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Once Upon a Forest
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Charles Grosvenor
Written by
Mark Young
Kelly Ward
Story by
Rae Lambert
Based on
A Furling's Story[1] by Rae Lambert
Produced by
David Kirschner
Jerry Mills
Starring
Michael Crawford
Ben Vereen
Edited by
Pat A. Foley
Music by
James Horner
Production companies
Endangered Film Company[2]
ITV Cymru Wales (HTV)[2]
Distributed by
20th Century Fox[2]
Release dates
June 18, 1993 (1993-06-18) (United States)
October 22, 1993 (1993-10-22) (United Kingdom)
Running time
71 minutes[2]
Countries
United States[2]
United Kingdom[2]
Language
English
Budget
$13–16 million[3][2]
Box office
$6.6 million (US)
Once Upon a Forest is a 1993 animated adventure film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox.[4] Based on the Furlings characters created by Rae Lambert, the film was directed by Charles Grosvenor and produced by David Kirschner, and stars the voices of Michael Crawford, Ellen Blain, Benji Gregory, Paige Gosney, Will Estes, Janet Waldo, Elisabeth Moss, and Ben Vereen.
The film is about a trio of "Furlings" – the story's term for animal children – who go on an expedition to cure their poisoned friend. The film's environmental theme divided critics at the time of its release, along with the animation and story. The film grossed $6.6 million in the US against a budget of $13–16 million.
^Beck, Jerry (2005). "Once Upon a Forest". The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Reader Press. pp. [1]. ISBN 1-55652-591-5.
^ abcdefg"Once Upon a Forest (1993)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
^Beck (2005), p. 184.
^Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
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