La cane aux oeufs d'or

Original title: The Million Dollar Duck

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5.8/10

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Sandy Duncan, Joe Flynn, James Gregory, Dean Jones, Lee Montgomery, and Tony Roberts in La cane aux oeufs d'or (1971)

Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a pet for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.

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Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a pet for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a pet for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a pet for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

2.8K

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Near the conclusion of the movie, just before Jimmy captures Charlie the duck, there is a Volkswagen Beetle with the license plate OFP 857 and inside the vehicle is a Great Dane. The tag was the very same as Herbie's in Un amour de Coccinelle (1969), another Disney movie starring Dean Jones that was the first in a series of "Love Bug" films. The dog is the same breed as in 4 Bassets pour 1 danois (1966), also starring Dean Jones.

Goofs
The logo and attachment that is on the Centennial is not the Hyundai logo. The logo and attachment on that car both appear to resemble the Lincoln logo.

Quotes
Jimmy Dooley: I didn't want a duck! I wanted a puppy!

Crazy credits
During the opening credits, an animated duck lays six eggs. Then, it places a "1" and a "$ " before these eggs. After it adds commas, the eggs turn golden with a cash register sound. The third egg then expands and blends into the opening scene.

Connections
Featured in Gus (1976)

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7/10

Nothing out of this world, but a good enough watch

Suitably entertaining.

'The Million Dollar Duck' follows very similar steps as a lot of Disney's wacky comedies from around this era, it that regard it isn't anything particularly noteworthy. The writing to set up the events of this film is poor, it's incredibly manufactured.

However, as with most of these sorta films, it does produce enjoyable moments. That's helped by the casting, which Disney pick masterfully the vast majority of the time. Dean Jones always elevates a production upward, even if his performance here isn't one of his best. Tony Roberts is decent as Fred, though none of the others do all that much; not even Joe Flynn (Finley).

Nothing out of this world, but a good enough watch nonetheless.