Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

"Rainbow Brite lights up the screen in her first big movie."

1985 1h 25m EN

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★5.9TMDB · 42

AnimationFamilyScience FictionFantasyAdventure

Synopsis

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Rainbow Brite, and her magical horse Starlite, must stop an evil princess and her underlings from taking over the planet Spectra. When they meet Orin, the wise Sprite tries to make the two children get along and work together to stop the evil Princess. Orin tells them that they can only destroy her by combining their own powers against her. Getting in the way of their mission is the sinister Murky Dismal and his bumbling assistant Lurky who, as usual, are lavishing in the new gloom created by the darkening of Spectra, as well as trying to steal Rainbow's magical color belt.

“Rainbow Brite lights up the screen in her first big movie.”

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Cast

Bettina Bush
Rainbow Brite (voice) (as Bettina)
Pat Fraley
Lurky / On-X / Buddy Blue / Dog / Guard / Spectran / Slurthie / Glitterbot (voice) (as Patrick Fraley)
Peter Cullen
Murky Dismal / Castle Monster / Glitterbot / Guard / Skydancer / Slurthie (voice)
Robbie Lee
Twink / Shy Violet / Indigo / La La Orange / Spectran / Sprites (voice)
Andre Stojka
Starlite / Wizard / Spectran (voice)
David Mendenhall
Krys (voice)
Rhonda Aldrich
The Princess / The Creature (voice)
Les Tremayne
Orin / Bombo / TV announcer (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kimio Yabuki
Writers: Jean Chalopin, Howard R. Cohen, Howard R. Cohen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kimio Yabuki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. 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 Shuki Levy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Bettina Bush and Pat Fraley and Peter Cullen carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Rainbow Brite lights up the screen in her first big movie.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089877 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kimio Yabuki directs. Hirokata Takahashi behind the camera. Shuki Levy scores. Yutaka Chikura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Kimio Yabuki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shuki Levy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yutaka Chikura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bettina Bush and Pat Fraley and Peter Cullen carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Rainbow Brite lights up the screen in her first big movie.".
8IMDB entry: tt0089877 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.