Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller is a 1988 Canadian fantasy adventure film written and directed by Michael Rubbo. It is the seventh in the Tales for All series of children's movies created by Les Productions la Fête.
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Directed by | Michael Rubbo |
Produced by | Rock Demers |
Written by | Michael Rubbo |
Starring | Lucas Evans Anthony Rogers Jill Stanley Andrew Whitehead Paul Popowich Rufus Wainwright |
Music by | Anna McGarrigle Jane McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle |
Cinematography | Andreas Poulsson |
Edited by | André Corriveau |
Production company | Les Productions La Fête Inc. |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | C$3 million[1] |
Premise
It is a children's film in which a young boy, Ralph, and his sister discover a magical ability to travel the world, riding within postage stamps. Complicated by a series of rules, they are soon lost in such far-flung places as Australia and China. Ralph has a stutter, and the film is essentially a coming-of-age story wherein Ralph can speak fluently by the film's end.
Cast
- Anthony Rogers .... Tommy
- Lucas Evans .... Ralph
- Jill Stanley .... Nancy
- Andrew Whitehead .... Albert
- Paul Popowich .... Cass
- Ron Lea .... Brin James
- Han Yun .... Mai Ling
- Chen Yuen Tao .... Chen Tow
- Catherine Wright .... Cheryl
- Rufus Wainwright .... Singer
Soundtrack
The film features one of the first appearances of Rufus Wainwright. Wainwright also provides the song I'm a Runnin' and his sister, Martha Wainwright, provides the song "Tommy, Come Back" for the soundtrack.
See also
- The Return of Tommy Tricker
References
- "The English track runs slow in Canada". Variety. May 2, 1990. p. 100.