Harvie and the Magic Museum (Czech: Hurvínek a kouzelné muzeum) is a 2017 3D animated comedy fantasy film[6] based on the Czech Spejbl and Hurvínek puppet comedy duo.[1][7]
| Harvie and the Magic Museum | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Martin Kotík |
| Written by | Jesper Møller Petr Nepovim Miki Kirschner Dan Harder[1] |
| Produced by | Sergey Zernov Vadim Sotskov Martin Kotik |
| Edited by | Karel Coma |
Production companies | |
Release date | 31 August 2017 |
Running time | 86 minutes[3] |
| Countries | Czech Republic Russia Belgium |
| Languages | Czech Russian Belgium |
| Budget | 170,000,000 CZK ($8,000,000)[4] |
| Box office | $2,079,037[5] |
Premise edit
Harvie, a troubled ten-year old boy, accidentally activates the legendary magic disc that brings puppets to life. However, this also brings back the mad puppeteer who wants to turn the entire city and all its inhabitants into his own puppet stage, and only Harvie can stop him.[8]
Cast edit
| Character | Czech | English |
|---|---|---|
| Harvie Spejbl | Martin Klásek | Wilson Davis |
| Joseph Spejbl | Mike Pollock | |
| Grumpy | Ota Jirák | Brian Anthony Wilson |
| Monica | Helena Štáchová | Sarah Natochenny |
| Katarina Hovorková | Grace Gonglewski | |
| Brainy | Vilém Udatný | Marc Thompson |
| Bastor | Jan Vondráček | Tyler Bunch |
| The Devils | Martin Dejdar and Jiří Lábus | Abe Goldfarb |
| Mr. Mayor | Libor Terš | Scott Greer |
| Dimwit | Vilém Udatný | Billy Bob Thompson |
| Mrs. Titmouse | ? | Sondra James |
| Mrs. Siskin | ? | Billy Bob Thompson |
| Construction Workers | ? | Tyler Bunch |
| Teacher | ? | Abe Goldfarb |
Production edit
Production for the film lasted seven years.[2] With a budget of 170,000,000 CZK ($8,000,000), it was the fifth most expensive Czech film at the time of its release, and the most expensive animated Czech film.[4]
Release and reception edit
The film was released in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 31 August 2017, and had a worldwide gross of $2,079,037.[5] In the Czech Republic, it opened with $354,048 for a total gross of $1,007,954; in Slovakia, it opened with $2,265 for a total of $61,859.[5] The film was released in Russia on 7 March 2019.[9] It was boycotted by the Association of Cinema Owners and three other networks due to the lobbying of the film by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.[10] Because of this, the film was a box office bomb, grossing $235,105 in its opening weekend for a total gross of $468,680.[5]
The film received generally negative reviews from critics.[7][11]
The UK and Irish DVD release markets the film as a Halloween movie.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Harvie and the Magic Museum (Hurvínek a kouzelné muzeum) at Cineuropa – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b FNE Staff (1 June 2018) FNE at Zlin IFF: Planet Nemo Animation Picks up Harvie and the Magic Museum. Film New Europe. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ LaButaca (18 October 2019) «Harvie y el museo mágico», animación infantil en el reino de los títeres. (in Spanish). LaButaca.net. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b Animovaný Hurvínek porazil Svěrákovo Po strništi bos, 4 September 2017. (in Czech). Týden. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d Harvie and the Magic Museum at Box Office Mojo, an IMDb company. Amazon. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Nový Hurvínek je na Facebooku, 6 February 2016. (in Czech). Association of Czech Animation Film. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b Harvie and the Magic Museum at Common Sense Media. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ VIDEO: Poprvé bez drátků a nití. Představuje se animovaný Hurvínek, 1 February 2017. (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Старт показа мультфильма «Королевский корги» сдвинули из-за российского «Гурвинека», 7 March 2019. (in Russian). Snob.ru. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Мультфильм «Гурвинек» провалился в прокате из-за бойкота кинотеатров, 11 March 2019. (in Russian). Meduza. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Clarke, Cath (15 March 2019) Harvie and the Magic Museum review – lacklustre animation. The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
