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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Kenneth Grahame (novel)
Terry Jones (writer)
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Release Date:
31 October 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
Go wild in the country!
Plot:
Mole's underground home is bought by the Weasels from wealthy landowner Mr.Toad and Mole is thrown out... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
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Not your typical Disney family film. more (25 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Steve Coogan ... Mole

Eric Idle ... Rat
Terry Jones ... Toad
Antony Sher ... Chief Weasel

Nicol Williamson ... Badger

John Cleese ... Mr. Toad's Lawyer

Stephen Fry ... The Judge

Bernard Hill ... The Engine Driver
Michael Palin ... The Sun
Nigel Planer ... The Car Salesman

Julia Sawalha ... The Jailer's Daughter
Victoria Wood ... The Tea Lady
Robert Bathurst ... St John Weasel
Don Henderson ... The Sentry

Richard James ... Geoffrey Weasel and Mole's Clock
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (USA) (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for fanciful villainy and gunplay.
Runtime:
88 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Quotes:
St John Weasel: You've only got one shot. Give me the gun... and we'll all be friends!
Mole: Friends? Thought you said there was no such thing
St John Weasel: Oh come on! That was just the intro to a song!
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Not your typical Disney family film., 8 October 1999
Author: JeffG. from Boston, MA

Although "Wind In the Willows" (released on video here in the US as "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride") is marketed as a kid's film, Monty Python fans are likely to get more out of it. The movie features Terry Jones (who wrote and directed it as well), Eric Idle, Michael Palin, and John Cleese (in a brilliant cameo as Toad's lawyer). Too bad they couldn't get Terry Gilliam on this project. The movie tells the famous children's story with the unique silliness, British humor and over-the-top delivery that we've come to expect from the Python troupe.

This is a movie that can not only be enjoyed by kids, but adults as well. Especially if they're Python fans. It won't replace your prized copy of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," but it's well-worth checking out. It's a crime that the studio did little to promote this film.

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