Product Details

• Actors: Jamie Croft, Philip Quast, Susan Lyons, Coralie Sawade, Brenton Whittle
• Directors: Mario Andreacchio
• Writers: Mario Andreacchio, Mark Saltzman, Ivan Menchell, Michael Bourchier
• Producers: Mario Andreacchio, John Wild, Mark Saltzman
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: March 7, 2000
• Run Time: 81 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792841891
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,897 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This live-action feature follows the adventures of a golden retriever puppy who chafes under his given name of "Muffin" (much preferring his own choice of "Napoleon") and who travels through the Australian outback in search of his canine roots. Plopping, as puppies will do, into a basket suspended by balloons one day, Napoleon drifts from the home of his mother and human family, eventually landing on the rocky shore of Sydney Harbor. There he becomes acquainted with a chatty parrot named Birdo Lucci (say the name aloud, you film buffs) and encounters all manner of animals in the wild: a cagey koala, a maternal kangaroo, an irritated lizard, and the dingoes with whom he wants to bond. The film was produced with an eye toward pleasing young audiences practically anywhere on earth, and the sight gags and visual thrills have a broad, universal appeal, while the many creatures in this film are given human voices on the soundtrack (any language would do, but the English-language actors include Joan Rivers and Dame Edna). On the downside, the dialogue can be a bit coarse ("shut up," "stupid," that sort of thing), though it's never obscene. And while no animals were hurt during the making of the movie, some of them certainly look as if they're placed in stressful situations. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful adventure of a darling Golden Retriever Puppy, September 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Napoleon [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a wonderful family film you will watch over and over and over! It's the story of a darling little puppy named Muffin who thinks he's destined to see the world and live as a wild dog! His adventure is based on an island off Australia and he meets many delightful friends! This is a fun animal adventure and nothing heart wrentching or awful happens so it's great for children of all ages as well as parents! It's also a great gift idea as everyone will enjoy it! It's very humerous and the voices are animated and refreshing! A truely fun endearing film that you will enjoy again and again!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Our Toddler's favorite, October 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Napoleon (DVD)

Our son loves Pooh, and Tigger, and Elmo. But offer him Napoleon, and he'll drop anything and everything. Our 20 month old just adores this movie, and so do we. Of course it helps that we have two golden retrievers. Berdo the bird (voiced by Bronson Pinchot) definitely steals the show - our son just giggles uncontrollably whenever he's on the screen! Definitely a keeper for the little ones.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute Dog, Adventure, and fun?Sounds like a great movie to me, July 22, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Napoleon (DVD)

This is a cute movie.It has a Retriever puppy, a blue and red bird, an evil black cat, wild dogs, and tons of animals in-between. A young pup named Napoleon longs to break free from his house pet life and join the wild dogs. When his wish comes true, he his totally excited. He gets stuck in a basket with tons of balloons tied to it and flies away. He goes ove to the woods where the wild dogs are. He meets Birdo, a lovable African Parrot. With his help,the pup sets out to find his dream. Full of laughs and adventure, this is a must own for any kid. And there is no violence at all except for a dog and cat fighting and it's not bad at all.