Horton Hears a Who! (film)

This article is about the 2008 animated film by Blue Sky Studios. For the book it was based on, see Horton Hears a Who! For the 1970 television film, see Horton Hears a Who! (TV special).

Horton Hears a Who!
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay byCinco Paul
Ken Daurio
Based onHorton Hears a Who!
by Dr. Seuss
Produced by
  • Bob Gordon
  • Bruce Anderson
Starring
Edited byTim Nordquist
Music byJohn Powell
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox[1]
Release date
  • March 14, 2008 (2008-03-14)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$85 million[3]
Box office$298.6 million[3]

Horton Hears a Who! (also known as Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! or simply Horton) is a 2008 American animated adventure comedy film[1] based on the 1954 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss, produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film was directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino (in their feature directorial debuts), from a screenplay written by the writing team of Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It stars the voices of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell as Horton the Elephant and Mayor Ned McDodd, respectively, alongside Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill, and Amy Poehler.[4] Recurring Blue Sky collaborator John Powell composed the film's musical score. It is the fourth screen adaptation of the book following the 1970 Chuck Jones television special, the 1987 Soviet animated short, and the 1992 Russian animated short.[5][6]

The film was released theatrically on March 14, 2008, to generally positive reviews, and grossed $298 million on a budget of $85 million. Horton Hears a Who! was the third Dr. Seuss feature film adaptation,[7] the first adaptation to be fully animated using CGI technology,[8] the first and so far only theatrical film adaptation to receive positive reviews, and the second Dr. Seuss film starring Jim Carrey after How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).[8]

  1. ^ a b c "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference awn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Horton Hears a Who!". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (WarnerMedia. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Horton Hears a Who (1970/1987/1992/2008) side-by-side comparison. YouTube.
  6. ^ "Horton Hears a Who!".
  7. ^ Bowles, Scott (September 13, 2006). "'Horton' shakes off the dust". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  8. ^ a b Lee, Chris (March 16, 2008). "Now they can laugh". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.