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| Edited by | Yutaka Chikura |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros.[1] |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States[2] |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4.9 million |
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer is a 1985 American animated fantasy film directed by Bernard Deyriès and Kimio Yabuki. The film was produced by DIC Enterprises, Inc. and Hallmark Cards, and was released in the United States on November 15, 1985 by Warner Bros.[3] It is the only film to feature the greeting card character Rainbow Brite; she also appeared in a few television specials prior to its release, and later in a Kideo TV series. In the film, Rainbow Brite tries to bring spring to an Earth that is already facing a perpetual winter. She must stop a wicked princess who wants all of Spectra, a planet-sized diamond through which all the light in the universe must pass.
The film received mixed to negative reviews, and in later years carried a rare 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It grossed almost $5 million at the United States box office, after opening with $1.8 million.[4]
- ^ a b "AFI|Catalog".
- ^ British Film Institute
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 200. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Box office information for Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 30, 2006.