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A Wizard's Tale (2018)

A Wizard's Tale poster
Directed by
Andrés Couturier
Genre
children's film
Country
United Kingdom, Mexico
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 63 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wizard casts a spell that makes a kingdom full of grumpy people. A young boy goes on an adventure to break the curse and bring happiness back.

playfulwhimsicallight-heartednostalgicadventurousfamily-friendly

What happens

A Wizard's Tale (also known as Ahí Viene Cascarrabias in Mexico and Here Comes the Grump internationally) is a 2018 animated fantasy adventure comedy film based on the DePatie–Freleng animated series, Here Comes the Grump, which originally ran from 1969 to 1970 on NBC. Directed by Andrés Couturier and written by Jim Hecht, the film is an international co-production between Mexico, United Kingdom and India and is produced by Ánima Estudios, Prime Focus World, and GFM Animation, the film features the voices of Toby Kebbell, Lily Collins, and Ian McShane. The Spanish version stars the voices of Camila Sodi and Mauricio Barrientos "El Diablito". It was first released in Italy on 1 March 2018. The film was later released on July 26 in Mexico and was a commercial failure. The film was released by Blue Fox Entertainment in the United States in limited format and VOD on 14 September the same year, released as A Wizard's Tale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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