Thomas and the Flying Scotsman
Released by Walt Disney Pictures on July 26, 2000
Based on the Railway Series books by
The Rev. W. Awdry
Written, Produced and Directed by
Britt Allcroft
Main Cast
Alec Baldwin as Mr. Conductor
Didi Conn as Stacy Jones
Haley Joel Osment as Dan
Mara Wilson as Becky
Tom Jackson as Billy Twofeathers
Ewan MacGregor as Thomas
Freddie Starr as George the Steamroller
Neil Crone as 87546 and Gordon
Robert Carlyle as the Flying Scotsman
Keith Scott as 98462
Doug Lennox as PT Boomer
Bob Hoskins as Sir Topham Hatt
Narrators
Ringo Starr (International Version)
George Carlin (North American Version)
Storyline
In 1968, British Rail has been phasing out its steam engines. But the Isle of Sodor is the last remaining part of Britain where the steam engine has yet to face its inevitable obsolescence. 98462 and 87546, the villainous steam engines, will stop at nothing to derail Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends in the name of obstructing much needed progress. Through his bravery, Thomas reminds everyone that "...even the littlest engines can do big things!"
ABOVE: The Flying Scotsman, voiced by Robert Carlyle
Reception
"They actually got Gaz from
The Full Monty to be a talking train? I'll gladly pay £5 to see that."
- Fan letter to the
Radio Times
"Through all the years I followed his work, I never thought George Carlin could be so wholesome."
-
The San Francisco Chronicle
"At least the filmmakers made bloody sure not to let the humans dominate the picture. This is Thomas's story after all."
- BBC News