Product Details

• Actors: Hans Conried, Chuck Jones, June Foray, Thurl Ravenscroft, Fran Smith
• Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam, Ralph Bakshi, Robert Clampett, Tony Collingwood
• Writers: Dr. Seuss, Michael Maltese
• Producers: Audrey Geisel
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Original recording remastered, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: March 4, 2008
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000YOX3FQ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,505 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Chuck Jones was chief animator on this lively adaptation of the famous book by Dr. Seuss. The story of a friendly elephant named Horton who discovers--deep inside a daisy--a tiny city called Whoville with tiny, intelligent residents--this film (fleshed out a bit from the source) is strong on character and has striking, appealing visuals. The little folks of Whoville, with their natural air of aristocracy, are a kick, and when they come to see Horton as a hero for his democratic view of all life big and small, the effect is quite touching. This should be a real treat for kids already familiar with the book, but just might inspire those who haven't read it to pick it up. --Tom Keogh

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Probably Not What You Remember, January 15, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dr. Seuss - Horton Hears a Who [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you remember the monkeys shouting "Boil That Dust speck" you might be disappointed with this video. It is not the original animated short you remember but in fact is a 94 remake. This is more accurately, "Dustin Hoffman reads Horton". Instead of real animation it is still pictures from the book with minor animation effects. My daughter still likes it, but it's not what I expected.

37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing, October 15, 1999

By	Gary Sabshon "Rock Dad" (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Dr. Seuss - Horton Hears a Who [VHS] (VHS Tape)

There was no tipoff in the Amazon description telling me that this video was only moderately animated. I remember a fully animated version from when I was a kid and this was not it. My little boy, who loves being read the story, didn't care very much for this.

Hoffman's character accents kept changing throughout his narration. The audio quality was muffled and sometimes hard to understand.

Personally, I don't understand why this format of animation is even used. Except that you can put your kid down and walk away, there is no heightening of the experience over simply reading the book.

I gave it a second star because it is a terrific book and the video presentation of the book can't be all bad based purely on the subject matter.

If the fully animated version is available, that would be my preference.

28 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bad!, December 24, 2000

By	Lauren (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dr. Seuss - Horton Hears a Who [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you want to see the classic "Horton Hears A Who" in it's full glory, then you do not want to buy this! Instead, I suggest that for just a couple dollars more, you purchase the double feature of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" which includes the original Horton and all "Boil that dust speck" excitement (which I still find exciting at 15.....scary) Plus you get to watch the Grinch! I know for a fact that you can buy it on this site because I currently own it. :)