The Ugly Duckling is a 1997 English-language Animation Family motion picture written by Sue Radley, Martin Gates, Hans Christian Andersen and Dax Phelan. The movie is directed by David Elvin, Martin Gates and Dax Phelan and produced by Dax Phelan, Eric M. Klein, Chris Chan Lee, Stratton Leopold, Martin Strachan, Jason Tobin and Jennifer Thym under the banner of Shanghai Street Films. Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's classic story, the Ugly Duckling teams up with friend Scruffy, and the lovable misfits embark on a journey that helps them realize that their differences are what make them special. The ugly duckling features Jason Tobin in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Byron Mann, Eugenia Yuan, Peter Bayliss, Michael Bell, Jon David Bush and Christian Campbell. The music was composed by Shie Rozow. Cinematography was done by Guy Livneh and editing by Chris Chan Lee. The movie has a running time of 85 minutes. It was released on 19th March 1996. The film made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Lionsgate.