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 | Marion Levine | Casting |
| Production | Dereck Joubert | Producer |
| Sound | Beverly Joubert | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Trevor Rabin | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Nena Olwage | Editor |
| Production | Beverly Joubert | Producer |
| Writing | Dereck Joubert | Story |
| Production | Gary Matanky | Post Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Dereck Joubert | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Dereck Joubert | Screenplay |
| Production | James Pentecost | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Odin Benitez | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Writing | Holly Goldberg Sloan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Beverly Joubert | Story |
| Writing | Jordan Moffet | Screenplay |