The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

Director: Byron Vaughns

Overview

"The timeless tales of Uncle Remus come to life as never before as Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and the mischievous Brer Rabbit hip hop their way into children's hearts in an animated adventure featuring the vocals talents of Danny Glover, D.L. Hughley, Wanda Syk

Product Details

Release Date:	09/18/2007
UPC:	0025192576027
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	G
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:12:00
Sales rank:	31,083

Special Features

Fun-filled interactive games!; Outfox the Fox for Fish; The great Brer Chase

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Wayne Brady	Brer Wolf
Nick Cannon	Brer Rabbit
Danny Glover	Brer Turtle
D.L. Hughley	Brer Fox
Wanda Sykes	Sister Moon
Dawnn Lewis	Mom
Monica Allison	Julie
Rhyon Nicole Brown	Janey
Michael Ferdie	Ninja No. 1
Jeff Kushner	Ninja No. 2
Dorian Harewood	Mr. Man
Phil LaMarr	Brer Gator
Quinton Madina	Lester
Deborah Speck	Momma Mouse
Gary Anthony Williams	Brer Bear
Debra Wilson	Sister Buzzard
Stephen James Taylor	Composer

Technical Credits

John Loy

John Loy	Screenwriter
Tad Stones	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
1. How Janey Met Brer Rabbit (Main Titles) [6:09]
2. How the Animals Came to Earth [8:33]
3. How Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Fox Again [8:27]
4. Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Bear [3:58]
5. Sister Moon in the Pond [4:32]
6. How Brer Rabbit Breaks Up the Party [6:57]
7. Brer Rabbit to the Rescue [7:19]
8. How Brer Rabbit and Brer Bear Trick Brer Fox [2:41]
9. Brer Rabbit's Laughing Place [4:24]
10. Brer Wolf Gets in Trouble [3:39]
11. Brer Rabbit and the Briar Patch [9:56]
12. How Janey Tricked Lester (End Titles) [4:40]

Menu

Disc #1 -- The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
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Scenes
Bonus Features
Outfox the Fox for Fish
The Great Brer Chase
Languages
Spoken Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH*
Subtitles: Off

Editorial Reviews

Things are really hopping in this impressively animated adaptation of the book Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales as Told by Jules Lester. Remus, a 19th-century character whose legacy is highly problematic among contemporary African Americans, is nowhere to be seen. Instead, a turtle (Danny Glover) relates the tales of clever and mischievous Brer Rabbit (voiced by Nick Cannon) to young Janey. Over the course of most of the 12 stories, Brer Rabbit outwits a menagerie of characters bent on devouring him, including Brer Fox (D. L. Hughley), Brer Wolf (Wayne Brady), and Sister Buzzard (MAD TV's Debra Wilson). "It's not mean," the turtle reassures Janey. "It's just the animal way." In other stories, the animals are all seen fishing and even partying together. At one point, Brer Rabbit himself learns about friendship and performs a selfless act to rescue Brer Turtle. Two of the better-known stories, "Brer Rabbit's Laughing Place" and "Brer Rabbit and the Briar Patch," were featured in Disney's Song of the South, as yet unreleased on home video in the United States, which is anything but "satisfactual" to fans of this controversial classic. This may not be the ideal introduction to what some consider precious American folklore: The script is an often disconcerting mix of dialect and contemporary references such as "yadda, yadda, yadda." Still, with all its animal antics and funny voices -- including Wanda Sykes as a characteristically sassy Sister Moon -- younger viewers will find that The Adventures of Brer Rabbit zip delightfully by, even if that "zip" remains unaccompanied by "doo-dah."