Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)

Directed by

Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki

Genre

comedy film, pirate film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

G

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 111 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This movie tells two stories about compassion and giving people a second chance. One story follows Bob the Tomato and Dad Asparagus on a mishap filled trip to a concert. The other story is a vegetable retelling of the biblical tale of Jonah.

whimsicalcheerfulgentleplayfulheartfeltupbeatlightheartedbouncymoral

What happens

Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie is a 2002 American animated Christian musical comedy adventure film produced by Big Idea Productions and released by Artisan Entertainment through its F·H·E Pictures label. Written and directed by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki in their feature directorial debuts, it is the first of the two theatrical feature films in the VeggieTales series, before The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008). The themes for the film are compassion and mercy, using two stories as illustrations linked by the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, who were first seen in the Silly Song of the same name in Very Silly Songs!. The first story takes place in the current day and concerns a mishap with Bob the Tomato and Dad Asparagus on the way to a concert; the second, set in ancient times, is based directly on the biblical story of Jonah. Through both stories, compassion and mercy play a role in giving people a second chance. Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie premiered on August 14, 2002, and came out as a regular release two months later on October 4. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor and narrative style, and grossed $25.6 million against a $14 million production budget, making it the highest-grossing film released by Big Idea Productions. The film came out on VHS and DVD on March 4, 2003, as a worldwide home video release in both full-screen and anamorphic widescreen formats with a two-disc collector's edition. A DVD reprint with the feature and bonus features was released on Blu-ray in 2011 by Lionsgate (Artisan's successor). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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