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Rock-A-Doodle

  • 19911991
  • GG
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
10K
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Christopher Plummer, Glen Campbell, Sandy Duncan, Ellen Greene, Phil Harris, and Will Ryan in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
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In order to defeat the wicked Grand Duke of Owls, a young boy, transformed into a cat, teams up with a group of barnyard animals to find the rooster who can raise the sun.In order to defeat the wicked Grand Duke of Owls, a young boy, transformed into a cat, teams up with a group of barnyard animals to find the rooster who can raise the sun.In order to defeat the wicked Grand Duke of Owls, a young boy, transformed into a cat, teams up with a group of barnyard animals to find the rooster who can raise the sun.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
10K
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  • Directors
    • Don Bluth
    • Gary Goldman(co-director)
    • Dan Kuenster(co-director)
  • Writers
    • Don Bluth(story)
    • John Pomeroy(story)
    • David J. Steinberg(story)
  • Stars
    • Glen Campbell(voice)
    • Christopher Plummer(voice)
    • Sorrell Booke(voice)
  • Directors
    • Don Bluth
    • Gary Goldman(co-director)
    • Dan Kuenster(co-director)
  • Writers
    • Don Bluth(story)
    • John Pomeroy(story)
    • David J. Steinberg(story)
  • Stars
    • Glen Campbell(voice)
    • Christopher Plummer(voice)
    • Sorrell Booke(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 62User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Christopher Plummer and Charles Nelson Reilly in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Glen Campbell and Ellen Greene in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Glen Campbell in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Christopher Plummer in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Glen Campbell in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Sandy Duncan, Toby Ganger, and Phil Harris in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Christopher Plummer, Glen Campbell, Sandy Duncan, Toby Ganger, Ellen Greene, Phil Harris, and Will Ryan in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Christopher Plummer, Glen Campbell, Sandy Duncan, Toby Ganger, Ellen Greene, Phil Harris, and Will Ryan in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Christopher Plummer, Glen Campbell, Eddie Deezen, Sandy Duncan, Toby Ganger, Ellen Greene, and Phil Harris in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Glen Campbell, Eddie Deezen, Toby Ganger, Ellen Greene, and Charles Nelson Reilly in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Ellen Greene in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Ellen Greene in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)

    Top cast

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    Glen Campbell
    Glen Campbell
    • Chanticleer
    • (voice)
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • The Duke
    • (voice)
    Sorrell Booke
    Sorrell Booke
    • Pinky
    • (voice)
    Eddie Deezen
    Eddie Deezen
    • Snipes
    • (voice)
    Sandy Duncan
    Sandy Duncan
    • Peepers
    • (voice)
    Toby Ganger
    • Edmond
    • (as Toby Scott Ganger)
    Ellen Greene
    Ellen Greene
    • Goldie
    • (voice)
    Phil Harris
    Phil Harris
    • Patou
    • (voice)
    • …
    Christian Hoff
    Christian Hoff
    • Scott
    Kathryn Holcomb
    • Mother
    Stan Ivar
    Stan Ivar
    • Dad
    Jason Marin
    • Mark
    Charles Nelson Reilly
    Charles Nelson Reilly
    • Hunch
    • (voice)
    • (as Charles Nelson-Reilly)
    Will Ryan
    Will Ryan
    • Stuey
    • (voice)
    Dee Wallace
    Dee Wallace
    • Mother
    • (voice)
    Louise Chamis
    • Minnie Rabbit
    • (voice)
    Bob Gallico
    • Radio Announcer
    • (voice)
    • (as Bob Galaco)
    Jake Steinfeld
    Jake Steinfeld
    • Farmyard Bully
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Don Bluth
      • Gary Goldman(co-director)
      • Dan Kuenster(co-director)
    • Writers
      • Don Bluth(story)
      • John Pomeroy(story)
      • David J. Steinberg(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film originally included more darker elements, a famous one being a deleted sequence from the kitchen scene. In this sequence the Duke bakes a live baby skunk in a pie and then eats it. Oddly enough, according to Gary Goldman, the reason this was cut wasn't because of the content but because Bluth's studio received a complaint from Goldcrest's marketing representative that most cases of child abuse happen in the kitchen, and involve baking instruments.
    • Goofs
      It's established that Chanticleer's crowing causes the sun to rise every day. But, early on in the movie, the sun rises without Chanticleer's crowing. And after he leaves shamed, it stays dark and begins to rain eternally. Later the sun rises again after Chanticleer returns to crow, with no explanation as to why the plot seemingly contradicts itself.
    • Quotes

      Grand Duke: If I kill my nephew, would it be murder or charity?

    • Alternate versions
      For the Spanish release of the film, the cartoons were dubbed in Latin Spanish and the humans in Castilian Spanish. For a re-release in South America all the humans were re-dubbed to Latin Spanish.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Straight Talk/Rock-a-Doodle/Thunderheart/Beethoven/Raise the Red Lantern (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Sun Do Shine
      Sung by Glen Campbell

      Written by T.J. Kuenster

      Arranged and Produced by T.J. Kuenster

      Executive Music Producer: Shopan Entesari

      Backing Vocals: The Jordanaires

    User reviews62

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    Featured review
    6/10
    it's not that bad! as far as I can remember
    Clearly this wasn't Don Bluth's finest day as a filmmaker- it's nowhere near the imagination present in The Secret of NIMH and An American Tail, but it's still entertaining for kids. It certainly worked when I first saw it, and I remember watching it several times (maybe cause of the songs which were like filtered but enjoyable Elvis-type tunes, or some of the designs with the characters like the evil owls). It's about a little boy who gets transformed into a cat- his storybook, which comes to life, is about a rooster on a farm who can't do his patented COCKADOODLE call- and soon he's swept up in a quest to bring Chaunticlair back from his fall into a career as an Elvis star.

    It's not really too amazing, and it's probably even cliché by the standards of any animation let alone Bluth's. But there's enough invention and fun and quirks to make it worthwhile as a children's film, if not as an overall family flick (adults will most likely enjoy the final performance of Phil Harris, the voice of Baloo). Some of it is even very funny, like when the dastardly inept small owl who keeps spouting exclamations like "ANNIHILATION!" tries to skewer the heroes while tied up. It's like a minor rockabilly farm comedy, and there's certainly worse out there for your kids.
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    • Quinoa1984
    • Mar 17, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1992 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Basque
    • Also known as
      • Rock-A-Doodle 3D
    • Filming locations
      • Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland(Edmond's farm)
    • Production companies
      • Goldcrest Films International
      • Sullivan Bluth Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,657,385
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,603,286
      • Apr 5, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,657,385
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1(original & negative ratio)
      • 1.85 : 1

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