Rock-A-Doodle

G

Released Apr 3, 1992

1h 17m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

List

20%

15 Reviews

Tomatometer

55%

25,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

In this animated film, Chanticleer (Glen Campbell), a barnyard rooster, has convinced the other animals that his crowing makes the sun rise. When, one day, he forgets to crow and the sun comes up anyway, the secret is out. He heads for the big city in shame. But as massive storms and dark clouds stop the sun from appearing, the farm animals get worried, so a mouse named Peepers (Sandy Duncan) and a kitten called Edmond (Toby Scott Granger) lead the gang on a trip to find Chanticleer in the city.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: 3/5

Dec 24, 2002

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The movie has some good songs and some lively animation, but what bothered me was that most of the interaction between characters was on the level of violence.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

For all the technical feats, droll touches and some rooster rockabilly belted out by Glen Campbell, "Rock-a-Doodle" comes off as slight as its title, a cartoon in search of a story to tell.

May 30, 2018

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James Plath

Family Home Theater

The problem . . . as is so often the case with non-Disney animated features, is the concept itself--and that includes a live-action 'frame' that seems gratuitous, even clunky.

Rated: C+

Jan 16, 2018

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

It certainly does feel like a dream, albeit the kind you have when you're running a fever and have gotten all messed up on cough medicine.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 30, 2017

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Noe G

Rock a doodle is my most favorite Don bluth movie From 1991 I give this film a 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Samantha M

Loved this movie as a kid! The owls scared the crap out of me but loved it all the same!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Chloe B

Go watch the 2022 Elvis movie then watch this. It makes so much more sense. Amazing Don Bluth animation and a story that needed to be told at a time when Elvis' name had become tarnished, his death made a mockery, the next generation not knowing his story, if even his own generation knew the extent of the abuse at the time. Some people knew, and they wanted to tell his story. If only Elvis had gotten the same happy ending Chanticleer did

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/22/22

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Cyrus K

What is this movie?!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/11/22

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christopher c. m

First problem off the bat, Owls are nocturnal. Which means they sleep during the day, not they're vampires who are repelled by light. Don't see the rain connection to owls either? True, flooding is bad. But the movie says that Chanticleer's chases all rain away for just beautiful blue skies. But farms live and die by the rain. Flooding is not the only way to destroy a farm. Drought as in the lack of rain can destroy a farm, because farms grow crops. Crops are plants and need water, ergo rain. Lastly, did anything happen actually happen in the movie or was it all a dream? It's not really explained one way or another. But it's not all bad. The characters are mostly likable, the music works and it a fun little oddity of a family movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Rock-a-Doodle was an alright film, in my humble opinion. I think you're more likely to enjoy it as a kid, but as an adult, it's great for turning your brain off.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Dan Kuenster

Director

Toby Scott Granger

Edmond

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Synopsis

In this animated film, Chanticleer (Glen Campbell), a barnyard rooster, has convinced the other animals that his crowing makes the sun rise. When, one day, he forgets to crow and the sun comes up anyway, the secret is out. He heads for the big city in shame. But as massive storms and dark clouds stop the sun from appearing, the farm animals get worried, so a mouse named Peepers (Sandy Duncan) and a kitten called Edmond (Toby Scott Granger) lead the gang on a trip to find Chanticleer in the city.

Director: Don Bluth, Dan Kuenster
Screenwriter: David N. Weiss
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co: Goldcrest Films Ltd.
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 3, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.6M
Runtime: 1h 17m
Sound Mix: Surround

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