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Title: Twice Upon a Time (1983)
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Cast
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Lorenzo Music | ... |
Ralph, the All-Purpose Animal
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| Marshall Efron | ... |
Synonamess Botch
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James Cranna | ... |
Rod Rescueman /
Scuzzbopper /
Frivoli Foreman /
Rusher of Din - Street Preacher
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Julie Payne | ... |
Flora Fauna
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Hamilton Camp | ... |
Greensleeves
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Paul Frees | ... |
Narrator /
Chef of State /
Judges /
Bailiff
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Judith Kahan | ... |
The Fairy Godmother
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Gillian Gould | ... |
Rusher of Din - Sleeper
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Geraldine Green | ... |
Rusher of Din - Sleeper
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Larry Green | ... |
Rusher of Din - Sleeper
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| William Hall | ... |
Rusher of Din - Sleeper
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David Korty | ... |
Rusher of Din - Sleeper
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Elma Barry Robertson | ... |
Rusher of Din - Sleeper
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Clyde E. Robertson | ... |
Rusher of Din - Sleeper
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William Browder | ... |
Rusher of Din - Office Executive
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Storyline
Once upon a time, there were some people called the Rushers of Din. Each night as they slept, sweet dreams were delivered to them from sunny Frivoli, while nightmares came to them from the mysterious Murkworks. But the malevolent master of the Murk, Synonamess Botch, was not content. He wanted the Rushers to have non-stop nightmares. To do that, he would need to gain control of the Cosmic Clock. To accomplish this, he kidnaps the deliverers of the dreams, Greensleeves and the Figmen of Imagination, and then tricks Ralph, the All-Purpose Animal and his pal Mumford into stealing the mainspring from the Cosmic Clock. Realizing they've been tricked, Ralph and Mumford try to get the spring back and prevent Botch from unleashing his nightmare bombs. Along the way, they get help from their Fairy Godmother, Greensleeves' niece Flora Fauna, the junior varsity superhero Rod Rescueman, and Botch's own head nightmare writer, Scuzzbopper. Written by John Bode <bode@galileo.tracor.com>
Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 August 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Drömmarnas land See more »Company Credits
Technical Specs
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Sound Mix:
DolbyColor:
Color (Technicolor)Did You Know?
Trivia
The credits sequence features a photo of voice actor Lorenzo Music, who was notorious for not allowing pictures of himself to be seen. See more »Quotes
Flora: Uncle Greenie, is it really you?Greensleeves: Basically it is, yeah.
Flora: You're short and bent!
Greensleeves: I'm short and bent.
Flora: What happened to my Uncle Greenie, the handsome dashing hero?
Greensleeves: He got short and bent. But he's glad to see you nonetheless... come here darling, let me give you a kiss you sweet love!
[sound of kissing]
Rod Rescueman: [enviously] *I* should get short and bent!
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Crazy Credits
The credits screen has the voice actors's portraits on a typewriter and the character they voiced next to them except for the character named "Mumford", he never spoke throughout the movie. Mumford as "Himself" See more »Soundtracks
"Life Is But A Dream"Written by Maureen McDonald, Tom Ferguson & Michael McDonald
Performed by Maureen McDonald
Produced by Ken Melville & Dawn Atkinson
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Altogether one of the finest (and funniest) animated films ever to come out of Hollywood, Twice Upon A Time is a lovingly crafted valentine to dreamers of all kinds! Extremely witty writing makes it as enjoyable for grown-ups as it is for children. Especially effective is Marshall Efron's performance as the evil villain of the picture, Synonamess Botch! My only negative comment about the video is that they have edited his dialogue in order to change and/or eliminate many of his funniest (and rudest) comments. While this was certainly necessary so that children could watch it, I wish they could have released (or will release) an un-edited version. Luckily I taped the original when it aired on cable many years ago, so I still have it to watch, and it never fails to induce serious amounts of laughter when I do. Still, I cannot recommend the edited version highly enough!
This film deserves so much more recognition than it has gotten!