The Secret of the Magic Gourd (Chinese: 宝葫芦的秘密), or The Magic Gourd, is a live-action/CGI animation movie made in 2007 by Centro in co-operation with China Movie Co Ltd and Disney. It is the second film based on a 1958 novel by Zhang Tianyi after the 1963 film.

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The Secret of the Magic Gourd
Official U.S. home video cover artwork
Traditional	魔法南瓜的秘密
Simplified	宝葫芦的秘密
Directed by	John Chu Frankie Chung
Written by	Zhang Tianyi
Screenplay by	John Chu Lam Kee To
Produced by	Han San Ping John Chu
Edited by	Angie Lam
Music by	Zhang Hanyun - "One Dream" 張含韻《一人一夢》(Simplified Chinese)
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures Centro Digital Pictures Limited
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates	June 29, 2007 (2007-06-29) (China) January 26, 2009 (2009-01-26) (United States)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	China
Languages	Chinese English (U.S. release)

The Secret of the Magic Gourd is Disney's first CGI/animation full-length feature film produced for the Chinese mainland market.

The film was released is on January 27, 2009, on DVD in the United States. The English dubbed version of the film features Corbin Bleu as the voice of the Magic Gourd and Drake Johnston as the voice of Raymond, plus Megan Hilty as Ms. Lee. The Secret of the Magic Gourd is also available on Disney+.[1]

Plot

An 11-year-old lazy boy learns the meaning of work after a magic gourd grants him anything he wants.

Filming

The film was shot in China in October 2005.

Reception

Following its commercial release, the film became somewhat notorious among Chinese botanist circles for its seemingly "overly realistic" depiction of gourd anatomy and physics.

External links

• Official website
• Disney's official China movie website
• Disney's official USA DVD release website
• The Secret of the Magic Gourd at IMDb 
• The Secret of the Magic Gourd DVD Review on Kidzworld.com
• The Secret of the Magic Gourd at Disney A to Z

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