Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007)

Original title

宝葫芦的秘密

Directed by

Frankie Chung

Genre

fantasy film, children's film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

G

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 132 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An 11-year-old lazy boy named Raymond gets a magic gourd that grants his every wish. He learns that getting things without effort brings its own problems.

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What happens

The Secret of the Magic Gourd (Chinese: 宝葫芦的秘密; also known as The Magic Gourd) is a 2007 Chinese live-action/animated fantasy drama film made by Centro in co-operation with China Movie Co Ltd and Disney. It is the second film based on a 1958 novel by Zhang Tianyi after the 1963 Chinese film. The film is all about an 11-year-old lazy boy, Raymond, who learns the meaning of hard-work after a magic gourd, Bailey, grants him anything he wants. The Secret of the Magic Gourd is Disney's first CGI/animation full-length feature film produced for the mainland Chinese market. The film was released on January 27, 2009, on DVD in the United States. The English dubbed version of the film features Corbin Bleu as the voice of the Magic Gourd and Drake Johnston as the voice of Raymond, plus Megan Hilty as Ms. Lee. The Secret of the Magic Gourd is also available on Disney+. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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