Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic masterpiece, first performed in Russia in 1936, has been lauded not only for the spectacular musical score, but also for the story itself--of a young boy who outwits a wily wolf. George Daugherty brings this timeless tale to modern audiences by seamlessly weaving live-action with animation and music by the RCA Symphony Orchestra. The story opens as a grandfather (Lloyd Bridges) hosts his daughter (Kirstie Alley) and grandson (Ross Malinger from Sleepless in Seattle) during a visit to his country cottage. After lunch, the trio settles in as grandfather recounts "The Story" of Peter's adventures with a bird, cat, and dizzy duck on the outskirts "of a very dark forest." The film morphs into a clever cartoon designed by the legendary Chuck Jones (of Wile E. Coyote fame). The "story within a story" leaps to life while the accompanying musical instruments also emerge as playful personalities.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
6.1
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction
6.7
Arthur and the Invisibles
Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Family
6.4
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Comedy, Family, Adventure
5.6
Garfield
Comedy, Family
5.7
Treasure Island: Part I – Captain Flint's Map
Animation, Adventure, TV Movie, Family, Music
7.8
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
5.8
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
6.7
A Spot for Frog
Drama, Animation, Family
8.0
Space Jam
Comedy, Animation, Family, Science Fiction
6.8
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Crime
7.5
Fantasia
Animation, Family, Fantasy
7.3
Shimajiro in Bookland
Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Music, War
3.5
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Family, Comedy
6.9
Monkeybone
Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
5.2
Mary Poppins Returns
Fantasy, Family, Comedy
6.5
The Reluctant Dragon
Animation, Family, Comedy
6.6
A Date with a Work of Art
Animation, Romance, Drama, Fantasy
8.0
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Animation, Family
5.2
A Cat Called Dom
Animation, Documentary
4.0