Stuart Little 1999

Stuart Little is a 1999 American live-action animated comedy film loosely based on E. B. White's novel of the same name. The film was directed by Rob Minkoff (in his live-action directorial debut) and produced by Douglas Wick, from a screenplay by M. Night Shyamalan and Greg Brooker. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie and Jonathan Lipnicki, with the voices of Michael J. Fox as the titular character, Nathan Lane, Chazz Palminteri, Steve Zahn, Bruno Kirby and Jennifer Tilly. It was Estelle Getty's final film role before her retirement in 2001 and death in 2008. Stuart Little premiered at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood on December 5, 1999, and was released in the United States on December 17, by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label. The film received generally positive reviews and became a box office success, grossing over $300 million worldwide. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, but lost to The Matrix.