Review of Rover Dangerfield (1991) by Lee B — 26 Aug 2010

I heard that Rodney Dangerfield concocted this movie idea in the early 80's as a tax write off. I'm not sure if this film is considered a labor of love or an animated attempt at an ego stroke but "Rover Dangerfield" is a disasterous production from the sense of an animated standpoint.

It's a strange movie if you consider how the story is and the awkwardness of the musical numbers. The animation seems more finished in some sequences than others and really becomes obvious in the timing of the voice work.

The highlight is Rover himself whose body language completely matches Rodney. Unfortunately this film can't overcome its shoddy production value for adults and would be limited to children that maybe like things like "Babe".