My Top Ten Elephant Movies:

10 November, 2024 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 3 categories

To commemorate the Featured Film Blog of the month for November, Operation Dumbo Drop, I have gathered My Top Ten Elephant Movies! If you’re looking for the best film to watch featuring elephants, you came to the right place, have a look at my favorite films featuring pachyderms!

10. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

Directed by Steve Oedekerk, and Written by Steve Oedekerk, and Based on Characters by Jack Bernstein, and Produced by James G. Robinson, Starring: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi, Bob Gunton, with Cinematography by Donald E. Thorin, and Edited by Malcolm Campbell, with Music by Robert Folk, and Production company: Morgan Creek Productions, and Distributed by Warner Bros. (1995)

9. The Party (1968)

Directed by Blake Edwards, with Screenplay by Blake Edwards, Tom Waldman, and Frank Waldman, with Story by Blake Edwards, and Produced by Blake Edwards, Starring: Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, with Cinematography by Lucien Ballard, and Edited by Ralph E. Winters, with Music by Henry Mancini, and Production company: The Mirisch Corporation, and Distributed by United Artists (1968)

8. The One and Only Ivan (2020)

Directed by Thea Sharrock, with Screenplay by Mike White, and Based on "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate, and Produced by Angelina Jolie, Allison Shearmur, and Brigham Taylor, Starring: Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Brooklynn Prince, Ramón Rodríguez, Ariana Greenblatt, Chaka Khan, Ron Funches, Phillipa Soo, Mike White, Bryan Cranston, with Cinematography by Florian Ballhaus, and Edited by Barney Pilling, with Music by Craig Armstrong, and Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, and Jolie Pas Productions, and Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2020)

7. Larger than Life (1996)

Directed by Howard Franklin, and Written by Pen Densham, Garry Williams, and Roy Blount Jr., and Produced by Pen Densham, Richard Barton Lewis, and John Watson, Starring: Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo, Pat Hingle, with Cinematography by Elliot Davis, and Edited by Sidney Levin, with Music by Miles Goodman, and Production companies: United Artists, Trilogy Entertainment Group, and Majestic Films, and Distributed by MGM Distribution Co. (North America), and Majestic Films (Overseas) (1996)

6. George of the Jungle (1997)

Directed by Sam Weisman, with Screenplay by Dana Olsen, and Audrey Wells, with Story by Dana Olsen, and Based on "George of the Jungle" by Jay Ward, and Bill Scott, and Produced by David Hoberman, Jordan Kerner, and Jon Avnet, Starring: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Holland Taylor, Richard Roundtree, John Cleese, with Cinematography by Thomas E. Ackerman, and Edited by Stuart Pappé, and Roger Bondelli, with Music by Marc Shaiman, and Production company: Walt Disney Pictures, and Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1997)

5. Water for Elephants (2011)

Directed by Francis Lawrence, with Screenplay by Richard LaGravenese, and Based on "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen, and Produced by Gil Netter, Erwin Stoff, and Andrew R. Tennenbaum, Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Hal Holbrook, with Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto, and Edited by Alan Edward Bell, with Music by James Newton Howard, and Production companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, 3 Arts Entertainment, Gil Netter Productions, Flashpoint Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Media, and Big Screen Productions, and Distributed by 20th Century Fox (2011)

4. Tarzan (1999)

Directed by Kevin Lima Chris Buck Screenplay by Tab Murphy Bob Tzudiker Noni White Story by Stephen Anderson Mark D. Kennedy Carole Holliday Gaëtan Brizzi Paul Brizzi Don Dougherty Ed Gombert Randy Haycock Don Hall Kevin L. Harkey Glen Keane Burny Mattinson Frank Nissen John Norton Jeff Snow Michael Surrey Christopher J. Ure Mark Walton Stevie Wermers Kelly Wightman John Ramirez Based on Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs Produced by Bonnie Arnold Starring Tony Goldwyn Minnie Driver Glenn Close Alex D. Linz Rosie O'Donnell Brian Blessed Nigel Hawthorne Lance Henriksen Wayne Knight Edited by Gregory Perler Music by Mark Mancina Production company Walt Disney Feature Animation Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[a]

3. Zootopia (2016)

Directed by Byron Howard Rich Moore Screenplay by Jared Bush Phil Johnston[1] Story by Byron Howard Rich Moore Jared Bush Jim Reardon Josie Trinidad Phil Johnston Jennifer Lee Produced by Clark Spencer Starring Ginnifer Goodwin Jason Bateman Idris Elba Jenny Slate Nate Torrence Bonnie Hunt Don Lake Tommy Chong J. K. Simmons Octavia Spencer Alan Tudyk Shakira Cinematography Nathan Warner (layout) Brian Leach (lighting) Edited by Fabienne Rawley Jeremy Milton Music by Michael Giacchino Production company Walt Disney Animation Studios Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[a]

2. Dumbo (1941)

Directed by Supervising director Ben Sharpsteen Sequence directors Norman Ferguson Wilfred Jackson Bill Roberts Jack Kinney Samuel Armstrong Story by Joe Grant Dick Huemer Based on Dumbo, the Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson Harold Pearl Produced by Walt Disney Music by Frank Churchill Oliver Wallace Production company Walt Disney Productions Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures

1. Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)

Directed by Simon Wincer, with Screenplay by Gene Quintano, and Jim Kouf, with Story by Jim Morris, and Produced by Diane Nabatoff, and David Madden, Starring: Danny Glover, Ray Liotta, Denis Leary, Doug E. Doug, Corin Nemec, with Cinematography by Russell Boyd, and Edited by O. Nicholas Brown, with Music by David Newman, wiht Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Interscope Communications, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, and Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1995)

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten Elephant Movies! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

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