Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
- TV Movie
- 2015
- 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
5.5K
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A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Geoffrey McGivern
- Pet Shop Owner
- (as Geoff McGivern)
Pik Sen Lim
- Mrs. Wu
- (as Pik-Sen Lim)
Jack Honeyborne
- Pianist
- (as Jack Honeybourne)
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- Writers
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- TriviaSeventy-six tortoises were used in the making of this movie.
- GoofsMr Pringle twice says that the moment of his birth came about as a result of his father driving too quickly over a speed bump. This would make Pringle, at the time of the film's release (2015) no older than 32 years of age as speed bumps weren't introduced in the UK until 1987. Pringle, appears to be of a similar age to Mrs Silver, played by Judith Dench, and Mr Hoppy, played by Dustin Hoffman, who were born in 1934 and 1937 respectively.
- SoundtracksA Kiss to Build a Dream On
(uncredited)
Written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein II
Performed by Louis Armstrong
Featured review
To fool or not to fool
I cant stand James Corden, and I am not to keen on Roald Dahl either. However, this movie was wonderful.
Based on a short story by Roald Dahl, this gentle comedy introduces us to Mr Hoppy (Dustin Hoffman) an elderly resident in a flat where he tends his wonderful plants on his balcony. But outside of his plants his life is empty and grey apart from his long held secret love for Mrs Silver (Judi Dench). Mrs Silver is a widow who lives in the flat downstairs and the shy botanist barely has the nerve to speak to her until she buys a pet. A tortoise named Alfie, that she dotes upon. When Mrs Silver confides in Mr Hoppy that she has concerns about Alfie, Mr Hoppy conceives a brilliantly overcomplicated plan to win her affections.
Based on a short story by Roald Dahl, this gentle comedy introduces us to Mr Hoppy (Dustin Hoffman) an elderly resident in a flat where he tends his wonderful plants on his balcony. But outside of his plants his life is empty and grey apart from his long held secret love for Mrs Silver (Judi Dench). Mrs Silver is a widow who lives in the flat downstairs and the shy botanist barely has the nerve to speak to her until she buys a pet. A tortoise named Alfie, that she dotes upon. When Mrs Silver confides in Mr Hoppy that she has concerns about Alfie, Mr Hoppy conceives a brilliantly overcomplicated plan to win her affections.
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By what name was Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015) officially released in Canada in English?
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