The Little Engine That Could (1991)

Directed by

Dave Edwards

Genre

children's film, family film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

27 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A little train engine tries to prove she can haul a heavy load over a mountain. She faces doubts from others but keeps trying.

whimsicalupbeatgentlehopefullightheartedanimatedchild-friendlymotivational

What happens

The Little Engine That Could is a 1991 animated adventure-film for children directed by Dave Edwards and co-produced by Edwards and Mike Young, animated at Kalato Animation in Wales and co-financed by Universal Pictures through their MCA/Universal Home Video arm and the S4C, Wales' dedicated Welsh-language channel. It did première on January 1, 1991, in the United Kingdom, and on April 2, 1991, in Ireland. It was released on VHS in the United States on November 22, 1991, by MCA/Universal Home Video, and it was also syndicated in the United States on broadcast television as an Easter special in March/April in 1993. The film features the voice talents of Kath Soucie and Frank Welker. It is based on the 1930 book of the same name, by Watty Piper (specifically based on the 1976 illustrations by Ruth Sanderson). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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