I really loved this little guy, though at times I felt like he wasn't used quite as much as they could find a a spot for him in the movie itself (I'll get to that soon). I first saw Rover Dangerfield about 18 years ago, oddly, as part of a double feature gimmick The Disney Channel did one night in '95 or '96 themed to a particular thing. In this instance, it had to do with dogs as the other film that preceded it was "All Dogs Go To Heaven". I already had known of Rover Dangerfield as early as 1990 when it was still in development/production when it was slated for a theatrical release before WB changed it's mind and it got a home video release instead (which I felt hurt it a bit).
Back onto Eddie, I somehow felt despite the fact the movie was suppose to be about Rover himself and his life as the story unfolds, Eddie sorta gets pushed out of the film for a good chuck of time simply because we're focused on Rover's new life out in the country with the farm and it's cast of characters to paw over (so to speak). Of course it was Eddie who discovers where his pal's at via a newspaper article he passes onto his master that brings Rover back to Vegas before the homesickness comes around. The last we see of Eddie is home laying glumly on a chair while Rover watches TV before Connie gets the message and takes him back. We never get a sort of final good-bye with Eddie nor does he tag along when Connie drives Rover back to the farm, which would've been kinda nice to have had a moment like that here but I guess they needed to get on with the ending I suppose. Just didn't seem like they had too much time to devote to Eddie or the situation back in Vegas while Rover was on the farm, say having a moment showing Connie posting "Lost Dog" flyers all over town and the dogs keep searching every nook 'n cranny. Already Rocky's ties with the mob proved more interesting to me than it did the rest of the film itself (but since this was Rated G, they wouldn't get that far I'm sure). It just didn't satisfied me quite as much story-wise (after coming out of All Dogs, I suppose I wanted to think of Eddie as the Itchy of this film).
Not to really knock what you did here, you did an excellent job on what you could on this alone, it's has it's flaws but certainly one most viewers don't mind at all and it has quite a lasting impression on many that have seen it. Noticing the movie had "Sequence Directors" I spotted pretty early how different the animation shifted for each sequence depending on who was behind it. Not sure what scenes you got to work on but I bet they were terrific.
By the way, thanks for enjoying my birthday drawing!
I'm Hamilton Harris and I'm born and raised in Atlanta, GA. I'm a huge fan of Disney movies. I'm trying to get into the cartoon animation business myself. I'm taking a drawing class over at SCAD in Atlanta right now. My professor is very fun to be around, but he is very constructive about drawing. If you like I can show you my artwork I did in class this year. I hope I get a chance to meet you.
I really loved this little guy, though at times I felt like he wasn't used quite as much as they could find a a spot for him in the movie itself (I'll get to that soon). I first saw Rover Dangerfield about 18 years ago, oddly, as part of a double feature gimmick The Disney Channel did one night in '95 or '96 themed to a particular thing. In this instance, it had to do with dogs as the other film that preceded it was "All Dogs Go To Heaven". I already had known of Rover Dangerfield as early as 1990 when it was still in development/production when it was slated for a theatrical release before WB changed it's mind and it got a home video release instead (which I felt hurt it a bit).
ReplyDeleteBack onto Eddie, I somehow felt despite the fact the movie was suppose to be about Rover himself and his life as the story unfolds, Eddie sorta gets pushed out of the film for a good chuck of time simply because we're focused on Rover's new life out in the country with the farm and it's cast of characters to paw over (so to speak). Of course it was Eddie who discovers where his pal's at via a newspaper article he passes onto his master that brings Rover back to Vegas before the homesickness comes around. The last we see of Eddie is home laying glumly on a chair while Rover watches TV before Connie gets the message and takes him back. We never get a sort of final good-bye with Eddie nor does he tag along when Connie drives Rover back to the farm, which would've been kinda nice to have had a moment like that here but I guess they needed to get on with the ending I suppose. Just didn't seem like they had too much time to devote to Eddie or the situation back in Vegas while Rover was on the farm, say having a moment showing Connie posting "Lost Dog" flyers all over town and the dogs keep searching every nook 'n cranny. Already Rocky's ties with the mob proved more interesting to me than it did the rest of the film itself (but since this was Rated G, they wouldn't get that far I'm sure). It just didn't satisfied me quite as much story-wise (after coming out of All Dogs, I suppose I wanted to think of Eddie as the Itchy of this film).
Not to really knock what you did here, you did an excellent job on what you could on this alone, it's has it's flaws but certainly one most viewers don't mind at all and it has quite a lasting impression on many that have seen it. Noticing the movie had "Sequence Directors" I spotted pretty early how different the animation shifted for each sequence depending on who was behind it. Not sure what scenes you got to work on but I bet they were terrific.
By the way, thanks for enjoying my birthday drawing!
Hi Skip,
ReplyDeleteI'm Hamilton Harris and I'm born and raised in Atlanta, GA. I'm a huge fan of Disney movies. I'm trying to get into the cartoon animation business myself. I'm taking a drawing class over at SCAD in Atlanta right now. My professor is very fun to be around, but he is very constructive about drawing. If you like I can show you my artwork I did in class this year. I hope I get a chance to meet you.
Sincerely,
Hamilton Harris