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Each night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throw... Read allEach night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throwing Slumberland and Nemo himself into danger.Each night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throwing Slumberland and Nemo himself into danger.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Gabriel Damon
- Nemo
- (voice)
Mickey Rooney
- Flip
- (voice)
Danny Mann
- Icarus
- (voice)
Laura Mooney
- Princess Camille
- (voice)
Bernard Erhard
- King Morpheus
- (voice)
Bill Martin
- Nightmare King
- (voice)
- (as William E. Martin)
Alan Oppenheimer
- Oomp
- (voice)
Michael Bell
- Oompy
- (voice)
Sidney Miller
- Oompe
- (voice)
John Stephenson
- Oompo
- (voice)
- …
Greg Burson
- Nemo's Father
- (voice)
- …
Sherry Lynn
- Bon Bon
- (voice)
Guy Christopher
- Courtier
- (voice)
- …
Nancy Cartwright
- Page
- (voice)
Ellen Gerstell
- Page
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe first anime movie to receive a wide release in the United States. Production began in 1982, with the intention of the film being a big-budget showcase of Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co.'s animation style to American audiences. The efforts to make it a movie that would appeal to both Japanese and American audiences resulted in the film having a long and troubled production history, as different arms of production (writing, casting, animation, etc) received conflicting instructions as to how to proceed with the film. Over the course of seven years, numerous powerful figures from both Japanese and American film-making were hired in various attempts to salvage production. Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata worked for a year, between 1982-1983, but ultimately left due to creative differences with the American production company; Miyazaki later called it "the worst experience" of his career. Gary Kurtz and Chris Columbus were each brought on board at different points to act as directors/producers/writers, and Ray Bradbury was hired to write a new script. It is unknown how much each contributed to the final product. Although the film premiered in Japan in 1989, it did not receive its intended American release until 1992, a full decade after the start of production; in a final effort to market the film to American audiences, several minutes of the movie had to be edited in order to secure a softer rating.
- GoofsIn the opening sequence, the sheets on Nemo's bed are removed when he nearly falls off, but are reattached by the time the train appears.
- Alternate versionsThe film was originally 94 minutes. When the film was released in the US in 1992, some intense sequences and additional material was cut to obtain a G rating and to make the film shorter. The Japanese DVD box-set and 2004 US DVD restored these sequences.
- SoundtracksLittle Nemo
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Performed by Melissa Manchester
Featured review
An Inspired Story
Little Nemo, a boy of about 5 or 6, enjoys the bucolic wonders, beauty and fun of Slumberland, but breaks a promise to the fatherly King Morpheus which unleashes the dark powers of the Nightmare King upon his friends. He must face his terror to rescue them.
A terrific children's fantasy without a whiff of adult subtext, demeaning remarks or misplaced self-consciousness. The drawings were beautiful and wondrous; the characters were interesting and unburdened by comic-book-style psychological problems; the storyline was generous and kind, without being obsequious or sentimental. There are some frightening scenes for preschool children, involving nightmares and the demonic Nightmare King, but the reconciliation at the end of the story makes it all worthwhile. Very tender children (age 2 - 4) may find these scenes too horrifying unless a parent is there to comfort.
A terrific children's fantasy without a whiff of adult subtext, demeaning remarks or misplaced self-consciousness. The drawings were beautiful and wondrous; the characters were interesting and unburdened by comic-book-style psychological problems; the storyline was generous and kind, without being obsequious or sentimental. There are some frightening scenes for preschool children, involving nightmares and the demonic Nightmare King, but the reconciliation at the end of the story makes it all worthwhile. Very tender children (age 2 - 4) may find these scenes too horrifying unless a parent is there to comfort.
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,368,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $407,695
- Aug 23, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $1,368,000
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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