Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

**Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue** is a 2010 animated film directed by Bradley Raymond and is the third instalment in the Disney Fairies franchise.

The film was released on September 21, 2010 as a direct-to-video.

## Plot

Tinker Bell and her friends attend a summer fairy camp on the mainland. Out of curiosity, Tink goes to visit the nearby human house followed by Vidia. At the same moment, Dr. Griffiths and his daughter Lizzy arrive at the house, their summer home. Lizzy leaves out a hand-made fairy house, which Tink is fascinated by, despite Vidia's constant warnings; annoyed, Vidia jams the door shut. When Lizzy returns, Vidia tries to free Tink to no avail, resulting in Lizzy discovering Tink inside and taking her home. Lizzy attempts to show Tink to her father, but he was too busy. Seeing all the butterflies he has pinned in display for research, Lizzy decides to keep Tink a secret.

In her room, Lizzy reveals her fascination of fairies to Tinker Bell. Flattered by Lizzy's interests, Tink decides to teach her about fairies; Lizzy records all the information in a blank field journal given to her by her father. As the rain dies down, the two say goodbye; Tink prepares to leave, while Lizzy runs downstairs to show her father her research. Tink flies down to look but sees that Lizzy's father is too busy dealing with leaks in the ceiling to pay attention. Tink spends the night fixing the leaks so Dr. Griffiths will spend more time with his daughter. When she finishes, she releases a captive butterfly that, unknown to her, Dr. Griffiths had intended to show to a museum committee in London.

Meanwhile, Vidia rallies Rosetta, Iridessa, Fawn, Silvermist, Clank and Bobble to rescue Tinker Bell. Due to their inability to fly in the rain, the group build a boat to sail to the house. Despite smooth sailing at first, the boat encounters a waterfall and crashes, forcing the party to proceed on foot. On the way, Vidia confesses that it was her fault that Tink was captured, but they forgive her by telling her it would’ve been worse if she hadn't been there at all.

The next morning, Lizzy is greeted by Tinker Bell and is excited to hear that the leaks have been fixed. She runs down to show her father her field journal but instead he blames her for the missing butterfly and sends her to her room. To cheer her up, Tink teaches Lizzy to fly, using her pixie dust, and the commotion brings her father upstairs. Dr. Griffiths sternly demands the truth and Lizzy confesses in tears about Tink. However, Dr. Griffiths still refuses to believe in fairies. Infuriated, Tink bursts out of her hiding place and angrily scolds Lizzy's father, much to his astonishment.

At the same moment, the rescue party arrives at the house. While the rest of them distract Lizzy's cat, Vidia flies upstairs to look for Tinker Bell. Seeing Dr. Griffiths about to capture her, Vidia quickly bumps Tink out of the way and gets captured instead. Ignoring Lizzy's pleas, her father unknowingly takes Vidia and drives to London to show his discovery to the museum committee. Lizzy, with the help of Tink and the other fairies, takes flight and chases her father to London.

Flying ahead, Tinker Bell tampers with the car's engine, causing it to stop and allowing Lizzy to catch up. Lizzy pleads with her father not to take Vidia to the museum. Dr. Griffiths finally listens to his daughter and apologises for not believing her. Lizzy and the fairies teach her father to fly, and they all return to the house. Soon after, Lizzy and her father have a picnic in the field with the fairies, reading Lizzy's field journal.

## Cast and Characters

* Mae Whitman as Tinker Bell
* Lauren Mote as Elizabeth "Lizzy" Griffiths
* Michael Sheen as Dr. Griffiths
* Pamela Adlon as Vidia
* Lucy Liu as Silvermist
* Raven-Symoné as Iridessa
* Kristin Chenoweth as Rosetta
* Angela Bartys as Fawn
* Jeff Bennett and Clank
* Rob Paulsen as Bobble
* Jesse McCartney as Terence
* Cara Dillon as The Narrator
* Faith Prince as Mrs. Perkins
* Bob Bergen as Cheese / Additional Voices

## Music

The score to the film was composed and conducted by Joel McNeely, who scored the first two Tinker Bell films. In addition, the following songs were written for the film:

## Release

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the film was released in cinemas on August 13, 2010, following a premiere held at the May Fair Hotel in London on August 8, attended by Lauren Mote.

In the United States, the film had an outdoor premiere on August 28, 2010, as part of the Outdoor Cinema Food Fest at La Cienega Park in Beverly Hills, California. Between September 3 and 19, 2010, the film was shown at the El Capitan Theatre, in order to make it eligible for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Disney qualified the film in an unsuccessful effort to expand the category's final nominations from three to five, as, under the academy rules in effect that year, five films could only have been nominated in a calendar year in which 16 or more animated films were submitted.

The film was released in the United States on DVD and Blu-ray on September 21, 2010. Like the previous two films, Great Fairy Rescue debuted on the Disney Channel in November 2010.

## Reception

In Irish cinemas, on its opening weekend the film ranked at number #10, behind Toy Story 3, Knight and Day, Inception, Step Up 3D, The A-Team, The Last Airbender, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, and The Karate Kid, and grossed €30,174 in its first week.