Wakko's Wish (1999) (V)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Directors:

Liz Holzman
Rusty Mills

Writers:

Nick Dubois (written by)
Kevin Hopps (written by)

Release Date:

21 December 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Musical

Plot:

The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister) go on a quest. |

Plot Keywords:

Poverty | Wish | Hungarian Rhapsody By Liszt | Sequel | Tax Collector

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Rob Paulsen	...	Yakko Warner / Dr. Otto Scratchensniff / Pinky Mouse (voice)
Jess Harnell	...	Wakko Warner (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Dot Warner / Hello Nurse / Mindy's Mother (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Brain Mouse / Squit Pigeon (voice)
Sherri Stoner	...	Slappy Squirrel (voice)
Nathan Ruegger	...	Skippy Squirrel (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Mindy (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Baron Thaddeus von Plotz III / Ralph the Security Guard / Runt (voice)
Chick Vennera	...	Pesto (voice)
John Mariano	...	Bobby (voice)
Bernadette Peters	...	Rita (voice)
Paxton Whitehead	...	King Salazar (voice)
Ben Stein	...	Desire Fulfillment Coordinator (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Captain of the Guard / Baloney (voice) (as Jeff Glen Bennett)
Paul Rugg	...	Mr. Director (voice)

Also Known As:

Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish (USA) (complete title)
The Warners and the Wishing Star (USA) (working title)
Wakko and the Wishing Star (USA) (working title)
Wakko's Wacko Wish (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-G | USA:Unrated

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

The song that the townspeople sing when Wakko's train returns is a parody of "The Wells Fargo Wagon" from 'Meredith Wilson''s The Music Man (1962).

Goofs:

Continuity: During the Snow Chase Scene, a cannonball can be seen being shot through the front end and exiting through the back corner of Dr. Scratchensniff's buggy. However, Baron von Plotz and Ralph's buggy are chasing them from behind shooting cannons at them, making it impossible for the cannonball to enter the Dr.'s buggy from the front end.

Quotes:

Pinky: Narf!

Movie Connections:

References "George of the Jungle" (1967)

An excellent finale to the Animaniacs series. Full of Heart.

Wakko's wish is a very worthy finale to the series. While some have complained that it isn't like the show at all, I don't really think it is meant to be. Nor should it. Does anyone really want to see 90 minutes of out and out zanyness? Instead, we get a rather touching story that gives all the characters and emotional weight they never really had before. And of course, we still get the zanyness, it's just placed within a larger framework.

Personally, I would love to see more Animaniacs stories done in this exact style (hope hope hope!).

With Wakko's Wish, Animaniacs ends it's run with a solid piece of work, very unlike the show in many ways, and for that I am glad. Nothing could have been worse for it to finish with something that was basically just another episode.