THE TIGGER MOVIE [2000 / 2012] [10th Anniversary Special Edition] [Blu-ray + DVD] [USA Release] Winnie the Pooh and Friends Are Back in a Brand New Adventure! An Irresistible Family Classic! Bounce – A – Rrrific!
Celebrate family, friendship and the eternal magic of childhood with this beloved Disney classic. Back to delight a whole new generation of fans, ‘THE TIGGER MOVIE’ bounces onto Blu-ray high definition for the first time ever!
Join Tigger on an epic journey to find other Tiggers in his "family tree." Then, share the wonder when, after a series of exciting adventures, he discovers that families come in all shapes and sizes! Both the young and the young-at-heart will love this must-own, collectible masterpiece filled with original songs by the award-winning Sherman Brothers [‘MARY POPPINS’]. Featuring all-new, never-before-seen bonus, this Special Edition of ‘THE TIGGER MOVIE’ is tremendous, tiggerrific fun your entire family will treasure now and always. Narrated by John Hurt.
FILM FACT No.1: Awards and Nominations: 2000 Annie Awards: Nominated: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production for Jun Falkenstein. Nominated: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production for Richard M. Sherman (words and music) and Robert B. Sherman (words and music) for the song "Round My Family Tree." Nominated: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production for Nikita Hopkins as the voice of “Roo.” 2000 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Nominated: Sierra Award for Best Family Film.
FILM FACT No.2: Paul Winchell, the original voice of Tigger, was originally cast to voice Tigger for the film, which was then titled ‘Winnie the Pooh and the Family Tree.’ During the Spring of 1998, Winchell participated in a single recording session for the film. However, Paul Winchell dropped from the project after the studio found his voice too raspy. The role was given to Jim Cummings, who was already voicing Winnie the Pooh for the film, and doing Tigger's voice on various Disney television shows and for Disney consumer products. Devastated by Paul Winchell's dismissal, the Disney Imagineers hired him to perform the voice for the “Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” attraction at Walt Disney World, which opened a year before ‘THE TIGGER MOVIE’ was released; it was Paul Winchell's final performance before his retirement from acting in 1999 and his death in 2005. The songs for ‘THE TIGGER MOVIE’ were written by Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman who had not written a feature for Disney in over 28 years. Their last fully original feature film music score was for the Oscar nominated film, ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ which was released in 1971. Originally slated for video or television release, the score was so well received (in demonstration form) by then Disney CEO, Michael Eisner, that the project's priority level moved up to feature theatrical release. The music score of the animated film is composed and conducted by Harry Gregson-Williams.
Voice Cast: John Hurt [Narrator], Jim Cummings [Tigger / Winnie the Pooh], Nikita Hopkins [Roo], Ken Sansom [Rabbit], John Fiedler [Piglet], Peter Cullen [Eeyore], Andre Stojka [Owl], Kath Soucie [Kanga], Tom Attenborough [Christopher Robin], Geoff Koch [Singer] (uncredited) and Frank Welker (Additional voices) (uncredited)
Director: Jun Falkenstein
Producers: Alison Graham, Allen Yamashita, Bob McGinness, Cheryl Abood, Enfys Dickinson, Jennifer Blohm, Jill S. Bauman, Michelle Gannes, Richmond Horine and Sue Shakespeare
Screenplay: Eddie Guzelian (story), Jun Falkenstein (screenplay) and A.A. Milne (characters)
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography: Allen Daviau (Director of Photography: Simex Digital Studios)
Image Resolution: 1080p (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
French: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
Running Time: 77 minutes
Region: Blu-ray: All Regions and DVD: NTSC
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures / Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘THE TIGGER MOVIE’ [2000] is a Disney animated family musical comedy-drama film directed by Jun Falkenstein and part of the Winnie the Pooh series. This animated film features Winnie the Pooh's friend Tigger [Jim Cummings] in his search for his family tree and other Tiggers like himself. As such, the story line may be viewed as an allegory about an adoptee's search to understand the meaning of family.
The animated film was the first feature-length theatrical ‘Winnie the Pooh’ film that was not a collection of previously-released animated shorts, which is the case with 1977's ‘The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.’ The film features original songs from the Sherman Brothers, the long-time Disney song writing team who are well known for their contributions to other Disney films such as ‘Mary Poppins,’ ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ and ‘The Jungle Book,’ as well as the original Winnie the Pooh shorts.
In the ‘THE TIGGER MOVIE,’ we join Tigger trying to find somebody to play with, Tigger gleefully bounces around the Hundred Acre Wood, disrupting his friends' attempts to prepare for the winter and accidentally causing a huge rock to fall on Eeyore's house. Rabbit [Ken Sansom] leads the others in trying to remove it with an elaborate pulley system known as his “Rock Remover” which collapses and Tigger intervenes and activates his most powerful bounce called the Whoopty-Dooper-Loopty-Looper-Alley-Ooper bounce, knock the rock, which gets tangled with the crumbling “Rock Remover” along with Tigger's friends and getting everyone covered in mud, except for Roo [Nikita Hopkins] instead fell in-between a tree branch and Rabbit to get annoyed that rock remover was ruined by Tigger's bouncing.
Feeling alone, Tigger sulks on a bridge and Roo, trying to cheer him up, asks if there are other Tiggers like him. Fascinated by the idea, Tigger talks to Owl [Andre Stojka], who explains about family trees. Tigger, taking this literally, heads out to find a huge striped tree and, after not finding one, instead writes a letter to his family. No reply comes and Tigger feels more alone than ever.
Roo remembers the Whoopty-Dooper Loopty Looper Ally-Ooper bounce and travels down through the rock and snow to Tigger and wakes him from unconsciousness. To get out of the avalanche, they perform the signature bounce together. When the snow settles, Christopher Robin [Tom Attenborough] arrives on the scene and everyone tells him why Tigger left. Christopher Robin tells Tigger he didn't have to leave to find his family. Tigger objects and reaches for his letter that, until recently, he believed to be from his family, but finds it missing. It is not until Owl, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore [Peter Cullen], Winnie the Pooh [Jim Cummings] and Piglet recites the letter for him that he realizes that they sent the letter, not his family.
Hearing this, Tigger finally comes to realize what was true all along, that his family is right here and always has been: his friends. Once they return home, Tigger gives everyone gifts: Eeyore gets a new house, Winnie the Pooh gets lots of Honey, Piglet gets a stack of firewood, and Rabbit is promised that he will watch where he's going. Lastly, Roo is given his heart pendant, but it's still empty. As the story ends, Christopher Robin remedies this by taking a picture of Tigger's "family."
‘THE TIGGER MOVIE’ is a timeless masterpiece that deserves way more credit. The acting, the animation, the plot and music is the best I've ever seen without a doubt. Tigger trying to find his family and realizing what he was looking for was in front of him the whole time is the most shocking and beautiful revelation in all of the film industry. This animated film deserved some Oscars without a doubt and I am disappointed it got snubbed. Overall, this animated film is magical, incredible, outstanding, perfect, flawless, underrated and absolutely beautiful.
THE TIGGER MOVIE MUSIC TRACK LIST
YOUR HEART WILL LEAD YOU HOME (Music and Lyrics by Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman and Kenny Loggins) [Performed by Kenny Loggins with (chorus) Rosemary Butler, Gary Falcone, Wendy Fraser, Jon Robert Hall, Mollie Hall, Dorian Holley, Cord Jackman, Luana Jackman, Raven Kane, Brian Lassiter, Stephen Lively, Richard Lucchese, Arnold McCuller, Bobbi Page, Brandon Pollard, Andrea Robinson, Laura Schillinger, Sophie Schwartz, Stephanie Spruill, Tiffany Takara Greer, Carmen Twillie, Terry Wood and Ayana Williams].
THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT TIGGER (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) [Performed by Jim Cummings (Tigger/Winnie the Pooh), Kath Soucie (Kanga), Nikita Hopkins (Roo), Andre Stojka (Owl), Peter Cullen (Eeyore), John Fiedler (Piglet). Chorus: Bobbi Page, Randy Crenshaw, Michael Geiger, Geoff Koch, Rick Logan and Lauren Wood].
SOMEONE LIKE ME (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) [Performed by Jim Cummings (Tigger/Winnie the Pooh), Kath Soucie (Kanga), Nikita Hopkins (Roo), Andre Stojka (Owl), Peter Cullen (Eeyore), John Fiedler (Piglet). Chorus: Bobbi Page, Randy Crenshaw, Michael Geiger, Geoff Koch, Rick Logan and Lauren Wood].
THE WHOO–DE–DOOPER–BOUNCE (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) [Performed by Jim Cummings (Tigger/Winnie the Pooh), Kath Soucie (Kanga), Nikita Hopkins (Roo), Andre Stojka (Owl), Peter Cullen (Eeyore), John Fiedler (Piglet). Chorus: Bobbi Page, Randy Crenshaw, Michael Geiger, Geoff Koch, Rick Logan and Lauren Wood].
POOH’S LULLABY (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) [Performed by Jim Cummings (Tigger/Winnie the Pooh), Kath Soucie (Kanga), Nikita Hopkins (Roo), Andre Stojka (Owl), Peter Cullen (Eeyore), John Fiedler (Piglet). Chorus: Bobbi Page, Randy Crenshaw, Michael Geiger, Geoff Koch, Rick Logan and Lauren Wood].
ROUND MY FAMILY TREE (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) [Performed by Jim Cummings (Tigger/Winnie the Pooh), Kath Soucie (Kanga), Nikita Hopkins (Roo), Andre Stojka (Owl), Peter Cullen (Eeyore), John Fiedler (Piglet). Chorus: Bobbi Page, Randy Crenshaw, Michael Geiger, Geoff Koch, Rick Logan and Lauren Wood].
HOW TO BE A TIGGER (Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) [Performed by Jim Cummings (Tigger/Winnie the Pooh), Kath Soucie (Kanga), Nikita Hopkins (Roo), Andre Stojka (Owl), Peter Cullen (Eeyore), John Fiedler (Piglet). Chorus: Bobbi Page, Randy Crenshaw, Michael Geiger, Geoff Koch, Rick Logan and Lauren Wood].
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Blu-ray Image Quality – Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment brings us this ‘THE TIGGER MOVIE’ Blu-ray disc with a flawless 1080p Technicolor image presentation. It also presents you with a nice sharp, crisp, clear, vibrant, rich and vivid images that are all adjectives which best describe the quality of this Disney Blu-ray disc. Foreground and Background were given the totally special Disney Magic and devotion to a long-lasting beautiful animated film that continues to deliver fun in every way possible. Black levels are dark and inky and I didn’t notice any major defects in this particular Blu-ray disc transfer. Compared to the past totally inferior DVD release of the animated film, they really cranked it up a couple notches in making sure this looked as sweet as a pot of Winnie the Pooh’s honey for this beautiful Technicolor transfer! Well done Disney!
Blu-ray Audio Quality – Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment also brings us a really stunning 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound experience on this ‘THE TIGGER MOVIE’ Blu-ray disc and really makes you experience pure audio brilliance. You also experience very sharp clear and clean, no hisses, no over modulation, just rich sound out of every speaker the whole time. From falling leaves to crunching grass to snowy wind to big bounces, all the sound and sound effects are strong and defined. The rear channels offer quite a bit of ambiance to the animated film with the sounds of wind, bees, and more all sounding natural as well as correctly positioned. This is an excellent mix that delivers on both the quiet scenes and the frenetic ones with Tigger jumping around everywhere. It is a real treat when the picture and sound marry together to form something so beautiful and that’s what you take away from this Disney Blu-ray disc release. Top marks all round!
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Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: Disney Intermission: Pause the animated film and discover fun family games and activities galore in the Hundred Acre Wood for the first time and with the Disney Intermission feature kicks into action whenever the animated film is paused, featuring a mix of new, specific material mixed in cleverly with elements from the main animated feature film including Harry Gregson-Williams composed music film score. Although these randomly selected animated clips are variously repeated, this is again is a splendid idea that has been implemented very well, aiming itself as a series of fun games for the younger viewers, from spot the difference, counting games and guess who’s, among others, all of it very nicely designed, and interacting with the “pages” of the storybook. Press the Enter button on your remote control and it returns you to the animated film.
Special Feature: A Tigger Tale [2000] [1080p] [1.78:1 [6:22] Here we get to hear some personal anecdotes from everyone involved with the animated film and here we see five individuals sitting around a table together discussing the original A.A. Milne books, with its eventual move to the big screen adaptation, especially seeing all stories, characters, animation, visual design, songs and music that appear in the animated film. We also get to view some rare animated line drawings of Tigger in full mode, plus we get to see some wonderful rare black-and-white still images of Walt Disney and staff. With its brief running time for “A Tigger Tale,” it really delivers much sort after in-depth information, but despite running just over a smidgen of six minutes, but sure packs in a lot of fascinating information. A nice little bonus is that it is presented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. Contributors include: Robert Sherman [Songwriter], Jun Falkenstein [Director/Screenwriter], Cheryl Abood [Producer], Toby Bluth [Art Director] and Jeff Johnson [Supervising Animator].
Special Feature: 10 Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Shorts [2011] [1080p] [1.78:1 [24:21] Remember those Mickey Mouse “Have A Laugh” spots a few years ago, where classic Disney animated shorts were cleaned up, cut-down and re-voiced. Well the same trick has been applied to these 10 mini animated Winnie the Pooh series of shorts created by abridging segments from various earlier Winnie the Pooh productions and having the current Winnie the Pooh voice cast rerecord most of the old lines with the cast filling in for the other characters, but sadly this is only presented in 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo. On top of all that you can play each mini adventure separate of Play All and they are as follows: Pooh And Tigger [2:32]; The Most Wonderful Thing About Tiggers [2:02]; Eeyore’s House [2:32]; Someone Like Tigger [2:32]; What Tiggers Do Best [2:32]; Lullabee [2:32]; The Super Bounce [2:32]; Tigger Goes Ice Skating [2:02]; The Jagular [2:32] and Unbouncing Tigger [2:32]. Contributors include: John Cleese (Narrator), Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, Nikita Hopkins, Gregg Berger, Wyatt Dean Hall, Travis Oates, Tom Kenny, Jack Boulter, Barbara Luddy, Kath Soucie, Bud Luckey, Craig Ferguson, Tom Wheatley, Howard Morris, Kyle Stanger, Tom Attenborough and Frank Welker.
Special Feature: “Round My Family Tree” Sing-Along Song [2000] [1080p] [1.78:1 [2:45] If you fancy a Sing-Along with Tigger, then feel free to sing along to one of the very bouncy musical numbers from the animated film, and if you don’t know the words, well of course you get to see the white subtitle wording appearing at the bottom of the. So why not join in and sing "Round My Family Tree" as sung by the cartoon character Tigger [voiced by Jim Cummings].
Special Feature: Kenny Loggins Music Video: Your Heart Will Lead You Home [2000] [1080p] [1.37:1] [4:49] "Your Heart Will Lead You Home" was the last song written for the animated film and is a collaborative effort between the Sherman Brothers and singer Kenny Loggins. Richard Sherman described the song as "a song about the picture, as opposed to songs of the picture." It marks the only time the trio worked together on a song. Here you see Kenny Loggins in the recording studio strumming along with his guitar. You also get a lot of nice clips from the animated film. What I could not understand is why it was filmed in the 1.37:1 aspect ratio. There has been a lot of negative criticism about this video and the song; well I thought it was a very pleasant little video, which I enjoyed very much.
Special Feature: Learn How To Take Your Favourite Movies On The Go via the Digital Copy [2012] [1080p] [1.78:1 [1:04] What is Disney Movies Anywhere? Disney Movies Anywhere is an app and website where you can browse, buy and watch your collection of eligible Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars titles across your favourite devices. Enjoy exclusive content, special bonus features, and earn points toward great rewards with your digital purchases through Disney Movies Anywhere. Easily manage, stream, and download your digital movie collection anywhere you go. Sign in using your existing Disney Account or create a new account. It's free and easy to sign up. Access Disney Movies Anywhere on your computer (PC or Mac) through the web site. Download the free app for compatible devices from the Apple App Store, the Amazon app store, Google Play Store, the Xbox App Marketplace, and/or Roku Streaming Channels Store.
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DVD Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: 5 Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Shorts: Here we are presented moments from the original Winnie the Pooh trilogy of “Honey Tree;” “Blustery Day” and “Tigger Too” of five short animated films. This time for some unknown reason you only get a selection of five “mini shorts.” Which are as follows: The Most Wonderful Thing About Tiggers [2:02]; Eeyore’s House [2:32]; Someone Like Tigger [2:32]; Lullabee [2:32] and The Super Bounce [2:32]. Contributors include: John Cleese, Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, Nikita Hopkins, Gregg Berger, Wyatt Dean Hall, Travis Oates, Tom Kenny, Jack Boulter, Barbara Luddy, Kath Soucie, Bud Luckey, Craig Ferguson, Tom Wheatley, Howard Morris, Kyle Stanger, Tom Attenborough and Frank Welker.
Special Feature: Round My Family Tree Sing-Along Song [2000] [480i] [1.37:1 [2:45] If you know the words, feel free to sing along to one of the very bouncy musical number from the animated film, and if you don’t know the words, which of course you get to see appear at the bottom of the screen for you to learn! So why not join in and sing "Round My Family Tree" as sung by the cartoon character Tigger, but of course it is actually sung by Jim Cummings.
Finally, ‘THE TIGGER MOVIE’ is something to be celebrated for all the family, friends and the eternal magic of childhood with this beloved Disney classic that will delight a whole new generation of animated film fans. ‘THE TIGGER MOVIE’ bounces onto this Blu-ray high definition for the first time ever! Join Tigger on an epic journey to find other Tiggers in his “family tree.” Then, share the wonder when, after a series of exciting adventures, Tigger discovers that families come in all shapes and sizes! Both the young and the young-at-heart will love this must-own collectible Blu-ray masterpiece that is filled with original songs by the award-winning Sherman Brothers. Featuring all-new, never-before-seen bonus features with this Special Edition of ‘THE TIGGER MOVIE’ is tremendous, tiggerrific fun that everyone will treasure now, and forever. Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
