The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
Samantha Mathis
- Crysta
- (voice)
Christian Slater
- Pips
- (voice)
Robin Williams
- Batty Koda
- (voice)
Jonathan Ward
- Zak
- (voice)
Grace Zabriskie
- Magi Lune
- (voice)
Geoffrey Blake
- Ralph
- (voice)
Robert Pastorelli
- Tony
- (voice)
Cheech Marin
- Stump
- (voice)
Tommy Chong
- Root
- (voice)
Townsend Coleman
- Knotty
- (voice)
Brian Cummings
- Ock
- (voice)
Kathleen Freeman
- Elder #1
- (voice)
Janet Gilmore
- Fairy #1
- (voice)
Naomi Lewis
- Elder #2
- (voice)
Danny Mann
- Ash
- (voice)
- …
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe "FernGully" forest depicted in this movie was based on Australia's rainforests. The cartoonists who worked on this movie spent time in the real rainforests to help inspire their drawings.
- GoofsA running gag is that Batty, being a bat (and thus short-sighted) keeps running into things. Yet, Batty is a fruit bat: these are day animals with quite a good sight, particularly useful to spot berries and fruit to feed on.
- Quotes
Elder: Now, Crysta, aren't you a little old to believe in human tales?
Batty Koda: Human tails? Humans don't have tails. They have big, big bottoms that they wear with bad shorts. They walk around going, "Hi, Helen".
- Crazy creditsSpecial thanks to The United States Postal Service for their efforts to raise environmental awareness.
- SoundtracksLife Is a Magic Thing
Performed by Johnny Clegg
Music and Lyrics by Thomas Dolby
Produced by Hilton Rosenthal
Johnny Clegg appears courtesy of EMI Records Limited
Featured review
Maltin-style review
A band of fairies and their human allies must save a primeval rainforest from destruction by a conscienceless lumber company (not to mention a venomously evil entity voiced by Tim Curry). Though basically a Darwinian morality play dressed up in the more palatable medium of a kids' cartoon, FERNGULLY is actually an entertaining and thought-provoking animated masterpiece. Steeped in equal measures Australian mythology and modern-day politics, this movie proves that cartoons need not be about falling anvils and wascally wabbits. Watch out for Robin Williams, who is hilarious as always as a manic bat.
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Ferngulli: Oxirgi yomg'ir o'rmoni
- Filming locations
- Australia(FAI Films)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $24,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,650,296
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,549,338
- Apr 12, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $32,710,894
- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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