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.
Glen Campbell
- Chanticleer
- (voice)
Christopher Plummer
- The Duke
- (voice)
Sorrell Booke
- Pinky
- (voice)
Eddie Deezen
- Snipes
- (voice)
Sandy Duncan
- Peepers
- (voice)
Toby Ganger
- Edmond
- (as Toby Scott Ganger)
Ellen Greene
- Goldie
- (voice)
Phil Harris
- Patou
- (voice)
- …
Charles Nelson Reilly
- Hunch
- (voice)
- (as Charles Nelson-Reilly)
Dee Wallace
- Mother
- (voice)
Louise Chamis
- Minnie Rabbit
- (voice)
Bob Gallico
- Radio Announcer
- (voice)
- (as Bob Galaco)
Jake Steinfeld
- Farmyard Bully
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsWhen Snipes signs his hand print on the letter, he places his right hand down, to reveal a left hand print.
- Quotes
Grand Duke: If I kill my nephew, would it be murder or charity?
- Alternate versionsFor 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.
- SoundtracksSun 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
Featured review
Rock-A-Doodle is a movie that some say is the start of Don Bluth's streak of bad films until Anastasia was released, but to me, it sounds like an underrated gem. Telling the story of a boy named Edmond, a boy turned into a kitten by the Duke of Owls, he has to help the other farm animals bring back Chanticleer, whom they laughed out, as their farm is in danger of flooding.
Now, the movie is seen as a box office bomb, and one of the reasons why is executive meddling. Originally, there was not going to be any live-action segments, but MGM saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, a successful film that combined live-action and animation, and decided they want a piece of the money pie it was making. Also, a lot of scenes were cut or edited for being "too scary for kids", either because of notes for test audiences or done to avoid a PG rating (the test audiences notes being mostly because Don decided to take their advice after All Dogs Go To Heaven was negatively received for its dark content). The result was a different movie that strayed far from what Don originally planned, and to me, that could be one of the reasons that caused it to bomb.
But despite those changes, the movie is still good. It still has some dark scenes that is a trademark of any Don Bluth film, the characters are memorable, and the music is good, as the country music songs are actual country music instead of the stuff we have today that masquerades as country music. This is a film work checking out.
Now, the movie is seen as a box office bomb, and one of the reasons why is executive meddling. Originally, there was not going to be any live-action segments, but MGM saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, a successful film that combined live-action and animation, and decided they want a piece of the money pie it was making. Also, a lot of scenes were cut or edited for being "too scary for kids", either because of notes for test audiences or done to avoid a PG rating (the test audiences notes being mostly because Don decided to take their advice after All Dogs Go To Heaven was negatively received for its dark content). The result was a different movie that strayed far from what Don originally planned, and to me, that could be one of the reasons that caused it to bomb.
But despite those changes, the movie is still good. It still has some dark scenes that is a trademark of any Don Bluth film, the characters are memorable, and the music is good, as the country music songs are actual country music instead of the stuff we have today that masquerades as country music. This is a film work checking out.
- jeremycrimsonfox
- Jul 23, 2019
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Rock-A-Doodle 3D
- Filming locations
- Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland(Edmond's farm)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- 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
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1(original & negative ratio)
- 1.85 : 1
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