Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Brief Synopsis
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The adventures of a baby elephant named Whispers who is separated from his mother. He searches desperately for her but instead, finds the sassy and fiercely independent Groove, an outcast from her own herd and the last elephant in the world to ever be a substitute mom. Unfortunately for Groove, Whis
Cast & Crew
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Dereck Joubert
Director
Sandor Carter
Alice Ghostley
Voice
Joanna Lumley
Voice
Kevin Michael Richardson
Voice
John Dimaggio
Voice
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
Release Date
2000
Location
Linyanti, Chobe National Park, Botswana; Chobe National Park, Botswana; Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana; Selinda, Chobe National Park, Botswana
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 12m
Synopsis
The adventures of a baby elephant named Whispers who is separated from his mother. He searches desperately for her but instead, finds the sassy and fiercely independent Groove, an outcast from her own herd and the last elephant in the world to ever be a substitute mom. Unfortunately for Groove, Whispers takes hold of her tail and refuses to let go and the two join to make an unlikely family. Through their bickering, singing, laughing and crying they brave the hidden dangers of the dark forest and make their way toward the Great River, a rumored paradise for elephants.
Director
Dereck Joubert
Director
Cast
Sandor Carter
Alice Ghostley
Voice
Joanna Lumley
Voice
Kevin Michael Richardson
Voice
John Dimaggio
Voice
Betty White
Voice
Joan Rivers
Voice
Jim Black
Joseph Molekoa
Anne Archer
Voice
Debi Derryberry
Voice
Angela Bassett
Voice
Tone Loc
Voice
Kat Cressida
Voice
David Mabukane
Jeannie Elias
Voice
Crew
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
Billiard Assam
Animal Trainer
Petra Bach
Adr
Todd Ballantine
Production Accountant
Odin Benitez
Sound Editor
Brad Besterlink
Assistant Camera Operator
Gavin Blaire
Pilot
Beth Block
Visual Effects
Mars Bonfire
Song
Elayne Boosler
Screenplay
Susan Bradley
Titles
Dan Bronson
Screenplay
Gary Brown
Production Accountant
Jeanette Browning
Adr
Heather Carr-hartley
Production Manager
Heather Carr-hartley
Special Thanks To
Pat Carr-hartley
Special Thanks To
Sandor Carter
Animal Trainer
Lee-way Chang
Visual Effects
Johnny Clegg
Song Performer
Johnny Clegg
Song
John Cucci
Foley Artist
Michael Curtis
Visual Effects
Deborah Dacher
Post-Production Accountant
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Chris De La Guardia
Color Timer
Kevin Downey
Other
Lange Dube
Song Performer
Ed Easter
Other
Jim Farrell
Camera Operator
Faith Fekana
Song Performer
Jill Franklyn
Screenplay
Dick Gaedule
Animal Trainer
Jonathan Gibson
Special Thanks To
Karen Gibson
Special Thanks To
Lorna Gibson
Special Thanks To
William Gibson
Special Thanks To
Holly Goldberg Sloan
Screenplay
Gordon Goodwin
Other
Gordon Goodwin
Music Conductor
Claudia Grazioso
Screenplay
Randall Guth
Foley Editor
Joel Hodgson
Screenplay
Charles Martin Inouye
Music Editor
Lisa Jaime
Music Editor
Michael Jonascu
Sound Effects Editor
Ankoto Zacharia Joseph
Animal Trainer
Beverly Joubert
Photography
Beverly Joubert
Sound Designer
Beverly Joubert
Story By
Beverly Joubert
From Story
Beverly Joubert
Sound Mixer
Beverly Joubert
Producer
Dereck Joubert
From Story
Dereck Joubert
Camera Operator
Dereck Joubert
Screenplay
Dereck Joubert
Story By
Dereck Joubert
Producer
Dereck Joubert
Director Of Photography
Doc Kane
Adr
Will Kaplan
Music Editor
Faith Kekana
Song Performer
Steve Kempster
Other
Pat Kenly
Other
Lieutenant General Ian Khama
Special Thanks To
Rufus Khoza
Song
William Koshowany
Other
Roger Leitlho
Animal Trainer
Marion Levine
Voice Casting
Linda Lew
Foley Recordist
Paul Linford
Music
Sumanadasa Lokugamage
Animal Trainer
Van Luong
Visual Effects
Martha Luttrell
Special Thanks To
Muller Maas
Helicopter Pilot
David Mabukane
Animal Trainer
James Mann
Camera Operator
Gail K Markley
Sound Supervisor
Gary Matanky
Post-Production Coordinator
Nathan Dambuza Mdledle
Song
Tink Minster
Camera
Jordan Moffet
Screenplay
Joseph Mogotsi
Song
Joseph Molekoa
Animal Trainer
Randall Jay Moore
Animal Trainer
Sarah Moore
Visual Effects
Janelle Ashley Nielson
Assistant Editor
Dan O'connell
Foley Artist
Nena Olwage
Editor
Paul N. J. Ottosson
Sound Effects Editor
Douglas Parker
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Pearlstein
Helicopter Pilot
Jim Pentecost
Associate Producer
Ron Peterson
Camera Operator
Eric Pinckert
Apprentice
Trevor Rabin
Music
Paul Ratajczak
Rerecording
Brian Raymond
Other
Kimberly Rimer
Production Coordinator
Joe Salazar
Visual Effects
Pernell L Salinas
Assistant Sound Editor
Solange Schwalbe
Sound Effects Editor
Neil Scovell
Screenplay
Scott Sellers
Post-Production Accountant
Bill Shook
Visual Effects
Michael Sweeney
Visual Effects
Doug Ulm
Camera Operator
Jonathan Wales
Rerecording
Booker White
Music
John O Wilde
Foley Editor
Kerry Dean Williams
Adr Editor
Joyce Wilmot
Special Thanks To
Lloyd Wilmot
Special Thanks To
Paul Wilmot
Special Thanks To
Simon Wilmot
Special Thanks To
Robin Zacha
Assistant Sound Editor
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
Release Date
2000
Location
Linyanti, Chobe National Park, Botswana; Chobe National Park, Botswana; Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana; Selinda, Chobe National Park, Botswana
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 12m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 13, 2000
Released in United States on Video October 23, 2001
Fiction feature debut for naturalists and documentary filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert.
Released in United States Fall October 13, 2000
Released in United States on Video October 23, 2001
