Napoleon (1995)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Mario Andreacchio

Writers:

Mario Andreacchio (written by)
Michael Bourchier (written by)

Release Date:

10 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure

Tagline:

ADVENTURE has a new name . . .

Plot:

The adventures of Golden Retriever pup Napoleon and his friend, the parrot Birdo Lucci.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Balloon | Golden Retriever | Journey | Bear

Cast

Jamie Croft	...	Napoleon (voice)
Philip Quast	...	Birdo (voice)
Susan Lyons	...	Napoleon's Mum / Other Wallaby (voice)
Coralie Sawade	...	Kids' Mother (voice)
Brenton Whittle	...	Owl / Frog / Wombat / Other Wallaby / Desert Mouse (voice)
Anne-Louise Lambert	...	Spider / Earless Wallaby / Desert Mouse (voice) (as Anne Lambert)
Carole Skinner	...	Cat (voice)
Catherine Lambert	...	Lorikeet / Rabbit (voice)
Tracey Canini	...	Lorikeet / Rabbit (voice)
Annabel Sims	...	Lorikeet / Rabbit (voice)
Neusa Timms	...	Lorikeet / Rabbit (voice)
Debbie Horn	...	Lorikeet / Rabbit (voice)
Lucia Mastrantone	...	Lone Lorikeet (voice)
Frank Whitten	...	Koala (voice)
Fiona Press	...	Other Wallaby / Galah (voice)

Also Known As:

Kulta (Japan)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

Australia | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:U | South Korea:All | Netherlands:AL | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | Mexico:A | Spain:T | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia

Company:

Adelaide Motion Picture Company

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Napoleon meets the "owl", it is not actually an owl. The animal is actually a Tawny Frogmouth.

Quotes:

Napoleon's Mum: I want you to promise me you'll never run off like that again!
Napoleon: I won't. And I want you to promise me something too.
Napoleon's Mum: Anything!
Napoleon: I want you... to call me Napoleon!
Napoleon's Mum: [laughs] From now on, you're my little Napoleon.

Just plain wonderful movie-making

Sometimes serendipity, dumb luck, and channel-surfing really pays off. That's how we found this terrific treat. Look -- in your cable listings or in your video store -- for this Australian-made movie feature. Total delight -- and you can watch it with your mom, your grandmom, your mom-in-law, even your kids in the same room -- or all by yourself if your macho attitudes requires. [Remember "Paulie"? That's right in this category.] But there's none of the "Old Yeller" boo-hoo stuff, so you-and-they'll be okay and sinus-dry when it's over. It's about a city-bred puppy who just knows he has to connect with his wild cousins, the dingoes. So off he goes -- in a balloon-powered basket (okay, we'll admit we worried about the pup up there in midair, especially when the basket was snared by a pointy-nosed commuter train -- but why give away the good stuff?). The photography is gorgeous, but the animal shots (birds, lizards, turtles, dingoes, etc.) are nothing short of incredible!! "Stunning!!" works, too. No people at all to get in the way, either. Try it. If you don't like it, then you'll just have to wait until the movie version of "Hannibal (the Lecter)" arrives.