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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783115993
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0783115997
Label: Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
Manufacturer: Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 20, 1999
Running Time: 75 minutes
Sales Rank: 6030
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
Theatrical Release Date: April 03, 1992
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Don Bluth's lavish animated musical Rock-A-Doodle was not a success when it was released in 1992. It's not hard to understand why: the film varies wildly in tone and the story makes little sense. In the live-action prologue, a little boy named Edmond learns that the crowing of Chanticleer the rooster did not make the sun rise, as everyone thought. But when a flood threatens his family's farm, Edmond sets off to get Chanticleer to make the sun rise and save the day. (Edmond gets turned into a kitten during this adventure, for no apparent reason other than that cats are easier to animate than humans.) Chanticleer has moved to the city, and although the farm seems to be in the Midwest, the nearest city is clearly supposed to be Las Vegas. Chanticleer is now the King, an Elvis caricature used for an unfunny spoof of showbiz clichés. The animation is quite fluid, and there are lots of brightly colored effects--rainbows, sparkles, sunbeams. But parents will have a hard time explaining the story to their children. --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Rock A Doodle
I received this DVD in very good cosmetic condition. It runs perfectly and has yet to skip once on me.
Rating:  - Horrific yet Good
I remember seeing this in the theatre, and wondering what in the world it was about. To this day, I'm still not sure where Bluth was going with it. As always, he takes a simple, childish story and adds bizarre, adult elements, jazzy colors and terrible musical numbers. But that's all part of the fun.
The animation isn't bad, but it's definitely gritty and unpolished. Like All Dogs Go to Heaven, it looks sort of old and grainy. Anastasia and The Secret Of NIMH did not have that problem ... Read More
Rating: - So many memories
I loved this movie as a kid!!!! My Fiance had never seen it and he loved it to!!! Gotta love Don Bluth films total classics in the making!!!
Rating: - Rock A Doodle is a classic
This may be coming from the perspective of one who first saw this film as a 10-year-old, but I definitely wore out the VHS copy of this film that we had when it came out in the 90s. I also have two younger sisters who have seen this movie more times than we can count. I'm so excited now that it's available on DVD. It may not have the clearest storyline, but you can't go wrong with an Elvis-impersonating rooster! This is a great children's film, entertaining, fun and even a little scarey at times. It's in ... Read More
Rating: - There's Nothing Wrong With This Movie
In my opinion this was and still is one of the most cherished children's movie ever made. It wasn't made for adults but made for "CHILDREN". It's not hard to understand it's about a rooster who makes the sun shine and about an owl who (like all owls) hates sunshine and wants total darkness, and a little boy who tries to get the rooster to come back and bring up the sun. It's a children's story so as long as the children enjoy it, that's all that matters.
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