Pebble and the Penguin, The

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  • Pebble and the Penguin, The -- Amiable animated tale in which a stuttering, lovestruck penguin (voice of Martin Short) seeks, with the grudging aid of a resourceful pal (voice of James Belushi), to return to his true love (voice of Annie Golden) after being tossed into the churning sea by a romantic rival (voice of Tim Curry). The Don Bluth production is a peppy, colorful treat for pre-schoolers though adults may not be as engaged by the thin story and routine music numbers by Barry Manilow. (A-I) (G) ( 1995 )




    Movies have been evaluated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop's Office for Film and Broadcasting according to artistic merit and moral suitability. The reviews include the USCCB rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

    The classifications are as follows:

    • A-I -- general patronage;
    • A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    • A-III -- adults;
    • A-IV**
    • L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    • O -- morally offensive.
    ** Discontinued classification. All archived movies that were originally in the A-IV category are now classified as L.
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