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The ''[[The Black Cauldron
In Ye Olde Wild West, three cows named Maggie, Mrs. Calloway, and Grace live on a small, cozy farm named Patch of Heaven with other animals. Then the farm is threatened with foreclosure, and our heroines must act to save their home. They plan to achieve this by capturing a big-name cattle rustler named Alameda Slim for his bounty, which is the exact amount they need. The dastardly Slim ''hypnotizes the cattle by '''yodeling.''''' And Grace is tone-deaf, so she alone of all of the cows and cattle is immune to his hypnotic yodeling. So... [[This Is Your Premise
The film was both a critical and financial flop - it is often blamed for nearly killing traditional animation, in fact. The film's soundtrack, provided by our old friend [[Alan Menken]], is often viewed as the only strong point of an otherwise mediocre film.
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=== Tropes ===
* [[Amplified Animal Aptitude]]: It's a Disney film.
* [[Art Evolution]]: this was the last Disney film to use the CAPS digital ink-and-paint system in use since 1989. ''[[The Princess and
* [[Berserk Button]]:
** Do not mess with Mrs Calloway's hat.
** Do not mistake [[Big Bad|Slim's]] yodeling as "singing".
{{quote| ... My ''singing?'' Songbirds SING. Saloon gals SING. Little bitty snot-nosed children sing, I ''yodel''! And YODELING, is an ''ART!!!''}}
* [[Blessed
* [[Blinding Bangs]]: All three of the Willie Brothers with a one [[Peek-a-Bangs]] moment during the fight scene near the train tracks.
* [[Bright Is Not Good]]: Slim, whose psychedelic hypnosis offers a strong contrast to the usual dark themed Disney antagonist.
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* [[Dumb Blonde]]: The Willie Brothers as male examples.
** Blonde-haired cow Grace counts as well.
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Executive Meddling]]:
** The working title for this film was ''Sweatin' Bullets''. Despite being much less conventional than a title taken from an already-famous song, Disney reportedly changed it because they did not "want children seeing a film with the word 'bullets' in the title!"
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** When the White House plan was scuttled, Slim's plan was changed to having the cows sold for slaughter. Disney had an eye on a McDonald's promotion, and didn't want kids making the connection, so the fate of the cows is left ambiguous: the only reference left in the film is the line "Don' wanna be late for that big round-up in the sky!"
* [[Feather Fingers]]: None are evident, and the cows almost never actually rear up on their back legs to use their hooves like hands. But their tail-tufts are apparently prehensile, to the point where Maggie can do sleight of hand with hers.
* [[Franchise Killer]]: As far as 2-D Disney animation goes it ''almost'' killed the franchise, until ''[[The Princess and
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Slim's overall plan, he wants revenge on all the ranch owners for not appreciating his own.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]:
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* [[The Rustler]]
* [[Stock Scream]]: The bison lets out a Goofy holler.
* [[Take That]]: Maggy's "[[Dueling Movies|Stallion of the]] [[Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron|Cim-MORON]]" line. (Despite being released two years apart.)
* [[Through a Face Full of Fur]]:
** A Willie brother's face turns pinkish-purple (or purplish-pink) when Slim strangles him.
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