Pippi Longstocking (1997 film)

'''''Pippi Longstocking''''' is a 1997 [[Animation|animated]] [[musical film|musical]] [[adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy film]] co-directed by Michael Schaack and [[Clive A. Smith]], and written by Catharina Stackelberg, based on the [[Pippi Longstocking|eponymous children's books]] by [[Astrid Lindgren]].{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/197/mode/2up |pages=197–198}} A joint Canadian-German-Swedish venture co-produced by [[SF Studios|AB Svensk Filmindustri]], IdunaFilm, TFC Trickompany and [[Nelvana|Nelvana Limited]] with the participation of [[Teletoon]], the film features the voices of [[Melissa Altro]], [[Catherine O'Hara]], [[Gordon Pinsent]], [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]], [[Wayne Robson]] and [[Carole Pope]].

'''''Pippi Longstocking''''' is a 1997 [[Animation|animated]] [[musical film|musical]] [[adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy film]] co-directed by Michael Schaack and [[Clive A. Smith]], and written by Catharina Stackelberg, based on the [[Pippi Longstocking|eponymous children's books]] by [[Astrid Lindgren]].{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/197/mode/2up |pages=197–198}} A joint Canadian-German-Swedish venture co-produced by [[SF Studios|AB Svensk Filmindustri]], IdunaFilm, TFC Trickompany and [[Nelvana|Nelvana Limited]] with the participation of [[Teletoon]], the film features the voices of [[Melissa Altro]], [[Catherine O'Hara]], [[Gordon Pinsent]], [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]], [[Wayne Robson]] and [[Carole Pope]].

For its releases in both the United States and Canada, the film was distributed theatrically by [[Legacy Releasing]], and on VHS and DVD by [[Warner Home Video]] under their [[Warner Bros. Family Entertainment]] label. It also served as a pilot of a [[Pippi Longstocking (1997 TV series)|spin-off television series]], which premiered on Teletoon in Canada, and then aired on [[HBO]].

For its releases in both the United States and Canada, the film was distributed theatrically by [[Legacy Releasing]], and on VHS and DVD by [[Warner Home Video]] under their [[Warner Bros. Family Entertainment]] label. It is Nelvana's first animated theatrical feature since ''[[Babar: The Movie]]''.

The film served as a pilot of a [[Pippi Longstocking (1997 TV series)|spin-off television series]], which premiered on Teletoon in Canada, and then aired on [[HBO]].

The film is Nelvana's first animated theatrical feature since ''[[Babar: The Movie]]''.

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