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Berkeley Breathed (book)
Berkeley Breathed (comic strip "Bloom County")
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Release Date:
18 December 1991 (USA) more
Plot:
Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Michael Bell ... Opus (voice)
Joe Alaskey ... Truffles / The Ducks (voice)
John Byner ... Bill the Cat (voice)
Tress MacNeille ... The Chicken (voice)

Andrew Hill Newman ... Santa (voice)

Robin Williams ... The Kiwi (voice) (as Sudy Nim)
Alexaundria Simmons ... Ronald-Ann (voice)

Frank Welker ... Santa Claus (voice)
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22 min
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During the production of Hook (1991), executive producer Steven Spielberg decided to utilize lead actors Robin Williams (The Kiwi) and Dustin Hoffman (The Cockroach) to record (in what little time he had) their voice-over work in a small studio. This is why both A-list stars were available for this animated special. It is also the reason why the quality of their voice recordings isn't as clear as the rest of the cast. more
Quotes:
Opus: Aerotooter, aerotooter... aerotooter? more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs The Magnificent Seven (1960) more

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Wonderfully deranged, 7 December 1999
Author: dexen

This movie makes me laugh, especially the antics of Bloom County's/Outland's deranged and disgusting Bill the Cat. Bill acts as if he'd just had a lombotomy (as usual) and somehow manages to remain a sympathetic character even though you would never want to take him home and allow him to cough up hairballs on your rug. I particularly recommend this movie for those who don't like saccharine movies at Christmas and prefer the Grinch Who Stole Christmas/Scrooged/Nightmare Before Christmas type of holiday fun.

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'Santa's Ride' music? tjwhite
whats the deal with Opus' rump?? Tekawitha
Is this ever going to be on DVD?? RockerChick_PA
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