Blue's Big Musical Movie (also known as Blue's Big Musical and Blue's Clues: The Movie) is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated film based on the Blue's Clues television series and acted as the first full length musical film for the character of Blue the Dog. The film had a theatre premiere on October 6, 2000, and later, its home video release was on October 6, 2000. A video game based on the movie was released for the original PlayStation around the same time making it the only Blue's Clues video game on a non-PC home console.
Cast
- Steven Burns as Steve
Voices
- Ray Charles as G-Clef
- Jimmy Hayes, Jerry Lawson, Joe Russell, and Jayotis Washington (The Persuasions) as the Notes
- Traci Paige Johnson as Blue
- Nick Balaban as Mr. Salt
- Spencer Kayden as Mrs. Pepper
- Jenna Marie Castle and LaNaé Allen as Paprika
- Kelly Nigh as Tickety Tock
- Cody Ross Pitts and Evan Dorfman as Slippery Soap
- Seth O'Hickory as Mailbox
- Olivia Zaro as Pail
- Jonathan Press as Shovel
- Cameron Bowen as Periwinkle
- Aleisha Allen as Sidetable Drawer
- Adam Peltzman as Green Puppy
- Koyalee Chanda as Magenta
- Alexander Claffy as Purple Kangaroo
Reception
Hartford Courant wrote that while the film teaches children "sharing and working together", it also teaches "self- expression and friendship" through "the smooth tones of Ray Charles" as the voice of G-Clef, and remarked that it was "an excellent segment".
Digitally Obsessed wrote the film was a "mixture of Pee-wee's Playhouse and Peanuts with a touch of Where's Waldo thrown in that is probably a lot of fun for kids and teaches while requiring the kids to think."
Chicago Sun-Times noted that as being centered in the world of the "most watched pre-school television show", the video will prove popular with parents of young children.
Time stated that direct to video no longer means "not good enough for theaters" where children's films are concerned and noted that Blue's Big Musical Movie spun the popular children's television series into a "full-length extravaganza".
In Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!, author Pratt observes that even though designed for toddlers, Steven Burns, as the only human in the cast, delivered a "remarkable and consistent performance" while speaking directly to the camera in addressing his young viewers, speaking slowly and clearly without being condescending or patronizing.
Review Corner wrote that the film was "complete with all the charm and learning that makes the television series outstanding, and then some." They offered that while the "feature-film debut follows basically the same tried-and-true format of the television series, it contains longer (mostly musical) interludes and plenty of mini-stories and adventures along the way," as well as introducing a new character, Periwinkle the cat.
Awards and nominations
- 2001, Nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Family Feature Film â€" Animation
Song list (Soundtrack version)
- Today's The Big Day
- At The Show
- The Breakfast Song
- Clipboard Shuffle
- Sidetable's Lament
- Blue's Clues Theme Song
- Silly Hat
- Putting it Together
- Notes
- Rhythm
- Tempo
- Dynamics
- There It Is
- As Smart As You
- Sing
- The Magic of Theater
- I Can Be Anything That I Want To Be
- So Long Song
References
External links
- Blue's Big Musical Movie at the Internet Movie Database