Heidi's Song (film)
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- This article is about the film. For other uses, see Heidi's Song.
| Heidi's Song | |
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 Theatrical poster. | |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | November 19, 1982 |
| Run time | 1:34:12 |
| Starring | Lorne Greene Sammy Davis Jr. Margery Gray |
| Producer(s) | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Music composed by | Hoyt S. Curtin |
| Screenplay by | Joseph Barbera Jameson Brewer Robert Taylor |
| Based on | Heidi by E.B. White |
| Director(s) | Robert Taylor |
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Heidi's Song is an American animated musical drama film based on the 1881 novel Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The film was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures on November 19, 1982. It was written by William Hanna, Jameson Brewer, and Robert Taylor, produced by William Barbera and William Hanna, the founders of Hanna-Barbera, and directed by Robert Taylor.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- Switzerland
- Swiss Alps
- Grandfather's residence
- Maienfeld (mentioned)
- Dörfli (mentioned)
- Swiss Alps
- Germany
- Switzerland
- The Moon
Objects
- Clara's wheelchair
Vehicles
- Aunt Dete's carriage cab
Production
Development
Due to Hanna-Barbera and Paramount Picture's last picture, Charlotte's Web performing well, Paramount Pictures agreed to Heidi's Song, which according to a press kit, was in development since 1976. They planned to be finished by December 1979, with a release in 1980.
Filming
It was copyrighted in 1982.
Aftermath
Hanna-Barbera depended on Heidi's Song being a success to justify future theatrical feature films, specifically Nessie Come Home and Rock Odyssey.[1] Unfortunately, Heidi's Song was a complete failure, which led to the cancellation of Nessie Come Home, while production did move forward with Rock Odyssey, but it went into five years of development hell, and when it was finished, it only had a special convention screening in 1987.
Music
- Main article: Heidi's Song (soundtrack)
The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt S. Curtin, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte. The orchestrators were Jack Stern]] and Tom Worrall who performed at Group IV Studios. The music was edited and mixed by Joe Sundusky and Paul Aronoff, respectively. The songs were written by Sammy Cahn and Burton Lane.
Songs
- "Good at Making Friends" - Lorne Greene, Margery Gray
- "A Christmas-y Day" - Sandie Hall
- "Heidi" - Lorne Greene
- "An Arm Full of Sunshine" - Lorne Greene
- "Heidi" - Lorne Greene
- "She's a Nothing" - Joan Gerber, Fritz Feld
- "An Armful of Sunshine (Reprise)" - Michael Bell
- "Imagine" - Pamelyn Ferdin, chorus
- "An Un-Kind Word" - Margery Gray
- "That's What Friends Are For" - Roger DeWitt, chorus
- "Ode to Rat" - Sammy Davis Jr.
Crew credits
- Associate producer: Iwao Takamoto
- Production supervisor: Jayne Barbera
- Original recorder: Richard Olson
- Special scheduler: Art Scott
- Supervising film editors: Larry C. Cowan, Pat Foley
- Film editor: Gregory V. Watson, Jr.
- Supervising animators: Hal Ambro, Charlie Downs
- Character animators: Bob Bachman, Ed Barge, Jesse Cosio, John Freeman, Ernesto Lopez, Duncan Majoribanks, Mauro Maressa, Sean Newton, Margaret Nichols, Spencer Peel, Manny Perez, Mitch Rochon, George Schribner, Irv Spence, Robert Taylor, John Walker, Ken Walker
- Additional animators: Ed Aardal, Roger Chiasson, Gail Finkeldel, Al Gaivoto, Terence Harrison, Harry Holt, John Kimball, Marlen Robinson May, Clenn C. Schmitz, Marty Taras, Don Williams, Xenia
- Art director: Paul Julian
- Background supervisor: Al Gmuer
- Scene planner: Evelyn Sherwood
- Character designer: Iwao Takamoto
- Key layout artist: Moe Gollub, Tony Sgori, Marty Strudler, Dick Ung
- Character color artist: Billie Kerns
- Layout artists: Sandra Berez, Tom Bird, Marija M. Dail, Bob Dranko, Jack Huber, Homer Jonas, Ron Maidenberg, Lew Ott, R.A. Smith, Pat Wong
- Background artists: Al Gmuer, Lorraine Andrina, Fernando Arce, Dario Campanile, Gil DiCicco, Dennis Durrell, Flamarion Ferreira, Martin Forte, James Hegedus, Eric Heschong, Jim Hickey, Mike Humphries, Paro Hozumi, Phil Lewis, Bob Gentle, Michelle Moen, Bill Proctor, Andy Phillipson, Phil Phillipson, Jeff Richards, Jeff Riche, Dennis Venizelos, Ron Roesch
- Animation checkers: Virginia Lynn Singer, Ann Tucker, Barbara Wiles, Cheryl White
- Ink and paint supervisor: Alison Victory
- Special effects artists: Auril Pebley, Colene Riffo
- Xerox supervisor: Star Wirth
- Assistant animation supervisor: Marilyn Taylor
- Assistant animators: Jayme Adelson, Sue Adnopoz, Philo Barnhart, Bronwen Barry, Edy Benjamin, Dorris Bergstrom, Jim Bird, Ginny Bogart, Kathy Castillo, Elizabeth Chislett, Eunseng Choi, Chirs Chu, Barry Cook, Paulette Downs, Betty Doyle, Teresa Eidenbock, Mike Fallows, David Feiss, Arthur Filloy, Ayalen Garcia, Mabel Gesner, Fernando Gonzalez, Peter Gullerud, Karina Haber, Ann Hamilton, Julie Harvey, Renee Holt, Charlotte Huffine, John Kafka, Merry Kanawyer, Emilie Kong, Martin Korth, Barbera Krueger, Rob LaDuca, Mike Lessa, Judy Levitow, Ellen Lichtwardt, Terri Loewy, Rick Maki, Bonnie Martsegis, Rae McSpadden, Bert Medall, Bill Mims, Tran Minh, Jack Mongovan, Steve Muller, Sheri Murray, Michael Oliva, David Pacheco, Gilda Palinginis, Pat Parr, Leter Pegues, Kevin Patrilak, Dave Prince Nelson Recinos, Art Roman, Michael Rowland, Leticia Ruiz, Raul Salaiz, Karen Schultz, Martin Schwartz, Tom Tataranowicz, Peggy Tonkonogy, Alex Topete, Mac Torres, Bob Treat, Hank Tucker, Karen Villareal, Stan Wallace, Karen Warren, Lureline Weatherly, Salene Weatherwax, Ed Wexler, Viki C. Wintz, Kevin Wurzer
- Effects editors: Sam Horta, Terry Moore, Sue Brown, Kerry Williams
- Dolby Stereo consultant: Don Digirolamo
- Recorder: Todd-A.O.
- Recording mixers: James Cook, Richard Olson, Don MacDougall, Christopher Jenkins
- Negative consultant: William DeBoer, Jr.
- Post production manager: Joed Eaton
- Camera supervisor: Jerry Mills
- Title designers: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
- Camera operators: Allen Childs, Candace Edwards, Curt Hall, Raymond Lee, Ralph Migliori, Joe Ponticelle, Neil Viker, Roy Wade, Brandy Whittington, Jerry Whittington
- Titles: Westhiemer Company
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: November 19, 1982
Behind the scenes
- This is the second and final film after Charlotte's Web in 1973 to be released by Paramount Pictures. Out of the two films, Paramount continues to still own the rights to release Charlotte's Web on home video, while Warner Bros. owns the rights to Heidi's Song, and has even removed the Paramount logo at the beginning of the film on the DVD, to eradicate any trace of their involvement.
Errors
- Three out of the four cats are given names.
- It's implied that Heidi can understand the head ratte talking.
- None of the songs are identified individually on-screen.
Legacy
- In the 1983 film Valley Girl, Randy drives Julie and her friend through Hollywood Boulevard, passing by Grauman's Chinese Theatre, which advertises it is playing Heidi's Song.
- In the May 21, 1986 episode, there was the "Cartoon Voices" category for $500, with the question being, "Animal 'portrayed' by Sammy Davis Jr. in Heidi's Song & Paul Lynde in Charlotte's Web," with the answer being, "What are rats?"
Marketing and promotion
- In 1983, Hanna-Barbera printed exclusive employee-only calendars with the ever so proud title of Heidi's Song Celebrates Hanna-Barbera's 25th Anniversary, with birthdates for several of their previously created characters.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- 1982: Rank Video releases Heidi's Song on VHS.
- In the United States:
- 1985: Worldvision Home Video releases Heidi's Song on VHS.
- 1988: Kids Klassics releases Heidi's Song on VHS.
- July 31, 2012: Warner Archive Collection releases Heidi's Song on DVD.
- In Germany:
- 199?: Dipenfa releases Heidi's Song on VHS.
Trailers
References
- ^ Canemaker, John (1981). "Hanna-Barbera: Will Heidi's SONG be its Snow White?". Millimeter. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
