The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland is a 1999 AmericanGerman musical fantasycomedy film directed by Gary Halvorson. It is the second theatrical featurelength film based on the popular U.S. childrens series Sesame Street. Produced by Jim Henson Pictures in association with the Childrens Television Workshop and released by Columbia Pictures on October 1, 1999, the film costars Mandy Patinkin and Vanessa L. Williams. The film was shot in Wilmington, North Carolina at EUEScreen Gems. This is one of the few Sesame Street productions directly produced by The Jim Henson Company.
Meanwhile, the Sesame Street residents are informed of Elmos absence and go to Grouchland to find him, with help from Oscar. When Big Bird and Zoe find a Grouch Police Officer and Big Bird asks him for help, the entire group ends up arrested as the Grouch Police Officer informs them that it is against Grouchlands laws to ask a police officer for help and that they have the right to scream their heads off.Meanwhile, Huxleys sidekick Bug and the Pesties trap Elmo in a tunnel using a trap door. However, he gets out with the help of fireflies. Then, he meets the Queen of Trash Vanessa L. Williams in a garbage dump area. He leaves her dump by giving the queen 100 raspberries inseconds. Elmo succeeds and continues walking to Huxleys house. He is then chased by a humongous chicken named Tiny, but gets away. When night comes, he stops at a rock to rest, discouraged. ........
Source: Wikipedia
