Stuart Little (franchise)

Stuart Little
Stuart Little
	Logo used in the first film
Directed by	Rob Minkoff (1 & 2); Audu Paden (3)
Produced by	Douglas Wick; Lucy Fisher
Starring	Michael J. Fox; Geena Davis; Hugh Laurie; (More)
Music by	Alan Silvestri (1 & 2); Atli Örvarsson (3)
Production; companies	Franklin/Waterman Productions (1 & 2); Mainframe Entertainment (3); Red Wagon Entertainment (3)
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (1 & 2); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (3)
Release dates	1: December 17, 1999; 2: July 19, 2002; 3: October 11, 2005
Running time	232+ minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Stuart Little is a mixed live-action and computer-animated American film franchise based on the 1945 children's novel of the same name by E. B. White. The films are produced by Franklin / Waterman Productions and released by Columbia Pictures.

The franchise follows the adventures of Stuart Little, an orphan mouse who is adopted into a human family and embarks on life-changing adventures.

Films[]

Stuart Little (1999)[]

Stuart (voiced by Michael J. Fox) is a mouse who is adopted into a human family. His new parents, (Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie) are thrilled with him, but everyone else is not. Through a series of adventures he eventually gains the love of his big brother George, (Jonathan Lipnicki), acceptance by the extended Little family, and even the grudging tolerance of the family cat Snowbell (voiced by Nathan Lane), who is a member of an alley cat Mafia-like gang that wants to kill Stuart.

Stuart Little 2 (2002)[]

In the sequel, Stuart and his brother George (Jonathan Lipnicki) are attending school together, but his mother (Geena Davis) doesn't seem to think Stuart is capable of taking care of himself. Later, Stuart meets a bird named Margalo (voiced by Melanie Griffith) who he unintentionally saves from an evil Falcon (voiced by James Woods) and eventually becomes smitten with. But one day when Margalo is nowhere to be found, Stuart and Snowbell (voiced by Nathan Lane) team up to go and find her.

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)[]

In the third film, Stuart (Michael J. Fox) and his family are spending their summer vacation in a cabin near the fictional Lake Garland. Stuart signs up to be a lake-scout in an attempt to prove to his mother (Geena Davis) that he doesn't need to be watched over all the time. Soon, Stuart meets a new friend: a skunk named Reeko (Wayne Brady) whom he quickly befriends. But when a ferocious mountain lion named the Beast (Virginia Madsen) hatches a plot to eat Snowbell (Kevin Schon), Stuart must gather up all his courage to save him.

Possible reboot[]

It was reported by the Tracking Board and Zimbio that a new Stuart Little film was in development by Sony Pictures Animation and Red Wagon Productions with Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher returning as the producers. Similar to the first two films, it will feature a combination of live-action and computer animation. The reboot will not be a sequel to the previous films and is said to be in the vein of a John Hughes film.^[1]^[2]

It has been stated that the film will be a more faithful adaptation of the E.B. White novel than the previous films, and was originally set to be released in either 2018 or 2019.^[3] As of now, the film's status remains unknown.

Television[]

Video games[]

Various video games based on Stuart Little were produced, but were mostly based on the films. Stuart Little: Big City Adventures based on the 1999 film, was released for Microsoft Windows in 1999. Stuart Little: the Journey Home based on the 1999 film, was released exclusively for the Game Boy Color in 2001. A game based on Stuart Little 2 was released for the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, and Microsoft Windows in 2002. A third game, entitled Stuart Little 3: Big Photo Adventure was released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 in 2005, although it is not related to the film Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild.

Reception[]

Critical response[]

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
Stuart Little	66% (97 reviews)	61 (32 reviews)
Stuart Little 2	81% (122 reviews)	66 (29 reviews)
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild		N/A

Box office performance[]

Film	Release date	Revenue			Budget	Ref.
Film	Release date	U.S. and Canada	Other territories	Worldwide	Budget	Ref.
Stuart Little	December 17, 1999 (1999-12-17)	$140,035,367	$160,100,000	$300,135,367	$133,000,000	-
Stuart Little 2	July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19)	$64,956,806	$105,000,000	$169,956,806	$120,000,000	-
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild	October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)	$11,719,843 (DVD sales)	N/A	$11,719,843 (DVD sales)	N/A	-
Total		$216,712,016	$265,100,000	$481,812,016	$253,000,000	-

Characters[]

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A dark gray cell indicates the character was not featured in the film.

A ^V indicates a performance through voice-over work.

Characters	Films			Animated series
Characters	Stuart Little	Stuart Little 2	Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild	Stuart Little
Stuart Little	Michael J. Fox^V			David Kaufman^V
Mrs. Eleanor Little	Geena Davis		Geena Davis^V	Jennifer Hale^V
Mr. Frederick Little	Hugh Laurie		Hugh Laurie^V
George Little	Jonathan Lipnicki		Corey Padnos^V	Myles Jeffrey^V
Martha Little		Anna and Ashley Hoelck	Uncredited voice	Jennifer Hale^V
Snowbell	Nathan Lane^V		Kevin Schon^V	Quinton Flynn^V
Snowbell	Nathan Lane^V		Kevin Schon^V	Kevin Schon^V
Monty	Steve Zahn^V		Rino Romano^V	André Sogliuzzo^V
Smokey	Chazz Palminteri^V
Reginald Stout	Bruno Kirby^V
Camille Stout	Jennifer Tilly^V
Uncle Crenshaw Little	Jeffrey Jones			Jeffrey Jones^V
Lucky	Jim Doughan^V
Red	David Alan Grier^V
Mrs. Keeper	Julia Sweeney
Aunt Tina Little	Connie Ray
Aunt Beatrice Little	Allyce Beasley
Cousin Edgar Little	Brian Doyle-Murray
Grandma Estelle Little	Estelle Getty
Grandpa Spencer Little	Harold Gould
Uncle Stretch Little	Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Anton	Miles Marsico
Margalo		Melanie Griffith^V		Kathy Najimy^V
The Falcon		James Woods^V		Pat Fraley^V
Will		Marc John Jefferies		Marc John Jefferies^V
Reeko			Wayne Brady^V
The Beast			Virginia Madsen^V
Troopmaster Bickle			Peter MacNicol^V
Brooke			Tara Strong^V
Rick Ruckus				Matt Kaminsky^V

Crew[]

Role	Film
	Stuart Little	Stuart Little 2	Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
	1999	2002	2005
Director(s)	Rob Minkoff		Audu Paden
Producer(s)	Douglas Wick	Douglas Wick Lucy Fisher	Douglas Wick Lucy Fisher Leslie Hough
Writer(s)	Screenplay by: M. Night Shyamalan Greg Brooker	Screenplay by: Bruce Joel Rubin Story by: Douglas Wick Bruce Joel Rubin	Screenplay by: Bob Shaw Don McEnery Story by: Douglas Wick
Composer(s)	Alan Silvestri		Atli Örvarsson
Cinematographer(s)	Guillermo Navarro	Steven Poster	N/A
Editor(s)	Tom Finan	Priscilla Nedd-Friendly	Robert Gordon Bruce King

References[]

^ "Stuart Little is Getting A Remake". August 2, 2015.
^ "A 'Stuart Little' Live Action Reboot Is In The Works Under Sony Pictures And Red Wagon Ent". August 3, 2015.
^ "Stuart Little Remake Planned at Sony". August 3, 2015.

External links[]

Stuart Little at IMDb
Stuart Little 2 at IMDb
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild at IMDb

[1] "Stuart Little is Getting A Remake". August 2, 2015.

[2] "A 'Stuart Little' Live Action Reboot Is In The Works Under Sony Pictures And Red Wagon Ent". August 3, 2015.

[3] "Stuart Little Remake Planned at Sony". August 3, 2015.

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Stuart Little
Logo used in the first film
Directed by	Rob Minkoff (1 & 2) Audu Paden (3)
Produced by	Douglas Wick Lucy Fisher
Starring	Michael J. Fox Geena Davis Hugh Laurie (More)
Music by	Alan Silvestri (1 & 2) Atli Örvarsson (3)
Production companies	Franklin/Waterman Productions (1 & 2) Mainframe Entertainment (3) Red Wagon Entertainment (3)
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (1 & 2) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (3)
Release dates	1: December 17, 1999 (1999-12-17) 2: July 19, 2002 3: October 11, 2005
Running time	232+ minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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