The Journey Begins is a 2020 Thomas & Friends movie.
Plot[]
Thomas is up against a new racing rival named Roadster. The new rival challenges him to see who can get to L.A. first. Thomas fears that if Roadster gets there first, he'll get the number one's love interest Ashima to be on his side. But things don't go as what Thomas planned.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Duck
- Donald and Douglas
- Oliver
- Harvey
- Emily
- Rosie
- Stephen
- Connor
- Caitlin
- Porter
- Samson
- Glynn
- Ryan
- Ashima
- Theo
- Lexi
- Merlin
- Nia
- Rebecca
- Sonny
- Daisy
- Sidney
- Paxton
- Philip
- Kenji
- Marion
- Skiff
- Skarloey
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Victor
- Millie
- Bert
- Rex
- Mike
- Annie and Clarabel
- Henrietta
- Toad
- Judy and Jerome
- Terence
- Bertie
- Ace
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Fergus Duncan
- Dowager Hatt
- Mr. Percival
- Dory
- Marlin
- Nemo
- Hank
- Destiny
- Bailey
- Lightning McQueen
- Mater
- Sally
- Fillmore
- Sarge
- Luigi
- Guido
- Flo
- Ramone
- Sheriff
- Lizzie
- Red
- Pingu
- Tinky Winky
- Dipsy
- Laa-Laa
- Po
Characters Introduced[]
- The Voice Trumpet
- Mario
- Bob Cutlass
- Darrell Cartrip
- Roadster
- Holler
- Thomas's Pitty #1
- Thomas's Pitty #2
- Thomas's Pitty #3
- Thomas's Pitty #4
- Thomas's Pitty #5
- Thomas's Crew Chief
Cast[]
UK, AUS and NZ[]
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Rowan Atkinson as Edward
- Pierce Brosnan as Henry
- Neil Crone as Gordon
- Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby, Donald and Fergus Duncan
- Nigel Pilkington as Percy and Thomas's Pitty #2
- Anna Faris as Emily
- Keith Wickham as Harvey, Glynn, Thomas's Pitty #1, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Bert, Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt and Mr. Percival
- Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Judy
- Steven Kynman as Duck, Porter, Ryan, Paxton and Peter Sam
- Joe Mills as Douglas, Oliver, Toad and Thomas's Pitty #3
- Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
- Rasmus Hardiker as Philip and Thomas's Pitty #4
- Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
- Bob Golding as Stephen and Sidney
- Jonathan Forbes as Connor
- Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
- Robert Wilfort as Samson
- Olivia Colman as Marion
- Darren Boyd as Theo
- Lucy Montgomery as Lexi
- Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
- Joe Swash as Sonny
- Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
- Matt McCooey as Kenji
- Jamie Campbell Bower as Skiff
- David Bedella as Victor
- Miranda Raison as Millie
- Tom Stourton as Rex and Terence
- Tim Whitnall as Mike and Jerome
- Tina Desai as Ashima
- Yvonne Grundy as Nia
- Rachael Miller as Rebecca
- Ellen DeGeneres as Dory
- Albert Brooks as Marlin
- Hayden Rolance as Nemo
- Ed O'Niel as Hank
- Kaitlin Olson as Destiny
- Ty Burrell as Bailey
- Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen
- Larry the Cable Guy as Mater
- Bonnie Hunt as Sally
- Tony Shalhoulb as Luigi
- Guido Quaroni as Guido
- Jenifer Lewis as Flo
- Cheech Marin as Ramone
- Michael Wallis as Sheriff
- Katherine Helmond as Lizzie
- Jerome Ranft as Red
- Bob Costas as Bob Cutlass
- Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip
- David Thomason as Tinky Winky
- John Simmit as Dipsy
- Nikky Smedly as Laa-Laa
- Pui Fan Lee as Po
- Alexander Gould as Holler and Thomas's Pitty #5
- Ashley Banjo as Roadster
- Kevin James as Thomas's Crew Chief
- Jim Broadbent as Voice Trumpet
US and CAN[]
- Joseph May as Thomas
- William Hope as Edward
- Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon and Mr. Percival
- Rob Rackstraw as James, Donald and Fergus Duncan
- Christopher Ragland as Percy
- Frank Welker as Toby
- Jules de Jongh as Emily
- Keith Wickham as Harvey, Glynn, Thomas's Pitty #1, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Bert, Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt and Dowager Hatt
- Nigel Pilkington as Thomas's Pitty #2
- Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Judy
- Steven Kynman as Duck, Ryan, Paxton and Peter Sam
- Joe Mills as Douglas, Oliver, Toad and Thomas's Pitty #3
- Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
- Rasmus Hardiker as Philip and Thomas's Pitty #4
- Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
- Bob Golding as Stephen and Sidney
- David Menkin as Porter
- Jonathan Forbes as Connor
- Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
- Robert Wilfort as Samson
- Olivia Colman as Marion
- Darren Boyd as Theo
- Lucy Montgomery as Lexi
- Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
- Joe Swash as Sonny
- Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
- Matt McCooey as Kenji
- Jamie Campbell Bower as Skiff
- David Bedella as Victor
- Miranda Raison as Millie
- Tom Stourton as Rex and Terence
- Tim Whitnall as Mike and Jerome
- Tina Desai as Ashima
- Yvonne Grundy as Nia
- Rachael Miller as Rebecca
- Ellen DeGeneres as Dory
- Albert Brooks as Marlin
- Hayden Rolance as Nemo
- Ed O'Niel as Hank
- Kaitlin Olson as Destiny
- Ty Burrell as Bailey
- Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen
- Larry the Cable Guy as Mater
- Bonnie Hunt as Sally
- Tony Shalhoulb as Luigi
- Guido Quaroni as Guido
- Jenifer Lewis as Flo
- Cheench Marin as Ramone
- Michael Wallis as Sheriff
- Katherine Helmond as Lizzie
- Jerome Ranft as Red
- Bob Costas as Bob Cutlass
- Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip
- David Thomason as Tinky Winky
- John Simmit as Dipsy
- Nikky Smedly as Laa-Laa
- Pui Fan Lee as Po
- Alexander Gould as Holler and Thomas's Pitty #5
- Ashley Banjo as Roadster
- Kevin James as Thomas's Crew Chief
- Jim Broadbent as Voice Trumpet
Songs[]
- Life is a Highway
- Sometimes You Make a Friend
Trivia[]
- The storyline of the movie is very similar to Cars (2006).
- The first appearance of the Voice Trumpet in a Thomas & Friends special.
- Bob Costas, Darrell Waltrip, Ashley Banjo, Alexander Gould and Jim Broadbent join the voice cast.
- The second appearance of the song, Sometimes You Make a Friend.
Goofs[]
- During the song, Sometimes You Make a Friend, when Thomas puffs through the Arctic, Pingu's Igloo snowman's nose falls off for no apparent reason.