Churchill Films


Churchill Films aka Churchill Media was a producer and distributor of direct-to-video/educational films founded by Robert Churchill and Sy Wexler in 1948 as Churchill Wexler Film Productions. They have produced The Mouse and the Motorcycle based on the 1965 book by Beverly Cleary and many other award-winning children's films.
Churchill Films was acquired by American Educational Products in 1994. The Churchill Films catalog is now part of Discovery Education.
In December 2009, The Jungle, a film distributed by Churchill Films in 16mm for the educational film market, was named to the National Film Registry.

Filmography

YearTitleStarringDirectorProducerRuntimeNotes
1967The JungleCharlie "Brown" Davis,
Charlie "Brown" Davis,
Reginald "Reggie" Ackridge
David "Bat" Williams
Jimmy "Country" Robinson		Charlie "Brown" Davis,
Jimmy "Country" Robinson
David "Bat" Williams		22:00Made under the direction of the Temple University professor Harold Haskins.
1971HopscotchJune Foray,
Jane Webb,
Kimie Calvert,
Joan Drake,
Barbara Baldwin,
Lillian Peel,
Faith Peel		Spencer Peel,
Alan Zaslove,
Robert Churchill		Robert Churchill12:00
1975Sooper GoopRobert Ridgely,
Julie McWhirther
Fred Wolf		Charles SwensonRobert Churchill13:00
10:00 		The music is composed by Joseph Byrd who is known as a composer and the leader of the short-lived experimental band The United States of America. It was considered for an Academy Award in 1976, which did not make the cut.
1983Curious George Goes to the HospitalRuth Buell,
Corey Burton
Bobbie Speidel		John Clark MatthewsRobert Churchill,
George McQuilkin		15:15Based on Curious George Goes to the Hospital by Margret Rey and H. A. Rey.
1984Curious GeorgeCorey Burton,
June Foray		John Clark MatthewsRobert Churchill,
George McQuilkin		14:33Based on Curious George by Margret Rey and H. A. Rey.
1985Frog and Toad Are FriendsHal Smith,
Will Ryan,
Jan Colmar		John Clark MatthewsRobert Churchill,
George McQuilkin		17:54Based on Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel.
1985Frog and Toad: Behind the ScenesJohn Clark MatthewsJohn Clark MatthewsRobert Churchill,
George McQuilkin		9:23Based on Frog and Toad Are Friends by Churchill Films
1986
1987 		The Mouse and the MotorcyclePhilip Waller,
Mimi Kennedy,
Ray Walston,
Thom Sharp		Ron UnderwoodGeorge McQuilkin,
John Clark Matthews		40:54Based on The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
1987Frog and Toad TogetherHal Smith,
Will Ryan 		John Clark MatthewsRobert Churchill,
George McQuilkin		17:34Based on Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel.
1988Runaway RalphFred Savage,
Conchata Ferrell,
Sara Gilbert		Ron UnderwoodGeorge McQuilkin,
John Clark Matthews		40:11Based on Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
1989Morris Goes to SchoolWill Ryan,
Diane Michelle		John Clark MatthewsGeorge McQuilkin14:37Based on Morris Goes to School by Bernard Wiseman.
1989Stanley and the DinosaursWill Ryan,
Jim Cummings,
Corey Burton		John Clark MatthewsGeorge McQuilkin15:42Based on Stanley by Syd Hoff.
1990Ralph S. MouseRobert Oliveri,
Britt Leach,
Lou Cutell		Thomas G. SmithGeorge McQuilkin,
John Clark Matthews		41:35Based on Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary
1991Uncle ElephantWill Ryan,
Pat Musick,
June Foray,
Corey Burton		John Clark MatthewsJohn Clark Matthews25:53Based on Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel.
Made with WGBH Educational Foundation
1992Mouse SoupBuddy Hackett,
Will Ryan,
Hal Rayle,
Pat Musick,
Dawnn Lewis		John Clark MatthewsJohn Clark Matthews25:48Based on Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel.
1993Commander Toad in SpaceCory Miller,
James Murray
Bruce Lanoil
Mark Hamill
Nichelle Nichols
Mary McDonald Lewis		John Clark MatthewsJohn Clark Matthews23:21Based on Commander Toad in Space by Jane Yolen
Made for the ABC Weekend Specials TV show
1993Morris Has a ColdWill Ryan,
Hal Smith,
Pat Musick		John Clark MatthewsJohn Clark Matthews13:39Based on Morris Has a Cold by Bernard Wiseman