The read
A Balasaur Score of 49 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 31%. Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. Most of the 331 1990s animation movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 14m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
A bashful bachelor penguin named Hubie, who's partial to a pretty female named Marina. Ancient penguin ritual dictates that males present a pebble to their intended, then mate for life. Hubie finds a spiffy stone, but before he can bestow it on Marina, dastardly rival Drake tosses him into the churning sea, and Hubie gets swept away.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes31%
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
139 audience votes
Key crew
- Rachel KoretskyScreenplay
- Steven WhitestoneScreenplay
- Mark WattersOriginal Music Composer
- Don BluthDirector
- Gary GoldmanDirector
Cast
- Martin ShortHubie (voice)
- Annie GoldenMarina (voice)
- Jim BelushiRocko (voice)
- Tim CurryDrake (voice)
- Alissa KingPetra (voice)
- Stevie VallancePriscilla / Chinstrap (voice)
- Will RyanRoyal / Tika (voice)
- Neil RossScrawny (voice)
- Stan JonesMcCallister (voice)
- S. Scott BullockChubby / Gentoo (voice)
- Philip L. ClarkeKing (voice)
- Shani WallisNarrator (voice)
