In 2010, the film was released along with The Pebble and the Penguin as a double-sided DVD. ROCK-A-DOODLE. Director. Christopher Plummer. Explore Wikis; Community Central; Start a Wiki; Search This wiki This wiki All wikis | Sign In Don't have an account? In his review, he gave mild praise to the songs and the animation and said the film may entertain younger audiences, but said the film "doesn't feel as bright as it should." Toby Scott Ganger as Edmond, the son of the farmer and the human protagonist of the film. All the farm yard animals ridicule and laugh at him, so he walks away and says 'I'm nobody.' Rotten Tomatoes reported that 20% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 15 reviews, with an average score of 4/10. That edition marked the film's first widescreen debut in an American home media release (which was the final Don Bluth film to be presented in the widescreen format in an American home media release), apart from digital retailers. Here are the characters I picked who I thought could play the roles best. Edmond and the others try to get Chanticleer to crow, but his ongoing sense of dejection limits his ability. Chanticleer / The King (voice) Eddie Deezen. | [7] Originally, the story's first and last scenes were to be shot in black and white, similar to 1939's The Wizard of Oz. He is transformed into a kitten by the Grand Duke after trying to summon back Chanticleer, and is the one who organises the farm animals to bring Chanticleer back to the farm after the flooding starts. 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Rock-a-Doodle Cast. Edmond. It also includes a promotional commercial for Wisk laundry detergent, which has a $5.00 mail-in rebate certificate found inside each videocassette. [19] Background vocals on "We Hate the Sun", "Tweedle Te Dee", and "The Owls' Picnic" were all sung by a triple-tracked Kuenster himself. Snipes (voice) Toby Scott Ganger. Don Bluth. To avoid a potential PG rating, Bluth edited out the showing of The Duke's "skunk pie" (the pie is not seen in full view in the final version), the animators had to replace Chanticleer's glass of wine with a transparent cup of soda in the "Kiss and Coo" sequence, and had to draw colored effects into The Grand Duke's breath to make him less scary for young audiences. Meanwhile, the Duke and his party stalk the farm animals at Edmond's house, who continually use Edmond's flashlight to drive them off as long as the batteries hold out. Rock A Doodle (Christian Style) Cast | Spoof Wiki | Fandom. Meanwhile, the rooster goes away to the city and becomes a rock star, very reminiscent of Elvis Presley. There are many passing delights. 0 Comments. But he'll soon realize that family, friends and home mean more than fleeting fame in this touching animated film for the entire family. Add new page. However, the live-action scenes, including all animated elements, were shot in hard-matted widescreen. Produced by: DON BLUTH GARY GOLDMAN JOHN POMEROY. [9] In a positive review, the Washington Post wrote "The young ones, who certainly don't give a sticky-fingered hoot about animation production values, are likely to have a good time with this. Their family's farm is in danger of being destroyed in a storm, and when his mother leaves to assist the rest of the family, Edmond calls for Chanticleer's return. Rock-A-Doodle (1991) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cast: Chanticleer - Rover Dangerfield; Edmond (Human) - Chomper (Land Before Time) Rock a dog Poster. [13] Dave Kehr of the Chicago Tribune criticized the film's overwhelming amount of characters and subplots as well as its "frantic" altering in pacing and tone. The film features the voices of Glen Campbell, Christopher Plummer, Phil Harris (in his final film role before his retirement from acting, and his death in 1995), Charles Nelson Reilly, Sorrell Booke, Sandy Duncan, Eddie Deezen, Ellen Greene, and Toby Scott Ganger (in his film debut). | Spoof Wiki. The owl are cool though. The film's opening, which took place at a farm, had Edmond's mother reading the tale of Chanticleer to him. Foul dog speaks over music. When the live-action footage was finished during production, Goldcrest Films recruited Sullivan Bluth Studios to animate the rest of the film. [7] However, that date was further moved to April 1992 to avoid competition with Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Animation's Beauty and the Beast, as well as Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment's An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, a sequel to An American Tail, in which Bluth himself was not involved. Movie Info. The crew, because of these changes, had to work overtime to finish the film by Thanksgiving 1990. The live-action footage was filmed in 1990 at MGM Studios in Hollywood, California. In the years that passed, in Northeast America, 1969, Chanticleer was more popular as Apollo wanted to be acknowledged. Company Credits Wikis. Edmond accompanies Patou, a cowardly magpie named Snipes, and the intellectual field mouse, Peepers, to the city, while the rest of the animals remain at Edmond's house. Edmond then meets several other animals from the farm, all of whom are hoping to find Chanticleer and apologize to him for their behavior. The first VHS release includes a sneak peek at Don Bluth's next animated feature, Thumbelina, showing a scene where Thumbelina (voiced by Jodi Benson who previously voiced Ariel from Disney's The Little Mermaid) meets Prince Cornelius (voiced by Gary Imhoff) from the Vale of the Fairies and falls in love with him. [7][nb 1]. The Duke taunts Chanticleer and tries to drown him, but Edmond starts chanting Chanticleer's name in hopes of reviving his spirit, provoking the Duke into strangling Edmond until he loses consciousness. However, very little of this footage made it in the final cut. He also praised the voice acting and "witty" take of the "Bach vs. rock" story. Coming soon in 2020's. The Parody Wiki. Edmond awakes in the real world, where the sun is shining outside and the floods have ended, but Edmond's mother assumes that his adventures were only a dream. 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