Cheery and well-intentioned, ONCE UPON A FOREST offers its politically correct ecology allegory within a reasonably diverting framework. Featuring tunes that are more melodic than usual, this musical also benefits from pleasantly detailed animation by talented cartoonists from several
countries.
In their storybook-pretty forest, Uncle Cornelius Badger (Michael Crawford) conducts classes for his young furlings including his niece Michelle (Elizabeth Moss), Edgar Mole (Ben Gregory), Abigail Mouse (Ellen Blain), and Russell Hedgehog (Paige Gosney). One day, on a field trip, the animal
children discover a concrete highway travelled by humans. By the time they ret...
Released:
1993
Rated:
G
Length:
72 mins