The Magical Riddle

The Magical Riddle is a 1999 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Fox Animation Studios and released by 20th Century Fox. It was written and directed by Phil Anderson (in his directorial debut) and written by Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, and John August, and stars the voices of Christina Ricci, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Michael J. Fox, Patrick Stewart, Jeremy Irons, Wayne Knight, and Jodi Benson.

The film was released into theatres on October 22, 1999, and it received positive reviews from critics who praised the film for its animation and music, although some compared it unfavorably to the animated musicals of the Disney Renaissance era. On its $60 million budget, it grossed $149 million, making it the highest-grossing film from Fox Animation Studios. It received nominations for several awards, including for Best Original Song at the 72nd Academy Awards. The success of The Magical Riddle spawned other media, including a TV series of the same name that aired on Fox Kids from 2000 to 2002, video games, books, and toys.

Plot
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Voice cast
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Production
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Development
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Casting
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Animation
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Music
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Release
The Magical Riddle was originally slated for May 1999, but was pushed to October 1999 to give the production team more time to finish the film, with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace taking over its original slot.

Marketing
The film was accompanied by a promotional campaign by Burger King.

Home media
The Magical Riddle was released on VHS and DVD on March 14, 2000. The DVD release included an audio commentary by Phil Anderson, a 22-minute making-of documentary, a gallery of concept art, storyboards, test footage, trailers, deleted scenes, and DVD-ROM features.

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Box office
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Main
To see the main transcript of the film, click here.

Trailers
To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.