This is one of the best offerings from Don Bluth animation. The colors aren't quite as crisp now but the music and animation still hold up really well.Based on the Hans Christian Anderson tale, this is the story of Thumbelina (Jodi Benson), a girl no bigger than a thumb who meets and falls in love with a fairy prince (Gary Imhoff). But, before they can marry, Thumbelina is kidnapped by Mrs. Toad (Charo) who wants to capitalize on Thumbelina's singing voice and marry her to Grande, her repulsive son. Thumbelina escapes but is now far from home. She gets help from Jocquimo (Gino Conforti), a French swallow, who promises to look for the prince but then gets waylaid by a further series of misadventures.
It has the voice talents of Gilbert Gottfried, John Hurt, and Carol Channing and the music was written by Barry Manilow so there's quite a pedigree here. I would rank it with many of the Disney animated films for quality.
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