| Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki |
| Written by | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki |
| Based on | VeggieTales by Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki Book of Jonah |
| Produced by | Ameake Owens |
| Starring | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki Tim Hodge Lisa Vischer Dan Anderson Kristin Blegen Shelby Vischer Jim Poole |
| Edited by | John Wahba |
| Music by | Kurt Heinecke Phil Vischer |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment[a] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million[2] |
| Box office | $25.6 million |
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie is a 2002 American animated Christian musical comedy adventure film produced by Big Idea Productions and released by Artisan Entertainment through its F·H·E Pictures label. Written and directed by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki in their feature directorial debuts, it is the first of the two theatrical feature films in the VeggieTales series, before The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008).
The themes for the film are compassion and mercy, using two stories as illustrations linked by the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, who were first seen in the Silly Song of the same name in Very Silly Songs!. The first story takes place in the current day and concerns a mishap with Bob the Tomato and Dad Asparagus on the way to a concert; the second, set in ancient times, is based directly on the biblical story of Jonah. Through both stories, compassion and mercy play a role in giving people a second chance.
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie premiered on August 14, 2002, and came out as a regular release two months later on October 4. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor and narrative style, and grossed $25.6 million against a $14 million production budget, making it the highest-grossing film released by Big Idea Productions. The film came out on VHS and DVD on March 4, 2003, as a worldwide home video release in both full-screen and anamorphic widescreen formats with a two-disc collector's edition.[3] A DVD reprint with the feature and bonus features was released on Blu-ray in 2011 by Lionsgate (Artisan's successor).
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- ^ "Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Jonah - A VeggieTales Movie (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
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