The White Seal/A Cricket in Times Square
by Chuck Jones
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Actor: June Foray, Kerry MacLane, Les Tremayne, Mel Blanc, Roddy McDowallDirector: Chuck Jones
Brand: JONES,CHUCK
Producer: Chuck Jones
Writer: Chuck Jones
Editor: Hank Gotzenberg
Editor: Sam Horta
Producer: John Allen
Producer: Joseph Aidlin
Producer: Oscar Dufau
Writer: George Selden
Writer: Rudyard Kipling
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
Published: 2005-01-01
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of The White Seal/A Cricket in Times Square
Movie Review: Kotick is a Winner!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Of the three half-hour Jungle Book adaptations that Chuck Jones did in the 1980s, this is undoubtedly the best, the story of Kotick, the white seal who learns about the world, including man's hunting of his brethren, and searches for a place where the seals can live unmolested. This has Jones' signature style about it, but is immensely true to the Kipling story, which is narrated by Roddy McDowall, and a highlight of the production is Dean Elliot's beautiful score, adapted from Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.
Along with Kotick's story, included on this disk is Jones' The Cricket in Times Square, a faithful adaptation of the George Selden children's novel that has not been out of print since its original publication. It's the charming story of Chester, a country cricket who finds a new home in the Times Square subway station in NYC and who discovers he can play any musical piece he hears once. Violinist Israel Baker provides Chester's unique "voice."
This DVD is practically perfect. There are some dust specks and flecks visible; however the colors and lines are bright and clean and the sound is good. The only downside to this DVD is the interminable previews that you are automatically subjected to. Hint: pressing the menu button on your DVD remote won't help, but once the previews start, you CAN skip through them by pressing the chapter button until you get to the actual menu.
Summary of The White Seal/A Cricket in Times Square
Kotick, the white seal, searches for five years in order to find a nesting site safe from the seal hunters, and leads the rest of the seals there.Genre: Children's Video
Rating: NR
Release Date: 25-JAN-2005
Media Type: DVD
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