Don Bluth Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Popular pages . [15], Charles Soloman, a critic for the Los Angeles Times disliked the film's writing, reasoning that it was filled with plot holes, forced "fun" elements, and rejection of the source material's "powerful message about the importance of self-knowledge." 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. Inspired by Edmond's selflessness and bravery, the other animals begin to chant Chanticleer's name in unison. 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. Games Movies TV Video. A showgirl pheasant who was initially jealous of Chanticleer's recognition. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. [7][nb 1]. When the Duke of Owls' Magic breath turn Edmond into a cat, the sound effect of the cat screeching from. In 2010, the film was released along with The Pebble and the Penguin as a double-sided DVD. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 20% based on 15 reviews, with an average of 4/10, but actually ranked 3% ahead of A Troll in Central Park (having the audience score of 17%, another failure from Don Bluth). Although the Grand Duke and his servants hate the sun and other devices that use light, he is shown baking a skunk pie near a hot, burning oven. 318 Pages. The tracks "Sun Do Shine", "Come Back to You", "Rock-a-Doodle", "Treasure Hunting Fever", "Sink or Swim," "Kiss 'n Coo", "Back to the Country", and "Tyin' Your Shoes" contained background vocals by The Jordanaires. [6] In the late 1980s, as a response to the success of the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the proposal was revised by a former Disney animator, Don Bluth, who wanted to tell the rooster's story through live action and animation. There are many passing delights. Though character designs by Marc Davis survive, Walt Disney personally rejected the pitch, and the film was never put into production or animation tests. He can't seem to remember how to crow at that point, but at the most desperate hour, he crows and brings the sunshine back. The Duke sends his nephew Hunch (Charles Nelson Reilly) to stop the crew from reaching the city, but Hunch fails to catch them. While the rest of the animals stay at Edmond's farm, Edmond, along with Patou, Snipes, and Peepers, sail to the city in a trunk. The matte lines are clearly visible in the final live-action/animation scenes, and a weird glow suffuses the entire sequence, as if it had been shot at Chernobyl. Without Chanticleer, rain continues to pour non-stop, causing a massive flood all over the country. The film originally included more darker elements; a famous one being a deleted scene from the kitchen scene. Most visited articles. The theatrical and early DVD releases have music ending on just the Don Bluth logo, and the Goldcrest logo has no music. They nearly make a meal out of them, but are driven away by the spotlight of the helicopter Edmond and the others are flying. This prompts him to come back to the farm, which was flooded due to an eternal rain. Well, Chanticleer has not crowed and when he sees that the sun has come up without him, he's devastated. The sun becomes very upset after that and hides behind the clouds never to come out again. Edmond and the others manage to escape, though (thanks to Hunch's intervention), and with Goldie and Chanticleer in tow, they make their way back to the farm. A second edition was released by MGM Home Entertainment through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on 8 November 2005. 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. Chanticleer's friends from the farm, along with Edmond, a young human boy who was transformed into a kitten by the Duke, take off on a mission to get Chanticleer to bring back the sun and save the country before it is too late. It also includes a promotional commercial for Wisk laundry detergent, which has a $5.00 mail-in rebate certificate found inside each videocassette. [7] Victor French from Get Smart and Highway to Heaven was set to direct these scenes, but terminal lung cancer forced him out of production. Explore Wikis; Community Central; Start a Wiki; Search Sign In Don't have an account? Glen Campbell was chosen as the voice/singing voice of Chanticeer after Don Bluth heard his yodeling in the "I Remember You" song. In a 1990 magazine article, Don described the plot of the film thusly. In 2011, Total Film ranked Rock-a-Doodle as 24th among the 50 worst children's films ever made.

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