Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic masterpiece, first performed in Russia in 1936, has been lauded not only for the spectacular musical score, but also for the story itself--of a young boy who outwits a wily wolf. George Daugherty brings this timeless tale to modern audiences by seamlessly weaving live-action with animation and music by the RCA Symphony Orchestra. The story opens as a grandfather (Lloyd Bridges) hosts his daughter (Kirstie Alley) and grandson (Ross Malinger from Sleepless in Seattle) during a visit to his country cottage. After lunch, the trio settles in as grandfather recounts "The Story" of Peter's adventures with a bird, cat, and dizzy duck on the outskirts "of a very dark forest." The film morphs into a clever cartoon designed by the legendary Chuck Jones (of Wile E. Coyote fame). The "story within a story" leaps to life while the accompanying musical instruments also emerge as playful personalities.
Peter and the Wolf has generally received positive reviews.
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Peter and the Wolf was released in 1995 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 77 reviews, giving Peter and the Wolf (1995) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Peter and the Wolf a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 68%, Peter and the Wolf is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1995, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1995 with similar scores include films like A Goofy Movie, In the Mouth of Madness and Powder.
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