Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
Whispers, an innocent and adorable baby elephant who's just learning to walk on his own four feet, finds himself separated from his loving mother, Gentle Heart. In his desperate search to find her, he meets the cynical loner Groove, an outcast from her own herd who never wanted to be a mother. Together, this unlikely pair brave danger after danger on their incredible journey to find water and Whispers' mother.
Director:
Dereck Joubert
Writers:
Dereck Joubert, Holly Goldberg Sloan, Jordan Moffet.
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Angela Bassett as Groove (voice) |
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Anne Archer as Gentle Heart (voice) |
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Joanna Lumley as Half Tusk (voice) |
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Betty White as Round (voice) |
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Debi Derryberry as Whispers (voice) |
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Kevin Michael Richardson as Adult Whispers (voice) |
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Alice Ghostley as Tuskless (voice) |
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Kat Cressida as Princess (voice) |
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Joan Rivers as Spike (voice) |
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John DiMaggio as Tough-Tusk/Fulla Bull (voice) |
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Tone Loc as Macho Bull (voice) |
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Jeannie Elias as Stranger/Herd Elephant (voice) |
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Jim Black as Poacher |
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Joseph Molekoa as Poacher |
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David Mabukane as Poacher |
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Sandor Carter as Poacher |
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Lea Floden as Various Characters (voice) |
| Directing | Dereck Joubert | Director |
| Production | Dereck Joubert | Producer |
| Writing | Dereck Joubert | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dereck Joubert | Story |
| Production | Beverly Joubert | Producer |
| Sound | Trevor Rabin | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Marion Levine | Casting |
| Editing | Nena Olwage | Editor |
| Production | Gary Matanky | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Beverly Joubert | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Holly Goldberg Sloan | Screenplay |
| Production | James Pentecost | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Odin Benitez | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Dereck Joubert | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Beverly Joubert | Story |
| Writing | Jordan Moffet | Screenplay |