Howard E. Baker Movies
- 2008
- PG
- Add Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare - The Rematch of the Century to QueueAdd Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare - The Rematch of the Century to top of Queue
The imaginative producers at the Jim Henson Company update the age-old story of The Tortoise and the Hare in this award winning animated adventure featuring the voices of Jay Leno, Danny Glover, Vivica A. Fox, and Keke Palmer. With his "slow and steady" philosophy, Mr. Tortoise may have crossed the finish line first in their initial race, but now Mr. Hare has demanded a rematch and he's not about to make the same mistakes twice. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2008
- G
- Add Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears to QueueAdd Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears to top of Queue
A bratty television star named Goldilocks agrees to live with three unruly bears as part of a Big Brother-style reality game show in this comic updating of the classic fairy tale. Realizing that in order to win the game they will all have to peacefully coexist in the same house, the young girl and her hirsute roommates strive to find some common ground. A Jim Henson Company production, Goldilocks and the 3 Bears features vocal performances by Jamie Lynn Spears, Brooke Shields, and Tom Arnold. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2007
- Add Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby to QueueAdd Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby to top of Queue
This decidedly different take on the fable of the Three Little Pigs pokes fun at the fairy tale with a wry sense of humor that both kids and adult will be able to appreciate. In this animated version, the big bad wolf sends a team of Special Ops agents to infiltrate the home of the pigs by leaving an irresistibly innocent baby wolf on their doorstep. The pigs raise him as their own, but when that canine tyke reaches his teens, in identity crisis ensues that might just let the wolves nefariously drawn out plan come to fruition. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jon Cryer, Brad Garrett, (more)
As a shoestring-budget clone of the A-list animated features Finding Nemo and A Shark Tale, the U.S.-Korean co-production The Reef constitutes yet another CG-animated picture about the 'little fish that could.' The piscine in question is the cleverly-named Pi (voice of Freddie Prinze, Jr.), orphaned when his parents are caught by a net off of Boston harbor. Adopted by a family of porpoises, Pi later swims a great distance to a tropical reef to live with his Aunt Pearl (voice of Fran Drescher), a psychic fish. He also falls in love with the supermodel fish Cordelia (voice of Evan Rachel Wood), who is promptly kidnapped by the brutish shark Troy (Donal Logue). She agrees to wed the shark if he resists the urge to kill Pi. We won't be spoiling the fun or ruining any surprises to reveal that Pi soon hatches an elaborate rescue plan. Andy Dick, Rob Schneider and John Rhys-Davies provide additional voices. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Freddie Prinze, Jr., Evan Rachel Wood, (more)
