History Trivia / TomAndJerryTheMovie

* StarDerailingRole: This was Dana Hill's (voice of Jerry) final role prior to her death. Richard Kind (voice of Tom) had better luck on the small screen, though you might still know him as [[WesternAnimation/ABugsLife Molt]] and [[WesternAnimation/InsideOut Bing Bong]].

** As of July 2020, the film is also streaming on Creator/HBOMax, remastered in HD no less, presumably to piggyback off distributing [[Film/TomAndJerry2021 the 2021 film]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $3.5 million (excluding marketing costs). Box office, $3,560,469 (domestic).

** You can legally buy or rent a digital copy off of iTunes, [=YouTube=] or the Microsoft store.
** Also, some YouTubers uploaded this film's soundtrack (or at least what's left of it) on [=YouTube=].

* StillbornFranchise: As far as a theatrical run goes, any and all Tom & Jerry movies past this one are made-for-TV or Direct-to-Video; this came not too long after ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'' also bombed out at the box office, and although ''Film/TheFlintstones'' fared well (and used Music/HenryMancini's opening theme from ''Tom & Jerry: The Movie'' in its trailer, amusingly), Hanna-Barbera never really got on the cinema map. 2020 brought ''WesternAnimation/{{Scoob}}'', and 2021, a new live-action/animated venture, ''[[Film/TomAndJerry2021 Tom & Jerry]]'', is unconnected to this film's continuity.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $3.5 million (Not counting marketing costs). Box office, $3,560,469 (domestic).

* ChildrenVoicingChildren: Anndi [=McAfee=] was 13 when she voiced Robyn Starling.

* FollowTheLeader: The pathos filled orphan plot? The musical numbers? The hammy bad guys (one of whom is voiced by Creator/TonyJay)? Its very obvious that the film was a shameless attempt at cashing in on Creator/{{Disney}}'s renaissance during the early 90's, with Tom and Jerry thrown in merely for marquee value. Suffice to say, [[BoxOfficeBomb it backfired.]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Because of this animated film did poorly at box office (and the critics bashing it), the film is rarely (if ever) seen in TV and the last DVD release was in 2002. If you have a DVD of it, don’t throw it out! If you have a DVR recording of the movie, don’t delete it.

** As of July 2020, the film is also streaming on Creator/HBOMax, remastered in HD no less.
* OldShame: This for Creator/WarnerBros As stated above, this movie was very hard to find and most of the characters that were introduced in the film were phased out of the Tom and Jerry franchise. The idea of Tom and Jerry talking was also phased out as the [[MadeForTVMovie Made-for-TV]] short "The Mansion Cat" made them mute again and reduced them to minor speaking roles.

* StarDerailingRole: This was the last movie voice actress Dana Hill was in prior to her death. Richard Kind (The voice of Tom) had better luck on the small screen, though you might still know him as [[WesternAnimation/ABugsLife Molt]] and [[WesternAnimation/InsideOut Bing Bong.]]
* StillbornFranchise: As far as playing in movie theaters goes, any and all Tom & Jerry movies past this one are TV or Direct-to-Video movies; this came not too long after ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'' also bombed out at the box office, and although ''Film/TheFlintstones'' fared well (and used Music/HenryMancini's opening theme from ''Tom & Jerry: The Movie'' in its trailer, amusingly), Hanna-Barbera never really got on the cinema map. 2021's ''[[Film/TomAndJerry2021 Tom & Jerry]]'' is a new attempt that's of course unconnected to this film's continuity.

* OldShame: This for Creator/WarnerBros As stated above, this movie was very hard to find and most of the characters that were introduced in the film were fazed out of the Tom and Jerry franchise. The idea of Tom and Jerry talking was also phased out as the [[MadeForTVMovie Made-for-TV]] short "The Mansion Cat" made them mute again and reduced them to minor speaking roles.

* OldShame: This for Creator/WarnerBros As stated above, this movie was very hard to find and most of the characters that were introduced in the film were fazed out of the Tom and Jerry franchise. The idea of Tom and Jerry talking was also fazed out as the [[MadeForTVMovie Made-for-TV]] short "The Mansion Cat" made them mute again and reduced them to minor speaking roles.

* StillbornFranchise: As far as playing in movie theaters goes, any and all Tom & Jerry movies past this one are TV or Direct-to-Video movies; this came not too long after ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'' also bombed out at the box office, and although ''Film/TheFlintstones'' fared well, Hanna-Barbera never really got on the cinema map.

** As of July 2020, the film is also streaming on Creator/HBOMax, remastered in HD.

* ChannelHop: The film was originally supposed to be distributed by Creator/CarolcoPictures through its joint venture with Creator/NewLineCinema, but said joint venture collapsed in 1992, and co-distributor Live Entertainment opted to shop the film to other distributors instead.

* StarDerailingRole: This was the last movie voice actress Dana Hill was in prior to her death. Richard Kind (The voice of Tom) had better luck on the small screen.

* OldShame: This for Creator/WarnerBros As stated above, this movie is very hard to find and most of the characters that were introduced in the film were fazed out of the Tom and Jerry franchise. The idea of Tom and Jerry talking was also fazed out as the [[MadeForTVMovie Made-for-TV]] short "The Mansion Cat" made them mute again and reduced them to minor speaking roles.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Because of this animated film did poorly at box office (and the critics bashing it), the film is rarely (if ever) seen in TV. You can’t find it on Creator/{{Netflix}} ([[NoExportForYou unless you live in Australia]]), Creator/{{Hulu}} or Amazon Prime, so Google Movies & TV and Website/YouTube is the only way. Plus, some or most of what’s left of this film is literally scattered around at Website/YouTube; plus, the legit full movie is on Website/YouTube, but you have to pay for it in order to watch the whole film. Besides this options, the only way you can watch this film besides using Google Movies and Website/YouTube, is a DVD, which came out years ago. If you have a DVD of it, don’t throw it out! If you have a DVR recording of the movie, don’t delete it.

** And it's not just the clips of ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' makes a appearance on [=YouTube=], the trailer of this film did get uploaded on [=YouTube=].
** As of July 2020, the film is available on Creator/HBOMax, remastered in HD.

* StarDerailingRole: This was the last movie voice actress Dana Hill was in prior to her death, and it didn't help the career of her or Richard Kind out much when they voiced the duo.

* NoExportForYou: This movie is only available on Netflix in Australia strangely.

** Also, some YouTubers uploads this film's soundtrack (or at least what's left of it) on [=YouTube=].

* StillbornFranchise: As far as playing in movie theaters goes, any and all Tom & Jerry movies past this one TV movies; this came not too long after ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'' also bombed out at the box office, and although ''Film/TheFlintstones'' fared well, Hanna-Barbera never really got on the cinema map.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Because of this animated film did poorly at box office (and the critics bashing it), the film is rarely (if ever) seen in TV. You can’t find it on Creator/{{Netflix}} ([[NoExportForYou unless you live in Australia]]), Creator/{{Hulu}} or Amazon Prime, so Google Movies & TV and Website/YouTube is the only way. Plus, some or most of what’s left of this film is literally scattered around at YouTube; plus, the legit full movie is on Website/YouTube, but you have to pay for it in order to watch the whole film. Besides this options, the only way you can watch this film besides using Google Movies and Website/YouTube, is a DVD, which came out years ago. If you have a DVD of it, don’t throw it out! If you have a DVR recording of the movie, don’t delete it.

* ChildrenVoicingChildren: Anndi McAfee was 13 when she voiced Robyn Starling.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Because of this animated film did poorly at box office (and the critics bashing it), “Tom and Jerry: The Movie” is rarely (if ever) seen in TV. You can’t find it on Netflix ([[NoExportForYou unless you live in Australia]]), Hulu or Amazon Prime, so Google Movies & TV and YouTube is the only way. Plus, some or most of what’s left of this film is literally scattered around at YouTube; plus, the legit full movie is on YouTube, but you have to pay for it in order to watch the whole film. Besides this options, the only way you can watch this film besides using Google Movies and YouTube, is a DVD, which came out years ago. If you have a DVD of it, don’t throw it out! If you have a DVR recording of the movie, don’t delete it.

* OldShame: This for Creator/WarnerBros As stated above, this movie is very hard to find and most of the characters that were introduced in the film were fazed out of the Tom and Jerry franchise. The idea of Tom and Jerry talking was also fazed out as the [[MadeForTVMovie Made-for-TV]] short The Mansion Cat made them mute again and reduced them to minor speaking roles.

* StillbornFranchise: As far as playing in movie theaters goes, any and all Tom & Jerry movies past this one TV movies; this came not too long after ''The Jetsons'' also bombed out at the box office, and although ''The Flintstones'' fared well, Hanna-Barbera never really got on the cinema map.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Aside from Robyn's original name being Cricket, Puggsy and Frankie were to have MUCH larger roles, actually accompanying Robyn, Tom and Jerry on their quest to find Robyn's father.
** The film was originally supposed to be distributed by Creator/CarolcoPictures through its joint venture with Creator/NewLineCinema, but said joint venture collapsed in 1992, and co-distributor Live Entertainment opted to shop the film to other distributors instead.

* OldShame: This for Creator/WarnerBros. As stated above, this movie is very hard to find and most of the characters that were introduced in the film were fazed out of the Tom and Jerry franchise. The idea of Tom and Jerry talking was also fazed out as the [[MadeForTVMovie Made-for-TV]] short The Mansion Cat made them mute again and reduced them to minor speaking roles.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Because of this animated film did poorly at box office (and the critics bashing it), “Tom and Jerry: The Movie” is rarely (if ever) seen in TV. You can’t find it on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime, so Google Movies & TV and YouTube is the only way. Plus, some or most of what’s left of this film is literally scattered around at YouTube; plus, the legit full movie is on YouTube, but you have to pay for it in order to watch the whole film. Besides this options, the only way you can watch this film besides using Google Movies and YouTube, is a DVD, which came out years ago. If you have a DVD of it, don’t throw it out! If you have a DVR recording of the movie, don’t delete it.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Because of this animated film did poorly at box office (and the critics bashing it), “Tom and Jerry: The Movie” is rarely (if ever) seen in TV. You can’t find it on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime, so Google Movies & TV and YouTube is the only way. Plus, some of most of what’s left of this film is literally scattered around at YouTube; plus, the legit full movie is on YouTube, but you have to pay for it in order to watch the whole film. Besides this options, the only way you can watch this film besides using Google Movies and YouTube, is a DVD, which came out years ago. If you have a DVD of it, don’t throw it out! If you have a DVR recording of the movie, don’t delete it.

** The film was originally supposed to be distributed by Creator/CarolcoPictures through its joint venture with Creator/NewLineCinema, but it collapsed in 1992, and co-distributor Live Entertainment opted to shop the film to other distributors instead.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Aside from Robyn's original name being Cricket, Puggsy and Frankie were to have MUCH larger roles, actually accompanying Robyn, Tom and Jerry on their quest to find Robyn's father.

* FollowTheLeader: The pathos filled orphan plot? The musical numbers? The hammy bad guys (one of whom is voiced by Creator/TonyJay)? Its very obvious that the film was a shameless attempt at cashing in on Creator/{{Disney}}'s renaissance during the early 90's, with Tom and Jerry thrown in for marquee value. Suffice to say, it didn't work.