Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
- Starring:
- Angela Bassett, Joanna Lumley, (more)
- Director(s):
- Dereck Joubert
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
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Beverly Joubert and Derek Joubert, a husband-and-wife team who've won widespread acclaim (and a certain amount of controversy) for their beautiful but unflinchingly realistic wildlife documentaries (including Eternal Enemies and Wildlife Warriors), wrote and directed this feature-length drama that uses footage of animals in the wild to tell a story about elephants in their native environment. After the death of its mother, a baby elephant named Whispers (voice of Debi Derryberry) grabs the tail of Groove (voice of Angela Bassett), a pachyderm exiled from her tribe. Groove is hardly the nurturing type, but the child won't let go, and soon she bonds with the youngster as they make their way through the dangers of the jungle in search of the Great River, a fabled paradise for their kind. Anne Archer, Joanna Lumley, and Alice Ghostley are among the actors who provide the "voices" of the animals; the entire film was shot at the Chobe National Park in Botswana, South Africa, a nature preserve where the Jouberts live and work. Whispers: An Elephant's Tale was financed and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Angela Bassett - Groove
- Anne Archer - Gentle Heart
- Alice Ghostley - Tuskless
- Kathryn Cressida - Princess
- John DiMaggio - Fulla-Bull
- Jeannie Elias - Stranger/Herd Elephant
- Joanna Lumley - Half Tusk
- Debi Derryberry - Whispers
- Betty White - Round
- Joan Rivers - Spike
- John DiMaggio - Tough Tusk
- Director(s):
- Dereck Joubert
- Writer(s):
- Holly Goldberg Sloan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G(Questionable for Children, Watch With Your Kids, Scary Moments)
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