the weird chicken elvis movie from my childhood | Rock-A-Doodle
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2023
- Thank you for watching my movie review / commentary about Rock-A-Doodle, the ‘90s nostalgic children's animated cartoon film directed by Don Bluth. How many more keywords can I fit in this description? comedy funny nostalgia childhood 1990s vintage VHS
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This movie doesnt have to make sense. As a child you were invested. And it delivered.
#1 Chantigoldie stan here, and I consider myself a 2003 millennial. I will note that very little merch was made, there was 3 plushies, one not being Chanticleer, and a set of figures that didn't include Goldie...
Her first song, Sink or Swim also has an unreleased full version
grew up raising chickens, had 2 different roosters named chanticleer bc of this insane movie
and i bet the sun always rose on your farm 😅
the way I've always look at the beginning bit with the Sun is that it was a team effort. Chanty was like the Sun's hype man or spotter, so the Sun would still be putting in the effort but without the other half it just couldn't get that last rep in.
low key I enjoyed this movie as a kid if for no other reason than my grandmother was a BIG fan of Elvis lol! So I grew up hearing Elvis songs when at my grandparents place...it did not help matters that my grandfather when he was young looked a bit like a young Elvis. I take a lot of my looks back from my grandpa and my hair naturally wants to be a pompadour at a certain length...my best friend legit said that if he brushed it a certain way to make it look a little straighter, flat on top and dyed it orange I could cosplay as Kuwabara from Yu Yu Hakusho rather easily cause my hair naturally wants to look like that for a little while...if it grows longer it gets all poofy and curly.
My childhood movie was Cats Don't Dance. I recently rewatched it, and it's pretty good
I haven’t seen it, but I’ll put it on my list!
Loved that film
The magpie also has the voice of Mandark himself Eddie Deezen. (Who was also the dancing nerd Eugene in Grease.)
It wasn't explained super well in the film but in an interview with Don Bluth he said that "The sun had gotten so used to rising at the time when Chanticleer crows that it did so subconsciously no matter if it was called by him or not. After the other animals then toss out Chanticleer, the sun became angry at them and refused to rise until Chanticleer returned." Also I noticed its common in animated films to make the bird characters busty for some reason, which is fine I'm not complaining its just weird that its usually birds and almost none of the mammal characters lol
Yes, I definitely feel there were just missing details and I know they made major changes after showing it to test audiences, still love the movie tho
Yeah, the story is pretty disjointed. The original tale of Chanticleer the Rooster actually ended with the revelation that he didn’t have the power to make the sun rise and him coming to an existential conclusion that while he had no real power, he was still a great authority figure for all the farm animals. The whole thing with the Duke of Owls, saving the farm, and bringing back the sun was all Don Bluth’s addition.
Interestingly enough, this film had been a project that had been floating around the Disney studio for a long time. It was nearly greenlit in the ‘60s, but was ditched in favor of “The Sword in the Stone” instead. And when it was shelved, many of the conceptual designs for the characters were recycled in “Robin Hood” and the original “America Sings” attraction at Disneyland (which was then repurposed into Slash Mountain).
Don Bluth happened to be working at the studio when it was pitched, so “Rock-a-Doodle” was basically his attempt at making the Chanticleer film (liberties taken).
I know i'm 5 months late but i looked up the play at Wikipedia and It said that there was an owl called "The Grand Duke"
@@BubSodaPop I don’t recall there being one when I read the summery. Perhaps it was taken from another adaptation of the tale?
@@geoffreyrichards6079From Wikipedia-At night, the nighttime birds of prey, along with the cat and the Blackbird, all led by an owl called the Grand Duke plot to kill Chantecler because his crowing interrupts their nefarious plans.
How does this video only have 3k views that gen-z joke at the beginning was genius 00:39
And the "breasts" line at 01:14???
I was literally gonna suggest you send this to Jacksfilms and then I saw the description xD
Also! Fun fact Don Bluth said in an interview that "the sun raised expecting Chanteclers crow out of habit, but then it left because it was offended that the farm animals kicked Chantecler out"
Literally too kind 🥹💖 thank you so much!
This was and still is a favorite movie of mine
I don't blame you for thinking Hunch is a vulture, but hes actually supposed to be a pygmy owl! I always thought the reason he had that freaky long neck is because he got injured or something caused him to lose his feathers there, exposing his neck. Yes, owls actually have long necks like that. Google an owl skeleton; you'll be amazed.
so you're saying he IS a turkey necked runty freak
...yes.
The sun coming up without him (while it was not explained) is shown that when he left the sun went back down. I think the interpretation was that Chanticleer makes it stay up, even if it rises on its own.
that's definitely a fair interpretation!!
That sounds like a good message to. It’s like saying, the sun shines because of you not because you say it should. That’s what I see it as a metaphor or something.
I enjoyed this one; I owned it on VHS back in the day. It's such a peculiar movie, especially when reflecting on it now.
It was a nice kids movie in my opinion but I think we need more scenes with the chanticlare 🐓. Like how did he end up as the Elvis like charcuterie we know
YES, like show him busking in the big city and getting discovered!
The sun thing is weird, but I've had a theory about it for a while now. Basically? It's all the Grand Duke. We know he sent the bully to fight and distract Chanticleer, thereby disgracing and disheartening him when the sun came up without him, but, as the rest of the movie proves, it DOESN'T come up without him. So, basically, in order for his plan to work, the DUKE summoned the sun. We know he has magical powers, of sometimes astoundingly vast nature; if a rooster crowing can do it, it should be no problem for him, counterintuitive though it may seem to his nature.
And far all I know you've already done this one, but you should check out 'Felix the Cat: The Movie'. That film is like every flavor of weird.
I loved this movie as a kid. I used to get freaked out trying to sleep at night imagining the Duke would appear in my room. They don't make kids movie villains like this anymore. Great video!
There was something about every single Disney-style animation studio that was raunchy af!
the animators were so h0rny istg 😭
@@rachelthescrub There's a theory that Chanticlare's fight with the bird in the beginning of the film caused the Sun to rise without the crowing. The one black bird might have been sent by the Grand Duke of Owls to get rid of Chanticlare.
Two older animated movies that you might be interested in if you haven’t already seen them are The Pebble and the Penguin and The Secret of Nimh. The former gives me similar vibes to Rock-a-Doodle (if I remember correctly), while the latter is one creepy and rather mature animated film.
The Pebble and the Penguin was one of my favorites as a kid! I might have to revisit it. And I love creepy vibes so I’ll check that one too 😊
They were all made by the same guy, Don Bluth~
I saw this one as a kid at the kindergarten or early school years with norwegian dub but thought this movie was a fever dream when I was younger until in my teens I did a deep dive into the huge catalog of records, movies, comics, shows with a comedy/rockabilly band I had liked since I was a kid, Vazelina Bilopphøggers (1979-2022, their last concert like nearly everything else is on UA-cam).
The vocalist back then Viggo Sandvik had the voice for Chanticleer
Guitarist/Accordionist/Singer Eldar Vågan was Patou
Saxophonist/Organist/Accordionist/Singer Jan Einar Johnsen was Snipes
And drummer and carwrecker Arnulf Paulsen was Stuey
Vazelina Bilopphøggers (Vazelina Carwreckers) started out as a joke at a christmas party at Arnulf Paulsen's wreckyard in 1979, but the joke quickly took over when guitarist Eldar Vågan entered the band in a national competition which resulted in them getting a record deal (although they didn't win), the single record and the album sold extremely well in Norway which led to them choosing to continue even though half the band quit after 1 year which resulted in Viggo Sandvik joined the band in 1981 and the success continued and they were literally everywhere in the 80's and 90's
The film was not a success in Norway either, but the album was
Thanks so much for sharing!! That’s a super interesting tidbit!
My parents won't let me live it down that I sang the cockadoo song wrong as a child.
im a gen z kid and grew up on 90s movies and im so happy i did thanks mom
I actually saw this in theaters as a kid
Actually there was some last minute behind the scenes changes that forced the movie to have a narration which I was not a fan of because they talked over the songs and when chanticleer and Goldie were singing their song together the liquid that they were drinking is clearly more alcohol but they change to milk to avoid being censored by changing the shape of the cups that was clearly alcohol and also the house that had to minimize Goldie's physical appearance because she was way more alluring
This movie is still as hilarious now as it was when I first saw it in -92 😂😂😂
7:15 I know I thought the same thing too when I watch that movie how is this romantic? L O L.
I think about the sun like waking up at your scheduled time, but the alarm didn't go off (AKA Chanticlear) so it went back to sleep ^^
lmao relatable
Omg I remember a little of this movie and I thought it was like a dream, all I remember is the live action kid and how he looked as a cat and the rooster
My favorite childhood movie is Unico in the Island of Magic. Whenever my family would rent movies, I'd always pick out that one.
Hercules and Xenia: the Battle for Mt. Olympus
I've nerve seen it, but I'll put it on my list!
@@rachelthescrub short version, it’s an animated spinoff of the popular 90s series “Legendary Adventures of Hercules” and “Xena: Warrior Princess” starring Kevin Sorbo and Lucy Lawless
Baloo from the original jungle book
This my childhood movie. I think it was on netflix one day like 10-11 years ago and i watched it and fell in love as a small child. I think it was my 11th birthday that my mom bought me the movie in dvd form as a birthday present. I have the dvd but not the dvd case cuz my mom likes to throw those away?? Which i really dont like 😭 she threw away a dvd case to my Just Dance 2019 game and i was sad she did that without asking
This movie would have been great with some rewrites..... major rewrites.
omg this is everything
YOU’RE everything, queen! 💖
I dunno if you take suggestions, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on a couple of movies I saw growing up called "The Seventh Brother" and "Willy The Sparrow."
They used to HORRIFY me. To be completely honest, I don't remember if they're interesting enough to make a review of cause I haven't watched them in a long time.
You may or may not enjoy Musical Hell's take on Rock-A-Doodle:
ua-cam.com/video/Rf2ok_Wx0XE/v-deo.html
BTW: the "cover pic" on your video featuring "chicken bazongas?!" reminded me how in cartoons, maleness is taken for granted; cartoon characters are male by default. However, femaleness in cartoon animals must be marked somehow: long eyelashes, hair bows, white bodies, pink or red lips, or in this case, mammal-like breasts that birds simply don't have.
So true! Like in Barnyard all the cows have udders, because that’s what we associate with cows, but male cows don’t actually have them 😒 (and thank you for the recommendation!!)
I think its champagne, not milk
Bartok the Magnificent is one I saw as a teen
loved Anastasia, but I can't believe I never saw this one!
@@rachelthescrub I'm the other way I never saw Anastasia but I saw BtM
Fun Fact: I’ve always been into girls, and when I was watching this with my cousins one night, Goldie coming on screen gave me a gargantuan at-the-time-bi panic that lasted the rest of the movie, and I had to be side-eyed by my aunt multiple times. I was literally crazy for her. Goldie Pheasant literally contributed to my lesbian awakening, and I couldn’t be happier.
let's go, lesbiansss!!!!
@@rachelthescrub WAIT YOU TOO???
@@LakeofCrystalclan sorry if that was confusing lol, i was referencing a clip of billy eichner. (i align most closely with asexuality)
@@rachelthescrub Oh! I’m ace myself alongside being a lesbian!
love this movie
haha Rachel I can not believe someone knows this movie its been in crusted in to me as a child haha so great, I'm glad to know some else too knows this movies thank you thank you thank you! peace ✌🐓
You realize that cabinets are also those things that people keep their dishware and other misc items in their kitchens, right? What do Gen Zers think they're called? Either way, this movie isn't as bad as people (Nostalgia Critic) make it out to be . . . is it a great movie? Not exactly. Does it hold up well as an adult? Not particularly. But, again, it's a childhood movie that has some genuine nostalgic sentimentality tied to it, and of course, the animation is gorgeous, as to be expect from Don Bluth.
Ty for my favorite movie the dog is little John from Robbin good and
You’re so right! I knew I recognized his voice from somewhere!
@@rachelthescrub it also he was Thomas O'Malley from aristocrats
@@thegreatthf oh, yeah, what a legend!
Rock-a-Doodle was his last film before he passed
How'd you like to review a movie from my childhood: Gay Purr-ee (1962)? With the voices of Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, and others, it's about Mewsette, a French country cat in 1890s France who runs away to Paris, and her boyfriend and his sidekick who follow her. Chuck Jones co-wrote the script.
Oh, and yes: Mewsette has white fur.
Wow! I will add it to my list!
Hi there I'm Stacy Rowe
To be honest I actually like the film and display the critics I think it was an okay film it may not be as great as his best ones Like An American Tail All Dogs Go to Heaven or even the secret room but it's at least better than a troll in Central Park and Thumbelina and I have to say I like it a little more than the pebble and the Penguin it's basically in the middle not the worst but not the best plus I do love the songs and I'm a little bit of an Elvis fan myself and I don't hate the fact that a kid is playing the kid character
A scrub is someone who is bad at fighting games... not sure if that's you.... however I loved the vid and you are incredibly beautiful. Keep up the good work!
Hey, thanks! I’ve heard it in the gaming scene in general, and I am unfortunately a perma-noob 😔
Yeah this was one of Don Bs worst films (in terms of box office and critic scoring) one of the reasons y was because the director for live actions scenes was sick, leaving Don to take his place as well as animation working. ua-cam.com/video/j0CrEhFIH2I/v-deo.html goes over every Don B musical, and addresses this movie and what happens bts 💖
Thank you for the recommendation, great vid!
@@rachelthescrub Np! glad u liked it! 🌸