Napoleon (1995)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Mario Andreacchio

Writers:

Mario Andreacchio (written by)
Michael Bourchier (written by)

Release Date:

10 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure

Tagline:

ADVENTURE has a new name . . .

Plot:

The adventures of Golden Retriever pup Napoleon and his friend, the parrot Birdo Lucci.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Balloon | Golden Retriever | Journey | Bear

Cast

Jamie Croft	...	Napoleon (voice)
Philip Quast	...	Birdo (voice)
Susan Lyons	...	Napoleon's Mum / Other Wallaby (voice)
Coralie Sawade	...	Kids' Mother (voice)
Brenton Whittle	...	Owl / Frog / Wombat / Other Wallaby / Desert Mouse (voice)
Anne-Louise Lambert	...	Spider / Earless Wallaby / Desert Mouse (voice) (as Anne Lambert)
Carole Skinner	...	Cat (voice)
Catherine Lambert	...	Lorikeet / Rabbit (voice)
Tracey Canini	...	Lorikeet / Rabbit (voice)
Annabel Sims	...	Lorikeet / Rabbit (voice)
Neusa Timms	...	Lorikeet / Rabbit (voice)
Debbie Horn	...	Lorikeet / Rabbit (voice)
Lucia Mastrantone	...	Lone Lorikeet (voice)
Frank Whitten	...	Koala (voice)
Fiona Press	...	Other Wallaby / Galah (voice)

Also Known As:

Kulta (Japan)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

Australia | Japan

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:U | South Korea:All | Netherlands:AL | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | Mexico:A | Spain:T | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia

Company:

Adelaide Motion Picture Company

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Napoleon meets the "owl", it is not actually an owl. The animal is actually a Tawny Frogmouth.

Quotes:

Cat: MOUSE... MUST... DIE.
Napoleon: H-huh... good thing I'm not a mouse...
Cat: Ahh, but you are a mouse. A big, yellow mouse.

This a movie for people who like cute without substance

I am not usually one to comment on the budget of a film. Usually, I prefer independent productions that emphasize acting and skill over effects. However, this type of film, which stars real animals, needs to have something to distract from the fact you are watching a bunch of pets wandering around rather aimlessly in front of the camera with voice-overs telling the story. This movie is painful due to the obviousness of the set-ups of the animal interactions and very fake looking action sequences. There are no CGI mouth movements that would add some personality to the baby critters and distract from the very strange ESP animal world conversations that don't require speech. The critters are cute but that can only carry a movie for 2 or 3 minutes. The poor puppies and other critters just look rather confused as they search for cues of what they are supposed to do from their trainers off-camera. This movie has a good story and a good message but the execution is awful. This was a painful experience and I groaned audibly through the whole thing. The kids luckily fell asleep before it was over and have not asked for a repeat viewing so I think they hated it too.