Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1985, Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer is a fantasy, adventure, family and animation film directed by Kimio Yabuki, running about 85 minutes. “Rainbow Brite lights up the screen in her first big movie.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Rainbow Brite, and her magical horse Starlite, must stop an evil princess and her underlings from taking over the planet Spectra. When they meet Orin, the wise Sprite tries to make the two children get along and work together to stop the evil Princess. Orin tells them that they can only destroy her by combining their own powers against her. Getting in the way of their mission is the sinister Murky Dismal and his bumbling assistant Lurky who, as usual, are lavishing in the new gloom created by the darkening of Spectra, as well as trying to steal Rainbow's magical color belt.

Who’s in it. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer stars Bettina Bush as Rainbow Brite (voice) (as Bettina), Pat Fraley as Lurky / On-X / Buddy Blue / Dog / Guard / Spectran / Slurthie / Glitterbot (voice) (as Patrick Fraley), Peter Cullen as Murky Dismal / Castle Monster / Glitterbot / Guard / Skydancer / Slurthie (voice) and Robbie Lee as Twink / Shy Violet / Indigo / La La Orange / Spectran / Sprites (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.7/10, Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $4.9M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer page.

If you liked it. Fans of Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Green Mile, Spirited Away and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.