Genre: Animation, Western, Comedy, Family, Musical, Outlaws, Animals, Martial Arts
Tagline: Bust a Moo.
Plot: A greedy outlaw named Alameda Slim (voice of Randy Quaid) schemes to take possession of the “Patch of Heaven” dairy farm from its kindly owner, Pearl (voice of Carole Cook). Unwilling to stand by and see their idyllic way of life threatened, three determined cows (voiced by Roseanne Barr, Judi Dench, and Jennifer Tilly), a karate-kicking stallion named Buck (voice of Cuba Gooding, Jr.), and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save the farm in a wild quest full of high-spirited adventure. This unlikely assortment of animals brave bad guys and the rugged western landscape as they risk their hides and match wits with a mysterious bounty hunter named Rico (voice of Charles Dennis) in a high stakes race to capture Slim and collect the reward
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 Though billed as a musical comedy, Alan Menken’s bouncy saloon tunes don’t disrupt the action, and the whole thing whips to a frenzied conclusion that the kids will want to watch again and again. Be prepared to buy the video a few months from now. And the soundtrack.  --Sean O'Connell (FilmCritic.com)
But "Home on the Range" doesn't have the crossover quality of the great Disney films like "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Lion King." And it doesn't have the freshness and originality of a more traditional movie like "Lilo & Stitch."  --Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
Home on the Range" comes across less as a fully realized work of storytelling than as a commercial for a corporation whose goal of entertainment has been replaced by that of making money.--Michael O'Sullivan (Washington Post)
DISNEY'S "Home on the Range" is Hollywood's last major traditionally animated movie - there are no more on the drawing boards - so it's doubly disappointing that this musical about singing cows is so udderly mediocre.  --Lou Lumenick (New York Post)
It’s got a charming, simple plot; a smart Alan Menken score; and enough subversive humor to wring a chuckle or two out of Mom and Dad. And don’t worry – Roseanne doesn’t sing.  --Marrit Ingman (Austin Chronicle)
The laughs from the audience come at widely spaced intervals, since everyone is reacting to something entirely different, making ''Range'' seem to exist in several time zones simultaneously.--Elvis Mitchell (The New York Times)
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| Directed by |
Will Finn
The Road to El Dorado, The Secret of NIMH | |
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| Written by |
Will Finn
The Secret of NIMH, The Road to El Dorado | |
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| Cast |
Roseanne
Look Who's Talking Too, Cecil B. DeMented, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare |
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 | Judi Dench
Shakespeare in Love, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day |
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 | Randy Quaid
Independence Day, Brokeback Mountain, Not Another Teen Movie |
 | G.W. Bailey
Police Academy, Short Circuit, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | | |
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| Music By |
Alan Menken
Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid |
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This is just mindless fluff that reminded me of my disdain for non-Pixar animated fare, and proved, by me seeing this, just how bored I was today...  --Brian Gallagher (MovieWeb)
I make it sound bad, but “Range” is dependable throughout. It just looks lazy in the greater scheme of things, and stinks too much of Disney calling their shot with this release. B---Brian Orndorf (FilmJerk.com)
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