Home on the Range (2004)

To save their farm, the resident animals go bounty hunting for a notorious outlaw.

Directors:

Will Finn, John Sanford

Writers:

Will Finn, John Sanford,

Stars:

Judi Dench, Cuba Gooding Jr., Randy Quaid

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
G.W. Bailey	...	Rusty, the Dog (voice)
Roseanne Barr	...	Maggie (voice)
Bobby Block	...	Piggy (voice)
Steve Buscemi	...	Wesley (voice)
Carole Cook	...	Pearl Gesner (voice)
Charlie Dell	...	Ollie, the Pig (voice)
Judi Dench	...	Mrs. Caloway (voice)
Charles Dennis	...	Rico (voice)
Marshall Efron	...	Larry, the Duck (voice)
Joe Flaherty	...	Jeb, the Goat (voice)
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Buck (voice)
Charles Haid	...	Lucky Jack (voice)
Estelle Harris	...	Audrey, the Chicken (voice)
Lance LeGault	...	Junior, the Buffalo (voice)
Sam J. Levine	...	The Willie Brothers (voice)

Storyline

Alameda Slim, a wanted cattle rustler, uses an alias to buy up properties all over western Nebraska, and his next target is the Patch of Heaven dairy farm, where the widow owner cares more for her 'family' of yard animals's welfare then for profit, so she just hasn't got the cash to keep in business. The other animals, mainly carefree youngsters, being unable, three cows of very different temperament and manners rise to the desperate occasion and set out to do battle for their dream home, teaming up unnaturally with each-other, the sheriff's megalomaniac horse and any other animal who can possibly help, even a crazy lucky rabbit and an invincible buffalo, hoping to beat the crook to the Patch's auction, or anything it takes...

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Plot Keywords:

farm | cow | rustler | dairy farm | cattle | 

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Taglines:

"Beef Thief"

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Music | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild rude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Disney Disney [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

2 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sweating Bullets

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$139,981 (South Africa) (12 November 2004)

Gross:

$139,981 (South Africa) (12 November 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writers Will Finn and John Sanford originally pitched the film as an animated feature film based on the myth of the Pied Piper. Maggie the Cow was originally written as a deaf girl. Michael Eisner immediately hated the idea, because he thought no parent would take their children to see a movie where children are murdered. So Finn and Sanford wrote this movie, which contains elements from the Pied Piper myth.

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Goofs

The plan is to put 5,000 cattle on one train. Using the standard 36 foot, one deck, stock car common to the steam era, that would require a train about three miles long. The train they showed did not have enough cars (or engines).

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Quotes

Maggie: Hey, thanks, everybody! It's great to be here in Patch o' Heaven! Now don't everybody speak at one time!
[silence]
Maggie: What is this, the frozen food section?

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Connections

References Blazing Saddles (1974)

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Soundtracks

"Home On The Range (Echo Mine Reprise)"
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Performed by Tim Blevins, Gregory Jbara, William Parry (as William H. Parry),
Wilbur Pauley and Peter Samuel

User Reviews

An enjoyable Disney movie

I really took a chance when I bought the DVD of "Home On The Range" because I had not seen it. It is not my normal practice to buy something that I am totally unfamiliar with. However, I was happily surprised. This movie was wonderful! My kids and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Roseanne provided a funny voice to one of the cows. Love her or hate her, the casting was perfect, like Ellen DeGeneres was for "Finding Nemo".

I read here on IMDb that "Home On The Range" is the last Disney film to be done with traditional animation. Maybe there are faster or cheaper ways of making these movies, but a great history is coming to an end. Kind of sad… I recommend this movie. While it may not be a masterpiece, it is a delight that is better than most Don Bluth or Dreamworks films.

I would give it *** out of four. Fun and funny stuff!