Home on the Range
Home on the Range

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Home on the Range

2004
Movie
76 min
English

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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IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes54%
Metacritic50/100
Google Users66%
Director: Will Finn, John SanfordGenres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Western

Plot Summary

Three dairy cows band together to save their farm from foreclosure. They team up with a bounty hunter and a runaway horse to capture a notorious cattle rustler. Along the way, they learn about teamwork and the meaning of home.

Critical Reception

Home on the Range was met with generally mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences alike. While some praised its energetic animation and voice performances, many found its humor and story to be uninspired and a departure from Disney's recent successful animated features. It was considered a commercial disappointment for Walt Disney Animation Studios.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its vibrant, hand-drawn animation and spirited voice cast.

  • Criticized for its predictable plot and often crude humor.

  • Seen as a step down from Disney's more recent animated successes.

Google audience: Audience reviews for Home on the Range are somewhat divided. Many younger viewers and families found the humor and characters entertaining, with particular praise for the energetic songs and visual style. However, a significant portion of adult viewers felt the film lacked the depth and sophistication of other Disney animated films, finding the jokes too silly and the story unoriginal.

Fun Fact

This was the last animated feature film produced under the Walt Disney Pictures banner to be entirely produced using traditional hand-drawn animation, before the studio shifted its focus to computer-generated imagery.

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Slakman-Sauce

Slakman-Sauce

I am unhealthily obsessed with Alameda Slim. Oh my God Randy Quaid cooked here.

r96sk

r96sk

Enjoyable. I had never heard of <em>'Home on the Range'</em> until recently, given I felt consistently entertained by it I'm surprised it hadn't reached my horizons before. It's nothing deep or massively meaningful, but it's good family ...