Rating: G
Genre:
Children's/Family
Release Date: 09/03/2002
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 75 Minutes
Flags: Excellent For Children
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
This animated comedy for the family, which gently parodies the movie musicals of the '30s and '40s, follows Danny (voice of
Scott Bakula), a cat from Kokomo, Indiana, who loves to sing and dance and longs to be in show business. One day, Danny decides to do something about his ambitions instead of just wishing, so he heads for Hollywood, convinced that he can become a star in a week. However, Danny quickly becomes aware of the species barrier in Tinseltown; the studios don't much care for animals, even ones with star quality, and the best Danny's agent can get for him is a tiny role in a movie with adorable child star Darla Dimple (voice of
Ashley Peldon), who turns out to be a mean-spirited brat who loathes animals as soon as the camera is turned off. Danny soon makes the acquaintance of several other animal performers stuck in the same bind as himself, including Sawyer (voice of
Jasmine Guy), a pretty but cynical cat; Woolie (voice of
John Rhys-Davies), a piano-playing elephant; Tillie (voice of
Kathy Najimy), a singing hippo; and Pudge (voice of
Mathew Herried), a performing penguin. Together, the critters struggle for acceptance and a chance to show the world what they can do. Sawyer's singing voice for the musical numbers was provided by
Natalie Cole;
Randy Newman wrote several original songs for the film, and
Gene Kelly was a consultant for the character's choreography.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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