Redux Riding Hood
Redux Riding Hood | |
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Buena Vista Pictures | |
Release date | August 5, 1997 |
Running time | 14:55 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Redux Riding Hood is a 15-minute
The film was produced with cel animation and 2-D collage elements
Plot
Redux Riding Hood, written by sitcom writer Dan O'Shannon,[3] tells the familiar story of Red Riding Hood from the point of view of the Big Bad Wolf. The Wolf (voiced by Michael Richards) is haunted by the decision to eat Red Riding Hood after dressing up as her grandmother, not because he regrets the choice, but because he's convinced he can do it better now that he's learned from his mistakes. To do that, he has to build a time machine[1] and avoid his poor wife (Mia Farrow).
At his first attempt, the Big Bad Wolf succeeded to return to the past where he finds his past self. He then advises him about what and what not to do and succeeds to knock out the
Cast
Actor | Role[5] |
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Garrison Keillor | The Narrator |
Michael Richards | The Wolf |
Mia Farrow | Doris |
Lacey Chabert | Red Riding Hood |
June Foray | Grandma |
Fabio | The Woodsman |
Don Rickles | The Boss |
Jim Cummings | Thompkins |
Adam West | Leonard Fox |
Production
The show was produced by
Departing from Disney's storied tradition of family entertainment, Redux was supposed to be the first in a line of "Totally Twisted Fairy Tales" reinvented certain fairy tales with an offbeat, adult-oriented, comedic slant through the talents of veteran sitcom (Cheers, Newhart) writer Dan O'Shannon and animation producer/director Steve Moore.[1] Voices are provided by luminaries like Seinfeld's Michael Richards, Don Rickles, Lacey Chabert (Party of Five) and Mia Farrow.[5]
The series was a creative project that brought light back to animators that were down from a lack of non-adult projects. O'Shannon from the prospect of "Redux" opened up doors for out of the ordinary imaginative writers. The film turned out well, and scored an Oscar nomination, but then Disney put it on the shelf in 1998, and it has remained there ever since.
Music
The music was arranged by jazz great Bennie Wallace, his credibility in music reached great lengths especially in this production. The melody was inspired from Charles Mingus' album Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus. Bennie set to the task, casting his musicians to get the right sound - among them Robben Ford on guitar, Emil Richards on percussion instruments, Art Baron on trombone, Alex Acuna brought a Latin beat on drums, and Bennie himself on Sax. The music was recorded at Capitol Records in Hollywood, in Sinatra's old stage.
See also
- Shrek - a 2001 film that similarly skewers traditional fairy tales
- Chicken Little - a 2005 feature-length Disney film that also serves as a sequel to a classic tale
- Hoodwinked! - a 2005 film that reexamines the tale of Little Red Riding Hood, again from multiple viewpoints, including the wolf's
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Redux Riding Hood". The 1998 Oscars Nominees. AWN. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ Bernie Wallace & His Disorder at the Border Jazz Orchestra —— Jazz Haven
- ^ a b c d e Beck, Jerry (21 May 2012). "Steve Moore's "Redux Riding Hood", The Short That Disney Hid For 15 Years, Is Finally Online | Cartoon Brew". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ a b Olson, Eric (April 27, 1998). "Disney ups TV animation duo". Variety. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Redux Riding Hood (film)". D23: Disney A to Z. The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
External links
- Redux Riding Hood at IMDb