MPAA Rating: G
Genre: Family/Animated
Age range: Ages 2 and up
Runtime: Approx. 88 minutes
Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Isla Fisher, Dan Fogler, Amy Poehler, Jaime Pressly, Jonah Hill, Josh Flitter
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Screenwriter: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Release Date: March 14, 2008

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who Movie Trailer

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who - Official Synopsis

With his signature evocative and rhyming text, writer and cartoonist Dr.

Seuss, an American treasure whose books have delighted generations of young people, opens one of his most beloved tales, Horton Hears a Who!

Now, over fifty years since Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, published this perennial favorite, the makers of ICE AGE and comedy giants Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, bring it to life in a way never before experienced. For the first time, a motion picture transports audiences into Dr. Seuss' incredible imagination, through state-of-the-art CG animation. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (TM) is Seuss as you want to experience his work at the movies - and as it was meant to be seen.

The film, like Seuss' book, presents an imaginative elephant named Horton (Carrey) who hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Although Horton doesn't know it yet, that speck houses an entire city named Who-ville, inhabited by the microscopic Whos, led by the Mayor (Carell). Despite being ridiculed and threatened by his neighbors, who think he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to save the particle...because "a person's a person, no matter how small."

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! - Fun Facts for Kids

The movie Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! is based on the 1954 children's book by Dr. Seuss. Horton the elephant is a kind-hearted character who is always trying to help others. He made his debut in Dr. Seuss' Horton Hatches the Egg, published in 1940. In addition to the two books and movie, Horton stars in a cartoon version of Horton Hears a Who!, which was released by Warner Home Video in March of 2008.