The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

"The Good, The Bad and The Stinky."

1999 1h 13m EN

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6.2

MID

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77%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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5.8

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 97🍅77%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★5.8IMDB · 3,838

FamilyComedyAdventureMusic

Synopsis

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Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket more than anything in the whole world. However, when Elmo's blanket gets sucked through a colorful, swirling tunnel into Grouchland, the yuckiest place on earth, Elmo goes on an adventure to Grouchland to retrieve his prized possession.

“The Good, The Bad and The Stinky.”

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Cast

Kevin Clash
Elmo / Pestie / Grouch Jailer / Grouch Cab Driver (voice)
Mandy Patinkin
Huxley
Vanessa Williams
Queen of Trash
Sonia Manzano
Maria
Roscoe Orman
Gordon
Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Grizzy / Pestie (voice)
Dave Goelz
Humongous Chicken (voice)
Carmen Osbahr
Rosita (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gary Halvorson
Writers: Joey Mazzarino, Mitchell Kriegman, Mitchell Kriegman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 45% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gary Halvorson, shot by Alan Caso. 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 John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alan Baumgarten shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kevin Clash and Mandy Patinkin and Vanessa Williams carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Good, The Bad and The Stinky.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gary Halvorson directs. Alan Caso behind the camera. John Debney scores. Alan Baumgarten cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Earned back only 45% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
327 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Gary Halvorson, shot by Alan Caso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alan Baumgarten shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kevin Clash and Mandy Patinkin and Vanessa Williams carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Good, The Bad and The Stinky.".
9IMDB entry: tt0159421 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "garbage", "musical", "puppet", "puppetry".