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Peter and the Wolf (1995)
Directed by George Daugherty
Family, Animation · 46m
Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic masterpiece, first performed in Russia in 1936, has been lauded not only for the spectacular musical score, but also for the story itself--of a young boy who outwits a wily wolf. George Daugherty brings this timeless tale to modern audiences by seamlessly weaving live-action with animation and music by the RCA Symphony Orchestra. The story opens as a grandfather (Lloyd Bridges) hosts his daughter (Kirstie Alley) and grandson (Ross Malinger from Sleepless in Seattle) during a visit to his country cottage. After lunch, the trio settles in as grandfather recounts "The Story" of Peter's adventures with a bird, cat, and dizzy duck on the outskirts "of a very dark forest." The film morphs into a clever cartoon designed by the legendary Chuck Jones (of Wile E. Coyote fame). The "story within a story" leaps to life while the accompanying musical instruments also emerge as playful personalities.
Cast
Kirstie Alley
Ross Malinger
Lloyd Bridges
Crew
- Director
- George Daugherty
- Writer
- Janis Diamond, George Daugherty
- Director of Photography
- David E. West
- Editor
- Joel Goodman
- Producer
- George Daugherty, David Ka Lik Wong
Details
- Release date
- 1995-12-08
- Runtime
- 46m
- Genres
- Family, Animation
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, United Kingdom
- Production
- IF/X Production, Chuck Jones Enterprises, Cosgrove Hall Films