- Actors: James Mason, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw, Joan Greenwood, David Tomlinson
- Directors: Lionel Jeffries
- Writers: Lionel Jeffries, Charles Kingsley, Denis Norden, Michael Robson
- Producers: Ben Arbeid, Peter Shaw
- Format: PAL
- Region: All Regions
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: U
- Studio: Metrodome
- DVD Release Date: 1 Sep 2003
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005NCZD
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 124,190 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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The Water Babies tells the story of Tom, a chimney sweep who gets framed for theft in 1850s England. Even though a young girl named Ellie knows the real thieves' identities and tries to clear Tom's name, Tom's desperate escape run lands him right in the middle of Dead Man's Pool. Assumed to have met certain death, Tom gets sucked into a magical underwater world. Tom befriends the creatures he meets beneath the sea, and they accompany him on a journey to the land of Water Babies, where he intends to ask the all-powerful Cracken to help him return to the world above the water. However, when Tom finally does manage to return to land, life is far from idyllic as he must set out clear his name and trap the real thieves.
Many adults possess fond memories of seeing this 1978 movie as children. The land portions of this musical feature live-action footage, while the water sequence is fully animated. To a fresh, modern audience, the abrupt change from one format to the other is somewhat disconcerting, as is the choppy, older animation style. The story, based on the classic children's book of the same name by Charles Kingsley, is an intriguing look at both Victorian culture and the fantasy world. (Ages 4-8) --Tami Horiuchi, Amazon.com
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good film but nothing like the book,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Water Babies [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I have the water babies since i was a verry little girl, and the story has always intrigued me. It's a great childrens film that i feel adults can also enjoy. Just one point, if you really enjoyed the film i would recommened you not to read the book. I have read it recently thanks to this film, but i discovered from the offset that the film is extremely different to the book and i cannot watch the film in the same light ever again. Overall a great film all the family will enjoy and watch over and over again.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ay Cockalorum!!!,
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This review is from: The Water Babies [1978] [DVD] (DVD)
Take a star off the rating if you didn't see this when you were a youngester is the basic truth.
I got this as it filled me with nostlagia - being shoved in front of the TV on wet winter afternoons with some buttered crumpets and my sister. We loved it. Truth be told it's a little bit rubbish seeing it now. The live action segemts are well done and James Mason, Billie Whitelaw & Bernard Cribbins all do good jobs. The animation though is shcoking - and really, really, really hurried! The best song 'Ay Cockalorum' is reprised FOUR times!!! Have to be brutally truthful though - it still made me grin from ear to ear. I reckon smaller children nowadays would still enjoy it too, but anyone over 8 might spot the poor production values and shoddy animation. So fun for the very young or for those heading for memory lane.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
wow,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Water Babies [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is only the best childrens video that I have ever watched. The plot is disney, the songs are fantastic and I used to watch it every weekkend with my sister before my Mum and Dad got up! Highly recomended!
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