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Rock-A-Doodle

1991 · 74 min

A lively, offbeat animated musical with colorful characters and a dark edge, fun but uneven.

Directed by
Don Bluth
Genres
Comedy, Family, Animation
Tagline
The rousing, rollicking adventure of the world's first rockin' rooster!
Overview
Chanticleer is a foolhardy farm rooster who believes his crows can actually make the sun come up and shine. When the sun rises one morning without Chanticleer's crow, he leaves the farm in disgrace and runs off to become a rock 'n' roll singer. But in his absence, a sinister, sunshine-hating owl prepares to take over.

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Directed by
Don Bluth
Genres
Comedy, Family, Animation
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • friendship
  • redemption
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour6
Realism2
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, family, animation, fantasy, music
Directed by
Don Bluth
Written by
David N. Weiss, Don Bluth
Starring
Glen Campbell, Toby Scott Ganger, Christopher Plummer, Kathryn Holcomb, Stan Ivar, Ellen Greene, Phil Harris, Eddie Deezen
Music
Robert Folk
Cinematography
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Runtime
74 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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