Jetsons: The Movie (1990) on Netflix
G19901h 22mAnimationComedyFamily
Mr. Spacely promotes George Jetson to run a new Sprockets factory on the Orbiting Ore Asteroid. George brings Jane, Judy, Elroy and Rosie to the apartment community next to the plant.
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Plot summary
Cosmo Spacely has opened a mining colony on the Orbiting Ore Asteroid, meant to turn out sprockets at a tenth of the cost of making them on Earth, and the plant has been sabotaged again and again. Four vice presidents sent to run it are gone, and the last of them, Alexander Throttlebottom, has fled. Spacely has his robot assistant Gertrude find him a loyal, expendable employee who can push a button, and George Jetson's name comes up. George becomes vice president and moves Jane, Judy, Elroy and Rosie into the apartment community beside the asteroid's shopping complex, while the plant's robot engineer Rudy-2 shows him the factory before it reopens. Judy is having a hard time adjusting and meets a teenage boy named Apollo Blue, and Elroy is first at odds with Rudy-2's son Teddy-2.
Cast
- Patric Zimmermanas Elroy Jetson (voice)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
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- George O'Hanlon, the voice of George Jetson, died of a stroke on February 11, 1989, after finishing his dialogue, and Mel Blanc, the voice of Mr. Spacely, died on July 10, 1989; Jeff Bergman filled in for both in additional scenes.
- Janet Waldo, the original voice of Judy Jetson, recorded the role but was replaced by singer Tiffany because studio executives hoped Tiffany would bring in a stronger box office; some of Waldo's Judy lines stayed in the film, and voice director Andrea Romano tried to have her own name removed in protest.
- Daws Butler, the voice of Elroy, fell ill with a stroke and pneumonia in early 1988 and died on May 18 before recording any lines, so voice coordinator Kris Zimmerman brought in her then-husband Patric, then a relative unknown, to replace him.
- The film was made on a modest $8 million budget, but Universal spent $12 million on an unsuccessful marketing campaign, which kept it from turning a profit.
- It was the last theatrical film directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, who died in 2001 and 2006 respectively.
- Tiffany, who voiced Judy Jetson, sang three songs in the film, 'I Always Thought I'd See You Again', 'You and Me' and 'Home', and said her singing voice was what initially drew Barbera's attention.
- The film was the final official Jetsons production until the direct-to-video release of The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! in 2017.
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