Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller | |
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Directed by | Michael Rubbo |
Written by | Michael Rubbo |
Produced by | Rock Demers |
Starring | Lucas Evans Anthony Rogers Jill Stanley Andrew Whitehead Paul Popowich Rufus Wainwright |
Cinematography | Andreas Poulsson |
Edited by | André Corriveau |
Music by | Anna McGarrigle Jane McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle |
Production company | Les Productions La Fête Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | C$3 million[1] |
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller is a 1988 Canadian fantasy adventure film written and directed by Michael Rubbo. It is the seventh in the Tales for All series of children's movies created by Les Productions la Fête.
Plot[]
A young boy, Ralph, and his sister discover a magical ability to travel the world, riding within postage stamps. Complicated by a series of rules, they are soon lost in such far-flung places as Australia and China. Ralph has a stutter, and the film is essentially a coming-of-age story wherein Ralph can speak fluently by the film's end.
Cast[]
- Anthony Rogers .... Tommy
- Lucas Evans .... Ralph
- Jill Stanley .... Nancy
- Andrew Whitehead .... Albert
- Paul Popowich .... Cass
- Ron Lea .... Brin James
- Han Yun .... Mai Ling
- Chen Yuen Tao .... Chen Tow
- Catherine Wright .... Cheryl
- Rufus Wainwright .... Singer
Soundtrack[]
The film features one of the first appearances of Rufus Wainwright. Wainwright also provides the song I'm a Runnin' and his sister, Martha Wainwright, provides the song "Tommy, Come Back" for the soundtrack.
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- 1988 films
- English-language films
- 1980s fantasy adventure films
- 1988 independent films
- Canadian children's fantasy films
- Canadian films
- Canadian independent films
- 1980s children's adventure films
- 1980s children's fantasy films
- Canadian fantasy adventure films
- Films about families
- Films about friendship
- Films directed by Michael Rubbo
- Films shot in Montreal
- Teen adventure films
- 1980s Canadian film stubs
- Adventure film stubs
- Fantasy film stubs