The Trumpet of the Swan is a 2001 animated film produced by RichCrest Animation Studios, directed by Richard Rich, and distributed by TriStar Pictures, being TriStar's first animated film since 1988's Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. Based on E. B. White's popular children's book of the same name, it tells the story of a young Trumpeter Swan who is born with muteness and is vying for the attention of a beautiful pen. He overcomes this by learning to play the trumpet. It was not well received by critics. Many stated the animation was poor, that the charm of the original book was lost,... the characters were dull, the casting did not match, the songs were unmemorable and that the character design was awful. But the most common criticism of the film version was that it did not follow the original story well; this disappointed many fans of the book. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film scored a 15% 'Rotten' rating. It failed to get an audience at the box office, for two reasons, a small limited release, and the release of Shrek the following week would cause the film to lose most of its audience. By the end of its run, the film grossed a mere $102,202.
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| Release date: | 2001 |
| Directed by: | Richard Rich |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 75 Minutes |
| Music by: | Marcus Miller |
| Genre: | Animation, Children's |