Once Upon a Forest
Seen it?1993 | 71 min | Animation, Family, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 22% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families. If you loved The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse or The Fox and the Hound, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 11 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
22% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$16 million worldwide on a $13 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 87K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charles Grosvenor
- Michael CrawfordCornelius (voice)
- Ben VereenPhineas (voice)
- Ellen BlainAbigail (voice)
- Benji GregoryEdgar (voice)
- Paige GosneyRussell (voice)
- Elisabeth MossMichelle (voice)
- Paul EidingAbigail's Father (voice)
- Janet WaldoEdgar's Mom (voice)
- Susan SiloRussell's Mom (voice)
- Will EstesWilly (voice)