Get ready as Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and the rest of the veggie gang set sail on a whale of an adventure in Jonah, Big Idea's first full-length, 3-D animated feature film. Filled with music, laughs and some of the silliest adventurers ever to be swallowed whole, this is the story of Jonah and the whale as you've never seen it before -- a story where everyone learns that one of the best gifts you can give -- or get -- is a second chance.
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- SKU:0820413400590
- UPC:820413400590
- SKU10:5552348389
- Publisher:Big Idea
- Date Published:Mar 2003
- Language:English
- Age Range:4 - 8
- Grade Level:Preschool thru 3rd Grade
- Format:Visual
- Media:Digital Video Disc
- DVD Region:Region 1 - USA and Canada Only
- Weight lbs:0.36
- Dimensions:5.32 X 7.52 X 0.57
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The Story
The action begins on a moonlit night when a van of singing Veggies encounter some unexpected trouble. After a heated battle with a clothesline, a pair of boxer shorts and, yes, porcupines, Bob the Tomato and the Veggie kids find themselves at an old, rundown seafood joint where nothing is quite as it seems.
Here they encounter "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything," the laziest bunch of scalawags and biggest root beer consumers to never sail the Seven Seas. As Bob and the kids settle in to wait for a tow truck to help get their van back on the road, these curious Pirates share a little story about a guy named Jonah. As the story begins, we are transported to another time and place, where society moves a bit slower than in today's times.
Now Jonah is kind of like a mailman -- except his messages came straight from God! Jonah loves his job, until the day comes when he has to deliver a message to the people of Nineveh. You see, Jonah hates the Ninevites. They aren't very nice and worst of all, they slap people with fishes! Instead of carrying out his mission, Jonah turns and sets sail in the opposite direction onboard a pirate ship. From the hold of this vessel, where he meets Khalil, a chatty carpet salesman who just happens to be a caterpillar, to the belly of a whale where he meets -- whoops! We can't tell you who he meets there -- to the heart of Nineveh for a hilarious showdown, Jonah goes on an adventure none of them (including the whale) will soon forget! And everyone will learn that one of the best gifts you can give (or get) is a second chance.
DVD Features
DVD Features
The 2-disc DVD collector's edition of Jonah includes tons of games, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more! It's coming March 4, and it's by far the biggest VeggieTales DVD ever.
Here's what you'll find:
Disc 1
The Movie - Choose between the anamorphic widescreen version straight from the movie theater, or the full-frame version edited to fit your TV screen. You get both!
Audio commentary #1 - Writers / directors Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki
Audio commentary #2 - Ameake Owens (producer) and Marc Vulcano (director of animation)
Audio commentary #3 - Vegetable actors Larry the Cucumber ("Pirate Larry") and Mr. Lunt ("Pirate Lunt")
Spanish language version - ¡Los veggies hablan español!
5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound (or 2.0 Dolby Stereo Sound) - For the ultimate VeggieTales sound experience!
Chapters menu, subtitles, hidden Easter Eggs, and more!
Disc 2
"Making the Movie" behind-the-scenes featurette
"The Studio Process" featurette
"Jonah and the Bible" featurette
"The Score" featurette on the music behind Jonah
Tour Big Idea headquarters with Phil Vischer
Music Videos - Rock out with Chris Rice ("Billy Joe McGuffrey"), Newsboys ("Belly of the Whale") and Superchic[k] ("The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything")
Jonah Outtakes - Brand new, hilarious animated bloopers from the movie
Extra Countertop Scenes
Progression Reels - See different stages of the production side-by-side
Score Progression Reels - See what a difference the music makes!
Concept Art - Jonah conceptual art, with audio commentary by the artists!
Digital Dailies - Sit down with Khalil and the Pirates as they review scenes from Jonah that may not make the cut!
Jonah trailers, and previews for upcoming Big Idea productions ... including the next VeggieTales video!
Character Bios
Failed Khalil Auditions - Some candidates who didn't make the cut
Khalil's Answering Machine - Listen to phone messages left for Khalil the caterpillar
Trivia - Test your Jonah knowledge!
Interactive Storybook - Read along with the story "Even Fish Slappers Need a Second Chance"
Jonah Karaoke - Sing along to "Jonah Was a Prophet"
Family Fun Activities - Two activities for your family to try at home.
DVD-ROM Fun - Five Jonah games, coloring pages, links, the movie script ... even a demo of Jonah - a VeggieTales Game!
Lots of hidden Easter Eggs for persistant hunters, including the French Peas' Jonah bootleg, Khalil's motivational tapes, an interview with Bob and Larry, and more!
Still Shots
What are people saying?
"Enough SpongeBob-meets-Monty-Python silliness to give adults a kick as well."
-Megan Turner, NY Post
"A colorful, bouncy sense of the epic."
-Paul Malcolm, LA Weekly
"Flat out enjoyable"
-Ed Blank, Pittsburgh Tribune Review
"The best animated film so far this year! 'Jonah' is funnier and more entertaining than 'Ice Age'."
-Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star
"Laugh-out-loud lunacy."
-Joe Leydon, San Francisco Examiner
"One of the year's most entertaining films...delightful, imaginative, and stunningly original."
-Michael Medved, SRN Radio Network
"Playful, high-spirited and unmistakable amusing."
-Kenneth Turan, LA Times
"Should leave everybody laughing. VeggieTales is one amusing salad."
-Chris Kaltenbach, Baltimore Sun
"It's fun and fulfilling movie for parents and adults."
-Brandy McDonnell, Daily Oklahoman
"It would take a vegetarian hating carnivore not to get some enjoyment from this first feature..."
-Luke Sader, Hollywood Reporter
"It has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults."
-Moviemom.com
"In the ranks of ... 'Shrek' in terms of crossover kid/adult appeal."
-Joe Miller, Raleigh News and Observer
Meet The Cast!
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Bob the Tomato - I have the privilege of driving Junior, Laura, Percy, Annie and Dad Asparagus to the Twippo concert. Well, at least it starts out as a privilege. After a protective mamma porcupine shoots out one of our tires, we go speeding down a hill and end up just inches away from landing in the river, and then I take another one of those porcupine needles to my posterior. Next time I'll make sure to wear lots of padding. |
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Jonah - I have the great honor of playing the role of none other than the show's conflicted courier, Jonah! That's right, as Jonah, I deliver messages for God. It's the part of a lifetime. I mean, imagine being the only man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell about it! A role like this comes around only once in a lifetime. Wait a second! Make that twice in a lifetime. After all, this is a movie about second chances. |
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Junior - I play myself. While that may sound easy, try playing me when your friend Laura has a backstage pass to see your favorite singer, Twippo, perform in concert, and she keeps rubbing it your face until it flies out the window. Talk about divine intervention! Oh, yeah, and I almost forgot the best part. At the end of the movie I have the honor of delivering the message of the entire story -- that we need to give others a second chance, even if they don't deserve them. |
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Khalil - I am a worm! Or am I a caterpillar? I always mix those two up. At any rate, I play a highly motivated Persian rug salesworm, er, cater ... -- Oh boy, here we go again! -- named Khalil. After becoming a bit discouraged by my profession, I decide to set sail for greener pastures. That is when I meet Jonah. He delivers the messages, and I handle his licensed merchandise. It is a partnership! |
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Larry - I play Pirate Larry, the undisputed laziest pirate in the world. Of course, the only reason it's undisputed is that the others are too lazy to dispute it. Hmm, very crafty of them. My agent says that by not disputing my title, they are demonstrating a dubious brand of laziness that could pose a serious threat to my title. Or, by being so resourceful, are they compromising their commitment to being lazy? I'm not sure, but all this thinking has worn me out. I'm pooped! |
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Laura - I play the winner of the Twippo Sweepstakes. Not only does my character win a backstage pass to see Twippo in concert, but I am also the only one who gets to meet him afterwards. It's a very rewarding and challenging role, especially when my ticket flies out the window and we almost land in the river. All that action sure was rough on my new hairdo! |
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Lunt - Why, I play the role of Pirate Lunt, another official member of "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything!" You may not know this, but the entire story of Jonah hinges on one very important line, and I deliver that line! The line I'm talking about is "Remember when we did that one thing ... with that one guy?" If I hadn't said that line, who knows where the conversation would have gone. Instead of a whale swallowing an asparagus, we might have talked about a man who mistook his cheeseburger for a hat, and walked around with a mouth-watering cheeseburger on his head all day, and wondered why everyone was salivating around him. Until, of course, he went to bed and found, of all things, a cheeseburger on his head. Crazy! |
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PaGrape - Why, I play the role of Pirate Pa, an official member of "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything!" Our goal, to not do so much as anything, was working beautifully until some nut named Jonah asked us to sail him to Tarshish. If it weren't for all the cheese curls and root beer we'll be able to buy with the booty he promised in return, we'd probably still be talking about the last time we did something. |
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