Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (film)

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Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring
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Production company	Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Distributor	Warner Home Video
Release date	March 12, 2002
Run time	59:45
Starring	Jeff Glen Bennett Frank Welker Charlie Schlatter Jim Cummings Maurice LaMarche Billy West Tara Strong
Executive producer(s)	Jean MacCurdy William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producer(s)	Tom Minton
Music composed by	J. Eric Schmidt
Screenplay by	Tim Cahill and Julie McNally
Director(s)	James Tim Walker
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Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring is an American 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

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
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 the cat	Maurice LaMarche
Margaret	Tress MacNeille
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

• Earth
  • United States
    • Chip's residence
    • Plumbing store
    • Bakery
    • Italian restaurant
    • Hardware store
    • Butcher's
    • Market
    • Barber's
    • Jewelry store
    • Psychic Droopy's House of Fun
    • Pet store
  • India (mentioned)
    • Calcutta (mentioned)

Objects

• Magic ring
• Ring remover

Vehicles

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

Production

Development

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

Music

The music was composed by J. Eric Schmidt.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United Kingdom and Ireland: November 12, 2001 on VHS
• United States: March 12, 2002 on VHS and DVD

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 Butch the dog has 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.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
  • November 12, 2001: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring on VHS.
• In the United States:
  • March 12, 2002: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring on VHS.
  • March 12, 2002: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring on DVD.

Trailers

VHS/DVD trailer:

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Digital purchase version:

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