Home on the Range (2004)

Directors:

Will Finn
John Sanford

Writers:

Will Finn (written by) and
John Sanford (written by) ...

Release Date:

2 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Music | Western

Tagline:

Bust a Moo.

Plot:

To save their farm, the resident animals go bounty hunting for a notorious outlaw.

Plot Keywords:

Farm | Cow | Cattle Rustler | Horse | Rabbit

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

G.W. Bailey	...	Rusty, the Dog (voice)
Roseanne	...	Maggie (voice) (as Roseanne Barr)
Bobby Block	...	Piggy (voice)
Steve Buscemi	...	Wesley (voice)
Carole Cook	...	Pearl Gesner (voice)
Charlie Dell	...	Ollie, the Pig (voice)
Judi Dench	...	Mrs. Caloway (voice)
Charles Dennis	...	Rico (voice)
Marshall Efron	...	Larry, the Duck (voice)
Joe Flaherty	...	Jeb, the Goat (voice)
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Buck (voice)
Charles Haid	...	Lucky Jack (voice)
Estelle Harris	...	Audrey, the Chicken (voice)
Lance LeGault	...	Junior, the Buffalo (voice)
Sam J. Levine	...	The Willie Brothers (voice)

Also Known As:

Sweating Bullets (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief mild rude humor.

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #40071) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:G | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | Greece:K

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

The working title of this film was "Sweating Bullets" and an early plot idea was about a calf named Bullets who saved his herd from a band of ghost cattle rustlers called the Willies.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the cattle rustling, and Rico switches horses, the cattle drivers grab Buck's reins and break them. For the rest of the movie, they are whole.

Quotes:

Maggie: [to Mrs. Calloway] We'd better get to the town quickly. The vultures are circling.
Maggie: [to vultures about Grace's singing] Hey, she's not dying!
vulture: You sure? We could wait around!
Maggie: We'll keep you posted!
vulture: [to other vulture] Sorry Clem. False alarm!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#33.5)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Will The Sun Ever Shine Again

An enjoyable Disney movie

I really took a chance when I bought the DVD of "Home On The Range" because I had not seen it. It is not my normal practice to buy something that I am totally unfamiliar with. However, I was happily surprised. This movie was wonderful! My kids and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Roseanne provided a funny voice to one of the cows. Love her or hate her, the casting was perfect, like Ellen DeGeneres was for "Finding Nemo".

I read here on IMDb that "Home On The Range" is the last Disney film to be done with traditional animation. Maybe there are faster or cheaper ways of making these movies, but a great history is coming to an end. Kind of sad… I recommend this movie. While it may not be a masterpiece, it is a delight that is better than most Don Bluth or Dreamworks films.

I would give it *** out of four. Fun and funny stuff!