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While certain aspects definitely leave something to be desired, there’s still a lot to enjoy about the film when taken as a whole. To recap, Home on the Range may not be the best entry in the Walt Disney Animation Studios library, but it’s by no means the worst. (In fact, it calls to my mind the John Denver standard “Thank God I’m a Country Boy.”) lang’s spirited vocals make this song super catchy. The upbeat orchestration and singer-songwriter k.d. When an idyllic farms cash-strapped owners are served with an eviction order, dairy cows Maggie, Mrs Caloway and. At Home on the Range Pet Cemetery & Crematory.

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While it’s debatable whether it is quite as good as his previous work for Disney, Alan Menken manages once again to compose a lively, infectious batch of melodies, and newcomer Glenn Slater’s lyrics are clever and singable not bad for a first-time collaboration, if you ask me! Each song is a joy to listen to, though I must single out “Little Patch of Heaven” as my #1 favorite. Faced with losing their farm home to debt collectors, three cows go on a quest to track down cattle rustler Alameda Slim (Quaid) and. As an added plus, the artists did some very creative work with the color palette on this film, even if may not be quite as vibrant as that of Aladdin.įinally, there’s the music, which is easily the best element of the movie. Coyote shorts from Looney Tunes, and even Disney’s own Paul Bunyan and The Emperor’s New Groove. To save their owner's farm, three cows (Roseanne Barr, Judi Dench, Jennifer Tilly) try to capture a notorious rustler and collect a 750 reward.

#HOME ON THE RANGE MOVIE#

The art direction on this film is tailored to perfectly suit both the setting and the story the angularity of the backgrounds and character designs, as well as the sharp, fast-paced animation, work quite effectively, evoking the works of UPA, the Wile E. to watch the 45th movie in Disney Animated Classics series named after the popular country song Home on the Range. In this respect, I think of the film as sort of a spiritual descendant of One Hundred and One Dalmatians.Īccording to the critics’ consensus on Rotten Tomatoes, Home on the Range is also supposedly marred by “garish visuals.” I’m sorry, but I couldn’t disagree more with that assessment. Furthermore, I appreciate how Home on the Range deviates from the conventions of the Western genre and allows the non-human animals to take center stage. To my mind, three cows becoming bounty hunters is no less credible a story idea.

For example, we all know how The Lion King was dismissed as too “experimental” in its early stages, yet it became one of the most acclaimed films of all time.

I’ve heard many people describe the premise behind Home on the Range-a trio of dairy cows hunting down a wanted cattle rustler to save their farm from foreclosure-as “childish” or “nonsensical.” However, I feel it necessary to point out that many animated features before and after this one-even many of the greats-must have sounded ridiculous when first pitched.

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