From Book to Film 2026: FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) 4K Restoration
- Sat, Jun 27
- Sun, Jun 28
Director: Bill Kroyer Run Time: 76 min. Rating: G Release Year: 1992
Starring: Christian Slater, Jonathan Ward, Robin Williams, Samantha Mathis, Tim Curry
Country: Australia, United States, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Thailand, Denmark
Language: English
From Book to Film at Gateway Film Center
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About the film:
When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home: the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak and his new friends fight to defend FernGully from lumberjacks — and the vengeful spirit they accidentally unleash after chopping down a magic tree.
About the filmmaker:
Bill Kroyer is an American animator, director, and visual effects pioneer recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to computer animation. A former Disney animator and one of the early innovators at Pixar, Kroyer directed FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) and the Academy Award–nominated short Technological Threat, helping to bridge traditional hand-drawn animation with emerging digital techniques. His influential career spans animation, visual effects, and education, and he remains an important figure in the evolution of modern animated filmmaking.