Subgenre Sampler
Animation: 950 Films to Buy & Rent
Pete's Dragon (1977)
- Dir. Don Chaffey
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters, Jim Dale…
- Young orphan Pete (Sean Marchall) bonds with animated green dragon Elliot in this lesser–Disney live–action movie.
Sentimental songs…
Rescuers, The (1977)
- Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery
- Two intrepid mice, of the Rescue Aid Society, set out to save orphan girl Penny from the clutches of the evil Madame Medusa.
Disney animation is…
Strega Nona (1977)
- Winning collection of three folk tales simply animated, but very well told.
Contains:
Strega Nona
Joseph Had A Little Overcoat
Stone Soup
What's New Mr. Magoo? (TV Series) (1977)
- The myopic animated star returns in this follow–up series. Jim Backus (Gilligan's Island) stars as the lovable near–sighted goof,…
Wizards (1977)
- Dir. Ralph Bakshi
- A counter–culture animated fantasy, set in a supernatural future populated by elves, fairies and derelict technology.
Centred around two…
Allegro Non Troppo (1976)
- Dir. Bruno Bozzetto
- This pastiche of Disney's FANTASIA holds its own with a variety of animators having a ball with the freedom to interpret some popular classical…
Bold, the Brave and the Best, The (1976-2004)
- Best of collection of 14 hard case and thought provoking acclaimed Aussie animation shorts ranging from animal antics to social commentary on…
Paddington Bear (TV Series) (1975)
- London's cuddly, overcoated bear made his television debut in 1975 as a stop–motion puppet (a la Postman Pat), much to the delight of children…
Smurfs and the Magic Flute, The (1975)
- Dir. Peyo , Eddie Lateste
- Big screen outing for the little blue creatures as they help a young prince retrieve a magical flute that causes people to dance uncontrollably.…
Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, The (1974)
- Dir. Robert Taylor
- Lively animated sequel to the Bakshi original, originally taken from Robert Crumb’s counter–cultural comic–hero. Having graduated…