Christopher Robin

Director: Marc Forster Marc Forster

Overview

Director Marc Forster helmed this live action movie that features English author {A. A. Milne's best loved characters as walking and talking stuffed animals. Ewan McGregor stars as a middle-aged Christopher Robin, now burdened by an stultifying white collar job that prevents him from spending quality time with his family. Winne the Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and Tigger venture from Hundred Acre Wood into London to turn his life around. ~ Augustine Chay

Product Details

Release Date:	11/06/2018
UPC:	0786936859300
Original Release:	2018
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	1:44:00
Sales rank:	70,092

Special Features

English SDH

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ewan McGregor	Christopher Robin
Hayley Atwell	Evelyn
Bronte Carmichael	Madeline Robin
Mark Gatiss	Keith Winslow
Jim Cummings	Winnie the Pooh/ Tigger
Brad Garrett	Eeyore
Toby Jones	Owl
Nick Mohammed	Piglet
Peter Capaldi	Rabbit
Sophie Okonedo	Kanga
Oliver Ford Davies	Old Man Winslow
Ronke Adekoluejo	Katherine Dane
Adrian Scarborough	Hal Gallsworthy
Roger Ashton-Griffiths	Ralph Butterworth
Ken Nwosu	Paul Hastings
John Dagleish	Matthew Leadbetter
Amanda Lawrence	Joan MacMillan
Orton O'Brien	Young Christopher Robin
Katy Carmichael	Christopher's Mother
Tristan Sturrock	Christpher's Father
Jasmine-Simone Charles	Little Girl
Paul Chahidi	Cecil Hungerford
Matt Gavan	Snooty Businessman
Thomas Padden	Businessman
Gareth Mason	Balloon Vendor
Summer Brooks	Balloon Holder
Amrou Al-Kadhi	Nemir Azizi (London Ticket Attendant)
Zain Falzon	Boy in Stroller
Rainy Milo	Boy's Mother
Michael Jenn	London Train Conductor
Souad Faress	Wealthy Woman
Alan Clark	Sussex Train Attendant
Chris Pratt	Susses Train Porter
Harriet Leitch	Tea Server
Vera Chok	Margaret King (Train Passenger 1)
Claire Redcliffe	Boarding School Teacher
Elsa Minell-Solak	Madeline 3 Years Old
Matt Berry	Policeman Bobby
Simon Farnaby	Taxi Driver
Matthew Earley	Truck Driver
Mackenzie Crook	Newspaper Seller
Vivien Bridson	Old Man Winslow's Secretary
Narinder Samra	Milkman
Oliver Payne	Milk Delivery Boy
David Hartley	Man on Bus
Clara McGregor	Girl in Aircraft Design Office
Raj Ghatak	Neel Chawla (Barrel Mover)
Sara Sheen	Roo

Technical Credits

Tom K. McCarthy

Alex Ross Perry

Allison Schroeder

Marc Forster	Director
Ludmila Alkhazova	Animator
Jano Olmos Alonso	Animator
Teju Aloysius	Animator
Carlos Garcia Amate	Animator
Kristian M. Antonelli	Animator
Pete Ashford	Animator
Marc-Andre Baron	Animator
Jenny Beavan	Costumes/Costume Designer
Joseph Besagni	Animator
Lucy Bevan	Casting
Siddhesh Bhandare	Animator
Malte Bieler	Sound/Sound Designer
Joan Borguno	Animator
Oriol Borrell	Animator
Julien Boudou	Animator
Guy Bradley	Art Director
Florian Brauch	Animator
Jon Brion	Score Composer
Greg Brooker	Original Story
Paul Buckley	Special Effects Supervisor
Kristin Burr	Producer
Emiliano Calero	Animator
Ramji Chandrasekaran	Animator
Benjamin Cheong	Animator
Matt Chessé	Editor
Chris Corbould	Special Effects Supervisor
Rhys Davey	Animator
Carolina Delgado	Animator
Nick Dent	Art Director
Stephen Dobric	Art Director
William Dodds	Asst. Director
Mike Dugard	Animator
Chuck Duke	Animator
Michael Elder	Animator
Dean Elliott	Animator
Jason Ewart	Camera Operator
Michelle Klitgaard From	Animator
Fernando Garcia-Sotoca	Animator
Gary Edwards	Animator
Steve Gaub	Co-producer
Samkutty George	Animator
Alexander Goodwin	Animator
Dominic Hyman	Art Director
Tony Jackson	Camera Operator
Timothy Jeffs	Animator
Jeremy Johns	Executive Producer
Mark Steven Johnson	Original Story
Matthias Koenigswieser	Cinematographer
Paul Laugier	Art Director
Oliver Loncraine	Camera Operator
Tom K. McCarthy	Screenwriter
Adam Morris	Asst. Director
Fabrice Nianzou	Animator
Alex Ross Perry	Original Story,Screenwriter
Melanie Plett	Animator
Christopher Potter	Animator
Allison Schroeder	Screenwriter
Peter Talbot	Cinematographer
Brigham Taylor	Producer
Antoine Trouillet	Animator
Jess Vickery	Animator
Andy Wakeley	Animator
Matthew Weaver	Animator
Jennifer Williams	Production Designer
Renee Wolfe	Executive Producer
Geoff Zanelli	Score Composer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Christopher Robin
1. Opening Title [1:42]
2. Farewell Christopher Robin [5:52]
3. Don't Forget Me [4:56]
4. Grown Up Job [11:14]
5. Reunited With Pooh [8:29]
6. A Sticky Mess [12:16]
7. Home Sweet Home! [8:08]
8. Finding Old Friends [1:54]
9. Heffalumps & Woozles [4:34]
10. Meeting Pooh And The Gang [8:47]
11. The Solution [10:43]
12. It's Not Too Late [11:12]
13. Silly Old Bear [6:04]
14. End Credits [2:27]
15. Chapter 15 [5:23]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Christopher Robin
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         Español 5.1 Dolby Digital
      Subtitles
         Subtitles: None
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Editorial Reviews

In its simplest form, Christopher Robin has something to say about growing up, relinquishing your childhood, and getting lost in the nuances of life. Disney's latest entry in the "Winnie the Pooh" series discards the tried-and-true hand drawn animation and becomes the next Disney classic to get a live action makeover. Helmed by veteran director Marc Forster, the film tends to take on a darker tone than one would expect from a Disney feature, and especially from a Winnie the Pooh film. In some ways this works, as it emphasizes the daily struggle of adulthood, and highlights a missing sense of wonder in Christopher Robin's life. In other ways, the tone can be a bit suffocating, matching Eeyore's melancholy personality and pace. Christopher Robin starts where most Winnie the Pooh films end, with young Christopher saying goodbye to his beloved friends in the 100 Acre Wood. Christopher promises Pooh that he will never forget him. As time passes, an older Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) has succumbed to the stress and tedium of adulthood. Constantly trying to provide for his family, Christopher has become all work and no play. When it becomes clear that he must implement mass layoffs at his job, Christopher must back out of a weekend cottage trip with his wife Evelyn (Hayley Atwell) and daughter Madeline (Bronte Carmichael). Disappointed but not surprised, his family goes off on the trip, leaving Christopher alone with his work. Meanwhile, in the 100 Acre Wood, Pooh (Jim Cummings) has lost all of his friends, and he ventures out to London to find Christopher Robin, his hero and problem solver. The live action animation seems to work; however, it is a bit weird looking at characters like Tigger, Piglet and Pooh as raggedy old stuffed animals. Cummings and the rest of the voice actors bring life to these characters, as the longtime voice of Pooh and Tigger returns. McGregor does a wonderful job navigating his scenes in a mostly solo fashion, never once giving the impression that he is working with animated characters. Christopher is a complicated character in this film, and McGregor balances the act well. He is almost vilified for being a hard worker, constantly worrying about his family and the countless number of employees that depend on him. The audience may be turned off by this because he is not a bad guy. Others will look at Christopher and understand that a story about a kid growing old and losing his imagination had to be told this way. When Christopher sees Pooh again, his sense of wonder starts to slowly creep back up, but the tone of the film never really follows suit. Forster decided to stay with the drab backdrop of foggy London for the majority of the film, and even turns the 100 Acre Wood into an unfriendly, unwelcoming place. This is also true of the animated character designs, as Pooh and the gang are all washed out, frizzy versions of the bright and colorful characters that have been so prevalent in the series. The film should be recognized for taking chances, but it doesn't really have an audience that will latch on to it. Adults will enjoy seeing some of their beloved childhood characters reimagined on the big screen, and children may enjoy the quirky, simple humor. Other than that, Christopher Robin comes across as an average installment in the series that never reaches its emotional potential.

All Movie Guide - Travis Norris