The Adventures of the American Rabbit is a 1986 American/Japanese animated film.
Plot[]
The film is about a rabbit named Rob who has the ability to turn into a star-spangled superhero called American Rabbit. After moving to the city where he works as a piano player in a nightclub, he encounters a gang of harassing jackals and it's up to American Rabbit to save the town from them.
Voice Cast[]
English (Original)[]
- Barry Gordon as American Rabbit/Rob/Punk Jackal
- Laurie O'Brien as Bunny O'Hare
- Bob Arbogast as Teddy/Penguin 2
- Ken Mars as Walt/Vultor the Buzzard
- Pat Fraley as Tini Meeny/Rob's Father
- Russi Taylor as Rob's Mother/Lamb
- Bob Holt as Rotten Rodney, Jackal Biker Leader/Penguin 3 (final film role)
- Norm Lenzer as Brutal Bruno, Assistant Head Jackal
- Lorenzo Music as Ping Pong
- Hal Smith as Mentor/Mad Marvin, Sergeant-At-Arms Jackal/Too Loose
- John Mayer as Horrible Hugo, Road Captain Jackal/Penguin 1
- Lew Horn as Dip/Additional Voices
- Maitzi Morgan as Lady Pig/Old Woman Rabbit
- Fred Wolf as Fred Red
- Uncredited
- Mel Blanc - Additional Voices
- Corey Burton - Additional Voices
- Daws Butler - Additional Voices
- Don Messick - Additional Voices
Japanese[]
- Kei Tomiyama - American Rabbit/Rob
- Mari Yokoo - Bunny O'Hare
- Shunsuke Shima - Teddy
- Kenichi Ogata - Rob's Father
- Hideyuki Takizawa - Rob's Mother
Box Office[]
"The Adventures of the American Rabbit" received a limited release in theaters, opening at only 242 theaters for 2 months & grossed $291,126 during its opening weekend. Domestically, it made $1,268,443.
Critical Reception[]
The movie received poor reception from critics & audiences.
Charles Solomon from The Los Angeles Times said, "Both the writing and the animation in The Adventures of the American Rabbit are so inept that the viewer expects the governor to interrupt the film and declare the theater a disaster area!"
In Vincent Canby's review from the New York Times, he said, "If you close your eyes and imagine Chuck Norris in rabbit ears, you've got the American Rabbit."
TV Guide said, "The story peters out towards the end and, running at nearly an hour and a half, may not hold the attention of its intended younger audience".
