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The Sissy Duckling

  • TV Movie
  • 19991999
  • TV-Y7TV-Y7
  • 53m
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The Sissy Duckling (1999)
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Elmer is an unusual young duckling who doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the flock. But that doesn't mean he's a sissy--or that he can't be a hero to his family.Elmer is an unusual young duckling who doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the flock. But that doesn't mean he's a sissy--or that he can't be a hero to his family.Elmer is an unusual young duckling who doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the flock. But that doesn't mean he's a sissy--or that he can't be a hero to his family.
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    • Anthony Bell
    • Harvey Fierstein
  • Stars
    • Dan Butler(voice)
    • Edward Asner(voice)
    • Andy Dick(voice)
    • Anthony Bell
    • Harvey Fierstein
  • Stars
    • Dan Butler(voice)
    • Edward Asner(voice)
    • Andy Dick(voice)
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    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Dan Butler
    Dan Butler
    • Drake Duckling
    • (voice)
    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Elmer's father
    • (voice)
    Andy Dick
    Andy Dick
    • Abner
    • (voice)
    Melissa Etheridge
    Melissa Etheridge
    • Elmer's Mama
    • (voice)
    Harvey Fierstein
    Harvey Fierstein
    • Elmer
    • (voice)
    Estelle Getty
    Estelle Getty
    • Mrs. Hennypecker
    • (voice)
    Debi Mazar
    Debi Mazar
    • Mother Duck 2
    • (voice)
    Kathy Najimy
    Kathy Najimy
    • Mother Duck 1
    • (voice)
    Stephen Root
    Stephen Root
    • Big Ducky
    • (voice)
    Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
      • Anthony Bell
      • Harvey Fierstein
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    • Trivia
      The children's picture book of this story didn't get published until 3 years after this special aired. It, too, was written by Harvey Fierstein.
    • Soundtracks
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      Performed by Harvey Fierstein

      Written by Steve Plunkett, Harvey Fierstein and Spencer Proffer

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    6/10
    Smart story, but had issues that couldn't be easily ignored.
    I just wish the voice actors were better cast. Harvey Fierstein was NOT a good choice, at all, for Elmer's voice. It was waaaaaay to distractedly raspy. Not AT ALL believable that a duckling would even have this kind of voice. Unless that was part of the point of Elmer being different. But, I believe as Ferstein is a homosexual, that the story was more about homosexual tolerance. (Or specifically, his own story) The name "sissy" could be argued that it was used to make a better point, as opposed to, say "fatty". Not that I have no issues with subjects, like homosexuality, but the voice actors just made it hard to take the story seriously. Harvey Ferstein's singing didn't help at all, either. While I was listening to this without actually watching (I'm typing this while the movie playing midway going towards the end) I could not even imagine that a duckling was talking. All u could hear was Ferstein. Even Ed Asner got corny. But, as for tolerance stories, it was pretty smart. But, the voice actors needed to offer better performances. Even for 1999.
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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1999 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Confetti Entertainment Company
      • Hyperion Pictures
      • Two Oceans Entertainment Group
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