Horton Hears a Who! (film)

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Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! is a 2008 American animated adventure comedy film based on the 1954 children's book by Dr. Seuss. Produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios, the film was directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It stars the voices of Jim Carrey as Horton the Elephant and Steve Carell as Mayor Ned McDodd, alongside Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill, Jamie Pressly, Amy Poehler, Charles Osgood, and Carol Burnett. The plot follows Horton, an eccentric elephant who discovers the city of Whoville, led by Mayor McDodd, on a tiny speck. Horton begins a journey to take the speck to safety while a group of animals led by the Kangaroo attempt to stop him. The film is the fourth screen adaptation of the book, following the 1970 Chuck Jones television special, the 1987 Soviet animated short, and the 1992 Russian animated short. Production began in 2005 after executive producer Chris Meledandri secured...

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