Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Tadpole and the Whale
Tadpole and the Whale

Tadpole and the Whale

Genres

AdventureFamily

OverView

The adventures of Elvira, a 12-year-old girl obsessed with the sea who develops the ability to breathe underwater. Elvira and her dolphin friend Elvar meet a friendly whale, among other creatures, while back on land all is not as it should be.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

17 June 1988

Country

Canada

Cast

Fanny Lauzier

Fanny Lauzier

Daphne

Denis Forest

Denis Forest

Marcel

Marina Orsini

Marina Orsini

Julie

Félix-Antoine Leroux

Félix-Antoine Leroux

Alexandre

Jean Lajeunesse

Jean Lajeunesse

Grand-papa Thomas

Lise Thouin

Lise Thouin

Anne

Louise Richer

Louise Richer

La mère

Thomas Donohue

Thomas Donohue

Le père

Pierre-Olivier Gagnon

Pierre-Olivier Gagnon

Capelan

Jean-Pierre Leduc

Jean-Pierre Leduc

Bernard

Jean Lafontaine

Jean Lafontaine

Le réalisateur

Jean Lemire

Jean Lemire

Le caméraman

André Doyle

André Doyle

L'assistant-caméraman

Claude Grisé

Claude Grisé

L'homme d'affaires

Alie Lavoie Gray

Alie Lavoie Gray

La petite fille

Roland Laroche

Roland Laroche

Grand-papa Hector

Similar Movies

4.7

The Country Bears

July 2002 •English

For Beary Barrington, The Country Bears' young #1 fan, fitting in with his all-too-human family is proving im-paws-ible. When he runs away to find Country Bear Hall and his heroes, he discovers the venue that made them famous is near foreclosure. Beary hightails it over the river and through the woods to get the Bears in the Band back together for an all-out reunion concert to save Country Bear Hall.

6.1

Free Willy 3: The Rescue

August 1997 •English

Willy the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, along with old friend Randolph and a sarcastic scientist, Drew. On the whaler's ship is captain John Wesley and his son, Max, who isn't really pleased about his father's job, but doesn't have the gut to say so. Along the way, Willy reunites with Jesse.

6.6

The Yearling

December 1946 •English

Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?

7.2

National Velvet

January 1945 •English

Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.

6.5

The Snail and the Whale

October 2020 •English

A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young snail who has ambitions to travel the world. The other snails think she should stay put, but she puts out a call for a “Lift wanted around the world”. Eventually her call is answered by a great big grey-blue humpback whale! She sets off with him across the seas. On their journey the snail and the whale discover towering icebergs and far-off lands, fiery mountains and golden sands. The snail is delighted by the wonderful world around her, until she realises how small it makes her feel.

5.8

Bernie the Dolphin 2

December 2019 •English

The kids are thrilled that Bernie has come back. But so has their old enemy Winston, who's about to kidnap the talented dolphin. Kevin and Holly must rescue their splashy friend before it's too late.

6.9

King Kong

December 2005 •English

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

6.9

Dolphin Reef

March 2018 •English

Echo is a youngster who can't quite decide if it's time to grow up and take on new responsibilities-or give in to her silly side and just have fun. Dolphin society is tricky, and the coral reef that Echo and his family call home depends on all of its inhabitants to keep it healthy. But Echo has a tough time resisting the many adventures the ocean has to offer.

7.2

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

November 1986 •English

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.

7.4

The Big Blue

May 1988 •French

Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

7.5

A Grand Day Out

May 1990 •English

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

7.8

The Wrong Trousers

December 1993 •English

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

7.6

A Close Shave

March 1996 •English

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

6.0

Firehouse Dog

April 2007 •English

Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.

4.7

Trigger

August 2006 •Norwegian

A warm, dramatic story about eleven-year-old Alise's encounter with a wild horse on the run.

7.1

Moby Dick

June 1956 •English

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.

7.1

Pinocchio

February 1940 •English

A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.

5.9

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

July 1995 •English

Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.

6.3

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

November 1995 •English

Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess to the prince of the warrior Wachootoos. If Ace fails, the result will be a vicious tribal war.

7.3

The Jungle Book

October 1967 •English

The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.