Jetsons: The Movie

1990
G
1h 22m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

5.9K

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Mel Blanc, Brad Garrett, Patti Deutsch, Dana Hill, Steve McClintock, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Ronnie Schell, Penny Singleton, Russi Taylor, Tiffany, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker, and Patric Zimmerman in Jetsons: The Movie (1990)

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George Jetson is forced to uproot his family when Mr. Spacely promotes him to take charge of a new factory on a distant planet.George Jetson is forced to uproot his family when Mr. Spacely promotes him to take charge of a new factory on a distant planet.George Jetson is forced to uproot his family when Mr. Spacely promotes him to take charge of a new factory on a distant planet.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

5.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Astro
(voice)

Jean Vander Pyl

Rosie the Robot
(voice)
(as Jean Vanderpyl)

Ronnie Schell

Rudy 2
(voice)

Patti Deutsch

Lucy 2
(voice)

Dana Hill

Teddy 2
(voice)

Russi Taylor

Fergie Furbelow
(voice)

Paul Kreppel

Apollo Blue
(voice)

Rick Dees

Rocket Rick Ragnarok
(voice)

Michael Bell

Board Member
(voice)
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Jeff Bergman

George Jetson
(voice)
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Brian Cummings

Movie Announcer
(voice)

Brad Garrett

Bertie Furbelow
(voice)

Rob Paulsen

Board Member
(voice)

Directors
Writers
- Dennis Marks
- Carl Sautter
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
George O'Hanlon had suffered a stroke, so when he made late The Jetsons (1962) series and the movie, he was practically blind and had very little short term memory. He had to have each line spoken to him so he could repeat it back.

Goofs
the scene where Astro and George get on the new treadmill, George asks Astro what speed he wants slow (left,) medium (middle,) fast (right). Astro says "slow". George clearly presses to the right where fast is.

Quotes
Mr. Spaceley: I never should've put that dummy Jetson in charge of an operation this important. When I get home, I'll get a new vice president.
[the Jetsons, Astro, Teddy 2, Fergie, Apollo Blue, Squet and some of the Grungies all rise up into the plant from the ore asteroid below by elevator]
George Jetson: [angrily] You've already got a vice president.
Mr. Spaceley: Jetson?
George Jetson: That's right, Mr. Spacely, that "dummy" George Jetson.
Mr. Spaceley: What do you think you're doing?
George Jetson: Turning off the plant before you do any more damage!
Mr. Spaceley: Stay away from this button! That's an order!
George Jetson: No, sir, Mister Spacely!
Mr. Spaceley: What?
George Jetson: I said, "No, sir, Mister Spacely!"
[everyone cheers]
George Jetson: By gosh, that felt good.

Crazy credits
At the very end of the credits, we can hear Astro saying, "RrI Rrove you, Rreorge."

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Quick Change/Arachnophobia/Ghost/The Adventures of Ford Fairlaine/Jetsons: The Movie (1990)

Soundtracks
Jetsons Main Title
Written by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera & Hoyt Curtin

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Why does it always come down to voice casting?

I have a lot of nostalgia for The Jetsons. The cartoon was one of my favorites as a child in the 1980s. I don't have that same nostalgia for the movie or even remember when I actually saw it for the first time. I decided to watch it to see if I wanted to buy the newly released Blu-Ray version.

The Good: The animation is wonderful. The artists took the look right from the cartoon and gave it a boost for the big screen. The story is also nice and fits in with the world of the Jetsons. Daws Butler, the original voice of Elroy, sadly passed away before the movie was made but his replacement does a decent job. Otherwise most of the original voice cast is here, but more on that later. The musical score is well done, the iconic theme is heard throughout in different variations.

Not So Good: It always seems to come down to the voice cast when cartoons are turned into feature films. As I said most of the cast from the show are in the movie. Sadly Mel Blanc (Spacely) and George O'Hanlon (George) died during production and another actor finished their parts. I didn't notice this with Mr. Spacely but there are several scenes where George's voice was much different. I certainly don't blame the studio for this. But my biggest issue is what they did to Judy Jetson's character.

The original voice actor, Janet Waldo, recorded all her dialog for Judy only to be replaced by singer Tiffany. Of course Tiffany doesn't sound anything like the Judy we know and love, and the volume of songs make the movie feel like a vehicle for the singer's career. They should have kept Janet for the voice work and let Tiffany sing the songs, either as herself animated or just for the soundtrack. I would love to see the movie with Janet Waldo's voice restored but I'm guessing that is a pipe dream.

Summary: They did a lot of good things with the Jetsons movie but the studio screwed it up by replacing one of the iconic voice cast with a popular singer for the time. Maybe I'll give it another watch and change my feelings in the future.

Hollywood has kept this trend going with other cartoon properties. They just don't trust the property enough to let it speak for itself, they have to attach big name actors to it. Ugh!