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[[File:r-a-d.jpg|frame|The only film in history to have a chicken lady, a rooster Elvis impersonator, and a [[Baleful Polymorph]] at the same time. [[Deranged Animation|And it just gets weirder from there...]]] |
[[File:r-a-d.jpg|frame|The only film in history to have a chicken lady, a rooster Elvis impersonator, and a [[Baleful Polymorph]] at the same time. [[Deranged Animation|And it just gets weirder from there...]]]] |
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This is a very loose [[Adaptation Expansion]] of the tale of Chanticleer the rooster, who believed his crowing made the sun shine. It is also an equally loose adaptation of the play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantecler_(play) ''Chanticler''] by the French writer Edmond Rostand (also known for ''[[Cyrano De Bergerac|Cyrano de Bergerac]]''), bearing little resemblance to it apart from some of the characters. |
This is a very loose [[Adaptation Expansion]] of the tale of Chanticleer the rooster, who believed his crowing made the sun shine. It is also an equally loose adaptation of the play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantecler_(play) ''Chanticler''] by the French writer Edmond Rostand (also known for ''[[Cyrano De Bergerac|Cyrano de Bergerac]]''), bearing little resemblance to it apart from some of the characters. |
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In this version, Chanticleer is an [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|affectionate caricature of Elvis Presley]]. After learning his singing doesn't have any effect on the weather, he runs away to seek his fortune as a rich rock star. Wouldn't you know it, Chanticleer ''does'' control the weather, so his friends run after him to try and convince him to come home and save the farm from flooding. |
In this version, Chanticleer is an [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|affectionate caricature of Elvis Presley]]. After learning his singing doesn't have any effect on the weather, he runs away to seek his fortune as a rich rock star. Wouldn't you know it, Chanticleer ''does'' control the weather, so his friends run after him to try and convince him to come home and save the farm from flooding.<ref>It wasn't necessarily the ''WEATHER'' Chanticleer controlled, but rather {{spoiler|the sunrise. Without his crowing every morning, the sun would never rise.}}</ref> Fortunately, [[Celebrity Is Overrated|Chanticleer is disillusioned with his fame and fortune and fandom]], and agrees to return to the farm and save the day. |
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Pretty straightforward as far as animated folktales go, right? Well, no. Because we didn't mention the [[Big Bad|Grand Duke]], an evil wizard owl who hates the sun and wants it to rain forever. Or, speaking of, the flood that started once Chanticleer left. |
Pretty straightforward as far as animated folktales go, right? Well, no. Because we didn't mention the [[Big Bad|Grand Duke]], an evil wizard owl who hates the sun and wants it to rain forever. Or, speaking of, the flood that started once Chanticleer left. |
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