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FernGully: The Last Rainforest

1992 · 76 min

A colourful, song-filled eco-fable that balances whimsy with a genuinely creepy villain and a heartfelt message.

Directed by: Bill Kroyer
Genres: Family, Fantasy, Animation
Starring: Samantha Mathis, Jonathan Ward, Christian Slater

Tagline: Just beyond your dreams lives a secret world. Where every tree is a home. Every sound is a song. And humans only exist in fairy tales. Until now...
Overview: When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home: the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak and his new friends fight to defend FernGully from lumberjacks — and the vengeful spirit they accidentally unleash after chopping down a magic tree.

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Directed by: Bill Kroyer
Genres: Family, Fantasy, Animation
Starring: Samantha Mathis, Jonathan Ward, Christian Slater

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: environment
nature
coming-of-age
love
survival
Places: wilderness
fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	3
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: family, fantasy, animation, adventure
Directed by: Bill Kroyer
Written by: Jim Cox
Starring: Samantha Mathis, Jonathan Ward, Christian Slater, Robin Williams, Tim Curry, Grace Zabriskie, Douglas Seale, Geoffrey Blake
Music: Alan Silvestri
Runtime: 76 min
Country: Australia, United States of America
Languages: English

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