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My Little Pony: The Movie is a 1979 animated musical fantasy film based on the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magical, which was developed as part of the 1970-1980 show of the same name Directed by TBA from a story and screenplay by TBA (both Friendship Is Magical veterans), the plot follows the alicorn Twilight Sparkle, her five pony friends – collectively known as the "Mane 6" – and her dragon friend Spike embarking on a quest to save their home of Equestria from an evil conqueror while gaining new friends in the process. In addition to the show's regular voice cast reprising their roles, the film features the voices of Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña, Sia, Taye Diggs, Uzo Aduba and Zoe Saldana as new characters.

My Little Pony: The Movie was produced by Allspark Pictures and DHX Media, using traditional animation created with TBA. It premiered in New York City on September 23, 1979, and was released on October 5, 1979 in North America by Lionsgate, and in Canada by Entertainment One Films. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with some praising the voice acting, story, and animation while others criticized the darker tone, but it performed quite well at the box office, grossing over $214.7 million worldwide on a $8.3 million budget.