Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a 2000 children's fantasy adventure film written and directed by Britt Allcroft and produced by Allcroft and Phil Fehrle; the cast includes Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Mara Wilson, Didi Conn, Russell Means, Cody McMains, Michael E. Rodgers, and the voices of Eddie Glen and Neil Crone. The film is based on the British children's book series The Railway Series by Wilbert Awdry, its televised adaptation Thomas & Friends by Allcroft, and the American television series Shining Time Station by Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow; it is the only theatrical live-action/animated film in the Thomas & Friends franchise. The plot is centered on Lily Stone (Wilson), the granddaughter of the caretaker (Fonda) of an enchanted steam engine who is lacking an appropriate supply of coal, and Mr. Conductor (Baldwin) of Shining Time Station, whose provisions of magical gold dust are at a critical low. Lily and Mr. Conductor enlist the help of Thomas the Tank Engine (Glen), who confronts the ruthless, steam engine-hating Diesel 10 (Crone) along the way.
Thomas and the Magic Railroad premiered on July 9, 2000. It was panned by critics upon release, with criticism of the acting, plot, special effects, and lack of fidelity to its source material. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $19.7 million worldwide against a production budget of $19 million; Allcroft resigned from her company in September 2000 due to the film's poor performance. HiT Entertainment acquired the company two years later, including the television rights to Thomas. As of October 2020, a second theatrical live-action animated Thomas & Friends film is in development at Mattel Films, a division of Mattel, the current owner of HiT Entertainment, with Marc Forster serving as director.
Cast[]
Character | Actor | ||
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Thomas
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Eddie Glen | |
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Gordon
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Neil Crone | |
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Diesel 10
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Splatter
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Lady
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Britt Allcroft | |
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Mr. Conductor
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Alec Baldwin | |
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Junior
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Michael E. Rodgers | |
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Burnett Stone
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Peter Fonda | |
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Lily Stone
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Mara Wilson | |
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Henry
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Kevin Frank | |
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Bertie
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Harold
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Dodge
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James
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Susan Roman | |
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Percy
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Linda Ballantyne | |
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Toby
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Colm Feore | |
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Patch
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Cody McMains | |
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Billy Twofeathers
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Russell Means | |
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Stacy Jones
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Didi Conn | |
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Annie and Clarabel
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Shelley-Elizabeth Skinner | |
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P.T. Boomer
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Doug Lennox (full role cut) |
Music[]
Song | Singer(s) | ||
Shining Time
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Neil Donell (movie version)
Maren Ord (end credits) | ||
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I Know How the Moon Must Feel
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Dayna Manning | ||
He's A Really Useful Engine
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Steven Page and Children's Choir | ||
Summer Sunday
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Ben Wright, Dominic Gibbson, Dominic Goundar, Rob Jenkins and Gerard MacLachlan | ||
Some Things Never Leave You
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Joe Henry | ||
The Locomotion
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Atomic Kitten |
International versions[]
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Azerbaijani (voice-over) |
Tomas və sehirli dəmiryolu |
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Cantonese | 湯瑪士和神奇鐵路 |
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Czech (VHS) |
Tomáš a přátelé: Kouzelná železnice Tomáš a Kouzelná železnice[1] |
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Czech (Supermax) |
Tomáš a přátelé: Kouzelná železnice Tomáš a Kouzelná železnice[1] |
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Dutch | Thomas en de Magische Spoorbaan |
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French (Canada) | Thomas et la Voie Ferrée Magique Thomas et le Chemin de Fer Magique |
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German | Thomas: Die Fantastische Lokomotive |
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Greek | Ο μαγικός κόσμος του Τόμας Τόμας το τρενάκι: Ο μαγικός κόσμος του Τόμας |
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Hebrew | תומס ומסילת הקסמים |
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Japanese | きかんしゃトーマス 魔法の線路 |
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Korean (voice-over, DVD) |
토마스와 마법 기차 |
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Mandarin (China) | 托马斯和神奇铁路 |
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Mandarin (Taiwan) | 湯瑪士和神奇鐵路 |
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Persian | توماس و راه آهن جادویی |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Thomas e a Estrada Mágica Thomas & Friends: A Estrada Mágica Thomas e a Ferrovia Mágica |
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Russian (voice-over) |
Томас и волшебная железная дорога |
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Slovene | Tomaž in Čarobna Železnica Lokomotivček Tomaž in čarobna železnica Lokomotivček Tomaž in prijatelji - In čarobna železnica |
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Spanish (Latin America) (Intersound) |
Thomas y el ferrocarril mágico[2] |
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Spanish (Latin America) (Audiomaster 3000) |
Thomas y el tren mágico[2] |
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Turkish | Thomas ve Sihirli Trenyolu Sihirli Demiryolu Thomas ve Sihirli Demiryolu |
Subtitled versions[]
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Korean (VHS) |
토마스와 마법 기차 |
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Portuguese (Portugal) | Thomas e o Comboio Mágico |
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