Blue's Clues: The Big Blue Movie

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***Blue's Clues: The Big Blue Movie*** is a 2002 American live-action/animated musical adventure comedy film based on the long-running Nick Jr. preschool television series *Blue's Clues* by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler and Angela C. Santomero. The film was directed by Traci Paige Johnson in her feature directorial debut and produced by Jordan Kerner, Steven Burns and Wendy Harris based on a screenplay by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler and Angela C. Santomero, and was written by Santomero, Adam Peltzman, Dr. Alice Wilder, and Michael T. Smith.

The film stars Steven Burns as Steve, with the voices provided by Traci Paige Johnson, LaNaé Allen, Kelly Nigh, Nick Balaban, Corrine Hoffman, Spencer Kayden, Seth O'Hickory, Patrick Van Wagnen, Jonathan Press, Marshall Claffy and Cameron Brown. In the film, Blue (voiced by Traci Paige Johnson) who decides to play a game of "Blue's Clues" with her owner, Steve (portrayed by Steven Burns), which eventually leads to an adventure across their town to find all three clues, leading up to the solution of their problem. The film was produced by Nickelodeon Movies, Nick Jr. Movies and The K Entertainment Company, with animation provided by Rough Draft Studios, Wang Film Productions and Mercury Filmworks. Principal photography commenced in Los Angeles.

*Blue's Clues: The Big Blue Movie* premiered on July 1, 2002 in Los Angeles and was theatrically released in the United States on July 26, 2002 by Paramount Pictures. Upon release, it received positive reviews from critics, audiences and fans of the series, with significant praise for its animation, voice performances (particularly of Johnson), faithfulness to the source material, score, screenplay, pacing, plot and story, though criticized the runtime. It was a box office success, grossing $255 million worldwide against its budget of $75 million. It prompted the release of a sequel in 2008, titled *Blue's Clues 2: Blue Can Talk!*, maintaining its positive reception though flopped at the box office.

## Cast

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* Steven Burns as Steve
* Rue McClanahan as Steve's Grandma

### Voice cast

* Traci Paige Johnson as Blue
* Aleisha Allen as Side Table Drawer
* Kelly Nigh as Tickety Tock
* Nick Balaban as Mr. Salt
* Corrine Hoffman as Paprika
* Spencer Kayden as Mrs. Pepper
* Annalivia Balaban as Cinnamon
* Veronica Shea as Grandma Cayenne
* Seth O'Hickory as Mailbox
* Patrick Van Wagnen as Slippery
* Jonathan Press as Shovel
* Marshall Claffy as Pail
* Cameron Brown as Periwinkle
* Koyalee Chanda as Magenta
* Adam Peltzman as Green Puppy

## Home media

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*Blue's Clues: The Big Blue Movie* was released on VHS and DVD on November 28, 2002, by Paramount Home Entertainment. It was later released on Blu-ray on April 29, 2008 and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on August 12, 2018. It was later made available on Paramount+ on March 4, 2021. The bonus features for the releases include:

* Behind the scenes commentary
* Interview with Traci Paige Johnson and producers Jordan Kerner and Steven Burns
* Animation demo
* *Blue's Clues* exclusive interactive game
* The first 15 episodes of Season 5
* Sneak peek of *The Legend of the Blue Puppy*
* *The Wild Thornberrys Movie* theatrical trailer
* *Rugrats Go Wild* teaser trailer
* *Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure* exclusive sneak peek trailer
* *School of Rock* teaser trailer
* Peanuts Home Video Collection trailer
* Nick Jr. Home Video trailer
* Rugrats 10th Anniversary: Decade in Diapers Collectors Edition trailer

## Reception

### Critical response

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 82% based on 129 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.65/10. The site's consensus states, "Prepare to Blue skidoo into the colorful, vibrant adventure with the adoring blue puppy in *Blue's Clues: The Big Blue Movie*, which keeps its true magic and potential for the preschool show and keeps its vibrant consistency with returning characters." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

## Transcript

### Main

For the film's main transcript, click here.

### Trailer

For the film's trailer transcripts, click here.