Home on the Range (2004)
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54% of critics liked it
(123 reviews) -
41% of users liked it
(31,306 ratings)
Disney presents the animated musical Western Home on the Range, featuring an original musical score by Alan Menken. The Little Piece of Heaven family farm is about to go under and outlaw cattle rustler Alameda Slim (voice of Randy Quaid) sets his sights on it. Three dairy cows -- tough Maggie (voice… More Disney presents the animated musical Western Home on the Range, featuring an original musical score by Alan Menken. The Little Piece of Heaven family farm is about to go under and outlaw cattle rustler Alameda Slim (voice of Randy Quaid) sets his sights on it. Three dairy cows -- tough Maggie (voice of Roseanne Barr), leader Mrs. Calloway (voice of Judi Dench), and naïve Grace (voice of Jennifer Tilly) -- team up to save the farm. Along with ambitious stallion Buck (voice of Cuba Gooding Jr.), helpful rabbit Lucky Jack (voice of Charles Haid), and other helpful barnyard friends, the cows set out to capture Alameda Slim and collect the reward money. However, a vicious bounty hunter (voice of Charles Dennis) is also after Slim. The film features vocal performances by Bonnie Raitt, k.d. lang, and Tim McGraw. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Sanford, John Sanford (II)
- Written By
- John Sanford
- Genres
- Animation, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts
- In Theaters
- Apr 2, 2004 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 14, 2004
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures
Critic Reviews
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J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Assorted movie in-jokes should keep parents tolerably entertained, and Alan Menken's songs mercifully favor western swing over the expected twang pop.
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Derek Adams, Time Out
One mustn't carp too much; the film unfolds at a sprightly pace, making it fair fodder for undemanding sproglets.
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Joe Leydon, Variety
Even if Disney production turns out to be, as many observers fear, one of studio's last 'traditionally animated' features, retro opus proves there's still a lot of life in them thar cels.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
... a serviceable time-killer.
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Comes across less as a fully realized work of storytelling than as a commercial for a corporation whose goal of entertainment has been replaced by that of making money.
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Cast
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Roseanne Barr
as Maggie
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Judi Dench
as Mrs. Calloway
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Jennifer Tilly
as Grace
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Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Buck the Horse
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Randy Quaid
as Alameda Slim
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Steve Buscemi
as Wesley
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Carole Cook
as Pearl
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Richard Riehle
as Sheriff Sam Brown
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Charles Dennis
as Rico
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G.W. Bailey
as Rusty
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Charles Haid
as Lucky Jack
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Estelle Harris
as Audrey
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Joe Flaherty
as Jeb
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Charlie Dell
as Ollie
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Patrick Warburton
as Patrick
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Gov. Ann Richards
as Annie
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Sam Levine
as Bill Willie, Gil Willie, Phil Willie
- Ja'Net DuBois
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Sarah Jessica Parker
as Pearl
- Gregory Jbara
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David Burnham
as Willy
- Jason Graae
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Mark Walton
as Barry the Longhorn, Bob the Longhorn
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Roseanne
as Maggie



