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RUNTIME
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Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Song of the Cloud Forest
"A Wonderous Celebration of Planet Earth"
1989 0h 30m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
FamilyTV MovieComedyRomanceAnimation
Synopsis
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Milton, a lonely golden toad whose species are on the verge of extinction, finds himself in two minds when he realizes that his only potential mate is in the captivity of a group of human beings.
“A Wonderous Celebration of Planet Earth”
Cast
Dave Goelz
Milton (voice)
Camille Bonora
Blanche / Ruth (voice)
Jerry Nelson
Ralph Robin / Jack (voice)
Fran Brill
Louise (voice)
Kevin Clash
Caiman / Nick (voice)
Steve Whitmire
Wilf (voice)
Rickey Boyd
Aart (voice)
Carmen Cuestas
Quetzal (voice)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jim Henson
- Writers
- David Young
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Dave Goelz and Camille Bonora and Jerry Nelson carry the top of the cast.
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AWARDS
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Marketing tagline: "A Wonderous Celebration of Planet Earth".
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WILD
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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jim Henson directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Dave Goelz and Camille Bonora and Jerry Nelson carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "A Wonderous Celebration of Planet Earth".
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 30 min · 0h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- G
Also by
Jim Henson
Production companies
Who made it
The Jim Henson Company
US
Key crew
- Art DirectionCheryl Henson
- MusicDavid Lebolt
- MusicMark Radice
- MusicZak Smith
- MusicPhil Ramone
- Co-ProducerJerry Juhl
- Co-ProducerMartin G. Baker
- ProducerBarry Mirkin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- endangered species
- toad
- short film
- cloud forest
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1989-07-16G
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