Talk:Home on the Range (2004 film)

Factual Inaccuracy

Check the page for Pooh's Heffalump Movie. Released in 2005, it is clearly Disney's latest 2-D hand-drawn animated theatrical feature prior to The Princess and the Frog. Why is this claim mentioned on the Home on the Range entry? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.164.61.96 (talk) 01:49, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

If you look at the 'Disney theatrical animated features' box at the bottom of the page, you'll see the movies are made by different Disney studios. I think this could be why The Princess and the Frog is said to be the latest 2D animated film since Home on the Range. - JuneGloom07 (talk) 15:11, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

The alter-ego of Slim is actually named Y. O'del, not O'delay as mentioned in the synopsis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.241.59.96 (talk) 15:20, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Plot

I haven't seen this movie, but regarding the plot section, I know that the time period of the Old West is not 1966. Perhaps the writer intended 1866? Or is this film not set in the Old West? Clashwho 07:12, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Saw part of the movie recently. No year is ever established on screen nor in the dialogue, but the train shown in the movie could be used to date it. It looks like the Jupiter (locomotive), which the Wikipedia article says was built in 1868, so 1866 seems like a good guess.

Wrote what I saw of it, by the way. It's missing the ending.
--Once in a Blue Moon (talk) 02:59, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Based on Animal Farm?

I removed a bullet from the trivia section claiming that the film was inspired by Animal Farm. For anyone that has read Animal Farm and/or seen Home on the Range, this is an unsourced twitch-edit. (preceeding comment unsigned)

Well, the animals do rebel at the end, like in Animal Farm. But I'd say that if it's based on anything, it's on the The Pied Piper of Hamelin, particularly the part where the piper takes all the children away and everybody else tries to find the piper. Of course, here they go after the "piper" not to get the "children" back, nor to avenge their lost "children", but for $750. The "to save the farm" theme is similar to the McGuffin of "to save the orphanage" in Mickey's Around the World in 80 Days.
--Once in a Blue Moon (talk) 03:32, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Main characters

I've removed the item of trivia claiming that "This was the first Disney animated film to feature three female main characters" since the protagonists of Sleeping Beauty (1959 film) are arguably the three female fairies. BuilderQ 21:14, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Menken

I hardly think that critics would be 'universally' in favour of the treacly Menken's return. Bitbut (talk) 05:55, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Caloway, not Calloway?

According to other sources (including IMDb and the U.S. DVD), one of the characters is called Mrs. Caloway, not "Calloway". --88.112.228.217 (talk) 16:08, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

I've fixed it. Kkjj (talk) 01:10, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Broken Link

Since the page is semi-protected, I can't fix it, but the Big Cartoon Database link should be http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/23327-Home_On_The_Range.html, not http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/23327-Home_On_The_Range.html 24.29.234.148 (talk) 22:57, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Home Media Release/Edit Request 1/20/14

*Could somebody update the article and add the date when Home on the Range released onto VHS and DVD? 

• I can't edit the page because I don't know the date and the page is protected from vandalism. I do know that this movie was the last major Disney animated feature to be on the VHS format. But it wasn't the last Disney film ever to be released onto VHS, Bambi II was in early 2006 and The Incredibles was the last Pixar movie to come out onto VHS in March 2005 (not counting the extreamly rare Cars VHS that was released as a Disney Movie Club exclusive in late 2006 or 2007.

• Also, in the reception section of the page should say the movie got mixed reviews from critics rather than just talking about the Rotten Tomatoes. --24.147.1.197 (talk) 22:47, 20 January 2014 (UTC)Jacob Chesley

• Who ever answered my request, thankyou very much! --24.147.1.197 (talk) 23:27, 21 January 2014 (UTC)Jacob Chesley

Unsourced material

Article has been tagged for needing sources long-term. Feel free to reinsert the below material with appropriate references. DonIago (talk) 14:27, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Production

==Production== The film began pre-production after the release of Pocahontas in 1995. The film was originally conceived as a supernatural western entitled Sweating Bullets. In this version of the film, Alameda Slim and the Willie Brothers were a gang of ghostly rustlers who plotted to kill various herds of cattle in revenge for having been trampled to death years before. The one thing standing in their way was a brave young calf named Bullets and Lucky Jack, a rabbit who's foot was stolen by Slim years ago. Similar to how Kingdom of the Sun became The Emperor's New Groove, the film was entirely reworked into a comedy, going with a 50's UPA inspiration for the character design. The film had finished production before Brother Bear. The title was changed to Home on the Range in April 2002. The film was announced in August 2000 under its original title, and was originally scheduled for a fall 2003 release, however due to production difficulties the film was delayed for April 2, 2004. Prior to the film's release, Disney stated that it would be their last film in their animated features canon to use traditional animation. Although Disney animated films have featured some computer-generated effects for many years, Disney announced plans to move entirely to CGI animation after Home on the Range, beginning with 2005's Chicken Little, and laid off most of its animation department. However, after the company's acquisition of Pixar in early 2006, new leaders John Lasseter and Ed Catmull decided to revive traditional animation, and announced the 2-D animated film, The Princess and the Frog. Still, Home on the Range is the final feature in the canon to use the CAPS system which was first tested briefly in The Little Mermaid and was first fully used in The Rescuers Down Under.

Semi-protected edit request on 13 July 2014

A video game based on the film was released on April 2, 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. Developed by A2M and published by Disney Interactive Studios. 72.211.239.152 (talk) 20:09, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. - Arjayay (talk) 09:09, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

Please fix

"a large heard of steers" Please change "heard" to "herd" 207.219.69.219 (talk) 03:12, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Done and thanks Cannolis (talk) 04:12, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Incomplete article

This article needs to be expanded; the cast list is incomplete, the release section requires expansion as well as the box office section, the critical reception section needs reviews from notable critics and the soundtrack section is completely unsourced and needs reliable sources.Thelimiter (talk) 13:53, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

I've taken a stab at expanding the reception by adding reviews, but there still needs to be more. I will continue work on this article in the following week. Kkjj (talk) 01:10, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

So old

Boy, this page is so old. It needs to be expanded a bit. --TheLennyGriffinFan1994 (talk) 03:15, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

It's been tagged for such for over a year, so unfortunately I doubt that simply raising the point here is going to have an appreciable impact. I would suggest asking the relevant projects at the top of the page for assistance. DonIago (talk) 13:11, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Will Finn

Will Finn left production on The Road To El Dorado which was made in 1999 the year in between when he quit because of disputes over that film's direction and when it was released. In between that and directing Home on the Range, he may have had another job at Dreamworks. --71.212.110.117 (talk) 03:50, 28 March 2017 (UTC)Evan Kalani Opedal

Release Date Switched With Brother Bear

According to the Brother Bear article, Brother Bear was originally slated for a spring 2004 release, while Home on the Range was scheduled for a 2003 release. However, Disney announced that Brother Bear would be released in fall 2003, while Home on the Range was pushed back for a spring 2004 release. Contrary to speculation, news writer Jim Hill stated the release date switch was not because Home on the Range was suffering from story rewrites, but to promote Brother Bear on the Platinum Edition release of The Lion King.

Sorry for copying a large section of the Brother Bear article, but this seemed important to note. I think I'll just add this to the regular article now given that it's sourced. --JCC the Alternate Historian (talk) 14:15, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

References

Semi-protected edit request on 9 March 2021

The film was written and directed by Will Finn and John Sanford. 24.90.53.51 (talk) 19:55, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

This information is already in the article. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:34, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

No Setting

While the plot summary isn't supposed to have excessive detail, the setting is missing, Plot summaries are supposed to include the setting, otherwise they could look too "flat".--Sstanford2 (talk) 03:02, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

It's unclear to me why a 76-minute long film needs a plot summary that's anywhere near the maximum word count. If adding the setting is a concern, I suspect there's other material that can be trimmed in order to accommodate it. DonIago (talk) 04:45, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

spelling error

i know its semi-protected but at the end of critical reception there is an extra comma in wh,ile — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zaniff (talk • contribs) 02:19, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

I agree 96.49.32.54 (talk) 09:53, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

 Fixed. DonIago (talk) 15:44, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Box office possibly misreported

A comment at The A.V. Club pointed my attention here regarding box office and the source used. Box Office Mojo might be misreporting France's earnings by 10x, $53m vs $5.3m.[1] I know very little about how BO is calculated, but this does look off; should we use another source?

Also, am I correct to assume Box Office Mojo content is not user generated, as opposed to its parent IMDb? 70.163.208.142 (talk) 19:58, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

As far as I know, Box Office Mojo does not host any user-generated content. The sources it uses may be neither independent, nor reliable. The site is also incomplete, to say the least. Per the website itself:

• • "Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro receives data from a variety of sources, including film studios, distributors, sales agents, and others from around the world."
  • "Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro receives data, both domestic and international, for the films that are available on the website. Some companies do not report box office revenue for films that they distribute or represent." Dimadick (talk) 08:29, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

  Thanks. So what do we do when the data is obviously wrong? I said "possibly misreported", but the final BO total for France is clearly putting the decimal in the wrong spot, yet we can't interpret. 70.163.208.142 (talk) 14:15, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

  Use a different source, such as The Numbers? DonIago (talk) 15:38, 1 December 2022 (UTC)