Stuart Little (film series)

Stuart Little is a live-action/computer-animated film series, based on the 1945 children's novel by E. B. White. The films are produced by Franklin/Waterman Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. Live-action roles include Jonathan Lipnicki, Geena Davis and Hugh Laurie, while the voice-over roles include Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane.

Films

Stuart Little (1999)

Stuart (Michael J. Fox) is a mouse who is adopted into a human family. His new parents, (Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie) sure thrilled with him, but everyone else is not. Through a series of adventures he eventually gains the love of his big brother George, (Jonathan Lipnicki) acceptance by the extended Little family and even the grudging tolerance of the family cat Snowbell, (Nathan Lane).

Stuart Little 2 (2002)

In the sequel, Stuart and his brother George (Jonathan Lipnicki) are attending school together, but his mother (Geena Davis) doesn't seem to think Stuart is capable to taking care of himself. Later, Stuart meets a bird named Margelo (Melanie Griffith) who he unintentionally saves from an evil Falcon (James Woods) and eventually becomes smitten with. But one day when Margelo is nowhere to be found, Stuart and Snowbell (Nathan Lane) team up to go and find her.

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)

In the third film, Stuart (Michael J. Fox) and his Family are spending their summer vacation at a lakeside cabin near Lake Garland. Stuart sign-ups to be a lake-scout in an attempt to prove to his mother (Geena Davis) that he doesn't need to be watched over all the time. Soon Stuart meets a new friend: A Skunk named Reeko (Wayne Brady) who he quickly befriends. But when a ferocious mountain lion named the Beast (Virginia Madsen) hatches a plot to eat Snowbell (Kevin Schon). Stuart must gather up all his courage to save Snowbell.

Untitled reboot film

It was reported by the Tracking Board and Zimbio that a new Stuart Little film was in development by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Red Wagon Productions with Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher returning as the producers. Similar to the first two films, it will also feature a combination of live-action and computer animation. The reboot will not be a sequel to the previous films and is said to be in the vein of a John Hughes film.^[1][2]

It has been stated that the new Stuart Little film will be a more faithful adaptation of the E.B. White novel than the previous films, and will most likely be released in either 2018 or 2019.^[3]

Other media

Television series

A animated television series, Stuart Little: The Animated Series, lasted only one season, which featured 13 episodes, and ran on HBO Family from March 1, 2003 to September 24, 2003.

Reception

Critical reception

Box office performance

Characters

Note: A gray cell indicates character did not appear in that film.

References

External links

• Stuart Little at the Internet Movie Database
• Stuart Little at the Internet Movie Database
• Stuart Little at the Internet Movie Database