August 7, 2001
The Little Bear Movie is an animated film based on the television series Little Bear, which in turn is based on the book series of the same name which was written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, and produced by Nelvana Limited for Paramount Pictures. The film was released on direct-to-video on August 7, 2001 by Paramount Home Video.
Storyline[]
Little Bear and Father Bear set out on a camping trip. While camping on a hill Father Bear talks about the wilderness and the time he met an eagle. The next day Little Bear meets another bear in the wilderness called Cub. They both wrestle around in a river, Cub then chases after a moose leaving Little Bear all alone when he is met with a villainous mountain lion named Trouble, but Cub comes back and saves him from getting eaten. They then enjoy a grilled fish breakfast together with Father Bear before they decide it’s time to start heading home. Little Bear asks Cub if he wants to come with them, Cub agrees.
Back at the house Cub tries to get used to living in a house. The whole family then makes Pancakes for lunch. Little Bear then wants Cub to meet his friends Cat, Owl, Duck, and Hen. When they learn that Cub got separated from his parents during a bad storm, they decide to go on a journey to search for them. They make missing person posters for Cub's parents and then head back into the wilderness to hang them up. While doing so they meet their friend Moose, he shows them that raccoons have used a poster to make a dam. Little Bear and Cub try to recover the banner, but beavers, angry with the raccoons break the dam and in the process Little Bear and Cub are washed away in a flood, straight over a waterfall getting separated from the rest of the group. They find Duck has wandered downstream as well, looking for Cub's parents.
The three become lost in the dark wilderness and are unable to find the rest of the gang. They then run into Cub's best friends Poppy and Pete, two silly red foxes who took care of Cub when he lost his parents. They spend the night in the foxes den and the next day they keep looking and head towards a canyon. There they meet Trouble again and he tries to eat Duck, but Poppy and Pete save Duck's life. Little Bear manages to scare off the mountain lion with some help from Cub's parents. Cub and his parents are reunited and Little Bear is found by his family and friends. After saying goodbye to Cub, Little Bear heads home and on the way back to the house it starts snowing.
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Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Hawk Single Scre PE020801/Hollywoodedge, Hawk Screech Single AT082901
- Hollywoodedge, Lion Growls Close Per PE025901
- Hollywoodedge, Lion Roar Heavy Snarl AT013802
- Nelvana Thunder
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, DINOSAUR - SINGLE ROAR
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, JAGUAR - GROWLING, CAT
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, BLUE JAY - SINGLE CALLS, ANIMAL 01
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, BLUE JAY - SINGLE CALLS, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 02
- Sound Ideas, JAGUAR - GROWLING, SNARLS, ANIMAL, CAT 01
- Sound Ideas, SQUIRREL - CHATTERING, ANIMAL, RODENT (H-B)
- Sound Ideas, WOLF - LONG HOWL, ANIMAL 02