Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (film)


 * For other uses, see Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (disambiguation).

Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring is a 2002 animated supernatural slapstick direct-to-video film based on the Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera at MGM. It was released by Warner Home Video through the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label on March 12, 2002. It was written by husband-wife team, Tim Cahill and Julie McNally, and directed by James Tim Walker. While there had already been a one-time animated theatrical film, this is the first film to be made specifically for the home video market.

When Jerry gets a magic ring stuck on his head belonging to Tom's wizard owner, the cat must chase the mouse through the city to get it back. Along the way, the ring makes Jerry highly sought after.

Memorable quotes
Freddie: Toy cars oughta have airbags.

Characters
In order of appearance:


 * Jerry Mouse (Frank Welker)
 * Tom Cat (Jeff Glen Bennett)
 * Chip (Charlie Schlatter)
 * Jewelry store owner (Frank Welker)
 * Butch the dog (Jim Cummings)
 * Droopy (Jeff Glen Bennett)
 * Butch (Maurice LaMarche)
 * Margaret (Tress MacNeille)
 * Butch the cat (Maurice LaMarche)
 * Spike (Maurice LaMarche)
 * Tyke (Frank Welker)
 * Nibbles (Tara Strong)
 * Freddie (Billy West)
 * Joey (Jeff Glen Bennett)
 * Mom (Tress MacNeille)
 * Junior (Maile Flanagan)
 * Policeman (Jess Harnell)

Locations

 * United States
 * Chip's mansion
 * Plumbing store
 * Bakery
 * Italian restaurant
 * Hardware store
 * Butcher's
 * Market
 * Barber shop
 * Jewelry store
 * Psychic Droopy's House of Fun
 * Pet store
 * India
 * Calcutta

Objects

 * Magic ring
 * Ring remover

Vehicles

 * Buses
 * Plane
 * Cruise ship
 * Space shuttle
 * Police cars

Development
It was made in 2001, but not released in the United States until 2002. It's copyrighted to Turner Entertainment Co., although this is only in name.

Music
The music was composed by J. Eric Schmidt.

Release
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the film was released on VHS on November 12, 2001. It was released in North America on VHS and DVD on March 12, 2002.

Behind the scenes

 * Butch refers to Lassie the dog.
 * Butch the cat isn't named on-screen and is credited as "Alley cat", perhaps because of Butch the dog having the same name.
 * Muscles is now called Freddie.
 * Nibbles has been also called Tuffy before and after this.

Marketing and promotion
To coincide with the movie, there was also a video game released on the Game Boy Advance.

Trailers
VHS/DVD trailer:

Digital purchase version: