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A Troll in Central Park (1994)

A Troll in Central Park poster
Directed by
Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, musical film
Country
United States, Ireland
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
G
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 156 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A friendly troll with a green thumb is banished by an evil queen for growing flowers. He ends up in Central Park where he becomes friends with two kids.

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What happens

A Troll in Central Park (released in some countries as Stanley's Magic Garden) is a 1994 American independent animated musical fantasy comedy film co-directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. The film stars the voice talents of Dom DeLuise, Cloris Leachman, Charles Nelson Reilly, Phillip Glasser, Tawny Sunshine Glover, Hayley Mills and Jonathan Pryce. It tells the story of a troll who is exiled from the Kingdom of Trolls by an evil troll queen for growing flowers and lands in Central Park where he befriends two children. This is the final Bluth film to star DeLuise. Theatrically released in the United States on October 7, 1994, by Warner Bros. under their Family Entertainment label, the film was panned by critics who criticized its pacing, characters, corniness, visuals, and songs although its animation and voice acting (aside from Dom DeLuise) were praised. The film was a box-office bomb, grossing just $71,368 at the North American box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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