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Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Original title: The Wind in the Willows
  • 19961996
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.3K
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Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Robert Bathurst, Keith-Lee Castle, Tim Faraday, Graham McTavish, Antony Sher, Richard James, and David Stone in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
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Mole's underground home is bought by the Weasels from wealthy landowner Mr. Toad and Mole is thrown out. He and Rat start to fight to get his home back from evil Weasels.Mole's underground home is bought by the Weasels from wealthy landowner Mr. Toad and Mole is thrown out. He and Rat start to fight to get his home back from evil Weasels.Mole's underground home is bought by the Weasels from wealthy landowner Mr. Toad and Mole is thrown out. He and Rat start to fight to get his home back from evil Weasels.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.3K
YOUR RATING
    • Terry Jones
    • Terry Jones(screenplay)
    • Kenneth Grahame(novel "The Wind in the Willows")
  • Stars
    • Steve Coogan
    • Eric Idle
    • Terry Jones
    • Terry Jones
    • Terry Jones(screenplay)
    • Kenneth Grahame(novel "The Wind in the Willows")
  • Stars
    • Steve Coogan
    • Eric Idle
    • Terry Jones
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Videos1

    The Wind in the Willows
    Trailer 2:22
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    Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Steve Coogan, Antony Sher, and Nicol Williamson in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
    Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Robert Bathurst, Keith-Lee Castle, Tim Faraday, Graham McTavish, Antony Sher, Richard James, and David Stone in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
    Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Steve Coogan, Antony Sher, and Nicol Williamson in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
    Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Steve Coogan, Antony Sher, and Nicol Williamson in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
    Terry Jones in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
    Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Robert Bathurst, Steve Coogan, and Nicol Williamson in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
    Eric Idle and Steve Coogan in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
    Terry Jones in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
    John Cleese in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
    Eric Idle and Terry Jones in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
    Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Steve Coogan in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)

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    Steve Coogan
    Steve Coogan
    • Mole
    Eric Idle
    Eric Idle
    • Rat
    Terry Jones
    Terry Jones
    • Toad
    Antony Sher
    Antony Sher
    • Chief Weasel
    Nicol Williamson
    Nicol Williamson
    • Badger
    John Cleese
    John Cleese
    • Mr Toad's Lawyer
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • The Judge
    Bernard Hill
    Bernard Hill
    • The Engine Driver
    Michael Palin
    Michael Palin
    • The Sun
    Nigel Planer
    Nigel Planer
    • The Car Salesman
    Julia Sawalha
    Julia Sawalha
    • The Jailer's Daughter
    Victoria Wood
    Victoria Wood
    • The Tea Lady
    Robert Bathurst
    Robert Bathurst
    • St John Weasel
    Don Henderson
    Don Henderson
    • The Sentry
    Richard James
    • Geoffrey Weasel and Mole's Clock
    Keith-Lee Castle
    Keith-Lee Castle
    • Clarence Weasel
    Roger Ashton-Griffiths
    Roger Ashton-Griffiths
    • The Prosecution Counsel
    Hugo Blick
    • Justin
      • Terry Jones
      • Terry Jones(screenplay)
      • Kenneth Grahame(novel "The Wind in the Willows")
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    • Trivia
      After Sony Pictures dumped this movie after its 1997 U.S. theatrical release, actor, writer, and director Terry Jones struggled trying to get this movie published, but no Hollywood distributor wanted to take it. That was until in 1998, Walt Disney Home Video bought the American rights to this movie, added in a few sound effects, and even changed the title after the name of the rides at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" (though the Walt Disney World Version of the ride closed that same year). It was released onto VHS in 1999 and onto DVD in 2004.
    • Goofs
      Although Badger and Rat swapped the labels round on the barrels to make sure that the explosives were delivered to the factory, the plunger would presumably have still been wired up to the ones in Toad Hall, so there shouldn't have been any explosion at all when the Chief Weasel pressed it.
    • Quotes

      The Judge: Before I pass sentence, will the jury care to find him guilty?

      Rat: Wait. One of those wabbits is a weasel.

      Chief Weasel: No I'm not. I'm a rabbit!

      The Judge: [to the jury] Is he a rabbit?

      Chief Weasel: [whispers] Say I'm a rabbit.

      [Rabbits all nod, say "Rabbit" and stroke their long ears]

      Rat: That weasel is never a wabbit!

    • Connections
      Featured in Blue Peter: Episode dated 16 October 1996 (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Messing About On The River
      Music by Tony Hatch

      Lyrics by Terry Jones

      Performed by Eric Idle

    User reviews32

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    A wonderfully light and fun version of the story with a great cast and a genuine sense of fun throughout
    Venturing out from his underground home, Mole joins Ratty for a river trip. They come across the rich Mr Toad, who has taken up caravanning as a new hobby. However this hobby is replaced by a new one when he is run off the road by a motorcar – sparking a new passion in his life. While Badger, Mole and Ratty try to cure Toad of his car obsession, the weasels use it against him in order to get the deeds to Toad Hall.

    After making this film, Terry Jones had a public falling out with Disney resulting in them pulling it from a theatrical release, giving it a stupid title and dumping it out direct to video – a fate it certainly didn't deserve. It is Disney that now looks stupid though as this is a wonderfully fun film that is pure simple fun to watch, it is the sort of kid's film that adults love because they can easily enjoy it just as much as their children.

    The plot is a good adaptation of Grahame's classic book with only the factory bit towards the end being the biggest change to the source material.

    In honesty, this thinly veiled attack on the ethics of big business is not only what most likely annoyed Disney but also is the bit of the film that doesn't work that well – it is cluttered, overly busy, noisy and lacking in the clean, fresh wit of the majority of the film. However this is a minor complaint as the rest of the film is a real joy.

    The film has a constant spring in it's step and is fresh and funny. For my money the best scene to demonstrate this humour is the wonderful courtroom scene where absurd wit runs amuck (Cleese's 'defence of Toad had me rolling!). I'm sorry for gushing about this but it is an underseen film due to Disney's shoddy treatment of it and, expecting it to be bad like all video releases, I was really surprised to find just how enjoyable it was. As director, Jones does a great job on the film – it looks great and only the odd bit of special effect work let it down: the land is an idyllic, colourful place full of leisure time and a kind, friendly sun that always shines!

    What really raises the film up is an amazing cast who are pretty much all used well rather than just being cameos for cameos' sake. Idle is really good as Ratty, as is Coogan in a nicely played role as Mole – they both play the characters as I imagined them. Jones has the film's most fun role and he really does it very well, keeping the audience on Toad's side by playing up his childish side rather than an arrogant side. Sher is great as the chief weasel and has great fun, Williamson is well cast but has less fun with his role than the others. The support cast is great – not only most of the Python team but good little roles from Fry, Hill, Planner, Wood and others are all used well and rarely is a bum note hit.

    Overall this is a big, lively, colourful film that will please children no end. For adults it is never silly enough to be just for kids and there are plenty of famous faces to keep them entertained. However more than that, adults will enjoy the film's constant absurd wit in the script and direction that only really flags when the film pulls itself into a straight finish with a cluttered finale that is good but not as fresh and free as what had gone before. Despite Disney's best efforts this remains a really good film and one that is worth hunting out if you want a good bit of fun for family viewing.
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    • May 31, 2004

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 1997 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
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      • English
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      • Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Allied Filmmakers
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Color
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