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Whispers: An elephant's tale

Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities

Movie propaganda

In the Disney tradition of the live-action film Homeward bound, Walt Disney Pictures' Whispers is the story of a baby elephant (Debi Derryberry), separated from his mother. He searches desperately for her but, instead, finds the sassy and fiercely independent Groove (Angela Bassett), an outcast from her own herd and the last elephant in the world to ever be a substitute mother. Unfortunately for Groove, Whispers takes hold of her tail, refuses to let go and the two join to make an unlikely family.

Through their bickering, singing, laughing and crying, they brave the hidden dangers of the dark forest and make their way toward the Great River, a rumoured paradise for elephants.

Theatrical propaganda posters

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama elephant

Persons of interest

Angela Bassett .... Groove
Joanna Lumley .... Half Tusk
Anne Archer .... Gentle Heart
Debi Derryberry .... Whispers
Kevin Michael Richardson .... Adult Whispers
Alice Ghostley .... Tuskless
Betty White .... Round
Kathryn Cressida .... Princess
Joan Rivers .... Spike
John Di Maggio .... Tough-Tusk, Fulla Bull
Tone Loc .... Macho Bull
Jeannie Elias .... Stranger, Herd Elephant
Beverly Joubert .... Screenwriter
Dereck Joubert .... Screenwriter
Dereck Joubert .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Studios and distributors:

Buena Vista International

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Animal pictures with humans talking over the top. Some of it is surprisingly scary (lions attack a baby buffalo and Whispers himself) but the rest is blandly innocuous enough to be a prime baby-sitter. The narrative and dialogue would be just as effective as an audio cassette as the pictures are just some elephants wandering about. One wonders at times how much of that wandering was elephant inspired and how much was camera inspired but the rugrats won't notice that.