The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear
Seen it?2017 | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Danish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Life in Solby is nice and peaceful until one day Mitcho and Sebastian find a message in a bottle by the harbour. The bottle is from the missing mayor of Solby with a message that he is on a mysterious island and has made a great discovery. Now they must embark on a perilous journey to help save the mayor and bring him home, and in the process they uncover something that will bring great pleasure to the city of Solby – a giant pear.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Philip Einstein Lipski, Jørgen Lerdam, Amalie Næsby Fick
- Alfred Bjerre LarsenSebastian (voice)
- Liva Elvira MagnussenMithco (voice)
- Peter FrödinProfessor Glykose (voice)
- Henrik KoefoedMayor JB (voice)
- Peter PlaugborgDeputy Mayor Kvist (voice)
- Søren PilmarkUlysses Karlsen (voice)
- Jakob OftebroPirate Captain (voice)
- Peter ZhelderThe Bodega Pirate (voice)
- Bjarne HenriksenGreat Grandfather (voice)
- Peter AudeColonel Rekyl (voice)