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Don Bluth's lavish animated musical
Rock-A-Doodle was not a success when it was released in 1992. It's not hard to understand why: the film varies wildly in tone and the story makes little sense. In the live-action prologue, a little boy named Edmond learns that the crowing of Chanticleer the rooster did not make the sun rise, as everyone thought. But when a flood threatens his family's farm, Edmond sets off to get Chanticleer to make the sun rise and save the day. (Edmond gets turned into a kitten during this adventure, for no apparent reason other than that cats are easier to animate than humans.) Chanticleer has moved to the city, and although the farm seems to be in the Midwest, the nearest city is clearly supposed to be Las Vegas. Chanticleer is now the King, an Elvis caricature used for an unfunny spoof of showbiz clichés. The animation is quite fluid, and there are lots of brightly colored effects--rainbows, sparkles, sunbeams. But parents will have a hard time explaining the story to their children.
--Charles Solomon
Product Description
Only rock-a-doodle can save a familys small farm from perishing and only young edmond can enter a storybook world to find him. Special features: scene access and original theatrical trailer. Subtitles in english french and spanish. Featuring the voices of glen campbell sandy duncan ellen greene and more. Studio: Ingram Entertainment Release Date: 02/03/2004 Starring: Animated Run time: 75 minutes Rating: G