Jetsons: The Movie

Plot synopsis:
The company "Spacely Sprockets and Spindles" is in dire trouble. Their latest project, dubbed the 'Orbiting Ore Asteroid,' has had numerous technical setbacks, doing only 3 days of work in over 6 months. To make matters worse, the vice-president in charge of operations, Alexander Throttle-bottom, has run off, making this the fourth vice-president that the operation has lost. Matters are further compounded when the site's assistant refuses to press the start button to activate the factory, or accept Spacely's offer for a promotion or raise.Using his secretarial computer, Spacely pegs George Jetson to be the new vice-president, sending George home to pack and tell his family. However, the news is met with with sadness, as the move will interfere with Jane's recycling program, Elroy's spaceball tournament, and Judy's date with rock star Cosmic Cosmo.Even so, the family manages to come together (with the exception of Judy who is sad about her missed date), and the family arrives at the 'Orbiting Ore Asteroid,' which not only houses the factory, but a shopping center and housing complex. The Jetsons meet their new neighbors, including Lucy-2, whose husband Rudy-2 works at the factory, and son Teddy-2 plays on the local spaceball team. They also meet the Furbolo family, including their mischievous daughter, Fergie.The next day, George arrives at work and meets Rudy-2. Rudy verses George on the factory equipment, and they prepare for the official start-up of the factory. Meanwhile, Jane and Judy go shopping with Lucy-2. Still feeling depressed, Judy goes off on her own, and meets a boy named Apollo Blue, whom she quickly develops a crush on.Later on that day, everyone turns out for the re-opening of the plant, with George activating the controls. However, the machine malfunctions again, irritating Spacely. Shortly thereafter, Rudy-2 reveals to George about previous technical issues with the plant, and cautions that it may be safer if George were to go home. George refuses, not wanting to give up on being vice-president. The next day, repairs appear to be made but the factory again malfunctions. Spacely blames George for the technical glitches, and leaves Earth to check on the factory.After inspecting the factory again, Rudy-2 reveals that the incidents do not appear to be accidents, but 'warnings' to shut down the plant. Rudy then explains about the factory's troubles, and of the 4 previous vice-presidents. George decides to stay overnight at the plant, and figure out just what is happening.Elroy and Teddy-2 sneak off to follow him. However, when their disappearance is found out, Jane asks Judy and Apollo Blue to try and find them. Judy and Apollo find both Elroy and Teddy-2 at the plant, along with Fergie, who tagged along. They also find a strange little creature, whose species Fergie identifies as a Grungee. The Grungee leads them into the core of the asteroid, where it is revealed why the factory keeps being sabotaged: The factory's enormous drill is destroying the Grungee's habitat in the base of the asteroid. The Grungees have been making the plant malfunction to keep their homes from being destroyed.Jane and Astro soon make their way into the factory, along with Rudy-2. Rudy stays in the factory, as Jane and Astro go below. Soon afterwards, they all find George, who had been bound and gagged by the Grungees. George has no idea why this has happened to him, untill Jane and the others explain.Shortly after this revelation, Mr Spacely arrives, and against Rudy-2's protestations, reactivates the drill, almost killing Elroy when it's actions cause a large amount of rock to collapse. The other Grungees manage to help him, and they all head top-side. After Mr Spacely refuses to stop the drill, George manage to make the system malfunction. When Spacely demands an explanation, George explains about the Grungees, and Spacely is soon found to have ignored reports that the asteroid was inhabited.A deal is made by which the Grungees operate the plant, but instead of drilling for ore, they recycle older sprockets to make new ones. Spacely then decides to give George his old job back on Earth. The family says goodbye to their new friends, and head for home.

Tags: romantic

Review:
This movie with it's flaws made it great!
The message of the movie is that family comes first!
A Good Movie Based On The Classic Cartoon Series.
I've been watching Jetsons The Movie for many years.
Out of all the movies that were based on Hanna-Barbera cartoons, I have to say that is one of the better ones.
While it's not without it's problems/flaws, it's better than some of the animated films that are coming out today.
I love both the original Jetsons cartoon series and the movie.
If it wasn't for the film, I wouldn't be The Jetsons fan that I am today.
I even loved the new characters like Judy's boyfriend, Apollo Blue, the Grungrees and the Robot Family.
The voice acting was good too and I even have to admit that Tiffany did a good job voicing Judy.
I don't hate Judy's subplot but I wish it was done a little better.One of the things that the film did right was give The Jetsons friends.
Plus I wish that the film was longer so that The Jetsons could interact with their new friends/neighbors a bit longer and expand upon their new friendships (like Judy spending more time with Apollo and getting to know him better).
I still love this film even though it has it's problems and flaws.
The film does stay true to the original television series and like the television series, the film does have it's warm and loving moments.
It's a good film for the entire family and if you are an animation fan, I would give this a watch.
Plus I do know the story behind this film and how Judy's original voice actress Janet Waldo was replaced by Tiffany.
While I said that I thought that Tiffany did a good job voicing Judy, I have to be fair to Janet Waldo since she voiced Judy for a long time and really loved doing The Jetsons.
She was very hurt and heartbroken over the decision that Universal Studios made to replace her with Tiffany and I felt really sorry for her and half of me is mad at Universal for making that decision but I don't hate Tiffany or her performance as Judy Jetson.
To be honest, I love both Janet Waldo and Tiffany as Judy Jetson.
But one thing is for sure, Janet Waldo will always be Judy Jetson..
This was one of my favorite cartoons in my childhood, and i must say i first watched movie and then TV show, i see many negative comments about this movie, why so many hate, okay it is more commercial than TV show, but i really enjoyed this one as a child, and i am enjoying it now as an adult, it is very positive movie and great finish for whole Jetsons serial.
Only negative minus is maybe the voice acting of singer Tiffany as Judy, her voice just don't fit with Judy, that was a big minus and yes also i didn't like her space boyfriend, he looks like some alien/elf version of Peter Pan. But other things are great, i really love music you can really feel the mix between 80's and 90's decade, and the whole style of the movie is like that.
I will definitely love this movie and TV show and this memorable characters to the end of my life, and i hope i will play this to my children, to became better people in this dark world..
I finally did a few late nights/early mornings ago, after spending some time tracking down a copy of streaming video available for it that wasn't pay per view/on demand or recorded with a camcorder or I-Pod/I-Touch (as I found for a couple of copies on Youtube, each with a different, aforementioned problem with it as I just described).
The first thing that comes to mind and what I must mention is the crisper 2D animation as well as the CGI for some of the background scenes.
I love how the art style of the former is such an upgrade from that of the 1960s episodes (the animation in the '80s episodes may have also been an improvement a little at least, if not as much as in this), so that's a nice plus.
I know that the one notable beef that most would have with the movie is the fact that Judy Jetson's original voice actress, Janet Waldo, was replaced with the former teen pop singer Tiffany.
I'm not 100% sure about this, but I think I'd have to hear audio of Janet and Tiffany's takes on Judy's voice played back-to-back, since now I think they're nearly the same.
What else I love about this movie is the side plots, like the Jetsons meeting their new neighbors, the 2s and the Furbelows, and the eventual alliance between Elroy Jetson and Teddy 2.
I love the new characters introduced here and it'd be great if more could've been done with them somehow.
Another first and only (other than the film itself) is that, yes, George Jetson does stand up to his boss, Mr. Spacely, for a change at last, when he finds the destruction the machines making the sprockets in the factory over the asteroid are doing to the Grungees' homes and that helping to protect them is what's more important in the end.
I also learned that the subject of enviromentalism was taken on for this because it was one of the things that were heavily focused on and popular at the time (a couple of other animated media concerning this, Captain Plant and the Planeteers and Widget the World Watcher, come to mind).
Let me tell you, when I was a little girl, I HATED "The Jetsons" (even though they were re-runs put on tv like most old tv shows are now these days).
However, when I was at a slumber party one of my childhood friends was throwing for her birthday, they rented "Jetsons:  The Movie", and from what I heard from one of the girls was that the movie was good.
Former teenage sensation, Tiffany, updated Judy Jetson to the 1990's, and I loved most of the songs that were in this movie!
I found this movie really interesting and I loved it!
It's a great idea to bring this movie into the 1990's since the show is from the 1960's (or somewhat around that time?) and obviously, the actual show is quite corny if you ask me.I really liked "Jetsons: The Movie".
JETSONS: THE MOVIE, in my opinion, is an excellent film adaptation of a classic TV show with appealing performances.
Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that everyone involved in this film did a very good job.
In conclusion, I highly recommend this excellent film adaptation of a classic TV show with appealing performances to any fan who hasn't seen it.
You're in for a good time, so go to the video store, rent it or buy it, kick back with a friend, and watch it..
My family bought the video one Christmas as a gift for my dad, who has been a Jetsons fan for years.
Our whole family enjoyed the Jetsons Movie.
Tiffany plays the voice of Judy and sings some really nice songs.
Besides, this film is the Jetsons!
*****,a perfect 5 stars,the movie based on the infamous space age family does something most TV-show based films fail to do..
One of the biggest reasons why I gave this film a ***** star rating is because it does something no other TV-show based movie has done a perfect flawless unerring(perfect) translation of the classic TV animated series(I certainly have no problem with artistic license WHATSOEVER!
but still its kinda nice on how they do a fully accurate translation for once) & besides the movie has a good story which wouldn't disappoint hard-core jetson fans(although I'll tell you know I'm not a jetson fan I liked the show & the movie did perfect justice to a good series) & it has beautiful CGI & great music(especially the jetsons rap) so all in all this is perfection for any Jetsons fan & even if you're not a jetsons fan (like myself) this film whould give ya fun time anyways,BYE!.
A Great classic that everyone will love!.
The jetsons movie is a movie that all kids will love!
Speaking of Tiffany, she was brought in to play Judy Jetson and replace Janet Waldo, the original Judy.
I loved the Jetson family as I grew up.
I wanted to see the movie, but I wish that Janet Waldo could have stayed as Judy.
George Jetson is forced to uproot his family when Mr. Spacely promotes him to take charge of a new factory on a distant planet.I can't say this is a great movie, but I guess it's not terrible, either.
The message is a bit heavy-handed and may not appeal to everyone, as it exaggerates the idea of conservation.The creators also seem like they really wanted to build the film around Tiffany / Judy, including a music video that was apparently illustrated by different artists.
Jetsons: The Movie is NOT really the WORST animated film anyone has ever seen, and it's not as bad as ANY movie with Adam Sandler in it, but it's still bland, lazy, generic, boring, and very unfunny.
I feel bad for Judy Jetson, because I can tell that in this movie, she is not the cutest blonde teenage girl in Orbit City that we all grew up with and had a crush on throughout our childhood.
Tiffany is a good singer, but as the voice of Judy, she's dreadful.
I don't mind a replacement actress for Judy Jetson, it just isn't supposed to be winy.
Jetsons: The Movie sucks.
The only thing I mostly like in this movie is the animation, which is shockingly the best part of the whole movie.
Giving the Jetsons a movie of their own for theaters was a great idea, it just never worked..
Tiffany's voice for Judy Jetson is super-super cute, she makes me wanna fall in love with Judy, and what makes this Picture so interesting, is that it's A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.
I like this movie because of the soundtrack and the adventure.
"Maybe Love" is one of my three favorite songs in the movie (my other two favorite songs are "Stayin' Together" and "You and Me") all the songs in this movie seem to have an uplifting beat and I like to sing along to them.
I also like to watch all of the adventures that the Jetsons encounter when they move to their new home.
Unfortunately for spacely in the end he ends up looking like a bad guy because he did not care if he was destroying the grungies universe, all he cared about was getting his one million sprockets.
After Judy's heart was broken over Cosmic Cosmo going out with one of her friends (when he was supposed to date her) Judy found a new boyfriend (Apollo Blue, who was also a musician like Cosmic Cosmo) at her new home.
The ending was extremely sad in my opinion, when the Jetsons had to return to their original home.
Although a Hanna-Barbera production, it takes a kind of Disney "musical" approach with animated song sequences - but with contemporary (for the time) production with the likes of Tiffany and others providing power ballads, pop-rock, swingin' beats and cheesy rap.The animation is perfect.
The colors are magnificent (e.g. during Judy's song sequence at the new mall).
There was an era when CGI complemented cel animation rather than dominating it, and Jetsons: The Movie fits into that happy medium.
(However there's probably nothing the marketing team could have done to say it was more a "kid's movie" than a "family movie".) I think the film should have focused itself more as a audiovisual feast and perhaps added just one more song.
Typical Jetson Family Antics with One Eye Popping Psychedelic Song.
Despite the Fact that the "Hanna-Barbera" Animation Studios Scored with Prime Time Hits like "The Flintstones" and had a Gaggle of other Characters become Household Names like "The Jetsons", "Huckleberry Hound", "Yogi Bear", and others, They will Forever be given a Dishonorable Mention as the Studio that Killed "Full Animation" Glory.The "Fleischer" Studio (creators of Popeye and Betty Boop), "Warner Brothers" (Bugs, Daffy, etc.), had Made Wonderful Fully Animated Cartoons for Decades, but when Sixties Television Came along "Art" was No Longer the First Concern, it was, You Guessed it, Economy.
Quicky, Cheap, Superficial Non-Art."The Jetsons" and the Rest of the Studio Lineup did have a Modicum of Charm and Except for the Aforementioned "Jay Ward" Studios, It was All there was for Kids and Grownup Kids at the Time on the Tube (new productions).
This Feature Length Movie was made Thirty Years After the Fact and is an OK Time Waster for Fans of "The Jetsons" Family.
The Most Controversy for Fans was Replacing Janet Waldo as the Voice of "Judy Jetson" with Pop Star "Tiffany".
I was so eager to see this one of my favorite TV shows.I saw  Universal trademark followed with a newly acquainted title and theme song which still impress me.Computer animation on some scenery like a solid title name"The Jetsons" or a dimension view of a spaceship approaching an amusement park and more made this version splendid and fantastic.Shortly after that till the end...I couldn't believe my eyes!!!!How lucky I was that I could forget all I had seen.Just songs by Tiffany and its theme song in new arrangement were in my head.Anyway,I wish to see this space-aged family (also The Flintstones and Yogi Bear) in all graphic computer design as Toy story or Bug's life.The best style for Hanna-Barbera's in my opinion..
Spacely Sprockets and Spindles' new asteroid mining colony is being sabotaged.
After the latest VP for the plant goes missing after three others, Cosmo Spacely sends Geroge Jetson and his family to the colony as the new head of the plant.
George's job is to push the start button.The Jetsons are a bit before my time.
Since it's the Jetsons' first big screen film, Hanna-Barbera had to work hard to bring something fresh and original to their space-age series, right?
So the day begins with George heading off to his job, and getting caught in traffic.
Yes, Throttlebottom was the 4th vice president to run off the job at the asteroid, so Spacely needed a new man.
Right, when he had no other viable choice, he goes with his man Friday, and every other day of the week, George Jetson.
George comes home to tell the family that they have to drop all immediate plans because they're moving out to the asteroid.
They all fly off into space, eventually getting to where the ore asteroid is located as well as their new home: Intergalactic Garden Estates.
They meet their happening new neighbors, the big blue fur covered Furbelows...and sadly, we won't be seeing them again for the rest of the movie; VP George Jetson heads off to the plant the next morning, finally getting to be his own boss.
The plant's supervisor, robot Rudy 2, gives George the breakdown on operations, in a catchy song.Elroy joins a new basketball team and instantly meets his match in Teddy 2 who is a well known cheater.
Seriously, they collaborate on a really awesome rock song and a music video you'd never expect in a Hanna-Barbera cartoon; Opening day of the plant begins.
Well sir, Mr. Spacely is none too pleased about this and heads out to the asteroid on a really cheap flight; George decides to work late one night to catch the saboteurs, when he gets captured.
Meanwhile, Jane notices her son is gone and has no problem interrupting Judy's date to ask if Elroy were with them...Stupid question.
George is discovered bound and gagged, so before untying him, Jane decides it's finally time for him to fess up on how much he REALLY thinks about his family.
So they all go topside and George finally finds the guts to stand up to his evil little boss, and then each family member as well as Apollo preach to him about what he's doing to the environment...of the Grungies.
Spacely reluctantly makes them partners, they recycle old sprockets, so no more digging, all is well, but now George isn't needed there so the family has to move back.
Why didn't they call it The Jetsons Movie?
I guess Jetsons: The Movie sounded cooler.
It's just recycled plot lines from the TV series, and the voice acting is horrible, mainly due to Tiffany taking over Judy.
She was awful, and now Judy says things like "outergalactical".
This was probably the final word on The Jetsons and they STILL didn't give Judy much development.
Jetsons: The Movie could have been better.
It's better than practically anything animated coming out today..
Tiffany did an awesome job with her songs, as well as her overall performance as Judy.
"Ri Ruv Ru Reorge!" My favorite song was the finale, "Home" by Tiffany.
Jetsons: The Movie (1990): Dir: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera / Voices: George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Patrick Zimmerman, Tiffany, Mel Blanc: From the company that had tremendous success with The Flintstones, which dealt with a stone age family, comes a futuristic family.
The Jetsons is headed by George who struggles to gain approval from his greedy boss Mr. Spacely.
He is late for work again but is surprisingly promoted to vice president of Spacely Sprockets and has to move to another location to "press the button" at the plant there.
George Jetson gets caught up in the job and neglects what is important, like his family.
This is the final film for George O'Hanlon and Mel Blanc who passed away and left a legacy.
For those who enjoyed the classic cartoon will likely engage in this space age hocus.