Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland is a 1989 Japanese-American animated fantasy film directed by Masami Hata and William Hurtz. Based on the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay, the film went through a lengthy development process with a number of screenwriters. Ultimately, the screenplay was credited to Chris Columbus and Richard Outten; the storyline and art style differed from the original version. The original soundtrack was penned by the Academy Award-winning Sherman Brothers. The film features the English dub voices of Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, René Auberjonois, Danny Mann, and Bernard Erhard.
| Director | Masami Hata, William Hurtz |
| Produced by | Yutaka Fujioka |
| Screenplay by | Chris Columbus, Richard Outten |
| Story by | Jean "Mœbius" Giraud, Yutaka Fujioka |
| Starring | Mickey Rooney, René Auberjonois, Gabriel Damon |
| Music | Thomas Chase, Stephen Rucker, Songs, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman |
| Cinematography | Hajime Hasegawa |
| Edited by | Takeshi Seyama |
| Production, company | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| Distributed by | Toho-Towa (Japan), Hemdale Film Corporation (US) |
| Released | July 15, 1989 (Japan), August 21, 1992 (United States) |
| Running time | 95 minutes (Original cut), 85 minutes (Edited cut) |
| Country | Japan, United States |
| Language | Japanese, English |
| Budget | ¥3 billion, (est. $35 million) |
| Box office | $11.4 million |
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Young Nemo goes on nightly adventures in Slumberland where he befriends the king Morpheus. These adventures lead to Nemo's discovery of Nightmare Land which places Slumberland in grave peril.
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The film was considered a box office bomb but developed a dedicated cult following. The film was directed by Masami Hata and William Hurtz.
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