Horton Hears a Who!, also known as Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, is a 2008 American CGI-animated comedy feature film based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. It is the fourth feature film from Blue Sky Studios, and the third feature film based on a Dr. Seuss book, following How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat in the Hat. It is the second most successful feature film based on Dr. Seuss, following How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and it is also the first Dr. Seuss adaptation fully animated using CGI technology. It is also the first Dr. Seuss, as well as Blue Sky film, to receive a... G Rating from the MPAA. In the Jungle of Nool, a tiny dust speck is pushed off a flower. Meanwhile, a caring, imaginative elephant named Horton , the jungle's nature teacher, takes a dip in the pool. The dust speck floats past him in the air, and he hears a tiny yelp coming from it. Believing that an entire family of microscopic creatures are living on that speck, he places it atop a clover. Horton finds out the speck harbors the city of Whoville and its inhabitants, led by Mayor Ned McDodd .
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| Release date: | March 3, 2008 |
| Directed by: | Steve Martino, Jimmy Hayward, Chris Wedge |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 88 Minutes |
| Producer: | Bob Gordon, Bruce Anderson |
| Editor: | Tim Nordquist |
| Music by: | John Powell |
| Screenplay by: | Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul |
| Estimated budget: | $85,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Horton Hears a Who! |
| Genre: | Adventure, Comedy, Animation |