The Care Bears Movie (1985)
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- G
- 1h 17min
- Animation, Adventure
- 29 Mar 1985 (USA)
- Movie
The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Mickey Rooney | ... |
Mr. Cherrywood (voice)
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| Jackie Burroughs | ... |
The Spirit (voice)
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| Georgia Engel | ... |
Love-a-Lot Bear (voice)
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| Sunny Besen Thrasher | ... |
Jason (voice)
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Eva Almos | ... |
Friend Bear / Swift Heart Rabbit (voice)
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Patricia Black | ... |
Funshine Bear / Share Bear (voice)
(as Patrice Black)
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| Melleny Melody | ... |
Cheer Bear / Baby Tugs Bear (voice)
(as Melleny Brown)
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Bob Dermer | ... |
Grumpy Bear (voice)
(as Bobby Dermer)
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| Jayne Eastwood | ... |
Birthday Bear (voice)
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Eve Evans | ... |
Secret Bear / Champ Bear (voice)
(as Anni Evans)
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Gloria Figura | ... |
Bedtime Bear (voice)
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| Cree Summer | ... |
Kim (voice)
(as Cree Summer Francks)
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| Brian George | ... |
Mr. Fetuccini (voice)
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| Janet-Laine Green | ... |
Wish Bear (voice)
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| Luba Goy | ... |
Lotsa Heart Elephant / Gentle Heart Lamb (voice)
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| Terri Hawkes | ... |
Baby Hugs Bear (voice)
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Dan Hennessey | ... |
Brave Heart Lion (voice)
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Jim Henshaw | ... |
Bright Heart Raccoon (voice)
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| Hadley Kay | ... |
Nicholas (voice)
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| Marla Lukofsky | ... |
Good Luck Bear / Playful Heart Monkey (voice)
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Pauline Rennie | ... |
Cozy Heart Penguin / Grams Bear (voice)
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| Billie Mae Richards | ... |
Tender Heart Bear / Mrs. Cherrywood (voice)
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Brent Titcomb | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Harry Dean Stanton | ... |
Brave Heart Lion (uncredited) (singingVoice)
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Directed by
| Arna Selznick | ||
| Jay Miller | ... | (uncredited) |
| Dick Schneider | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Peter Sauder | ... | (screenplay) |
| Barry Downes | ... | (writer) (uncredited) |
| Linda Edwards | ... | (characters) (uncredited) |
| Muriel Fahrion | ... | (characters) (uncredited) |
| Elena Kucharik | ... | (characters) (uncredited) |
| Dave Polter | ... | (characters) (uncredited) |
| Tom Schneider | ... | (characters) (uncredited) |
| Ralph Shaffer | ... | (characters) (uncredited) |
| Clark Wiley | ... | (characters) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| John Bohach | ... | associate producer |
| Jack Chojnacki | ... | executive producer |
| Lou Gioia | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Hirsh | ... | producer |
| Lenora Hume | ... | supervising producer |
| Harvey Levin | ... | associate producer |
| Patrick Loubert | ... | producer |
| Carole MacGillvray | ... | executive producer |
| Paul Pressler | ... | associate producer |
| Clive A. Smith | ... | producer (as Clive Smith) |
Music by
| Patricia Cullen | ... | (score by) |
Editing by
| Jim Erickson | ||
| Tom Joerin | ||
| Gordon Kidd | ||
| Steven R. Mitchell | ... | (as Stephen Mitchell) |
| Sheila Murray | ||
| Michael O'Farrell | ||
| Steve Weslak | ||
Editorial Department
| John Baktis | ... | assistant editor |
| John Broughton | ... | supervising editor |
| Lisa di Michele | ... | assistant editor |
| Steve Fraser | ... | assistant editor |
| Mac Holyoke | ... | assistant editor |
| Rob Kirkpatrick | ... | supervising editor |
| Paul McGowan | ... | assistant editor |
| Mike Reid | ... | assistant editor (as Michael Reid) |
| Cindy Romanovich | ... | assistant editor |
| Keith Traver | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Arlene Berman | ||
| Matthew Wedgwood | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Warren Clymer | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| John Broughton | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Dale Cox | ... | production manager |
| Janet E. Cuddy | ... | unit manager (as Janet Cuddy) |
| Melissa Hoffman | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Richard Pimm | ... | unit manager |
| Elizabeth Davis | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
| Steven Hahn | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
| Reid Richards | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dale Schott | ... | assistant director |
| Lisa Atkinson | ... | first assistant director: Canada (uncredited) |
| Robert Caminiti | ... | associate director (uncredited) |
| Shelley Hirsch | ... | associate director (uncredited) |
| Marilyn Jacobs | ... | associate director (uncredited) |
| Patricia Lang | ... | associate director (uncredited) |
| Rodger Wolf | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Charles Bonifacio | ... | designer (as Charlie Bonifacio) |
| Darlie Brewster | ... | designer (as D. Brewster) |
| Alan Bunce | ... | designer / storyboard artist |
| John Laurence Collins | ... | designer (as John Collins) |
| Sam Dixon | ... | storyboard artist |
| Raymond Jafelice | ... | storyboard artist (as Ray Jafelice) |
| Diane Parsons | ... | storyboard artist |
| Bill Perkins | ... | storyboard artist |
| Dale Schott | ... | storyboard artist |
| David Thrasher | ... | storyboard artist |
| John Alvin | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
| Renato Casaro | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Peter Jermyn | ... | special sound effects |
| Drew King | ... | special sound effects |
| Andy Malcolm | ... | foley artist |
| Peter McBurnie | ... | foley artist |
| Michele Moses | ... | sound effects supervisor |
| Marty Church | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) / foley mixer (uncredited) |
| Craig Harris | ... | special sound effects designer (uncredited) |
| Jack Keller | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| Carl Mahakian | ... | foley recordist (uncredited) |
| Philip Stilman | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Frank Welker | ... | special vocal effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Willy Ashworth | ... | special effects |
| Kim Cleary | ... | special effects |
| Trevor Davies | ... | special effects director |
| Tony Egizii | ... | special effects |
| Lesley Headrick | ... | special effects |
| Keith Ingham | ... | special effects director |
| David Marshall | ... | special effects director |
| Ted Ravn | ... | special effects |
| Kate Shepherd | ... | special effects director |
| Jan Steel Moffatt | ... | special effects |
| Peter Yamasaki | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| David Altman | ... | camera operator |
| Jim Christiansen | ... | camera operator (as Jim Christianson) |
| Barbara Sachs | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Sam Agro | ... | layout artist |
| Susan Albert | ... | quality control |
| Rick Allen | ... | layout artist |
| Lilliane Andre | ... | animator |
| Bob Angelini | ... | assistant animator |
| Barry Atkinson | ... | background artist |
| Evelyn Baker | ... | quality control |
| Anne Marie Bardwell | ... | animation director |
| Andy Bartlett | ... | assistant animator |
| Charles E. Bastien | ... | layout artist (as Ted Bastien) |
| Scott Bennett | ... | assistant animator |
| Charles Bonifacio | ... | animation director (as Charlie Bonifacio) |
| Rejean Bourdages | ... | animator |
| Darlie Brewster | ... | supervising animator (as D. Brewster) |
| Jan Burton | ... | assistant animator |
| Marie Carter | ... | layout artist |
| John Celestri | ... | animator (as Gian Celestri) |
| Steve Chadwick | ... | xerox (as Steven Chadwick) |
| John Laurence Collins | ... | supervising animator (as John Collins) |
| Jim Craig | ... | layout artist |
| Kevin Davies | ... | layout artist |
| John de Klein | ... | animator (as John De Klein) |
| Chris Delaney | ... | animator |
| Sam Dixon | ... | layout artist |
| Chris Doyle | ... | assistant animator |
| Shane Doyle | ... | assistant animator |
| Mary Eklund | ... | paint and color designer (as Mary Ecklund) |
| Mike Fallows | ... | animator |
| Stephen Fitch | ... | assistant animator |
| Valerie Fraser | ... | paint and color designer (as Val Fraser) |
| Ian Freedman | ... | animator |
| Wayne Gilbert | ... | background artist / layout artist |
| Scott Glynn | ... | animator |
| Denis Gonzalez | ... | assistant animator |
| Ken Hancock | ... | layout artist |
| Paul Hogarth | ... | xerox |
| Jon L. Hooper | ... | animator (as John Hooper) |
| Michelle Houston | ... | animator |
| John Howard | ... | layout artist |
| Tony Iacobelli | ... | layout artist |
| Bob Jaques | ... | animator |
| Trevor Keen | ... | animator |
| Brenda Kelly | ... | quality control |
| Pat Knight | ... | animator |
| Louis Krawagna | ... | background designer |
| Agnes Krumins | ... | paint and color designer (as Aggie Krumins) |
| Brian Lee | ... | assistant animator |
| Beverly Lehman | ... | animator (as Beverly Newberg-Lehman) |
| Jan Leitch | ... | paint and color designer |
| Richard Carl Livingston | ... | layout artist (as Richard Livingston) |
| Howard Lonn | ... | layout artist |
| Diana Lyle | ... | quality control |
| Larry MacDougall | ... | layout artist |
| Mark Marren | ... | layout artist |
| Roy Meurin | ... | supervising animator |
| Ron Migliore | ... | assistant animator |
| Peter Moehrle | ... | background designer |
| Tom Nesbitt | ... | layout artist |
| Lisa Oglesby | ... | quality control |
| Betty Oldham | ... | quality control |
| Moose Pagan | ... | assistant animator (as John Pagan) |
| John Palmer | ... | layout artist |
| Ralf Palmer | ... | supervising animator |
| Howy Parkins | ... | layout artist (as Howard Parkins) |
| Bill Payne | ... | layout artist |
| Bill Perkins | ... | unit director |
| Terry Pike | ... | assistant animator |
| Brian Poehlman | ... | layout artist |
| Mark Pudleiner | ... | animator |
| Debra Pugh | ... | quality control |
| Paul Riley | ... | animator |
| David Russell | ... | layout artist |
| Rob Sadler | ... | quality control |
| Laura Shepherd | ... | unit director |
| Joseph Sherman | ... | layout artist |
| J.D. Smith | ... | supervising animator (as J. Daniel Smith) |
| Ricardo Spinacé | ... | layout supervisor |
| Rob Stupple | ... | assistant animator |
| Allen Swerling | ... | assistant animator |
| David Thrasher | ... | layout supervisor |
| John Van Bruggen | ... | layout artist |
| Cynthia Ward | ... | animator (as Cynthia Swift) |
| Linda Williams | ... | assistant animator |
| Lynn Yamazaki | ... | animator |
| Dick Zondag | ... | animator |
| Ralph Zondag | ... | animator (as Ralf Zondag) |
| Misoon Kim | ... | Animation Checker Hanho (uncredited) |
| Kevin Lima | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Tom Ruegger | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Barbara Bjarnason | ... | casting assistant |
Music Department
| Lou Adler | ... | producer: title song |
| Carole King | ... | title song |
| John Sebastian | ... | additional songs |
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist (uncredited) / oboe soloist (uncredited) |
| George Doering | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Mark Graham | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Conrad Pope | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Dennis S. Sands | ... | music scoring mixer (uncredited) |
| David Shire | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Steven L. Smith | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Patti Zimmitti | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Karyn Booth-Chadwick | ... | production assistant |
| Nicholas Campbell | ... | production assistant (as Nick Campbell) |
| Kim Cleary | ... | titles |
| Linda Edwards | ... | character creator |
| Muriel Fahrion | ... | character creator |
| Julie Feher | ... | production assistant |
| Barbara Fish | ... | production assistant |
| Stephen Fitch | ... | production assistant |
| Diana Foster-Pease | ... | production assistant |
| Angela Gruenthal | ... | assistant to producers |
| Peter Hudecki | ... | preparation: song sequences |
| Lida Kalisz | ... | business affairs |
| Pamela Keary | ... | assistant to producers |
| Brenda Kelly | ... | production assistant |
| Rob Kirkpatrick | ... | voice director |
| Elena Kucharik | ... | character creator |
| Arthur Manson | ... | marketing consultant / producer's representative |
| Eleanor Olmstead | ... | business affairs |
| Moose Pagan | ... | production assistant (as John Pagan) |
| Irene Phelps | ... | accountant |
| Dave Polter | ... | character creator |
| Garth Roerick | ... | production assistant |
| Tom Schneider | ... | character creator |
| Ralph Shaffer | ... | character creator |
| Heather Walker | ... | production coordinator |
| Clark Wiley | ... | character creator |
| Patte Israel | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
| Marilyn Munder | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Tzvi Small | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Nelvana
- American Greetings Corporation
- General Mills
- Kenner Parker Toys
- LBS Communications
- The Palitoy Company (Uncredited)
Distributors
- Astral Films (1985) (Canada) (theatrical)
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
- Seven Keys (1985) (Australia) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1987) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Artédis (1985) (France) (theatrical)
- Miracle Films (1985) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Alberto Bitelli Intl. Films (Brazil) (VHS) (as AB Vídeo)
- Altitude Film Distribution (2023) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (through Capelight Pictures International)
- Altitude Film Distribution (2023) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (through Capelight Pictures International)
- American Movie Classics (AMC) (1991) (United States) (tv)
- Astral Video (Canada) (VHS)
- Capelight Pictures International (2023) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Capelight Pictures International (2023) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Capelight Pictures (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Cinema Golden Choice (2007) (Mexico) (tv)
- Disney Channel (1986) (United States) (tv)
- Filmpac Home Video (1988) (Australia) (video)
- Hallmark Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- NBC Universal Entertainment (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
- Network Ten (1988) (Australia) (tv)
- Seven Keys Home Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
- Vestron Video International (1985) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Vestron Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- Video Treasures (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2020) (United States) (DVD) (reprint for MGM)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Hanho Heung-Up Company (additional production facilities)
- Mihahn (additional production facilities)
- Wang Film Productions Company (additional production facilities)
- Cuckoo's Nest Studios (additional production facilities)
- Animation City Editorial Services (sound effects editing)
- Pathé Sound (re-recording)
- American Greetings Corporation (copyright: Care Bears characters)
- Dolby Stereo (in selected theatres)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Varèse Sarabande (cassettes and vinyls available from)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Care Bears live in a land high in the clouds, where they have a lot of fun together. But they also do care for the children on Earth, who they watch through huge telescopes from the sky, and come to help whenever there is need. Nicholas, a magician's apprentice, is in danger of getting under the influence of a bad spirit, which resides in an ancient spell book. Two siblings named Kim and Jason don't trust anyone anymore after being disappointed once too often. The Care Bears take them into their land where they experience exciting and dangerous adventures together and quickly become good friends.
Written by Tom Zoerner |
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| Taglines | A movie that'll make the whole family care-a-lot. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film grossed almost $23 million at the American box office, making it the most successful animated production outside the Disney market at the time of its release, and Nelvana's highest-grossing film for another eight years. See more » |
| Goofs | In the shot where Kim and Jason slide down the rainbow with the Care Bears during the "Nobody Cares Like A Bear" song, Tenderheart is also on the rainbow. Tenderheart is actually on Earth trying to save Nicholas from the Evil Spirit at that very moment. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Deception of a Generation (1984). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Care-a-Lot See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
Mrs. Cherrywood: ...And a fine story that was, Mr. Cherrywood. Mr. Cherrywood: My favorite, Mrs. Cherrywood. But they never stay awake long enough for the end. Now they'll never know what eventually became of Nicholas. I guess all they need to know is that he also lived happily ever after... Happier than I ever thought I could be. Mrs. Cherrywood: Nicholas, these children should have been in bed ages ago. What am I ever going to do with you? Mr. Cherrywood: Care for me, Kim. Just care for me. See more » |