Tinker Bell (movie)

Tinker Bell
Directed by	Bradley Raymond
Written by	Jeffrey M. Howard
Produced by	Jeannine Roussel
Starring	Mae Whitman Kristin Chenoweth Raven-Symoné Lucy Liu America Ferrera
Narrated by	Loreena McKennitt
Edited by	Mark W. Rosenbaum
Music by	Joel McNeely
Production companies	DisneyToon Studios Prana Studios Walt Disney Pictures
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Release date	October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,600,109
Box office	$2,427,167

Tinker Bell is a Disney movie based on the character from Peter Pan. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 28, 2008. Unlike the other two Disney movies of Peter Pan, this movie was animated completely using computer animation. This was also the first time that the Disney version of Tinker Bell talked. The original name of the movie was Tinker Bell and the Ring of Belief.

The movie was directed by Bradley Raymond.

Release Dates

Country	Premiere
Argentina	September 11, 2008
Mexico	September 19, 2008
Russia	October 23, 2008
United States	October 28, 2008
Sweden	October 29, 2008
Netherlands	November 4, 2008
Belgium	November 5, 2008
France	November 5, 2008
Iceland	November 6, 2008
Germany	November 13, 2008
Brazil	November 19, 2008
Czech Republic	November 26, 2008
Italy	November 26, 2008
Japan	December 23, 2008
Panama	September 4, 2009
Hungary	September 14, 2010

Cast

• Mae Whitman as Tinker Bell
• Raven-Symone as Iridessa
• America Ferrera as Fawn
• Lucy Liu as Silvermist
• Kristin Chenoweth as Rosetta
• Anjelica Huston as Queen Clarion
• Jesse McCartney as Terrence
• Pamela Adlon as Vidia
• Kathy Najimy as the Minister of Summer
• Rob Paulsen as Bobble
• Jane Horrocks as Fairy Mary
• Steve Valentine as the Minister of Spring
• Jeff Bennett as Clank
• Richard Portnow as the Minister of Autumn
• America Young as Wendy Darling
• Gail Borges as the Minister of Winter
• Cameron Bowen
• Zach Shada
• Loreena McKennitt as the Narrator

Soundtrack

The movie's soundtrack was released on October 14, 2008, a week before the DVD release and contains songs from and inspired by the movie.

1. "To the Fairies They Draw Near" - Lorena McKennitt
2. "Fly to Your Heart" - Selena Gomez
3. "How to Believe" - Ruby Summer
4. "Let Your Heart Sing" - Katharine McPhee
5. "Be True" - Jonatha Brooke
6. "To the Fairies They Draw Near, Part II" - Lorena McKennitt
7. "Shine" - Tiffany Giardina
8. "Fly With Me" - Kari Kimmell
9. "Wonder of It All" - Scottie Haskell
10. "End Credit Score Suite" - Joel McNeely

Video game

Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell
Developer(s)	EA Bright Light Studio
Publisher(s)	Disney Interactive
Director(s)	Bradley Raymond
Producer(s)	Jeannine Roussel
Composer(s)	Joel McNeely
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	October 24, 2008
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell is an adventure game loosely based on the movie.

Release

In April 2008, Disney announced that the movie will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 28, 2008. Contrary to the previous announcement of the suspension of direct-to-video sequels, they also announced three direct-to-DVD sequels to follow this movie, also digitally animated:

• Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (fall 2009)
• Tinker Bell: A Midsummer Storm (working title, summer 2010)
• Tinker Bell: A Winter Story (working title, summer 2011)

The movie saw an exclusive theatrical release at the El Capitan Theatre between September 19 and October 2nd. It will also premiere on Disney Channel in November as part of "New in November."

Other websites

• Tinker Bell at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Tinker Bell on IMDb