However, after a food fight between Tom, Jerry and Figg's obese dog Ferdinand, Figg suggests taking them to a kind man named Dr. Figg reluctantly allows Tom and Jerry to stay. A local police officer brings Robyn home along with Tom and Jerry. Robyn and her family's fortune as a result are currently in the custody of her abusive guardian Aunt Pristine Figg and her lawyer Lickboot, who see Robyn only as a way to keep their obtained wealth. While Tom and Jerry are sidetracked with searching for food, Puggsy and Frankie are captured by dogcatchers while Tom is apprehended by a group of hostile singing alley cats, until Jerry traps them in the sewer.Īfterwards, Tom and Jerry meet Robyn Starling, a runaway 8-year-old girl whose mother died when she was a baby and her father supposedly died in an avalanche during an expedition in Tibet. Upon introducing themselves, Tom and Jerry are persuaded to befriend each other to survive. The pair wander the streets for shelter until they meet a stray dog named Puggsy and his flea companion, Frankie.

The next morning, the house is demolished, leaving both Tom and Jerry homeless. Tom chases the van, but is scared away by a bulldog (Spike) and is forced to stay in the house. Tom's owners are moving to a new house, but he is distracted by his pursuit of Jerry and is left behind by the moving van as a result. The film received negative reviews from critics, and earned $3.6 million on a $3.5 million budget. The film tells the story about a little girl named Robyn Starling, who enlists Tom and Jerry's help to escape from her evil abusive aunt and reunite with her lost and presumed-dead father.Īfter having its world premiere in Germany on October 1, 1992, Tom and Jerry: The Movie was released theatrically in the United States on July 30, 1993, by Miramax Films. Joseph Barbera, co-founder of Hanna-Barbera and co-creator of Tom and Jerry, served as creative consultant for the film. Although largely mute in the original cartoons, the duo speaks throughout this film. It is the first theatrical feature-length animated film featuring the cat-and-mouse pair as well as their return to the big screen after 25 years.

Produced and directed by Phil Roman from a screenplay by Dennis Marks (who also scripted some episodes of Tom & Jerry Kids at the time), the film stars the voices of Richard Kind, Dana Hill (in her final film role), Anndi McAfee, Tony Jay, Rip Taylor, Henry Gibson, Michael Bell, Ed Gilbert, David L.

Tom and Jerry: The Movie is a 1992 American animated musical comedy film based on the characters Tom and Jerry created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

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