When Tack upsets Zigzag the Vizier, the wizard drags him off to the royal castle, where Princess Yum Yum falls for the bashful boy and saves him from execution. Unfortunately, Zigzag plans ...
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Title: The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
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| Vincent Price | ... | ZigZag (voice) | |
| Bobbi Page | ... | Princess YumYum (Majestic Films version) / Additional voices (Miramax version) (voice) | |
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Steve Lively | ... | Tack the Cobbler (Majestic Films version) / Additional voices (Miramax version) (voice) |
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Ed E. Carroll | ... | The Thief (Majestic Films version) / Additional voices (Miramax version) (voice) (as Ed. E. Carroll) |
| Clive Revill | ... | King Nod (re-edited versions) (voice) | |
| Mona Marshall | ... | Nurse (Majestic Films version) / Witch (Majestic Films version) / Additional voices (Miramax version) (voice) | |
| Joan Sims | ... | Mad and Holy Old Witch (voice) | |
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Kevin Dorsey | ... | Mighty One-Eye (re-edited versions) (voice) |
| Donald Pleasence | ... | Phido the Vulture (original and Majestic Films version) / Additional voices (Miramax version) (voice) | |
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Stanley Baxter | ... | Gofer / Slap (voice) |
| Kenneth Williams | ... | Goblet / Tickle (voice) | |
| Clinton Sundberg | ... | Dying Soldier (voice) | |
| Windsor Davies | ... | Chief Roofless (voice) | |
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Frederick Shaw | ... | Goolie (voice) |
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Thick Wilson | ... | Hook (voice) |
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When Tack upsets Zigzag the Vizier, the wizard drags him off to the royal castle, where Princess Yum Yum falls for the bashful boy and saves him from execution. Unfortunately, Zigzag plans to marry the princess in order to succeed her father, King Nod. The Thief, meanwhile, is more interested in gold than love and takes off with the protective orbs topping the palace. Together Tack and Yum Yum attempt to retrieve them in order to prevent Zigzag and the One-Eye army from conquering the city. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 August 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Arabian Knight See more »Filming Locations:
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Budget:
$28,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$319,723, 27 August 1995, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$669,276Company Credits
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(workprint) | (The Princess and the Cobbler) | (Arabian Knight)Color:
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2.39 : 1
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Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Music by Robert Folk
Performed by Bobbi Page and Steve Lively
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In both of the 1992 workprints, the thief is heard making short grunts/wheezes in a few scenes - though not as many as in the Allied Filmmakers version. It is unclear who provided these sounds, but it is known that Ed E. Carroll did the additional ones for the Allied Filmmakers version. See more »Goofs
Towards the end of the song "She Is More," when the Nanny puts the veil on Princess Yum-Yum, we can clearly see that there isn't a feather on the crown she is wearing. But in the very next shot, a feather suddenly appears atop the crown. See more »Quotes
The Thief: [falls into slingshot with one golden ball] No, guys. Come on. I'm not tall enough to ride this ride. Aaaand I suffer from dizzy-spells, honest. Aaaaaand I'm pregnant!See more »
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The end credits for the "Princess and the Cobbler" version use the standard Dolby Stereo logo, though a trailer for it uses the Dolby Stereo SR logo, but the American prints of "Arabian Knight" use the Dolby Stereo SR logo instead. See more »Soundtracks
It's So AmazingLyrics by Norman Gimbel
Music by Robert Folk
Performed by Bobbi Page and Steve Lively
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I've had the opportunity to view a copy of the workprint Richard Williams cobbled together (consisting of finished footage, storyboards, and pencil tests), and it gives a good idea as to what the movie would have been like if Williams had managed to finish it.
Is it better than the Miramax version? Most definitely. Miramax vandalized the movie by adding those voice-overs for the Thief and the Cobbler characters - a ludicrous idea, since these characters were designed to be SILENT. Seeing these quiet characters not moving their mouths - but hearing wise-cracking dialogue, and dialogue that doesn't fit the character's personalities - is infuriating and very distracting. Though Miramax didn't do all the butchery, since the movie was significantly cut by other hands, and with poor linking animation added. (Not to mention some HORRIBLE song numbers.)
The workprint beats the Miramax version by far - but it's not perfect. True, seeing all that uncut animation - AMAZING animation - makes it a must see. It's breathtaking at times. But if the movie had been finished, I'm sure critics and audiences - when not gushing about the animation - would have criticized the story and characters. There's barely a story here, and it takes forever to get going. And once it gets going, there are plenty of times when the story stops for a pseudo intermission. Apparently, Williams was so charmed by all the vignettes that he thought up (mostly to do with the Thief bumbling around and making an ass of himself), he didn't want to leave any of them out. Seen by themselves, the vignettes are funny and a wonder to the eye. But seeing one after the other...well, it gets tiring after a while.
As well, with all the effort put in making visual splendor and animated gags, it seems not much was put into fleshing out the characters more than they are now. (Though they all have a charm that carries them further than you'd expect.)
Though I do have some sympathy for Williams for the heartbreak he suffered after being fired from the project (after working on it for more than 20 years!), he must accept his share of the blame for his firing and the eventual butchery of his project, seeing that he constantly went over time and budget, and refused to stop "improvising" as well as avoiding scripts and storyboards.
Anyway, seek the workprint and avoid the Miramax version!