Tom and Jerry's All-New Feature-Length Movie! Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars, Featuring the Voice Talents of ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' Star Brad Garrett

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2004--

Blasting Onto DVD and VHS January 18 from Warner Home Video

Just when you thought the dynamic cat-and-mouse duo of Tom and Jerry had already chased each other to the ends of the Earth...they now venture even farther out into the depths of outer space! Featuring the voice talents of Emmy Award-winning actor Brad Garrett (TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond"), Tom and Jerry's newest feature-length animated movie Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars is filled with out-of-this-world hijinks and wacky adventures, and will launch onto DVD and VHS on January 18, 2005 from Warner Home Video (WHV).

Packed with stellar DVD extras including an original National Geographic featurette on space travel and in-depth documentary on the animation process plus more, Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars will be available to own at $19.98 SRP on DVD and $14.94 SRP on VHS.

Tom and Jerry mistakenly stow away on the first manned mission to Mars and discover we are NOT alone...Martians do exist! The furry duo must join forces with a young Martian girl to battle asteroid fields, the Martian invasion of Earth, and a gigantic alien robot bent on destroying anything and anyone in its path.

One of the most successful animated franchises of all time, Tom and Jerry have been entertaining kids and families for generations, with 25 hilarious releases in the Tom and Jerry video library that have sold over 4 million units to date. Currently airing 44 times per week on Cartoon Network and Boomerang, season-to-date Tom and Jerry is #2 in its daily time slot of 8:30 AM on Cartoon Network.

DVD ELEMENTS

Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars features an out-of-this-world collection of stellar DVD extras including:

-- Mouse-Tronaut Jerry - Explore Mars further in the original National Geographic documentary for kids on space travel

-- Blasting Off - Zany Making-of Documentary on Blast Off to Mars

-- Step-By-Step with Tom and Jerry - The Animation Process documentary with writer/director Bill Kopp and producer Tom Minton

-- Trailers

BASICS

    Languages: English (5.1), French (5.1), Spanish (5.1)
    Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
    Running time: 75 mins.
    Rating: Not Rated
    DLBY/DGTL 5.1 (CC)

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