Mug Travel
A boy travels in a magical mug with animal friends.
Mug Travel, known as My Friend Bernard in English, is a 2007 South Korean computer-animated film directed by Aaron Lim and based on his animated TV series, Bernard. Produced by RG Animation Studios, the film was made alongside the TV series on a combined budget of $5.9 million, after Lim spotted a gap in the market for preschool shows. The story follows a little boy named Bebe (Sam in the English version) who, alone on Christmas, receives a magical pendant from Santa Claus and embarks on a fantastical adventure in a giant teleporting mug.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Aaron Lim
- Producer
- Claudio Biern Boyd; Kang-Hoi Kim
- Based on
- Bernard
- Starring
- Stephen Hudges; Lee Seon-jin
- Music
- Tae-gyun Kim
- Studio
- RG Animation Studios
- Distributor
- CJ-CGV
- Released
- 22 March 2007
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Plot
A lonely boy named Bebe, or Sam in the English version, receives a magical pendant from Santa Claus on Christmas and sets off on a fantasy journey. He travels inside a giant teleporting mug, visiting far-off places with friends like Backkom the polar bear (Bernard in English) and Kongkong the penguin (Lloyd in English). Together they explore an ice world and a desert oasis, facing a sea monster and a dark cave along the way.
Release
Mug Travel was released in South Korea on 22 March 2007, and was ranked eighth at the Korean box office on its opening weekend with 48,244 admissions. Over the course of its theatrical run, the film accumulated a total of 135,261 admissions nationwide, and grossed $608,835. Mug Travel was screened at the Fifth Bimini Animation Festival, held in Latvia in March 2007, where it was the winner of 'The Best Film for Children' award. It was subsequently selected to participate in the non-competition category at the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film, which ran from 5–17 April 2007 in Belgium.
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