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About 2005 animated film directed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha
Genres fantasy, comedy, adventure, science fiction, slapstick, family
Directed by Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Written by David Lindsay-Abaire, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Music John Powell
Runtime 91 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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