The Wind in the Willows (1996)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Terry Jones

Writers:

Kenneth Grahame (novel)
Terry Jones (writer)

Release Date:

31 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical

Tagline:

Go wild in the country!

Plot:

Mole's underground home is bought by the Weasels from wealthy landowner Mr.Toad and Mole is thrown out...

Plot Keywords:

Fable | Based On Novel | Kids And Family

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Steve Coogan	...	Mole
Eric Idle	...	Rat
Terry Jones	...	Toad
Antony Sher	...	Chief Weasel
Nicol Williamson	...	Badger
John Cleese	...	Mr. Toad's Lawyer
Stephen Fry	...	The Judge
Bernard Hill	...	The Engine Driver
Michael Palin	...	The Sun
Nigel Planer	...	The Car Salesman
Julia Sawalha	...	The Jailer's Daughter
Victoria Wood	...	The Tea Lady
Robert Bathurst	...	St John Weasel
Don Henderson	...	The Sentry
Richard James	...	Geoffrey Weasel and Mole's Clock

Also Known As:

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for fanciful villainy and gunplay.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | Spain:T | Germany:o.Al. | UK:U | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Bluebell Railway, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

Allied Filmmakers

Quotes:

St John Weasel: [as Badger comes across the walk bay throwingg the weasels off the side] Oh! Steady on! Listen N... n... no... n... Calm down! n... n... no
Mole: [Badger has thrown three weasels off] I say! Badger!
St John Weasel: [backing up with Badger walking towards him] I... I'm not really a weasel... I'm a rabbit
[does rabbit teeth]
St John Weasel: They forced me to work he and you saved me, oh thank you, thank you!
Badger: Shut up! Keep moving!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Top Gear: (2006-07-23)" (2006)

A Pythonesque Movie With Animals!

A real life interpretation of Wind in the Willows. Wind in the Willows was originally written by Kenneth Grahame in 1908.The Story is based around the self-absorbed Mr. Toad and his friends Rat, Mole and Badger. Toad becomes obsessed with motor cars, but keeps crashing them, and in the end it selling his field to the weasels to pay for more motor cars. So His friends try to help him by keeping him locked up inside until he gets over his obsession but one day he sneaks out when Rat goes down stays to fetch the picnic basket. In the end He gets arrested for stealing a Motor Car, Crashing it and assaulting a police officer. He then gets sent to jail for 100 years. While he is in jail, the weasels plan to blow up Toad Hall, his home. So, Luckily Rat and Mole Come up with a plan to rescue him, but will they get to toad hall in time? This is a great Movie a highly under rated. It is a great movie for all of those fans of Monty Python as it has 4 of the Python's in it, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, John Cleese and Michael Palin. This Movie is rather weird and random and does have the odd funny joke. This movie at time can be rather confusing, but it all joins up in the end. The all comedian cast really brings the characters to life, as well as their over the top costumes do as well. Steve Coogan does a very good job as the timid mole, and at ties it is hard to tell it is him. Terry Jones additionally does a marvelously comical job as the insane and arrogant Mr. Toad. Plus Eric idle does a commendable job as the clever Rat. This is a great Movie for Python fans, and for all ages, but maybe more suitable for the ages 7 to 12 mainly.