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Cast
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ZigZag
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Bobbi Page | ... |
Princess YumYum (Majestic Films version) /
Additional voices (Miramax version)
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Steve Lively | ... |
Tack the Cobbler (Majestic Films version) /
Additional voices (Miramax version)
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Ed E. Carroll | ... |
The Thief (Majestic Films version) /
Additional voices (Miramax version)
(voice) (as Ed. E. Carroll)
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| Clive Revill | ... |
King Nod (re-edited versions)
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Mona Marshall | ... |
Nurse (Majestic Films version) /
Witch (Majestic Films version) /
Additional voices (Miramax version)
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Joan Sims | ... |
Mad and Holy Old Witch
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Kevin Dorsey | ... | |
| Donald Pleasence | ... |
Phido the Vulture (original and Majestic Films version) /
Additional voices (Miramax version)
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Stanley Baxter | ... |
Gofer /
Slap
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Kenneth Williams | ... |
Goblet /
Tickle
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Clinton Sundberg | ... |
Dying Soldier
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Windsor Davies | ... |
Chief Roofless
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Frederick Shaw | ... |
Goolie
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Thick Wilson | ... |
Hook
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When Tack upsets Zigzag the Vizier, the wizard drags him off to the royal castle, where Princess Yum Yum falls for the bashful boy and saves him from execution. Unfortunately, Zigzag plans to marry the princess in order to succeed her father, King Nod. The Thief, meanwhile, is more interested in gold than love and takes off with the protective orbs topping the palace. Together Tack and Yum Yum attempt to retrieve them in order to prevent Zigzag and the One-Eye army from conquering the city. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
1993 (South Africa) See more »Also Known As:
Arabian Knight See more »Filming Locations:
London, England, UKBox Office
Budget:
$28,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$669,276 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
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2.35 : 1
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Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Music by Robert Folk
Performed by Bobbi Page and Steve Lively
Pop version performed by Andrea Robinson and Arnold McCuller
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Trivia
Originally conceived by Richard Williams as an attempt to make the greatest animated film of all time, it later became his own "reason for living." After failing to secure funds from private investors or a studio to make the film, Williams decided to finance the film on his own, taking small jobs on television commercials or Saturday morning cartoons and using the proceeds to hire his own group of animators. The production moved in fits and starts until the success of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) allowed Williams to make a deal with Warner Bros. to finance and distribute the film. As the production continued, however, it became obvious that Williams would not meet the 1991 release date originally set by the studio due to numerous delays, not the least of which were the director's insistence on absolute perfection and hesitation in using storyboards - two circumstances which often resulted in whole sequences being scrapped and re-shot. With Warner Bros. nervous over the release of Disney's Aladdin (1992), which resembled The Thief and the Cobbler in story, tone and style (many of the animators on the Disney feature had also worked for Williams), the studio turned over completion of the film to the Completion Bond Company, which promptly fired Williams and brought on animator Fred Calvert to finish the film as cheaply and quickly as possible. Calvert heavily re-edited the film and altered the story, bringing in voice actors to re-dub the lead characters. Eventually distributed by Miramax, the film was cut even further before debuting in theaters (See the Alternate Versions page for more details). Though bootleg copies of Williams' original work-print continue to circulate and several restoration attempts have been proposed, an official "Director's Cut" has yet to be released. See more »Goofs
Towards the end of the song "She Is More," when the Nanny puts the veil on Princess Yum-Yum, we can clearly see that there isn't a feather on the crown she is wearing. But in the very next shot, a feather suddenly appears atop the crown. See more »Crazy Credits
The end credits of the South African/Australian prints of "The Princess and the Cobbler" show scenes from the movie that were scrapped from the edited versions, including the Thief narrowly avoiding getting his arms chopped off, behind the credits. However, the prints of "Arabian Knight" only use a black background behind the credits. See more »Soundtracks
Am I Feeling LoveLyrics by Norman Gimbel
Music by Robert Folk
Performed by Bobbi Page and Steve Lively
Pop version performed by Andrea Robinson and Arnold McCuller
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This is the greatest animated feature film of all time, but unfortunately Warner Bros took it away from Richard Williams because he went way over budget and schedule.
When they took over they added some terrible songs and dialogue to Tack (who never talked in the real version) and many other nasty changes, then released it in selected cities in the US only.
It took 20 years to get made and has some of the greatest moving images of all time.
The title is supposed to be "The Thief and the Cobbler"
My 8 year old son has loved it for years, never gets sick of it.
Finally, Vincent Price's voice performance is excellent and it was one of his last.