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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Suitable for Children, Scary Moments Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 07/25/2000 Format: DVD - Soft-Matted WSE for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 3 hrs 7 mins Studio: Hallmark Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Fantasy, Sea Adventure, Fantasy Adventure See Also: Gulliver's Travels [Special Edition]

Originally aired on the NBC network as a two-part miniseries, this all-star adventure is perhaps one of the most complete and faithful retellings of 18th-century author Jonathan Swift's epic social satire on film. Nine years after he set sail from England, a bedraggled, disoriented Dr. Lemuel Gulliver (Ted Danson) returns to his home. His faithful wife (Mary Steenburgen) is delighted to see him, but also troubled, for in Gulliver's absence the conniving Dr. Bates (James Fox) has taken over Gulliver's home and practice and is also trying to force Gulliver's wife to marry him. During his recovery, Gulliver raves and acts out his fantastic adventures at sea wherein he encountered the diminutive but contentious Lilliputians, the gigantic Brobdingnag's and their egalitarian society, the Laputas, who live upon a flying island, and the Houyhnhnmland, intelligent talking horses living in a land populated by wild humans. Scenes of his adventures are deftly interspersed with Gulliver's present predicament in which Dr. Bates, wanting Lemuel's wife and son, has placed the traveller in Bedlam, London's famous insane asylum where he awaits a hearing to determine his sanity. Gulliver's young son holds the key to his release. Filmed on location in Portugal and England, this miniseries is set apart by a top-notch cast and exceptional special effects. In addition to the aforementioned actors, the cast includes Peter O'Toole, Geraldine Chaplin, Sir John Gielgud, Omar Sharif and Alfre Woodard. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Ted Danson - Gulliver
Mary Steenburgen
James Fox
Ned Beatty
Geraldine Chaplin

Ted Danson stars in this made-for-TV adaptation of Gulliver's Travels that comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a making-of featurette, production notes, information on the cast and crew, and an interactive game. This is a solid release from Artisan. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide