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Banjo the Woodpile Cat is a 1979 animated short film directed by Don Bluth. It follows the story of Banjo, an overly curious and rebellious kitten who, after getting into trouble for falling from a house to see if he could land on his feet, runs away from his woodpile home in his owners' farm in Payson, Utah by catching a truck to Salt Lake City. Produced in a shoestring budget, and created in Bluth's garage, the film took four years to make and it was the first production of Don Bluth Productions, later Sullivan Bluth Studios. It premiered theatrically in 1979, and at the USA Film Festival one year
later. It was released on DVD in 2009.
Original Release
11/16/1979
US Release
11/16/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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Scatman Crothers | Crazy Legs |
Beah Richards | Zazu |
Sparky Marcus | Banjo |
Jerry Harper | Additional Voices |
Ken Sansom | Additional Voices |
Anne Beesley | Additional Voices |
Robin Muir | Additional Voices |
Georgette Rampone | Additional Voices |
Jackie Ward | Singer |
Sally Stevens | Singer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Scatman Crothers | Crazy Legs |
Beah Richards | Zazu |
Sparky Marcus | Banjo |
Jerry Harper | Additional Voices |
Ken Sansom | Additional Voices |
Anne Beesley | Additional Voices |
Robin Muir | Additional Voices |
Georgette Rampone | Additional Voices |
Jackie Ward | Singer |
Sally Stevens | Singer |
Sue Allen | Singer |
June Foray | Various |
Keenon Douglas | Dogs |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Don Bluth | Producer |
Gary Goldman | Producer |
John Pomeroy | Producer |