Tony Jay made his screen debut in the 1968 war film ‘Majuba: Heuwel van Duiwe’ directed by David Millin. Following his debut, he went on to star in films like ‘Petticoat Safari’ (1969), ‘Lied in my hart’ (1970), ‘Sien Jou Môre’ (1970), ‘My Way’ (1972), and ‘Leatherlip’ (1972). In 1975, he starred as ‘Vladimir Maximovich’ in the American comedy film ‘Love and Death’ directed by Woody Allen. The film received a favorable response from critics and a financial success, grossing over $20.1 million on a budget of $3 million. After starring in films like ‘My Way II’ (1977) and ‘The Greek Tycoon’ (1978), Jay voiced ‘The Supreme Being’ in the 1981 British fantasy adventure film ‘Time Bandits’ directed by Terry Gilliam. The film earned praise from critics and holds a 90% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. It was also a decent commercial success and grossed over $42.4 million on a $5 million budget. He next appeared in television series and shows such as ‘Whoops Apocalypse’ (1982), ‘The Agatha Christie Hour’ (1982), ‘Dempsey and Makepeace’ (1985), ‘The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible’ (1986), ‘Riviera’ (1987), ‘The Golden Girls’ (1987), and ‘Hunter’ (1987). In 1987, he appeared in the Christine Edzard-directed film ‘Little Dorrit.’ The film has an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Jay was next seen in films such as ‘Twins’ (1988), ‘My Stepmother Is an Alien’ (1988), and ‘Asterix and the Big Fight’ (1989). In 1991, he voiced ‘Monsieur D'Arque’ in the American animated musical romantic fantasy film ‘Beauty and the Beast’ directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. The film received massive acclaim upon release and won 2 ‘Academy Awards.’ It also enjoyed an impressive box office run and grossed over $440.1 million on a budget of $25 million. That same year, he also appeared in the Steven Paul Contreras-directed horror film ‘Beasties.’ The film holds a 3.2 out of 10 rating on IMDb. Jay continued to star in films such as ‘Tom and Jerry: The Movie’ (1992), ‘Thumbelina’ (1994), ‘The Lion King’ (1994), ‘Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights’ (1994), and ‘All Dogs Go to Heaven 2’ (1996). Jay received an ‘Annie Award’ nomination for voicing ‘Judge Claude Frollo’ in the 1996 American animated musical drama film ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a major box office success, grossing over $325.3 million on a $70 million budget.
He next starred in ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ (1999), ‘Recess: School's Out’ (2001), ‘Race to Space’ (2001), ‘Treasure Planet’ (2002), ‘The Jungle Book 2’ (2003), ‘Rugrats Go Wild’ (2003), ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’ (2005), and ‘Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation’ (2007). In his final role, Jay voiced ‘Spiderus’ in the 2008 Episode: “Good Deed Seeds/Shelley and the Brain” of the CGI-animated children's television series ‘Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends.’
This parody war film tells the story of a simple Russian villager who is forced to join the Russian army during the Napoleonic Wars. However, he soon accidentally becomes a military hero.
Eleven-year-old history enthusiast, Kevin, is shocked to see six time-traveling dwarfs who have escaped their master, the Supreme Being, appear from his closet. These time bandits have stolen Supreme Being’s unique time-&-space map and now they take Kevil along as they travel through history leaping from one era to another, stealing treasures from historical conquerors. But then they run into Evil Genius.
British spy Austin Powers realises that his wife Vanessa is a fembot who has been sent by Dr Evil to kill him. Moreover, Dr Evil has travelled back in time to 1969 and stolen Powers’ mojo. He also has plans to threaten the world using a laser on the Moon. Powers, along with Felicity Shagwell, must now travel back in time to recover his mojo and save the world.
Julius Benedict is strong, intelligent and empathic man who was the product of a genetic experiment and was raised by one of the scientists conducting the experiment. After learning that the experiment had an unexpected byproduct, he journeys to Los Angeles to find his twin brother Vincent, who had lesser qualities and grew up to be a lowlife.
Loosely based on the real-life romance between Aristotle Onassis and Jacqueline Kennedy, the movie tells the story of Greek mogul Theo Tomasis and his relationship with Liz Cassidy, the widow of an assassinated US President. Political twists and personal tragedies further complicate their lives.
When widower astrophysicist Steven Mills accidently sends out energy waves destroying a planet’s gravity, they send an attractive extraterrestrial, Celeste, to investigate and reverse the effects of his research. Instead, she finds herself enjoying her life with Steve and his daughter, Jesse. As she experiences emotions and feelings like love for the first time, Celeste is reluctant to return to her home-planet.
Eleven-year-old history enthusiast, Kevin, is shocked to see six time-traveling dwarfs who have escaped their master, the Supreme Being, appear from his closet. These time bandits have stolen Supreme Being’s unique time-&-space map and now they take Kevil along as they travel through history leaping from one era to another, stealing treasures from historical conquerors. But then they run into Evil Genius.
British spy Austin Powers realises that his wife Vanessa is a fembot who has been sent by Dr Evil to kill him. Moreover, Dr Evil has travelled back in time to 1969 and stolen Powers’ mojo. He also has plans to threaten the world using a laser on the Moon. Powers, along with Felicity Shagwell, must now travel back in time to recover his mojo and save the world.
Beauty and the Beast is an animated fantasy romantic film which tells the story of Belle, a beautiful young woman, who is forced to live with an ugly beast in exchange for the freedom of her father. Things take a turn when she realizes that the beast is actually a prince who has been cursed to live as a hideous monster.
Kaze no tani no Naushika is a Japanese anime fantasy film that centres around Princess Nausicaä of Valley of the Wind kingdom who must save humanity from the destruction being planned by the Tolmekian kingdom whilst keeping her lands safe from the toxic jungle of the post-apocalyptic earth. Full of drama and adventure, this film was adapted from an eponymous manga comic.
This animated comedy film tells the story of Arnold who hits Harold using a baseball bat. Harold swears that he will beat him the next day to take revenge, and therefore, the next day, Arnold acts crazy to prevent getting beaten.
The story focuses on Jim Hawkins, a young man residing in planet Montressor and his journey to the Treasure Planet, from where he hopes to bring back the hidden treasure in order to rebuild his family inn. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel, Treasure Island, the film is set in outer space and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards.
The Disney adaptation tells the story of Quasimodo, the kind-hearted deformed hunchback of Notre Dame Cathedral. Growing up hiding from the society, he eventually falls in love with the gypsy Esmeralda. But he must stop the evil archdeacon of Notre Dame, Claude Frollo, who lusts after Esmeralda and wants to destroy the gypsies.
Recess: School’s Out is an animated mystery comedy science fiction film which tells the story of TJ and his friends, who learn that someone is plotting to get rid of summer vacations at their school. A group of men, who has stolen a top-secret project from a military base, seem to be behind the plot.
When the Druid Panoramix is attacked by a group of Roman soldiers, Obelix drives them away by throwing a menhir on them. This causes the Druid to lose his memory, and also go insane. Thus, he is unable to remember the formula of his magic potions.
Based on a well-known story of the same name, Thumbelina is an animated fantasy romantic musical film which revolves around Thumbelina, a thumb-sized girl, who wants to befriend someone her own size. Her life takes a turn she meets Cornelius, a fairy prince, and falls for him.
Based on the animated TV series Rugrats that aired on Nickelodeon, The Rugrats Movie is an animated musical comedy film, which revolves around few toddlers who get lost in the forest. Meanwhile, their parents also discover their disappearance and try to find them.
Rugrats Go Wild is an animated adventure musical comedy film which revolves around the Rugrats who find themselves stranded on a deserted island. Soon, things take a turn when they come across the Thornberrys, a family that travels the world, making documentaries.
Charlie, the German Shepherd, returns to Earth from heaven, seeking the Gabriel’s horn. He eventually manages to find it, but before he can obtain it, he needs to beat two villains to prove his worth.
The Jungle Book 2 is an animated adventure film which tells the story of Mowgli, who begins missing his friends in the jungle and decides to run away from the man-village. However, he is not aware of the fact that Sher Khan is plotting revenge.
A woman named Kayla Forester is responsible for organizing a high-profile wedding at a fancy hotel in New York. Things turn complicated for her as the mischievous mouse Jerry wreaks havoc in the hotel. Fearing that she might lose her job, she decides to enlist the help of Jerry's arch-rival Tom, as a last resort, so that she can get rid of him. She also receives a warning from her boss that she will be fired if Tom fails.
