Chanticleer

Chanticleer is a 1981 Hand-Drawn Animated Film released by Walt Disney Pictures and InterWorld Pictures. Based on the childrens book by TBD. The film stars John Belushi Sally Field Jack Nicholson Eric Idle

Plot
Set on a Parisian farm in the late 1800s , much like the play, "Chanticleer" is the story of a vain rooster whose leadership the other barnyard animals had accepted because they all truly believed his crowing was what brought the sun up each morning. Although, a ruthless band of "Night Creatures" (e.g. moles, bats, vultures,) headed by a vicious fox named Reynard were planning to seize the animals on the farm for their dinner. Under the guise of a traveling circus, they came to the farm and performed for the animals, causing them to loose faith in Chanticleer and want Reynard to lead them instead. Elsewhere, a beautiful Pheasant who was new on the farm had constantly been trying to get Chanticleer to notice her, but all her attempts had failed. So Reynard, hoping that her beauty would distract Chanticleer so that the rooster couldn't ruin his plan, offered to give her a makeover. However, Chanticleer was to have eventually realized what the fox was up to, at which point the rooster was to have dueled one of Reynard's henchmen, a Spanish fighting cock known as Senior Poco Loco, during which time the sun would have risen without his crowing. At this, he would have realized the error in his vanity, found the strength to beat the cock and chased away the baddies for a happy ending.

Voice Cast
John Belushi as Chanticleer

Sally Field as Pheasant

Jack Nicholson as Reynard

TBA as Senor Poco Loco

Eric Idle as Mr. Hallard S Hooter-owl circus performer and friend to Chanticleer