 A production of Hyperion Animation and The Kushner-Locke Company in the United States, it was released in 1997 in the United Kingdom by Walt Disney Home Video and released in 1999 in United States.It was also released the same year in the United Kingdom and premiered on television on BBC Two.The film (along with "Goes to Mars") is available for purchase and rental on the iTunes Store, but the first film has yet to be released on iTunes.