Michael Hirsh

Paddington (2014)

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven. ...

Gotta Catch Santa Claus (2008)

Trevor is a true believer in the holiday spirit, so his skeptical best friend, Veronica, challenges him to show the world actual proof that Santa is real! Trevor and his friends embark on the adventure of a lifetime to catch Santa in action and reveal the ...

Max & Ruby's Halloween (2005)

Ruby thinks she has a lot to teach her little brother, Max, but Max has his own ideas. Join their loving, laughing sibling rivalry in "Max & Ruby"- Includes 12 Max & Ruby Stories! ...

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (2003)

The spiders Miss Spider and Holley marry and hatch five spiderlings. When one of them, Squirt, discovers a lost chicken egg, he goes on adventure to return it to his mother. ...

The Santa Claus Brothers (2002)

This tale of Santa's 3 sons seeks the true meaning of Christmas. Kevin McDonald and Richard Kind add voices that instill a genuine comedy feel. With a southern California twist and unique animation, it's a great story for the whole family. ...

The Little Bear Movie (2001)

Little Bear and Father Bear go camping in the wilderness where Little Bear encounters all kinds of new sights and sounds: an eagle's flight, a wolf's howl... and a wild little bear named Cub fishing in a stream. Even though they're from different worlds, L ...

Franklin's Magic Christmas (2001)

Franklin and his family are off on a Christmas visit with Grandma and Grandpa at Faraway Farm. When a sudden ice storm hits and Grandpa takes a terrible tumble, Franklin and his baby sister Harriet begin a magical adventure as they journey home in search o ...

Franklin and the Green Knight (2000)

It's winter in Woodland and Franklin is excited about spring coming because his new baby sister will be born. Following the lead of a myth his mom told him, he assumes the role of a Knight and sets out to the woods on a quest for spring. ...

Redwall: The Movie (2000)

Redwall is a compelling tale of fantasy, courage and adventure; the fable of a daunting quest to recover a legendary lost weapon and the classic strugle between good and evil. The delightful world of Redwall - a place of peace and beauty, companionship and ...

Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut (1997)

Legend says whoever holds the Crystal Coconut will get any wish granted. Now everybody on the island of Kongo Bongo is going bananas trying to get the coconut, including ruthless crocodile King K. Rool and notorious pirate Captain Scurvy. But our hero D.K. ...

Pippi Longstocking (1997)

Pippi Longstocking is an extraordinary little girl who lives alone in her house, while her father sails the seven seas. Pippi's irrepressibly fun nature makes her easy to befriend, as neighbors Tommy and Annika find, but can also earn ire, especially from ...

Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village (1997)

Morag the Tulga Witch seeks revenge on her old enemy Logray, shaman of the Ewoks, who holds the magic Sunstar while she possesses it's darker half, the Shadowstone. ...

Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods (1997)

Wicket remembers four memorable adventures from his youth: how he fixed up his great grandfather's battle wagon, the occasion when Latara ran away from the Ewok village to join the traveling Jindas, the time his father Deej fell terrible ill and the story ...

Kids for Character (1996)

Kids for Character was a program that was released on VHS in April 23, 1996. It was a charity special about moral character that featured many different children's characters. It was produced by The Character Counts! Coalition and was distributed by Lyrick ...

Malice (1993)

A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor. ...

Red Rackham's Treasure (1991)

Tintin and Captain Haddock search for Red Rackham's treasure with the help of an eccentric but lovable professor. ...

The Secret of the Unicorn (1991)

Tintin buys an old model ship at a flea market as a gift for Captain Haddock, who tells him about the exploits of a famous ancestor related to it. Then, Tintin learns that it is not an ordinary model ship. ...

The Crab with the Golden Claws (1991)

Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat. ...

Babar: The Movie (1989)

Children's book authors Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff's most beloved elephant comes to the big screen in this animated family tale. Elephant monarch King Babar tells the tale, that unfolds via flashback, of how a much-younger Barbar and his girlfriend Celes ...

The Wild Puffalumps (1988)

In this animated children's feature, two kids find themselves in the strange and fascinating world of the friendly animals known as the Puffalumps. ...

Clifford's Fun with Letters (1988)

An animated film starring Clifford, the Big Red Dog. He and his pal, Emily Elizabeth, want to go to the circus but they have no money for tickets. They decide to earn money by opening a message service, but finding all the letters and spelling all the mess ...

Madballs: Gross Jokes (1987)

It begins with a warning. It is said that the episode contains scenes that may offend viewers. It is also said that most viewers may experience nagging backache, rapid heartbeat, post-nasal drip and delerium, swelling of the nose, throat, and abdomen and l ...

Burglar (1987)

Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be place ...

Madballs: Escape from Orb! (1986)

The Madballs are a zany animated rock band who rock and roll their way across the galaxy. Music is illegal on their home planet so they make a break for it on Earth. ...

Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep (1986)

C-3PO and R2-D2 are on their way to Biitu to meet their new master, Mungo Baobab, when their ship is attacked and they are taken prisoner. Biitu has been taken over by the giant mechanical Great Heep who works with the Empire, enslaving the natives by usin ...

Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)

This animated adventure goes back in time to the Care Bears' first-ever Caring Mission, when True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse touch down on Earth to boost the spirits of some unhappy kids at summer camp. But the evil Dark Heart has other plans, and co ...

The Care Bears Movie (1985)

The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen. ...

The Adventures of the Get Along Gang (1984)

The Gang participates in the annual scavenger hunt to win their own ice cream flavor but the stakes are made even higher when Bingo makes a bet with Catchum that if he wins, he and Leland get the Gang's clubhouse. ...

Take Me Up to the Ball Game (1980)

In this interplanetary baseball story, a group of friends are playing a sandlot game on Earth that is noticed by Irwin, an outer space promoter of baseball. The haphazard team consists of an eagle, a beaver, a bear, a kangaroo, and a mole. Irwin invites th ...

Friday the 13th (1980)

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning. ...

Easter Fever (1980)

A jive-talking Easter Bunny named Jack decides to retire, so his friends throw him a crazy roast before he officially hangs up his basket. A series of kooky flashbacks tells of his life-story and career, but will all this reminiscing only convince him not ...

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet (1979)

With a new twist on an old holiday, Intergalatic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet is a delightful animated special combining space age fantasy with the old and revered traditions that make Thanksgiving a great festive holiday. ...

Romie-0 and Julie-8 (1979)

Two rival robotics companies in the future release their latest creations at a robotics convention, claiming each to be the latest and greatest in technological advances. Mega Stellar Company's release is a robot boy named Romie-O, while Super Solar Cybern ...

The Devil and Daniel Mouse (1978)

When a young female mouse makes a deal with the devil to become a rock star and learns the price, her boyfriend has to help her avoid damnation. ...

A Cosmic Christmas (1977)

Three aliens from an unknown planet, who bear a strong resemblance to the Biblical Magi, visit earth to know the true meaning of Christmas. Peter, a young boy, and Lucy, his goose, are the first to encounter them. Unable to find the true meaning of Christm ...

Do you want to sleep with God? (1972)

Shot primarily in a seedy bathroom, it's gross, outrageously blasphemous, trippy, campy and hilarious, esp. if seen very, very high. Sometime Village Fug Tuli Kupferberg plays a vulgar NY Jewish G*d who never gets out of the tub. The story line is the deba ...

The Great Canadian Comic Books! (1971)

Film accompanying the book of the same name by Nelvana Enterprises founders Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, with partner Clive Smith as designer and illustrator. It looks at the "Canadian Whites" series of comic books made during World War II, with some ...

Super Joe (1971)

A film centered around Joe Nameth. ...

Meudon rire de tout - 2ème édition (2023)

Lost Heroes (2014)

Lost Heroes is the story of Canada's forgotten comic book superheroes and their legendary creators. A ninety-minute journey to recover a forgotten part of Canada's pop culture and a national treasure few have ever heard about. This is the tale of a small c ...

The Making of Rock & Rule (1983)

Documentary on the making of the cult classic Nelvana animated film, "Rock & Rule." Featuring interviews with Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Iggy Pop, Maurice White, and Director Clive Smith. ...