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Once Upon a Forest

1993, Kids & family/Fantasy, 1h 20m

23 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Inert animation and generically chipper characters rob Once Upon a Forest of any personality despite its well-intentioned message and critter appeal for very young children. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

In this animated tale, a toxic spill from an encroaching construction site threatens the life of a badger (Elisabeth Moss), so three woodland creatures -- wood mouse Abigail (Ellen Blain), mole Edgar (Ben Gregory) and hedgehog Russell (Paige Gosney) -- must brave a treacherous journey to find a cure. As the threat of the destructive humans looms ever closer, the animals are in a race against time as their remaining family and friends struggle to survive in the face of disaster.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Kids & family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language:

English
Director:

Charles Grosvenor, David Michener
Producer:

David Kirschner, Jerry Mills
Writer:

Rae Lambert, Kelly Ward, Mark Young
Release Date (Theaters):

Jun 18, 1993 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 22, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):

$6.1M
Runtime:

1h 20m
Distributor:

20th Century Fox
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford
Cornelius
Voice

Ben Vereen
Phineas
Voice

Ellen Blain

Ellen Blain
Abigail
Voice

Ben Gregory

Ben Gregory
Edgar
Voice

Paige Gosney

Paige Gosney
Russell
Voice

Elisabeth Moss
Michelle
Voice

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Critic Reviews for Once Upon a Forest

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Audience Reviews for Once Upon a Forest

May 04, 2009

OMG this is childhood FAVORITE!! I've seen it so many times I've memorized the lines!!

Remi L Super Reviewer
Jul 09, 2007

Oi vei. The animation is fairly shoddy, mixed with a mind-numbing script and Michael Crawford's RIDICULOUS "r"-rolling = avoid if at all possible.

Super Reviewer
Jun 26, 2006

Can you say, "Childhood Scarring?" okay okay, it wasn't that bad, it was moving... and sad. And I thinlk everythind scared me bad then anyways. Especially that show about the tooth guy. ...i so yeah I actually liked it I have to admit... Makes you think about how much them humans suck.

Super Reviewer
May 02, 2006

Very cute children's tale

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