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Here Comes Peter Cottontail

1971 · 51 min

A charming, whimsical stop-motion holiday adventure with a gentle lesson about honesty and responsibility.

Overview
Peter Cottontail wants to be the #1 chief Easter Bunny, and everyone in April Valley agrees...except for Evil Irontail. Peter must deliver more eggs than this archrival to earn the top spot...and save Easter for children everywhere!

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • coming-of-age
  • family
Places
  • fantasy world
Era
timeless
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
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism1
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, family, adventure, comedy
Directed by
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Written by
Thornton W. Burgess, Romeo Muller
Starring
Danny Kaye, Vincent Price, Casey Kasem, Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, Iris Rainer, Greg Thomas, Jeff Thomas
Music
Maury Laws
Runtime
51 min
Country
United States of America, Japan
Languages
English

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