's Hamtaro Time! (Hamtaro Theme Song)"
 * "Life's a Happy Song" by Hugh Jackman, Reese Witherspoon, and Zachary
 * "Pictures in My Head" by Hamtaro and the Ham Hams
 * "We Built This City" by Starship
 * "Me Party" by Reese Witherspoon and Bijou
 * "Let's Talk About Me" by Willem Dafoe
 * "Man or Hamster" by Hugh Jackman and Zachary
 * "H-A-M-T-A-R-O! (Hamtaro Theme Song)"
 * "Twirling Whirling" by Stan and Sandy
 * "True Colors" by Hamtaro, Bijou, Hamsters
 * "Life's a Happy Song (Finale)" by The Ham Hams, Hugh Jackman, Reese Witherspoon, and Willem Dafoe