Thomas and the Magic Railroad information

Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
	Canadian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Britt Allcroft
Written by	Britt Allcroft
Based on	The Railway Series; by Reverend W. Awdry Thomas & Friends & Shining Time Station by Britt Allcroft
Produced by	Britt Allcroft; Phil Fehrle;
Starring	Peter Fonda; Mara Wilson; Alec Baldwin; Didi Conn; Russell Means; Cody McMains; Michael E. Rodgers;
Cinematography	Paul Ryan
Edited by	Ron Wisman
Music by	Hummie Mann
Production; companies	Destination Films; Gullane Pictures; Isle of Man Film Commission;
Distributed by	Icon Film Distribution (United Kingdom); Destination Films (United States);
Release dates	July 9, 2000 (Odeon Leicester Square); July 14, 2000 (United Kingdom); July 26, 2000 (United States);
Running time	84 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$19 million
Box office	$19.7 million

Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a 2000 children's fantasy adventure film written and directed by Britt Allcroft and produced by Allcroft and Phil Fehrle. It is the only theatrical live-action/animated Thomas & Friends film in the franchise. The film stars Alec Baldwin as Mr. Conductor, Peter Fonda, Mara Wilson, Didi Conn, Russell Means, Cody McMains, Michael E. Rodgers, and the voices of Eddie Glen and Neil Crone. The film is based on the British children's book series The Railway Series by the Reverend W. Awdry, its televised adaptation Thomas & Friends by Allcroft, and the American television series Shining Time Station by Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. The film tells the story of Lily Stone (Wilson), the granddaughter of the caretaker (Fonda) of an enchanted steam engine who is lacking an appropriate supply of coal, and Mr. Conductor (Baldwin) of Shining Time Station, whose provisions of magical gold dust are at a critical low. Lily and Mr. Conductor enlist the help of Thomas the Tank Engine (Glen), who confronts the ruthless, steam engine-hating Diesel 10 (Crone) along the way.

Thomas and the Magic Railroad premiered on July 9, 2000. It was panned by critics upon release, with criticism of the acting, plot, special effects, and lack of fidelity to its source material.^[3] The film was a box office bomb, grossing $19.7 million worldwide against a production budget of $19 million; Allcroft resigned from her company in September 2000 due to the film's poor performance.^[4] HiT Entertainment acquired the company two years later, including the television rights to Thomas.^[5] As of October 2020, a second theatrical live-action/animated Thomas & Friends film is in development at Mattel Films, a division of Mattel, the current owner of HiT Entertainment, with Marc Forster serving as director.^[6]

^ ^a ^b "Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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^ Michael Thomson (July 13, 2000). "Films – review – Thomas and the Magic Railroad". BBC News. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
^ "Britt Allcroft quits as Thomas flops". The Guardian. September 8, 2000. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
^ "Gullane succumbs to HIT's advances". The Guardian. July 5, 2002. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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[3] Michael Thomson (July 13, 2000). "Films – review – Thomas and the Magic Railroad". BBC News. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

[4] "Britt Allcroft quits as Thomas flops". The Guardian. September 8, 2000. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[5] "Gullane succumbs to HIT's advances". The Guardian. July 5, 2002. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

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