Entertaining with great moral lessons, where is the DVD?
Added 6/13/2009
We rented this movie the first time we watched it with our six children when it was released in 1991(?). It has become a family favorite and all of those children are grown and we now have ten grandchildren. I was able to locate a previous rental and now I just need to get a VCR working in order to share this with our grand kids. I'm only 50 but I hope it makes DVD status in my lifetime, this is a classic of the best kind. We always laugh out loud when someone starts singing...."I'll never do it on a Christmas Tree..." *smile*
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A TOTAL DVD MUST! SO WHERE IS THE DVD?!
Added 5/19/2009
This is an AWESOME MOVIE! I love Rodney Dangerfield and this is HILARIOUS!!!! I MUST SEE!!!!
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Rover Dangerfield
Added 4/5/2009
This movie is very fun and entertaining. Rodney Dangerfield is spectacular as the cute basset hound Rover. I love this movie as a child and it still manages to bring a smile to face.
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Great Movie that gets some respect!
Added 9/21/2008
My family and I got this movie a long time ago on VHS and nearly wore it out. I hope it comes out on DVD. We LOVED this movie. It doesn't matter if you like Rodney Dangerfield or not, you will fall in love with "Rover."
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Fabulously Animated, Forgotten Gem
Added 5/4/2008
Rodney Dangerfield was right: "I get no respect." And neither has his brainchild, Rover Dangerfield, a visual treat of an animated movie. Both thought up, written and produced by the late Mr Dangerfield - as well as supplying the voice of the star canine - this is one of those concrete animated movies that time forgot. You don't at all have to be into Rodney Dangerfield's kind of humour to appreciate it. That's one of the magics of animation, how it speaks beyond such boundaries.
Suave, sassy hound dog Rover (oddly, 'Dangerfield' is never mentioned as being his name during the movie) lives an easy, pleasurable life in Las Vegas with his best friend Eddie and his dog buddies, gambling and dancing the nights away. His owner, the sweet showgirl Connie, makes this all possible. But things change for Rover when Connie's shady boyfriend Rocky throws Rover off the Hoover Dam to get back at him for blowing his deal with the mafia. Somehow, Rover manages to survive, and winds up on a barn, where he must learn to take responsibility for his actions and show consideration for others in order to survive. And Rover just might discover a part of himself that he never knew he had, in the process.
The animation is simply delicious. There's not a sterile, out-of-place moment in the animation or visual representation. From Rover himself to his dog friends (both on the barn and out) to his human owner Connie, the animators of this movie deserve an applause. Their work really inspires me, as a hope-to-be student of animation. The songs are not something I would listen to on my ipod but they're nice numbers that fit well in with the film.
My only regret is that I wish some of the other barnyard animals besides Daisy and Ruffles would have got more spotlight attention. The dogs at the farm - Duke and Max as well as the eternally-bickering twins Lem and Clem - I find all very interesting characters that I wish could have contributed to the story more. But for a one-hour movie, I guess you can't have it all. In conclusion, this is a movie well worth your time, especially if you're into animation like me, but also if you just want a solid animated movie to watch.
Rover; Mr Dangerfield; I hope that, with this review, I have given you my respect.
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Entertaining with great moral lessons, where is the DVD?
Added 6/13/2009
We rented this movie the first time we watched it with our six children when it was released in 1991(?). It has become a family favorite and all of those children are grown and we now have ten grandchildren. I was able to locate a previous rental and now I just need to get a VCR working in order to share this with our grand kids. I'm only 50 but I hope it makes DVD status in my lifetime, this is a classic of the best kind. We always laugh out loud when someone starts singing...."I'll never do it on a Christmas Tree..." *smile*
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A TOTAL DVD MUST! SO WHERE IS THE DVD?!
Added 5/19/2009
This is an AWESOME MOVIE! I love Rodney Dangerfield and this is HILARIOUS!!!! I MUST SEE!!!!
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Rover Dangerfield
Added 4/5/2009
This movie is very fun and entertaining. Rodney Dangerfield is spectacular as the cute basset hound Rover. I love this movie as a child and it still manages to bring a smile to face.
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