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Rock-a-Doodle
Sign in to saveRock-a-Doodle is a 1991 independent animated musical comedy film produced by Sullivan Bluth Studios Ireland Limited and Goldcrest Films. Loosely based on Edmond Rostand's 1910 comedy play Chantecler, Rock-a-Doodle was directed by Don Bluth and written by David N. Weiss. The film features the voices of Christopher Plummer, Phil Harris (in his final film role), Glen Campbell, Sorrell Booke, Sandy Duncan, Eddie Deezen, Ellen Greene, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Toby Scott Ganger (in his film debut).
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Rock-a-Doodle is a 1991 feature film produced by Goldcrest Films and Sullivan Bluth Studios. Directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, the musical fantasy comedy was written by David N. Weiss, Don Bluth, and Gary Goldman. The production, which utilized traditional animation, originated from the United Kingdom, United States, and Republic of Ireland. Robert Paynter served as director of photography, with Robert Folk composing the score. The narrative is set in Tennessee and presented in English.
The film features voice performances by Glen Campbell, Sorrell Booke, Christopher Plummer, and Charles Nelson Reilly, with Phil Harris as the narrator. Distributed by The Samuel Goldwyn Company, it has a runtime of 77 minutes and is rated G. The production had a budget of 18,000,000 and grossed 11,657,385 at the box office. Critical reception included a review score of 4/10 and a 20% rating, while audience metrics show an IMDb rating of 6.0 based on 11,179 votes and a TMDb vote average of 6.219.
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6.2Chanticleer is a foolhardy farm rooster who believes his crows can actually make the sun come up and shine. When the sun rises one morning without Chanticleer's crow, he leaves the farm in disgrace and runs off to become a rock 'n' roll singer. But in his absence, a sinister, sunshine-hating owl prepares to take over.
Cast
- Glen Campbell as Chanticleer / The King (voice)
- Toby Scott Ganger as Edmond
- Christopher Plummer as Grand Duke (voice)
- Kathryn Holcomb as Dory - Mother
- Stan Ivar as Frank - Dad
- Ellen Greene as Goldie (voice)
Themes
- cat
- chicken
- villain
- rooster
- live action and animation
- good versus evil
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Ratings
IMDb
6/10
11,179 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
20%
- Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Animation, Comedy
- Rated
- G
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Key facts
- Album.label
- Liberty
- Film.image
- RockADoodle.JPG
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Don Bluth
- Film.screenplay
- David N. Weiss
- Film.cinematography
- Robert Paynter
- Film.music
- Robert Folk
- Film.runtime
- 74 minutes
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $18 million
- Film.gross
- $11.6 million
- Album.name
- Rock-a-Doodle: Music from the Original Soundtrack
- Album.type
- Soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Glen Campbell and various artists
- Album.released
- 13 April 1992
- Album.length
- 20:38
- Album.genre
- Soundtrack
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Republic of Ireland
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Gary Goldman
- Screenwriter
- Gary Goldman
- Voice actor
- Will Ryan
- Composer
- Robert Folk
- Producer
- Don Bluth
- Production company
- Sullivan Bluth Studios
- Cinematographer
- Robert Paynter
- Narrative location
- Tennessee
- Duration
- 74
- FilmAffinity ID
- 888345
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- publication date
- 1994-06-23
- title
- Rock-a-Doodle
- distributed by
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company
- narrator
- Phil Harris
- review score
- 20%
- capital cost
- 18000000
- box office
- 11657385
- fabrication method
- traditional animation
- form of creative work
- feature film
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
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- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Filming
- Aspect ratio
- Post-production
- Release
- Home media history
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical reception
- Music
- Songs
- Merchandise
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Rock-a-Doodle is a 1991 independent animated musical comedy film produced by Sullivan Bluth Studios Ireland Limited and Goldcrest Films. Loosely based on Edmond Rostand's 1910 comedy play Chantecler, Rock-a-Doodle was directed by Don Bluth and written by David N. Weiss. The film features the voices of Christopher Plummer, Phil Harris (in his final film role), Glen Campbell, Sorrell Booke, Sandy Duncan, Eddie Deezen, Ellen Greene, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Toby Scott Ganger (in his film debut).
The film tells the story of an anthropomorphic rooster named Chanticleer, who lives on a farm and crows every morning to raise the sun. However, he leaves his farm to become a singer in the city after being tricked by the Grand Duke of Owls, whose kind hates sunshine, into thinking that his crow does not actually raise the sun. Without Chanticleer, rain continues to pour non-stop, causing a massive flood all over the country. The Duke and his henchmen take over in the darkness, and plan to eat all of the barnyard animals. 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.
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