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A mischievous kitten named Banjo runs away from home and soon realizes he may have made a mistake.A mischievous kitten named Banjo runs away from home and soon realizes he may have made a mistake.A mischievous kitten named Banjo runs away from home and soon realizes he may have made a mistake.
Scatman Crothers
- Crazy Legs
- (voice)
Beah Richards
- Zazu
- (voice)
Sparky Marcus
- Banjo
- (voice)
Ken Sansom
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Anne Beesley
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Ann E. Beesley)
Robin Muir
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Georgette Rampone
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Georgette Ramponi)
Jackie Ward
- Singer
- (voice)
Sally Stevens
- Singer
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
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Banjo the woodpile cat begins the story with a cat named Banjo who lives with his family, he loves doing stuff that's very dangerous he got scolded by his father until one day he decides to run away from home and ends up in a city all alone until he meets Crazy Legs and they become friends, then we meet Zazu, Cleo and Marina, they sing a song, but then Banjo realizes that he must catch the truck to his house, then we he got into the truck he says goodbye to his friends and arrives at home while his family was worried, everything ends fine and that's how the story ends while the credits roll while he goes to sleep.
Hi! This is Animation Hobbyist Michael Aaron Igafo-Te'o and I Have Graduated from Jackson High School and I Want to do a review on Sullivan Bluth Studios' Debut Film -- It All Started when Don Bluth, Don's colleagues (John Pomeroy and Gary Goldman) along with 17 Animation Artists leaving Walt Disney Animation Studios' old animation lot (on Alameda Drive) in Burbank to finish "Banjo the Woodpile Cat" in The Garage at Don Bluth's former home in Ventura, California after working on this short since 1975 and the film's success kick-started Don Bluth Productions' independent careers working on Box Office Favorites from Don Bluth and his Team, ranging from "The Secret of N.I.M.H." to A Bundle of Animation Tutorial DVDs in 2009 when Don started "Don Bluth Films" in Scottsdale, Arizona as "Banjo the Woodpile Cat" was released on 2-Disc DVD for the first time in Don Bluth's history! I Remember first seeing that short on VHS Tape when I was a little boy in 1998! (After I Was Born in September 9th, 1994!)
With good fortune, I managed to find this (in three parts) on YouTube recently. Along with a few films, this is one I saw a lot as a young child, until today I had not seen it for years.
In one sentence: A beautiful, classic Don Bluth short film. In a few sentences: This animated short captures the beauty of Bluth's unique animation and the beauty of the story. The story is very sweet and many children will be able to relate to it and almost all adults will as well. There is a not-that-subtle moral in this story as well which is a very good moral, another highlight to the film. All in all, a very cute animated film well worth watching!
This film is about a kitten called Banjo who is very naughty, somehow he is always doing something bad. (He is very adorable though - and very likable. :-) ). One day, he falls off the chicken coop (on his feet) and his father orders him to fetch a switch so he can be beaten. Very harsh punishment! Not all that surprisingly, Banjo decides to run away to find new opportunities and ends up in Salt Lake city. Unfortunately, he finds he would rather be with his family...
I recommend this to all young children who like cartoons and to all adults who like cartoons and who like Don Bluth. Enjoy "Banjo the Woodpile Cat"! :-)
In one sentence: A beautiful, classic Don Bluth short film. In a few sentences: This animated short captures the beauty of Bluth's unique animation and the beauty of the story. The story is very sweet and many children will be able to relate to it and almost all adults will as well. There is a not-that-subtle moral in this story as well which is a very good moral, another highlight to the film. All in all, a very cute animated film well worth watching!
This film is about a kitten called Banjo who is very naughty, somehow he is always doing something bad. (He is very adorable though - and very likable. :-) ). One day, he falls off the chicken coop (on his feet) and his father orders him to fetch a switch so he can be beaten. Very harsh punishment! Not all that surprisingly, Banjo decides to run away to find new opportunities and ends up in Salt Lake city. Unfortunately, he finds he would rather be with his family...
I recommend this to all young children who like cartoons and to all adults who like cartoons and who like Don Bluth. Enjoy "Banjo the Woodpile Cat"! :-)
Even if I didn't know this was Don Bluth, this animation short is truly a classic. When I first heard of this feature, I had to get it. Only, I wish it were a full length movie. Banjo is a loveable character. Don Bluth sets the tone in great looking animation the way it used to be.
When I was growing up my parents had made me a video with loads of cartoons on taped from the TV. Of all the Bugs Bunny and Road Runner cartoons Banjo has always stuck in my mind. Perhaps the accessibility of the Warner cartoons has deteriorated my fond memories of them, but after 15 years I have found proof that this cartoon existed.
All I remember is a cat called Banjo who does something naughty so his father beats him and he runs off to Salt Lake City to live with some showgirls. When I told that synopsis to my friends they really didn't know what I was talking about.
After a bored afternoon it suddenly dawned on my to try the IMDB, low and behold I found Banjo. I've now ordered the VHS - I hope that it is as good as I remembered.
All I remember is a cat called Banjo who does something naughty so his father beats him and he runs off to Salt Lake City to live with some showgirls. When I told that synopsis to my friends they really didn't know what I was talking about.
After a bored afternoon it suddenly dawned on my to try the IMDB, low and behold I found Banjo. I've now ordered the VHS - I hope that it is as good as I remembered.
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- Quotes
Crazy Legs: I'll stick with you, kid. You stick with me. Now together we'll overcome adversity. And old man trouble: well, he'll have to let you be, cause you're gonna come out smiling
[singing]
Crazy Legs: If you stick with me.
[Holds up Banjo]
Crazy Legs: So keep your chin up and look up high. You'll find your troubles will pass you by.
- Alternate versionsThe Spanish dub re-edits most of the songs. "The Rain Song" is replaced by one that was originally deleted.
- ConnectionsFeatured in La une est à vous: Episode dated 24 December 1988 (1988)
- SoundtracksHe Couldn't Be Good
Music and Lyrics by Don Bluth
Performed by Jackie Ward, Sally Stevens and Sue Allen
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By what name was Banjo, le chat malicieux (1979) officially released in Canada in English?
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