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To: Loren who wrote (1821)	11/25/1998 2:01:00 AM
From: Jim	Respond to of 3261

HRVY THE NEXT PIXR Columbia TriStar Will Distribute Harvey Home Entertainment's Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure, Live Action Movie Breaking Out of Its Shell On March 2, 1999 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 1998-- Bonus Baby Huey Cartoon on Each Video Duracase Packaged Video Includes A Special Colorforms Activity Kit Columbia TriStar Home Video and the Harvey Entertainment Company (Nasdaq:HRVY) hatch Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure, a live-action, feature-length musical comedy, starring the lovable and legendary diapered duck in his first movie ever. It arrives in stores on March 2, 1999 as a direct-to-video movie. Orders for the Harvey Home Entertainment duracase packaged video, with a minimum advertised price (MAP) of $13.95, are due on January 28. Matty Simmons ("Animal House" and "Vacation" movie series) co-produced and co-wrote Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure which stars Joseph Bologna ("My Favorite Year"), Maureen McCormick (Marcia on "The Brady Bunch"), Harvey Korman ("The Carol Burnett Show," "Blazing Saddles"), David Lander (Squiggy on "Laverne & Shirley") and David Leisure ("Empty Nest") with special appearances by Denny Dillon ("Dream On") and John Vernon ("Animal House"). The musical adventure includes five new kid-friendly songs and an additional bonus of a Baby Huey cartoon, "Daycare Duckie" which will be included at the end of every video. In making the announcement, Don Gold, Senior Vice President of Harvey Home Entertainment Video, said, "Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure underscores our continuing commitment to top quality children's entertainment, and we are delighted that Columbia TriStar will be distributing this terrific new title. The video offers retailers an excellent sales opportunity as Baby Huey is a timeless character, today's parents followed his adventures when they were kids and will love re-introducing Baby Huey to the next generation. The March release date provides the perfect window of opportunity because of the up-coming Easter holiday." In Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure, all the kids in Bitzville are eagerly preparing for the town's annual Easter egg hunt. On the way home from school, a cute, shy little boy named Nick is flabbergasted when a giant egg literally falls off a truck and hatches in front of his very eyes. Out pops the biggest baby duck anyone ever saw! In spite of his ungainly size and clumsiness, Nick's parents (McCormick, Leisure) agree to take Huey into their family and soon Huey's innocent sweetness, high-energy curiosity and enthusiasm win over everyone in Bitzville. He also brings Nick newfound confidence and self-esteem. However, all is not perfect, a conniving impresario, P.T. Wynnsocki (Bologna) and his henchman (Lander) along with a high school ornithologist (Korman) have their own shady designs on Huey. They scheme to turn the town against the billed Baby and Nick, and his pals Audrey and Lotta must pull together to clear Huey's name, uncover the wily villains and save the big Easter celebration. Eggstraspecial' Easter Holiday News for Video Retailers The Baby Huey character has seen widespread recognition for nearly 50 years. Created in 1950 by Marty Taras, Huey first starred in several Paramount Pictures animated theatrical shorts and went on to headline several different titles of Harvey comics for more than 30 years. From 1995-1996, The Baby Huey Show was the No.1 rated syndicated weekend children's television program in America. Harvey Entertainment is currently developing a brand new live-action Baby Huey TV series. Baby Huey cartoons can currently be seen as a part of "Harveytoons," a series of 65 half-hour episodes of classic animated shorts, airing nine times a week on the Fox Family Channel. The Fox Family Channel reaches 70 million households. The Harvey brand name has been familiar to consumers since 1939 through a number of classic character franchises such as Casper, Richie Rich, Wendy the Witch and Little Audrey. The first Casper movie entitled Casper, by Steven Spielberg and Universal Studios, grossed $307 million worldwide theatrically in 1995 and $325 million in home video sales. Casper: A Spirited Beginning, the second Casper movie, became the No.1 non-Disney direct-to-video for 1997, was VSDA's Direct To Video of the Year and had the highest ROI of any of the year's direct-to-videos. In September 1998, "Casper Meets Wendy" debuted as the No.1 direct-to-video and continues to remain on top 10 sell-thru lists. Warner Bros.' Richie Rich theatrical release starring Macaulay Culkin, grossed $212 million worldwide and sold millions of videos. A direct-to-video sequel, "Richie Rich's Christmas Wish" starring David Gallagher, has just been released. THE STORY OUT OF CALIF. IS THAT THIS RELEASE DOES 250+ MIL [BABY HUEY'S EASTER]. IF SO STOCK IS 20 [CLOSED AT 7 7/8]