Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
July 14, 2000Release Date
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
July 14, 2000Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Alec Baldwin
Mr. Conductor
Cody McMains
Patch
Russell Means
Billy Twofeathers
Eddie Glenn
Thomas (voice)
Neil Crone
Diesel 10 / Gordon / Splatter / Tumbleweed (voice)
Peter Fonda
Grandpa Burnett Stone
Jared Wall
Young Burnett
Laura Bower
Young Tasha
Didi Conn
Stacy Jones
Kevin Frank
Henry / Dodge / Bertie / Harold (voice)
Mara Wilson
Lily
Linda Ballantyne
Percy (voice)
Susan Roman
James (voice)
Lori Hallier
Lily's Mother
Colm Feore
Toby (voice)
Michael E. Rodgers
Mr. C. Junior
Britt Allcroft
Director
Wilbert Awdry
Writer
Reverend W. Awdry
Writer
Rick Siggelkow
Writer
Shelley-Elizabeth Skinner
Annie / Clarabel (voice)
Philip D. Fehrle
Producer
Junior Campbell
Composer
Hummie Mann
Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 14, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
Content RatingG
Budget$19,000,000
Box Office$19,748,009
Filming LocationsCastletown railway station, Isle of Man · Harrisburg Transportation Center, United States
Genres
Wiki.
Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a 2000 children's fantasy adventure film written and directed by Britt Allcroft and produced by Allcroft and Phil Fehrle. It is the only theatrical live-action/animated Thomas & Friends film in the franchise. The film stars Alec Baldwin as Mr. Conductor, Peter Fonda, Mara Wilson, Didi Conn, Russell Means, Cody McMains, Michael E. Rodgers, and the voices of Eddie Glen and Neil Crone. The film is based on the British children's book series The Railway Series by the Reverend W. Awdry, its televised adaptation Thomas & Friends by Allcroft, and the American television series Shining Time Station by Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. The film tells the story of Lily Stone (Wilson), the granddaughter of the caretaker (Fonda) of an enchanted steam engine who is lacking an appropriate supply of coal, and Mr. Conductor (Baldwin) of Shining Time Station, whose provisions of magical gold dust are at a critical low. Lily and Mr. Conductor enlist the help of Thomas the Tank Engine (Glen), who confronts the ruthless, steam engine-hating Diesel 10 (Crone) along the way.
Thomas and the Magic Railroad premiered on July 9, 2000. It was panned by critics upon release with criticism of the acting, plot, special effects, and lack of fidelity to its source material. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $19.7 million worldwide against a production budget of $19 million; Allcroft resigned from her company in September 2000 due to the film's poor performance. HiT Entertainment acquired the company two years later, including the television rights to Thomas. As of October 2020, a second theatrical live-action/animated Thomas & Friends film is in development at Mattel Films, a division of Mattel, the current owner of HiT Entertainment, with Marc Forster serving as director.