Synopsis
When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. The stakes are sky-high as this unlikely animal alliance risk their hides and match wits with a mysterious band of bad guys.
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Cast
- Roseanne BarrMaggie (voice)
- Judi DenchMrs. Caloway (voice)
- Jennifer TillyGrace (voice)
- Steve BuscemiWesley (voice)
- G.W. BaileyRusty (voice)
- Cuba Gooding Jr.Buck (voice)
- Randy QuaidAlameda Slim (voice)
- Lance LeGaultJunior (voice)
- Charles DennisRico (voice)
- Sam LevineThe Willie Brothers (voice)
Recommendations
- 80
The A.V. Club
A sweet, raucously funny, comic Western that corrects a glaring historical injustice by finally surveying the Old West through the eyes of cows rather than cowboys. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Old-style animation slows down after a snappy start, but it's lively enough to keep kids from fidgeting too much. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The conservatively cheery artistic style suggests that the animation team has been reading Sundance merchandise catalogs. - 50
L.A. Weekly
The film skews young, to be sure, and it isn't as memorable as the new Disney classics of the early 1990s, but there's still plenty here to hold the interest of viewers of all ages: delightful performances (particularly by Dench, plowing Angela Lansbury terrain), zinging comic dialogue and a soundtrack that's a wealth of sonorous riches. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Isn't good satire or good slapstick. It does have those lyrical, catchy Menken tunes, and the film perks up whenever Raitt or lang sing one of them. But much of this movie is deadly. - 50
Los Angeles Times
What it really is is an unapologetic cartoon, a harum-scarum endeavor that's so comically frantic it wears you out as much as it entertains. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
This amiable, Western-themed animated effort from the Walt Disney Co. is a clear attempt to return to the more lighthearted cartoon style that was so prevalent before its onslaught of stately musical epics. - 40
The New York Times
The best cartoons are built on the contradictory pursuit of meticulously arranged anarchy. But they never seem needy, or desperate for laughs, as Home on the Range does. The film seems hungrier for a pat on the head than a chuckle.
