Plot Summary: Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, there was magic in the air,
laughter aplenty and gallons of mouthwatering soup. But an accident left the King
broken-hearted, the Princess filled with longing and the townsfolk without their
soup. Sunlight disappeared. The world became gray. All hope was lost in this
land... until Despereaux Tilling was born.
A modern fairy tale from visionary filmmaker Gary Ross, together with directors Sam Fell & Rob Stevenhagen, The Tale of Despereaux tells the story of several unlikely heroes: Despereaux (Matthew Broderick), a brave mouse banished to the dungeon for speaking with a human; Roscuro (Dustin Hoffman), a good-hearted rat who loves light and soup, but is exiled to darkness; Pea (Emma Watson), a Princess in a gloomy castle who is prisoner to her father's grief; and Mig (Tracey Ullman), a servant girl who longs to be a Princess, but is forced to serve the jailer (Robbie
Coltrane).
Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux was born too big for his little world. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends a Princess named Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books-reveling in stories of knights, dragons and
fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is
rescued by another outcast, Roscuro, who also wants to hear the tales. But when the
Princess dismisses Roscuro's friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig.
After Pea is kidnapped, Despereaux discovers he is the only one who can rescue her...and that even the tiniest mouse can find the courage of a knight in shining armor. In this tale of bravery, forgiveness and redemption, one small creature will teach a kingdom that it takes only a little light to show the truth: what you look like doesn't equal what you are.
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RELEASE DATE
December 19th, 2008 (wide)
April 7th, 2009 (DVD)
STUDIO
Universal Pictures
DIRECTOR
Sam Fell, Rob Stevenhagen
STARRING
Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy, Tony Hale, Ciaran Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, Christopher Lloyd, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Tracey Ullman, Emma Watson, Sigourney Weaver
USER RATING
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Total: 14 vote(s).
GENRE
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
OFFICIAL SITE
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MPAA RATING
Rated G.
RUNTIME
100 min
LANGUAGE
English
BUDGET
$60,000,000
OPENING WEEKEND
$10,507,000
TOTAL GROSS
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