Sister Light, Sister Dark

Sister Light, Sister Dark is a 1996 American animated musical fantasy drama film produced by Fox Animation Hollywood and loosely based on the short story of the same name by Jane Yolen. It was written and directed by Alan Perkins and was co-written by Bruce Graham, Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker and Noni White, the film stars the voices of Alicia Silverstone, Christina Ricci, Kevin Kline, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Christian Slater, Gene Hackman, and Billy Crystal. The film takes place in ancient fantasy times in the land of Xaxos, and follows Alice Rose (Alicia Silverstone), a teenage girl who longs to find her lost younger sister (Christina Ricci), who was taken by the mutant monsters after wandering in the dark forbidden forest. Alice has to team up with a friendly monster (Kevin Kline) in order to find her sister.

The musical score was written by James Horner, with songs written by lyricist Stephen Schwartz. The film was released in the United States on December 13, 1996, to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing over $226 million worldwide and becoming the sixth highest-grossing release of 1996. The film received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Horner's musical score. The success of the film later spawned an expanded franchise, with a direct-to-video follow-up in 1999, a television series running from 2000 to 2003, video games, merchandise, and other media.

Plot
In the far land of Xaxos, where a dark forbidden forest lives among a peaceful village. Yet, all is not well. Alice Rose, a young female child, lives with her parents, Frederick and Madeleine, and her younger sister, Alyssa in the peaceful village. One day, when the family was taking a stroll down the village, Alyssa wanders off to the forbidden dark forest. Alice then follows her there. Alice and Alyssa discover that the forest is not as it seems. Suddenly, a wild savage mutant monster then kidnaps Alyssa and turns her into a dark figure. Alice tries to save her, but she gets injured from the monster. The monster then escapes into the forest, taking Alyssa. Alice then tells her parents, where they are saddened that Alyssa might have been killed.

Years later, Alice is now 16 years old and a student at the village's high school, and is still saddened about the loss of her younger sister. After Alice gets picked on at school for being too afraid of saving her own sister, she goes home to her parents just in time for dinner. During dinnertime, Alice talks to Madeleine about the forbidden forest and how she can save her younger sister. However, Frederick forbids Alice from going to the forbidden forest, where a heated argument ensues between the two. Frederick then grounds Alice, sending her to her room. As Alice crawls into bed in her room, Madeleine then comforts her and tells her that you can achieve anything you want with hard work.

However, whenever Alice tries to sleep, she always has nightmares about her sister being kidnapped by a mutant monster. Alice then decides to save her sister herself. She leaves the house and went toward the village where she collected some useful equipment to find her sister. More coming soon!

Cast
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 * Alicia Silverstone as Alice Rose, a 16-year old girl who longs to find her lost younger sister.
 * Allison Perkins as young Alice Rose
 * Kevin Kline as Henstomp, a friendly monster who helps Alice to find her sister.
 * Christina Ricci as Alyssa Rose, Alice's younger sister who was taken by the mutant monsters after she wandered in the dark forbidden forest and was transformed into a dark mutant creature.
 * Christian Slater as Frederick Rose, Alice and Alyssa's father.

Development
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Casting
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Animation
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Home media
Sister Light, Sister Dark was released on VHS and LaserDisc on May 6, 1997. On September 12, 2000, the film was re-released on VHS and DVD as part of the Fox Family Features collection. On November 7, 2006, a two-disc DVD was released for the film's tenth anniversary, featuring much of the bonus material from the 2000 DVD as well as newer features. Sister Light, Sister Dark was first made available on Blu-ray on November 23, 2010. An Ultra HD Blu-ray was released for the film's 20th anniversary on December 13, 2016, containing a new 4K restoration.

Box office
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Critical response
Based on 146 reviews, the film holds an 92% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 87 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

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Main
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Trailers
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