Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure

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Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
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Directed by Stephen Furst
Written byDaryl Busby
Matty Simmons
Produced byRobert Grand
Matty Simmons
Starring Maureen McCormick
Joseph Bologna
Harvey Korman
David Lander
Denny Dillon
Rachel Snow
Michael Angarano
David Leisure
Stephen Furst (voice)
CinematographyJohn M. Stephens
Music by Nathan Furst
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Video (United States)
The Harvey Entertainment Company (International)
Release date
  • March 2, 1999 (1999-03-02)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure is a 1999 American adventure film directed by Stephen Furst, based on the Harvey Entertainment Company animated character Baby Huey. It was released by Columbia TriStar Home Video on VHS on March 2, 1999, and on DVD on February 15, 2005, by Classic Media.

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A majority of the film's cast and crew were National Lampoon veterans.

Cast

Production

The film was part of a 12 film slate of direct to video productions by Harvey Entertainment based on their properties. [1] Harvey Entertainment reported an estimated loss of $250,000 directly tied to the film. [2]

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References

  1. Dempsey, John (July 27, 1999). "Harvey Ent. will make 12 direct-to-video pix". Variety . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  2. Dempsey, John (May 17, 1999). "Harvey takes big rev hit". Variety . Retrieved June 30, 2021.