The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear

In the peaceful town of Solby, a cat named Mitcho and an elephant named Sebastian discover a message in a bottle sent by the town's missing mayor. Along with the note is a seed that grows overnight into a massive pear. The two friends, joined by Professor Glykose, use the giant fruit as a vessel to sail toward a mysterious island to rescue the mayor. Their journey leads them to encounter pirates, ghosts, and sea monsters.

This Danish animated adventure was released in 2017 and was co-directed by Jørgen Lerdam, Philip Einstein Lipski, and Amalie Næsby Fick. For Lerdam and Lipski, this project followed their 2011 film Ronal the Barbarian. For Næsby Fick, it was the first of three listed works, followed by The Little Alien in 2022 and What Lies Between Us in 2026. The voice cast features Alfred Bjerre Larsen as Sebastian, Liva Elvira Magnussen as Mitcho, and Peter Frödin as Professor Glykose.

The film earned 3 million USD at the worldwide box office. Audience reception is generally positive, with a rating of 6.2/10 based on 1,300 votes on IMDb and a score of 6.6/10 from 66 votes on TMDB.