FernGully ... the Last Rainforest

Play trailer

FernGully ... the Last Rainforest

G

Released Apr 10, 1992

1h 16m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

67%

Tomatometer

18 Reviews

64%

Popcornmeter

100,000+ Ratings

Crysta (Samantha Mathis) is a fairy who lives in FernGully, a rainforest in Australia, and has never seen a human before. In fact, she is told they are extinct. But when a logging company comes near the rainforest, she sees that they do exist, and even accidentally shrinks one of them: a boy named Zak (Jonathan Ward). Now her size, Zak sees the damage that the company does and helps Crysta to stop not only them, but an evil entity named Hexxus (Tim Curry), who feeds off pollution.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Adam Mars-Jones

Independent (UK)

Children would learn more about natural processes from five minutes of any David Attenborough film than they could from all of FernGully.

Nov 15, 2017

Full Review

Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Wonderful voices in family delight.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 24, 2010

Full Review

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The visuals are very pleasing. The story tells a useful lesson, the jungle inhabitants are amusing, and although the movie is not a masterpiece it's pleasant to watch for its humor and sweetness.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

Full Review

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Robin Williams appears as a manic, motormouthed bat named Batty Koda, and the role is basically a test run for his manic, motormouthed Genie in Aladdin, released eight months later.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 27, 2022

Full Review

Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

FernGully: The Last Rainforest never gets too preachy in getting its environmental message across.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 23, 2022

Full Review

Sergio Benítez

Espinof

Yet praising the punctual effort to do something different, the movie falls on all the topics associated with Disney cinema and it doesn't try to hide it.

Aug 23, 2019

Full Review

Read all reviews

Audience Member

FernGully matches the existential crisis of every child born in the 90s mixed with Land Before Time graphics in a beautiful coming-of-age story that also highlights important environmental activism. Musical numbers highlighting the genius of Robin Williams and Tim Curry (rip to both). The animators, script writers, and song writers have made one of the hallmark films of the 90s. I’ll never forget the scene running through the water puddles, it reminds me of Pamukkale. TIM CURRY WILL MAKE YOU FEEL THINGS

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/05/25

Full Review

Audience Member

So emotional and beautiful. “For our children and our children’s children”

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

Full Review

Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 16 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $20,900,000,00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

Full Review

THE NASHVILLE I

Truly, truly a masterpiece that was too far ahead of it’s time. Better than A LOT of Disney and Nickelodeon in the 90s, but it didn’t have the PR. Ferngully pushes the envelope enough using actual, real life stakes to thrill and move a child’s soul, using real life but with phenomenal visuals. The showstoppers: tearfully exciting music, and a genuinely intimidating villain in the ever hypnotizing Tim Curry.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/28/25

Full Review

Audra W

This movie is pure magic. It was a favorite as a child and it deeply impacted me, starting a lifelong passion for the environment. I can't say enough good things about it, from Robin William's acting to the beautiful scenery. As the film says at the end, this movie is "for our children and our children's children." I think if more people watched FernGully at a young age we would be living in a very different world.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/24/25

Full Review

Anna S

A heart warming fairy film with an environmental theme, a simple and charming story that outshines many modern children’s films

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Bill Kroyer

Director

Tim Curry

Hexxus

Samantha Mathis

Crysta

Christian Slater

Pips

Jonathan Ward

Zak Young

Robin Williams

Batty Koda

Doogal

9%

22%

Doogal

Watchlist

The Magic Roundabout

50%

51%

The Magic Roundabout

Watchlist

Return to Never Land

45%

39%

Return to Never Land

Watchlist

The Adventures of Mark Twain

80%

80%

The Adventures of Mark Twain

Watchlist

Rock-A-Doodle

20%

55%

Rock-A-Doodle

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

Crysta (Samantha Mathis) is a fairy who lives in FernGully, a rainforest in Australia, and has never seen a human before. In fact, she is told they are extinct. But when a logging company comes near the rainforest, she sees that they do exist, and even accidentally shrinks one of them: a boy named Zak (Jonathan Ward). Now her size, Zak sees the damage that the company does and helps Crysta to stop not only them, but an evil entity named Hexxus (Tim Curry), who feeds off pollution.

Director: Bill Kroyer
Producer: Peter Faiman, Wayne Young
Screenwriter: Jim Cox, Diana Young
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: FAI Films
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.9M
Runtime: 1h 16m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

Most Popular at Home Now