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The Wind in the Willows (Mr. Toad's Wild Ride) (1996)

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Former Monty Python members Terry Jones, Eric Idle, John Cleese, and Michael Palin were reunited by director Jones for this live-action adaptation of the 1908 children's fantasy classic by Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932). The actors have only slight physical changes to suggest animal characteristics, plus tails protruding from their Edwardian-style costumes. In pre-WW I England, fascist Weasels prowl the countryside, forcing modest Mole (Steve Coogan) from his underground home after the Weasels

Mar 2, 2004

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For those with an open mind and heart, the picture is a treasure worth savoring. Don't miss this delicate mixture of tenderness and whimsy.

November 24, 2002 Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | Comment
Internet Reviews

Delightfully clever Monty Pythonesque adapation of Kenneth Graham's children's classic.

August 26, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Spirituality and Practice

Creates a make-believe world that is hard to leave.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
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Imaginative certainly but I have a gripe with the writer/director/actor messing around with Grahame's original story and adding silly things like a dog food factory. Should have stuck with the original novel and would have made the whole thing more magical rather than saturated Python for kids. The cast are all good

November 12, 2008
David Sayers

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Terry Jones injects a hint of Monty Python to make an excellent dramatization of Wind in the Willows.

April 17, 2010
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