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Horton Hears a Who!

Horton Hears a Who!

Horton hears more than anyone believes.

20086.51h 26m

Overview

An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, who thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle.

Directed by Steve Martino
Written by Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul, Ricardo Curtis
Produced by Bob Gordon, Bruce Anderson, Patrick Worlock
Box OfficeBudget: $85.0MRevenue: $298.6M

Top Cast

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

Horton (voice)

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Mayor (voice)

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Kangaroo (voice)

Will Arnett

Will Arnett

Vlad (voice)

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Morton (voice)

Dan Fogler

Dan Fogler

Councilman / Yummo Wickersham (voice)

Isla Fisher

Isla Fisher

Dr. Mary Lou Larue (voice)

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Tommy (voice)

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler

Sally O'Malley (voice)

Jaime Pressly

Jaime Pressly

Mrs. Quilligan (voice)

Themes & Keywords

rescueelephantjunglewhocartoon elephant

About Horton Hears a Who!

Horton Hears a Who! is a animation, comedy, family, adventure, fantasy film released in 2008 exploring themes of rescue, elephant, jungle, who, cartoon elephant. Directed by Steve Martino, it stars Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett. An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, who thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle.

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