Padme's Library: 07/22/22

Friday, July 22, 2022

📘🎥🎅🎆Friday's Film Adaptation-Xmas in July🎆🎅🎥📘: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

Summary:

This beautiful hardcover edition of The Polar Express is the perfect gift for all those—of any age—who believe, come Christmas Eve, that they too will hear the sweet sound of a reindeer’s silver bell. This edition includes a keepsake ornament.

A young boy, lying awake one Christmas Eve, is welcomed aboard a magical train to the North Pole . . .

Through dark forests, over tall mountains, and across a barren desert of ice, the Polar Express makes its way to the huge city standing alone at the top of the world, where the boy will make his Christmas wish.

For millions of readers around the world, this mysterious journey to the North Pole has become a beloved Christmas classic. In this thirtieth-anniversary edition, the inimitable artistry of Chris Van Allsburg is showcased with a bold new jacket design and expanded interior layout.

The Polar Express is a Caldecott Medal winner, and reading the story together is a beloved holiday tradition held by generations of families. It has also become a favorite holiday movie and been translated into stage productions that take place across the United States during the holiday season.

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Release Date: November 10, 2004

Release Time: 100 minutes

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast:

Tom Hanks - Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus

Leslie Zemeckis - Sister Sarah / Mother

Eddie Deezen - Know-It-All

Nona Gaye - Hero Girl (voice)

Peter Scolari - Billy - Lonely Boy

Brendan King, Andy Pellick - Pastry Chefs

Josh Eli, Mark Mendonca, Rolandas Hendricks, Mark Goodman, Jon Scott, Gregory Gast, Sean Scott, Gordon Hart - Waiters

Michael Jeter - Smokey / Steamer

Chris Coppola - Toothless Boy / Elf

Julene Renee - Red Head Girl / Elf

Charles Fleischer - Elf General

Steven Tyler - Elf Lieutenant / Elf Singer

Phil Fondacaro, Debbie Lee Carrington, Mark Povinelli, Ed Gale - Elf

Dante Pastula - Little Boy

Daryl Sabara - Hero Boy (voice)

André Sogliuzzo - Smokey / Steamer (voice)

Jimmy Bennett - Lonely Boy (voice)

Isabella Peregrina - Sister Sarah (voice)

Eric Newton, Aidan O'Shea, Aaron Hendry, Kevin C. Carr, Bee Jay Joyer, Jena Carpenter, Karine Mauffrey, Elisabeth P. Carpenter, Bill Forchion, Devin Henderson, Sagiv Ben-Binyamin - Acrobatic Elf

Josh Hutcherson - Hero Boy

Ashly Holloway - Sister Sarah

Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak - Know-It-All

Chantel Valdivieso - Hero Girl

Hayden McFarland - Lonely Boy

Connor Matheus - Toothless Boy

Evan Sabara - Young Boy

Awards

2004 Academy Awards

Best Sound Editing - Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard - Nominated

Best Sound Mixing - Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan - Nominated

Best Original Song - "Believe" - Nominated

2005 Golden Globes

Best Original Song-Motion Picture - Glen Ballard, Alan Silvestri - Nominated

Trailer

Clips

Author Bio:
Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. The author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 1982, Jumanji won the National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg was formerly an instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.