The Wiggles Movie

"The Wiggles Movie" is The Wiggles feature film presented by 20th Century Fox, and produced by Gladasaurus Produtions in 1997.

In 2003, the film was re-released in the United States under the title "The Wiggles Magical Adventure: A Wiggly Movie".

Synopsis
In it, The Wiggles embark on a journey to find Dorothy the Dinosaur since a amateur magician Wally the Great, steals Greg's magic wand in order to become a better magician. Meanwhile, Dorothy is sad because she thinks that The Wiggles and everyone have forgotten her birthday, while in fact they're all planning a surprise party for her by performing at a circus tent that night.

Plot
Wally the Great (Tony Harvey), great-grandson of Waldo the Magnificent, is an amateur magician whose dream is to win the competition at the Magic Club for Best Magician. However, he is confronted with a rival, Roland the Remarkable (Dale Burrdge), who believes Wally is a nobody. Meanwhile, children's entertainers The Wiggles, consisting of lead singer Greg, guitarist Murray, drummer Anthony and pianist Jeff, are performing at a nearby school. Mrs Bingle (Joanne Samuel), the principal, had an accident with Anthony after she blew a whistle to wake Jeff up before the show, causing him to act extremely silly. Wally, watching from behind a wall, sees Dorothy herself laying Greg's (who is a magician)magic wand on a table while sulking that everyone has forgotten her birthday but really they were trying to keep the surprise party for her a secret. Wally quickly snatches it but is caught by Dorothy. The 2 have a tug of war and the wand breaks in half. Meanwhile, the Wiggles decide to go out looking for Dorothy in their Big Red Car. After seeing Henry the Octopus and his Underwater Big Band, they happen upon Brrrrrrrrrr Street where they get frozen. Since they have no luck finding Dorothy, they go to Wigglehouse wher they ace a test given to them by their talking door, mix up their skivvies, have a flashback of the first time they celebrated Dorothy's birthday, and do the Romp Bomp a Stomp. Meanwhile, The wand is broken to bits after an accident with Wags the Dog and his pups. During the adventures that they have, their friendship grows more and more. When they visit Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate, a crew member falls in the water and Wally saves him and is rewarded a medal with a mini feathersword planted on it. Dorothy leaves and sits on a bench, sadly, complaining to Wally that nobody remembers her birthday. Wally then says "I didn't forget your birthday" which makes Dorothy a little bit better. Wally begins to daydream about his grandfather, Waldo, saying to him to believe in himself. Wally forgets all about the Magic Competition and is almost late but thanks to Dorothy, makes it. However, Jimbo the Juggler blocks their way and say that Wally should put his vehicle in the full car park but Wally thinks quick and says "You find a spot" and tosses his helmet at him leaving Jimber pinch-faced. He then signs in and runs into Roland who clearly amuses the judges when his score is 9-9-9. Wally find his Grandfather's old chest of magic supplies and is confident in himself. Meanwhile, the Wiggles are waiting for Dorothy to come to the party but nobody shows up. After Wally does his magic act, the judges score him 10-9-9. He wins the competition which leaves Roland jealous but at the same time impressed. Wally takes Dorothy to her party when it is just about to be canceled and the party begins. Dorothy is proud that she has found a new friend and that her friends remembered her birthday.

Songs

 * Hey There Wally
 * Dorothy Would You Like To Dance With Me?
 * Can You Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?
 * Rock-a-Bye Your Bear
 * We Like to Say Hello (Instrumental)
 * The Chase
 * Quack Quack (Wiggles Movie)
 * Rockin and Rollin Sea
 * Boom Boom
 * Mrs. Bingle's Theme
 * Tap Wags
 * Ballerina, Ballerina
 * Ooh It's Captain Feathersword
 * Hot Potato (Young Wiggles)
 * Romp Bomp A Stomp
 * I'm a Cow
 * Nya Nya Nya
 * Wally's Dream Music
 * Magic Club Music
 * Let's Have a Party
 * Wiggly Medley

The Wiggles

 * Greg Page - Greg
 * Anthony Field - Anthony
 * Murray Cook - Murray
 * Jeff Fatt - Jeff

Wiggle Friends

 * Tony Harvey as Wally the Great
 * Leeanne Ashley as Dorothy the Dinosaur
 * Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog
 * Paul Field as Wags the Dog (Circus Scene)
 * Donna Halloran as Henry the Octopus
 * Joanne Samuel as Mrs Bingle

Voice Talents

 * Carolyn Ferrie as Dorothy's voice & Young Dorothy's voice
 * Mic Conway as Wags' Voice
 * Jeff Fatt as Henry's Voice
 * Paul Paddick as Iggy, Ziggy & Frank

Mrs Bingles Students

 * Clare Field
 * Amy Dunbar
 * Emma Ryan
 * Bradley Benson
 * Sophie Hendrix
 * Madeleine Hurley
 * Catlin Mollica
 * Sian Ryan
 * Shanna Curry
 * Anthony Silvestrini
 * Cassandra Halloran
 * Meaghan Woodhouse as Little Girl with Glasses

Magic Club

 * Norry Constantian as Cecil the Magic Club President
 * Mic Conway as Jimbo the Juggler
 * Dale Burridge as Roland the Remarkable
 * Greg Page - Magic Club Judge (in top hat, false beard and sunglasses)
 * Anthony Field - Magic Club Judge (in green shirt, false moustache and glasses)

Wiggles World People

 * Paul Paddick as Life-Saver, Rose Robber
 * Mic Conway as Postman
 * Luigi De Luca as Gelati Vendor
 * Luke Field as Ice Cream Boy
 * Leanne Halloran as Officer Beaples (Policewoman)
 * Holly McGlinchy as Ballerina
 * Cameron Lewis as Male Dancer
 * Roger Lemke as Alfonso Tiramisu (Tenor)

Waggetes

 * Cassandra Halloran
 * Jessica Halloran
 * Lachlan McCarthy

Pirates

 * Sarah Bowden
 * Elyssa Dawson
 * Michelle Drady
 * Donna Halloran
 * Reem Hanewell
 * Craig Henderson
 * Rhianna Kitching
 * Kristen Knox
 * Cie Jai Legget
 * Cameron Lewis
 * Allissa Russo
 * Blake Bowden as Young Boy Pirate

Young Wiggles

 * Daniel Lack - Young Murray
 * Eddy Jong - Young Jeff
 * Justin Woodhouse - Young Anthony
 * Lachlan McCarthy - Young Greg

Dancing Magicians

 * Leanne Halloran
 * Donna Halloran
 * Edward Rooke

Puppeters

 * Gavin Sainsbury
 * Edward Rooke
 * Sheryl Talmage
 * Melissa King
 * David Anthony
 * Matthew McCoy

Production and Theatrical Release
The film was produced in mid 1997, and was first shown in theatres on 18 December the same year.

Video Release
The Wiggles Movie was first released on VHS in Australia on June 20, 1998.
 * main article: The Wiggles Movie (video tape)

The movie was then released on DVD for Australia on November 12, 2003.

Soundtrack
"The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack" is an Enhanced CD of which, according to the Sydney Morning Herald news article, "the 24th track includes a special interactive component, which can be played on most home computers." The feature, called Wiggles Interactive, includes video clips of the Wiggles and Captain Feathersword talking to the viewer about the movie. The clips have them talking with the "Wiggly Wiggly Christmas" set as background. Also included is the video clip of a girl in Wiggly clothes painting and revealing the new Wiggles logo, and a movie trailer with the "Romp Bomp a Stomp, Nya Nya Nya, Ballerina, Ballerina, Can You Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist, Let's Have a Party and Ooh It's Captain Feathersword" songs.
 * TheWigglesMovieSoundtrack.jpgmain article: The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack

Photo Gallery
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Trivia

 * Wiggles World has a different layout especially for the movie.
 * The Big Red Car was redesigned as a real mechanical car.
 * The tempo for some of the songs such as "Hey There Wally" seems slightly faster in the movie presentation than in the soundtrack.
 * During the song "Rock-A-Bye Your Bear", Murray is playing his starry electric guitar but the music presented features an acoustic guitar.
 * When Captain Feathersword is talking to Wally, one of the pirates in the background is mouthing Captain Feathersword's words.
 * Greg sings "Hey There Wally" and "Ooh, It's Captain Feathersword" although he does not appear in the songs.
 * Wigglemix is a extra song that was only shown on the soundtrack.
 * "Nya Nya Nya" is presented as an instrumental song. It is based on a traditional playground song in Ireland called Don't tell my Ma.
 * "Rock-A-Bye Your Bear" now has an accordion for the intro and the rest of the song as well.
 * "Romp Bomp A Stomp" does not have Dorothy making comments throughout the song like she did in the Wake Up Jeff version.
 * The theatrical release opens with Wally riding his bicycle. Afterwards, The Wiggles thought it would be better if they appeared in the first scene, so the Australia video release includes a bonus introduction video to get the audience ready for the movie. The US version does something similar.
 * First time The Wiggles wear the mixed up shirts.
 * Advertisements for this movie came out a week after Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas was released.
 * "Dorothy's Birthday Party" and "D.O.R.O.T.H.Y (My Favorite Dinosaur)" are the only songs not on the soundtrack.
 * The version of Quack Quack used in this movie would later be used in Wiggle Time (re-recording) in a higher pitch.
 * Henry and Wags have a nicer costume then the previous one.