Summary
Animalympics is all about the Animal Olympics Contest where all the animals around the world gather to take part in everything from skiing in North America to the very long marathon race in humid conditions.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 71
Audience score87%
IMDb6.8
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.4/5
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −22 min on the typical 100
typical 10078Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 19 more
Released
1980
April 11, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
ComedyAnimationFamilyTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism4 of 4
Gilda RadnerBarbra Warblers / Brenda Springer / Cora Lee Perrier / Tatyana Tushenko / Dorrie Turnell / The Contessa (voice)
Billy CrystalRugs Turkell / Joey Gongolong / Art Antica (voice)
Harry ShearerKeen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)- MFMichael FremerHenry Hummel / René Fromage / Kit Mambo / Bolt Jenkins / Kurt Wuffner / Dean Wilson / Jackie Fuelit (voice)
Directing · 2
- Steven Lisberger Director, Writer, Story, Producer
- Michael Fremer Assistant Director, Writer, Music Editor
Writing · 2
- Roger Allers Story, Art Direction, Animation
- John Norton Story, Art Direction, Animation
Production · 7
- Donald Kushner Producer
- Peggy Lisberger Associate Producer
- Don Coorough Production Manager
- Amanda Julian Johnson Production Assistant
- Barry Petersen Production Assistant
- Kris Weber Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Paul Nevitt Camera Operator, Special Effects
- Ted T. Bemiller Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Matt Cope Editor
Sound · 2
- Graham Gouldman Original Music Composer
- Joel Sill Music Supervisor
Art · 4
- Kirk Henderson Background Designer
- Peter Mueller Art Direction, Background Designer
- Richard Blair Background Designer
- Rich Fernalld Graphic Designer, Special Effects
Visual Effects · 18
- Brad Bird Animation
- Darrell Rooney Animation
- Bill Kroyer Animation, Animation Director
- Tom Sito Animation
- Dan Haskett Animation
- David Stephan Animation
Other crew · 1
- Jimmie Haskell Additional Music
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