An American Tail 1986  G, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Don Bluth
Cast: Phillip Glasser, Dom DeLuise, Nehemiah Persoff, Madeline Kahn, Erica Yohn, Amy Green, Christopher Plummer, John Finnegan, Hal Smith, Pat Musick, Will Ryan, Cathianne Blore, Neil Ross
In Steven Spielberg's first animated film, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his immigrant family while voyaging to the United States in the late 19th century. The many hardships that Fievel goes through may bother young children, but all turns out OK by film's end.
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A Flintstones Christmas Carol 1994  TV, 70 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Joanna Romersa
Cast: Henry Corden, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker, John Rhys-Davies, B.J. Ward, Don Messick, Russi Taylor, John Stephenson, Marsha Clark, Will Ryan, Howard Morris
In this show-within-a-show, Fred Flintstone (voice of Henry Corden) has the lead role of Scrooge in a local Christmas play of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Fred's starring role goes to his head, and his arrogance leads to him forgetting to buy Christmas presents for his family. But, all ends happily after Fred receives a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past and sees the error of his ways.
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 The Little Mermaid 1989  G, 82 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Samuel E. Wright, Kenneth Mars, Rene Auberjonois, Buddy Hackett, Edie McClurg, Ben Wright, Pat Carroll, Hamilton Camp, Paddi Edwards, Jason Marin, Will Ryan
This is Disney's excellent animated version of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid Ariel (voice of Jodi Benson), who falls in love with a handsome human (voice of Christopher Daniel Barnes). The song "Under the Sea" won an Oscar. Songwriter Alan Menken also won an Oscar for Best Musical Score, and another of his songs, "Kiss the Girl," was nominated.
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The Pebble and the Penguin 1995 G, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast: Martin Short, James Belushi, Tim Curry, Annie Golden, Shani Wallis, Hamilton Camp, Will Ryan, B.J. Ward, Angeline Ball, S. Scott Bullock, Louise Vallance, Pat Musick, Stevie Vallance, Kendall Cunningham, Alissa King
In this animated film, narrated by Shani Wallis, a full moon ceremony will signify that Hubie (voice of Martin Short), a shy penguin, must find the courage to give Marina (voice of Annie Golden) a pebble to seal their love. However, he must fight Drake (voice of Tim Curry) for the right to Marina.
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Rock-A-Doodle 1991 G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Don Bluth, Dan Kuenster
Cast: Glen Campbell, Eddie Deezen, Sandy Duncan, Charles Nelson Reilly, Ellen Greene, Phil Harris, Christopher Plummer, Toby Scott Ganger, Kathryn Holcomb, Jason Marin, Stan Ivar, Christian Hoff, Will Ryan, Sorrell Booke
In this animated adventure, rain and flood waters threaten the farm, so young farm boy Edmond (voice of Toby Scott Ganger)–who by now has been turned into a cat–gathers together a mouse Snipes (voice of Eddie Deezen), a magpie Peepers (voice of Sandy Duncan), and a dog Patou (voice of Phil Harris) for a trip to the city to bring back their rooster, Chanticleer (voice of Glen Campbell). They believe that Chanticleer's crowing will chase away the clouds and bring back the sun. When they do arrive in the city, the group discovers that because Chanticleer has become a rock star, it is almost impossible to get near him. Never fear, by story's end, Chanticleer is back on the farm, and happiness reigns.
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Thumbelina 1994 G, 86 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast: Jodi Benson, Carol Channing, Gary Imhoff, Charo, Gino Conforti, John Hurt, Kenneth Mars, Gilbert Gottfried, Will Ryan, June Foray, Barbara Cook, Joe Lynch, Danny Mann, Loren Lester, Tawny Sunshine Glover
This version of Hans Christian Anderson's tale of the tiny Tumbelina (voice of Jodi Benson) is cleverly put together as our little heroine avoids many dangers. The voices of the cartoon characters are good, and Barry Manilow's music is a strength.
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| 1. An American Tail (1986)
2. A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
3. The Land Before Time (1988)
4. The Little Mermaid (1989)
5. The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
6. Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
7. Thumbelina (1994)
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