The Care Bears Movie

"What happens when the world stops caring?"

1985 1h 16m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 164

AdventureFantasyAnimationComedyFamily

Synopsis

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The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen.

“What happens when the world stops caring?”

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Cast

Mickey Rooney
Mr. Cherrywood (voice)
Jackie Burroughs
Spirit (voice)
Georgia Engel
Love-A-Lot-Bear (voice)
Sunny Besen Thrasher
Jason (voice)
Eva Almos
Friend Bear / Swift Heart Rabbit (voice)
Patricia Black
Funshine Bear / Share Bear (voice)
Melleny Melody
Birthday Bear / Cheer Bear (voice)
Bob Dermer
Grumpy Bear (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arna Selznick
Writers: Peter Sauder
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $34M — a 17.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Care Bears Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arna Selznick, shot by David Altman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Patricia Cullen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Arna Selznick directs. David Altman behind the camera. Patricia Cullen scores. Steve Weslak cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Grossed $34M — a 17.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
441 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
6Part of the "Care Bears Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7Directed by Arna Selznick, shot by David Altman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Patricia Cullen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Steve Weslak shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Mickey Rooney and Jackie Burroughs and Georgia Engel carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "What happens when the world stops caring?".
12IMDB entry: tt0088885 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.