The Pebble and the Penguin

(1995)

★ 5.2 IMDb · 139 votes

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family, Comedy, Romance

Year: 1995

Runtime: 74 мин

Country: United States of America, Ireland

Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman

Cast: Мартин Шорт, Annie Golden, Джеймс Белуши, Тим Карри, Alissa King, Stevie Vallance, Will Ryan, Нил Росс, Stan Jones, Скотт Буллок

Plot

A bashful bachelor penguin named Hubie, who's partial to a pretty female named Marina. Ancient penguin ritual dictates that males present a pebble to their intended, then mate for life. Hubie finds a spiffy stone, but before he can bestow it on Marina, dastardly rival Drake tosses him into the churning sea, and Hubie gets swept away.

Hubie (Martin Short) must present his special pebble to Marina (Annie Golden) before the pebble festival is over, or lose his chance forever. He just manages to pluck up the nerve, when the evil Drake (Tim Curry) knocks him off the ice, and he is swept away. Picked up and caged by a ship, he meets the streetwise Rocko (Jim Belushi), whose only wishes are to live in sunny climates and learn to fly. Together they escape, and Hubie convinces Rocko to help him find Antarctica. When they reach the home ice, Hubie must defeat his worst enemy, and Rocko must face up to the reality of his dream of flying.