The Impossible Elephant (2001)

I love this movie so much

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The movie starts out telling us about Daniel's dead mother. It moves into "pet day" at the school. Daniel doesn't have a pet, but he does have a bully. The bully comes equipped with his own Godzilla music as he stomps in Daniel's direction. Daniel makes a wish on a star and in spite of his dad claiming it doesn't work, an elephant appears in his yard. It is one of those movie elephants that don't eat much or require a shovel. Daniel makes friends with Gilbert, the class geek as they both hide from the bully. The unreasonable dad decides they can't keep a baby elephant and donates it to the zoo.There is also Molly, dad's friend who is a mother figure to Daniel who is also a lawyer. She doesn't spend the night and do hanky-panky like in other kid movies. Gilbert takes Daniel to his underground secret "fort" which has cable TV. He gets the "Naked Channel" which he claims is like the Animal Channel, except with humans and it is "gross." This is perhaps the most questionable child aspect about the movie, that and hitting the bully with a large branch across the back. As it turns out the elephant is a savant and can fly. The elephant flies in front of the moon, reminiscent of ET. The movie has a happy ending as one would expect.Okay for a kid's movie, but there are better.

Daniel (Mark Rendall) is a middle schooler who is being bullied for his "uncool" stature. On pet show-and-tell day, for example, he has nothing to exhibit, unlike the boy who brings in a poisonous snake with altered, benign glands...no longer harmful. When he asks his dad, Steven (Nicholas Lea) if he can have a pet, Dad says no, even though his close female friend, Molly (Mia Sara) thinks it might be a good idea. In any case, Daniel sees a falling star and makes a wish for a truly posh pet. Whoa! During the wee hours of the morning, Daniel discovers that an ELEPHANT, in a large box, has landed on his lawn. Not only that, this elephant, which he names Lumpy, is talented to the point of kicking balls and picking up objects. Naturally, Dad says there is no way to keep such a hefty animal BUT he does permit Daniel to show the pachyderm at school before it goes to the local zoo. Doesn't make much difference, one of the big bullies is still after our Dan. Curiously, Lumpy doesn't thrive at the zoo, mostly because he misses Daniel. So, the lad decides to arrange a jailbreak for the beloved creature, with the help of a new friend. Will the young man succeed and will he be able to keep the mighty big friend? This started off so well, dealing with not only the weighty topics of death of a parent, bullying, new relationships but with an absolutely darling little elephant. This viewer's expectations were that eventually the circus would come back to pick up their "lost" star that somehow ended up in a child's lawn. But, no, instead, it goes for fantasy, an elephant that came from a wish, can fly, and the tale travels in a new, unwelcome (my opinion) direction. Nevertheless, the film still qualifies as "nice" material for a family watch, especially one with animal lovers and/or boys in the audience. The cast and all of the production values are of good quality, yes. So, if your loved ones are being "impossibly good", get this little film as a reward.

I really loved and enjoyed the movie, especially the characters that were in it and of course the cute baby elephant! I am a great fan of Nick Lea and was fortunate to get a copy of the film for my personal viewing. I have been waiting forever to see this film and I wasn't disappointed one bit!!! I recommend this film to anyone who loves animals and kids in film, believe me it is worth the watch.

From the funny start to the heartwarming end, this movie breaks every stereo-type kid movie rule. The lead actors Nicholas Lea and Mia Sara are great and convincing in thier roles, and refreshingly so is the boy! There is some great wildlife in the movie and thats always nice too see, so all in all if you want a watchable heartwarming get-away movie then watch this...The Impossible Elephant (aka The Incredible Elephant in Europe). 10 out of 10!