| Harvie and the Magic Museum | |
| Director: | Martin Kotík, Inna Evlannikova |
| Producer: | Sergey Zernov Vadim Sotskov Martin Kotik |
| Editing: | Karel Coma |
| Production Companies: | Rolling Pictures Grid Animation KinoAtis[1] |
| Runtime: | 86 minutes[2] |
| Country: | Czech Republic Russia Belgium |
| Language: | Czech Russian Belgium |
| Budget: | 170,000,000 CZK ($8,000,000)[3] |
| Gross: | $2,079,037[4] |
Harvie and the Magic Museum (Hurvínek a kouzelné muzeum, Russian: Гурвинек: Волшебная игра||Gurvinek: The Magic Game) is a 2017 Czech-Belgian-Danish-Russian 3D animated comedy fantasy film[5] based on the Czech Spejbl and Hurvínek puppet comedy duo.[6]
Harvie, a troubled ten-year old boy, accidentally activates the legendary magic disc that brings puppets to life. However, this also brings back the mad puppeteer who wants to turn the entire city and all its inhabitants into his own puppet stage, and only Harvie can stop him.[7]
| Character | Czech | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvie Spejbl | Martin Klásek | Wilson Davis | |
| Joseph Spejbl | Mike Pollock | ||
| Grumpy | Ota Jirák | Brian Anthony Wilson | |
| Monica | Helena Štáchová | Sarah Natochenny | |
| Katarina Hovorková | Grace Gonglewski | ||
| Brainy | Vilém Udatný | Marc Thompson | |
| Bastor | Jan Vondráček | Tyler Bunch | |
| The Devils | Martin Dejdar and Jiří Lábus | Abe Goldfarb | |
| Mr. Mayor | Libor Terš | Scott Greer | |
| Dimwit | Vilém Udatný | Billy Bob Thompson | |
| Mrs. Titmouse | ? | Sondra James | |
| Mrs. Siskin | ? | Billy Bob Thompson | |
| Construction Workers | ? | Tyler Bunch | |
| Teacher | ? | Abe Goldfarb |
Production for the film lasted seven years.[1] With a budget of 170,000,000 CZK ($8,000,000), it was the fifth most expensive Czech film at the time of its release, and the most expensive animated Czech film.[3]
The film was released in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 31 August 2017, and had a worldwide gross of $2,079,037.[4] In the Czech Republic, it opened with $354,048 for a total gross of $1,007,954; in Slovakia, it opened with $2,265 for a total of $61,859.[4] The film was released in Russia on 7 March 2019.[8] It was boycotted by the Association of Cinema Owners and three other networks due to the lobbying of the film by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.[9] Because of this, the film was a box office bomb, grossing $235,105 in its opening weekend for a total gross of $468,680.[4]
The film received generally negative reviews from critics.[6] [10]
The UK and Irish DVD release markets the film as a Halloween movie.