List of Care Bears films
| Care Bears | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Various |
| Starring | Nelvana films: Billie Mae Richards Dan Hennessey Hadley Kay Cree Summer Jim Henshaw Susan Roman Rob Tinkler Julie Lemieux Stevie Vallance Andrew Sabiston Scott McCord Stephanie Beard SD Entertainment films: Ashleigh Ball Tabitha St. Germain Scott McNeil Ian James Corlett Tracey Moore Anna Cummer |
Production companies | |
Release date | 1985–2010 |
| Countries | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
The Care Bears are a group of characters created by the American Greetings company in 1981. Since 1985, they have appeared in nine animated feature films. The first three, made by the Canadian company Nelvana during the mid-1980s, were traditionally cel-animated; all subsequent entries (from 2004 onward) have been in CGI. Nelvana produced the first five films, while Los Angeles-based SD Entertainment has made another four (starting with Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! in 2007).
Films
[edit]Nelvana
[edit]| Title | Release date (North America) | Distributor (North America) | Release type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Care Bears Movie | March 24, 1985 (Washington, D.C.) March 29, 1985 |
The Samuel Goldwyn Company (U.S.) Astral Films, Criterion Pictures Corporation (Canada) |
Theatrical | [1][2][3][4] |
| Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | March 7, 1986 (limited) March 21, 1986 |
Columbia Pictures | Theatrical | [5][6] |
| The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | August 6, 1987 | Cineplex Odeon Films | Theatrical | [7] |
| Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot | October 5, 2004 | Lions Gate Home Entertainment (North America) Universal Studios Home Video (Overseas) |
Direct-to-DVD | [8] |
| The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie | October 18, 2005 | Lions Gate Home Entertainment | Direct-to-DVD | [9] |
SD Entertainment
[edit]| Title | Release date (North America) | Distributor (North America) | Release type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! | August 4, 2007 (limited) | Kidtoon Films | Theatrical | [10][11] |
| Care Bears: To the Rescue | April 3, 2010 (limited) | Kidtoon Films | Theatrical | [12] |
| Care Bears: The Giving Festival | November 2, 2010 | Lions Gate Home Entertainment | Direct-to-DVD | [13][14] |
| Care Bears: Share Bear Shines | November 6, 2010 (limited) | Kidtoon Films | Theatrical (U.S.) Direct-to-DVD (Australia) |
[15][16][nb 1] |
Cast
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| Character | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Care Bears Movie | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot | The Care Bears Big Wish Movie | Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! | Care Bears: To the Rescue | Care Bears: The Giving Festival | Care Bears: Share Bear Shines | |
| The ten original Bears | |||||||||
| Tenderheart Bear | Billie Mae Richards | Jim Henshaw | Andrew Sabiston | Matt Hill | |||||
| Grumpy Bear | Bob Dermer | Robert Tinkler | Scott McNeil | ||||||
| Wish Bear | Janet-Laine Green | Stephanie Beard | Chiara Zanni | ||||||
| Friend Bear | Eva Almos | Catherine Disher | Shannon Chan-Kent | ||||||
| Good Luck Bear | Marla Lukofsky | Dan Hennessey | Marla Lukofsky | Susan Roman | Samuel Vincent | ||||
| Funshine Bear | Patricia Black | Julie Lemieux | Ian James Corlett | ||||||
| Love-a-lot Bear | Georgia Engel | Angela Maiorano | Terri Hawkes | ||||||
| Birthday Bear | Melleny Brown | ||||||||
| Bedtime Bear | Gloria Figura | Scott McCord | Richard Ian Cox | ||||||
| Cheer Bear | Melleny Brown | Sunday Muse | Tabitha St. Germain | ||||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Box office information for The Care Bears Movie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ Kearney, Mark; Ray, Randy (1998). "What is the highest-grossing Canadian movie ever?". The Great Canadian Trivia Book: A Collection of Compelling Curiosities from Alouette to Zed. Vol. 2. Dundurn Press. p. 80. ISBN 0-88882-197-2. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ National Film Board of Canada; National Library of Canada; Moving Image and Sound Archives (Canada); Cinémathèque québécoise (1986). "Film/Vidéo Canadiana, 1985–1986". Film/Video Canadiana = Film/Vidéo Canadiana. National Film Board of Canada: 43. ISSN 0836-1002. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ Staff (March 17, 1985). "Miscellaneous". The Washington Post. p. C2.
The District of Columbia Special Olympics will have a benefit screening of The Care Bears Movie at noon, March 24, at the Circle Avalon theater.
- ^ "Box office information for Care Bears Movie II". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ "Box office information for Care Bears Movie II". The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ "Box office information for The Care Bears Movie 3". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ Magiera, Marcy (May 10, 2004). "Just Announced: Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot". Video Business. Vol. 24, no. 19. Reed Business Information. p. 11.
- ^ "Kids' disc premieres deliver more wallop". Variety. Vol. 287, no. 51. Reed Business Information. June 13, 2005. p. S13.
- ^ Strowbridge, C.S. (August 3, 2007). "Limited Releases Are Very Becoming". The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ Staff (August 2, 2007). "Movies—Also Showing". The Providence Journal. A.H. Belo Corporation. p. E-11 (Lifebeat/Weekend).
Kidtoons Film Series, Showcase Cinemas Warwick [...]. Care Bears in Oopsy Does It, Sat-Sun 10 [a.m.]
- ^ "Care Bears to the Rescue (2010) overview". MSN Movies. Microsoft. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ Scott, Mike (August 20, 2010). "Arriving this week". New Orleans Times-Picayune. p. A 08 (Lagniappe).
- ^ Staff (November 2, 2010). "Toy Story 3 more fun than you can imagine". The Providence Journal. A.H. Belo Corporation. p. 2 (Features; Lifebeat).
For children: Delight them time and time again with: Care Bears: Giving Festival (Lionsgate, $14.98); LeapFrog Learning DVD + CD Set, Volume 2 (Lionsgate, $29.98).
- ^ a b "Product information for Care Bears: Share Bear Shines". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ Staff (November 5, 2010). "Critics' Picks". Buffalo News. p. G2.
[Swing Time isn't] the only film offering that's out of the Hollywood mainstream. At 11 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, Dipson Theatres is hosting the "Kidtoons" film series at the McKinley 6 Mall Cinema at the McKinley Mall, Hamburg. For November, the featured film is the animated adventure 'Share Bear Shines' from the Care Bears.