Rock-a-Doodle (Reboot)

Rock-a-Doodle is a newest upcoming American animated musical comedy/fantasy film directed by Don Bluth produced by Orion Pictures (a division of MGM) in partnership with Disney Pictures. A remake of the 1991 classic of the same name.

The film's animation is Two-Dimensional like the classic Disney Movies.

The soundtrack features songs by Daryl Hall and John Oates, in an acoustic theme, and includes themes from the 1991 classic by composer Robert Folk.

The film will be presented in theaters, IMAX 3D, and Digital 3D.

Concept 1 (Midwest Tennessee)
the story begins with a Night backdrop of a farming town (with Daryl Hall singing Goodnight and Goodmorning) then Chanticleer crows for the sun to go up making His “Sun do Shine” number entertaining the farm animals. however, not everyone was thrilled about Chanticleer’s daily routine, Nero, an Elderly, but Grumpy Cat, was sick and tired of Chanticleer waking him up time And time again cutting into His sleeping time. another was Apollo, Chanticleer's younger brother, who wasn't sure He could be as great as fill His brother's shoes. Then, one night, Nero decided to anonymously recruit another Rooster to take Chanticleer’s place. And after the other rooster fought against Chanticleer, won, and tried to crush Chanticleer's throat after screaming at Chanticleer’s face, Patou stops the rogue Rooster from doing More physical harm to Chanticleer. Chanticleer went into a depression, and according to law, the losing rooster is to leave the farm, never to return. Something Nero never knew, as the other animals pleas for Chanticleer to stay fall on deaf ears as Chanticleer headed east as the rogue rooster taunted the depressed rooster. through the entire day, the farm's animals were too depressed to sing, dance, work, or even smile since Chanticleer left. Apollo left the farm, knowing that He'll never get a chance to crow alongside His brother. (Throw the Roses away) As morning was nearing, Chanticleer’s replacement crows but in an evil tone, the sun does go up, but goes back down, after a minute. the farm animals, realizing that Only Chanticleer can raise the sun, chase the rogue rooster off as He laughs maliciously. Nero, who realized what wrong He had done, decided to go after Chanticleer to apologize, but is cut off by the Duke of Owls, intent to keep the sun from rising, and threatening the cat's grandson's life, and the scene changes to the real world somewhere in Midwest Tennessee, Spring 1988.

a young boy named Edmond is told a bedtime story, by His father with Edmond’s elder brothers Scott and Mark listening as The mom is on the way home. Then, a phone call comes as a Pack of coyotes attack the town. Edmond's father and older brothers go outside to fight off the coyotes, as Edmond is told to stay. As the coyotes were about to get through, Edmond after remembering how Chanticleer can crow for the sun to rise, Shouts Chanticleer's name. then, a limb off a rotting tree, breaks and impacts Edmond, knocking Him out.

Moments later, as Edmond was waking up, He picks up the book which glowing in an evil red color, right after Edmond's father comes in the bedroom. The storybook then sucks Edmond and some objects inside, turning Him into a kitten, as He lands on the farmland, The Duke appears and was about to eat Edmond for screaming Chanticleer's name. Fortunately, before the Duke could swallow Edmond, Patou comes to the rescue, and during the fight, Edmond sees this and tries to find something on the ground. He sees a flashlight and turns it on, forcing the Duke away from the farm. Soon, the farm animals come out of the barn, unaware of some of the stuff the storybook sucked in. (Video Game System based on the NES, Sneakers, a Walkman, VCR, a telescope, some yo-yos, comic books, a computer based on the Apple II-C, and a slingshot.) since the animals are low on food and countermeasures against the coyotes that will return, and worse, because of the Duke’s Magic, The night will go on forever. Edmond, looks up for some stars in the sky, but because of the Duke, There were no stars at all, not even the moon. Edmond gets an idea and checks the barn for a wagon, some firecrackers, a magnifying glass and some spare flashlights. As everyone else stays behind to keep the coyotes and other night creatures away, Edmond, along with Patou the dog, Peepers the mouse, Minnie the Rabbit, and Her husband Sandy, ride the wagon to the train station to get on a train to the city as Patou throws firecrackers at the coyotes to clear a path, thanks to the flashlight gathering light for the telescope to burn the firecracker fuse, to scare the coyotes As the gang head for the Train station, as the rest of the farm denizens, composed of a pig, a squirrel, a couple of chickens, a turkey, a mouse, some chicks, and a magpie wish them good luck.

At Owl Overdell, where the owls live, the Duke gets word from two smaller owls that a few animals are already on Their way to the city, So, The Duke sends out Hunch and some of His Owl henchmen to cut them off, since the coyotes would Be too dumb and distracted to pursue. Despite some difficulty, the heroes survive the owls' ambush and sneak a ride on the train to the city. (Since the heroes don’t have enough money) Meanwhile, the Owl King comes to the Overdell, all the while talking down to the Duke. but, when Hunch returns telling the others that Edmond’s group have been dealt with by way of poison ivy, The Duke tells Hunch that Poison Ivy is not toxic, and that Edmond's group is still alive, He sends out His newest owl, Taupe, along with an emotionless Nero to deal with the heroes, in order to keep Chanticleer from returning.

with only 20 miles until the heroes reach the city, Edmond’s group is spotted by one of the train workers, and They jump off the train to avoid arrest. Continuing their trek to the city by foot, Edmond’s group come across a dilapidated circus called DeBurgerac Circus, which is full of weasel clowns who work for the Duke of Owls. Edmond's group sneak in, seeing some roller skates in a junk pile. Snipes suggests getting them, but, Edmond and Patou disapprove because that would be stealing. Of course Sandy counters that if they’re in a junk pile, the clowns don’t need them anymore. So, Edmond’s group go on ahead to the city using the skates. Moments later, however, the weasels spot the heroes and chase after them. reaching the city, (Based on Branson, Missouri and the 1980s) the heroes spot the weasels going after them, so, They remove the skates and hide out in a diner for the night.

The next morning, Edmond’s group start the search for Chanticleer, upon exiting the diner, Peepers hears Chanticleer’s voice on a jukebox, as Edmond learned that the newspaper He bought was made in 1959, and that He really did go in the storybook into the past. Later, as the others continued the search, despite the interference of Pinky, a fat fox and the Duke's most reliable henchman, as Nero watches them, without being seen. Meanwhile, back at the farm, things were going bleak as the animals there rations whatever batteries were still fresh as the night creatures were getting closer.

Hours later, Edmond’s group manage to sneak inside Pinky Pavilion wearing sheep costumes, where Chanticleer is to perform a detective-based musical Number, during the number, Pinky tells His henchmen to capture Edmond’s group on sight. the gang makes a message asking Chanticleer to come back. And despite some interference, they get the message to Chanticleer, and they exit to avoid getting caught. Of course, Goldie who was told by Pinky to pretend to like Chanticleer, grabs the message before Chanticleer had a chance to read it. Pinky was unhappy that His Pinky Pavilion was shut down, not because the ratings were low, because of the ruckus caused in the Pinky Pavilion and that a few more of the bouncers got injured. Learning that Chanticleer will head for Los Angeles, Edmond’s group head there, as well, sneaking inside a moving van. As the others think up a new plan to get to Chanticleer's attention, Taupe attacks the group, but in the chaos, He drops His dark goggles, and tape recorder. However, Pinky manages to capture Edmond’s Group (along with Taupe who is out cold) as Hunch was about to attack, and Pinky declares to have Minnie as Dinner. Goldie who witnessed it, realizes what’s going on, decides to tell Chanticleer and gives Him the message Edmond’s group made. Nero sees as well, and intends to eliminate Edmond's group another way.

At the shipyard, Edmond’s group and Taupe is put in a big box, to be sent to China in less than an hour. as the barge gets closer and Nero still under the spell of the duke, try to push the box containing the captives to the ocean, unaware that Taupe is inside as well. As Nero gets the box closer to the ocean, the captives learn from Taupe (Who finally came to His senses) tells the others that once midnight strikes, the world will be forever covered in the dark magic of Archibald, the Owl King, not even Chanticleer's crowing will make it go away. Taupe tries to get through to Nero saying "Nero! the kitten Your daughter entrusted you, It's Me!" Nero starts to hesitate, recognizing His voice, causing Him to bring His memories back, including His memories of His wife, Cayenne, breaks free of the Spell. Nero then goes to search for something to free The captives, and since He couldn't get enough time to locate a key to open the lock, He uses a rusted pipe to smash the lock, freeing the captives and when Taupe shed tears after reuniting with His great-grandfather, Taupe returns to being a kitten but falls asleep in Nero’s arms. Edmond’s group continue The search, Soon, Peepers asks where the nearest radio station is. Minutes later, Pinky sees the barge arrive at the wharf, celebrating that the King will stay in the city forever. while Goldie and Chanticleer rescue Minnie from being dinner. Soon, Pinky's joy turns to shock when He hears a broadcast of Pinky’s kidnapping of Edmond’s group and His plot of selling them to China, thanks to Taupe's tape recorder recording Pinky's voice. Pinky, knowing He’ll lose everything, furiously screams.

Edmond's group continue the search, then, a Limousine crosses their path, and driving it is Chanticleer with Goldie. As Edmond's group decide to return to the farm, Pinky tells the bouncers to make roadblocks to keep the King from exiting, then, after an abrupt turn, Chanticleer is knocked out. Edmond works the controls as everyone else jettison some things that aren’t nailed down at Pinky and the pursuing henchmen. In the chaos, Pinky tackles the limo, causing Peepers to fall out of the car. Edmond, who sees this, gets a realization, and takes control of the limo to retrieve Peepers. but They come to a dead end, as Pinky and His henchmen corner the heroes. fortunately, Peepers, who absconded with a Helicopter, gets the heroes and head for the Farm. as Pinky goes into a tantrum, defeated as He and the henchmen are arrested by the police. Edmond, who sees that the darkness is coming toward the farmland, knows They're running out of time, hurries to the farm. however, Hunch who somehow got inside the helicopter is seen holding on.

Arriving at the farm, Edmond’s group notices that the farm animals are gone, except for Minnie and Sandy’s kids. (Who dug burrows for his kids to hide from the owls with the time left) with Patou thinking They’re too late. Edmond, however, says they still have time to stop the endless night spell before it becomes permanent. At the Overdell, just as Archibald was about to eat the animals, Edmond's group in the helicopter come to the rescue, holding off the owls, with searchlights and fireworks. however, Hunch, who was hiding inside, clumsily sabotages the helicopter, causing it to sink in the lake. After getting out of the wreckage, Nero attacks the Duke in a blind rage, for trying to use Him to eliminate a fellow cat, as Edmond's group try to restore Chanticleer's spirit to stop Archibald from using the endless night to not only cause darkness to reign over the world, but also to create a gateway to Edmond's world. Edmond, after seeing His home, regains His memory of His family, rallies the animals to chant Chanticleer’s name to restore His ability to crow again. the Duke then has His henchmen restrain the group away from Chanticleer as Archibald berated the Duke for crushing Chanticleer's throat, (making Him unable to crow) instead of eliminating Him, which proves that the rogue rooster was the Duke in Disguise. Edmond, refusing to let the owls have their way, bites one owl's arm, and tells the others to keep encouraging Chanticleer. The Duke then uses His magic to grab Edmond by the throat, and toss Him against a tombstone, but Nero Uses His body as a cushion to keep Edmond safe, but Edmond was barely breathing. Nero, whose anger was at His fever pitch, attacks Archibald as He tells the others to not let Edmond’s sacrifice go in vain, the animals cheer for Chanticleer, angering Archibald to the point of turning into a tornado, as His own henchmen and the Duke are caught inside. Chanticleer, after a few moments, saw His friends being sucked inside, gets sucked in as well. Inside, Chanticleer sees visions of His friends, who still encourage Chanticleer to believe in himself, including Edmond, whose vision is in the form of a young boy. and the Duke, who is really Apollo. With this, Chanticleer’s depression disappears and crows as loud as He can, causing Archibald‘s body to fill with light, until He explodes in a tremendous explosion, with only a few feathers falling, the farm animals wake up on the ground as they saw Chanticleer come down after bringing back the sun as the coyotes and raccoons left without incident.

With their adventure over, Edmond weakly wakes up and asks what happened as the Sun was finally up. As everyone else leaves the graveyard back to the farm, Edmond spots the Duke, who returns as Apollo when the sun's light Hits him. but, even though the Sun returned and that Edmond was relieved that Archibald and His owls won't hurt anyone from His world, He won't see His family again. Then, Edmond hears His father’s voice, and floats up in the sky, glowing as his things go up as well. Edmond tearfully says His good-byes to Chanticleer and the others as He vanishes.

Then, back home in the real world, Edmond as a human again, wakes up in his room with His parents and brothers watching over Him. Edmond's father tearfully hugs His son, knowing now, that He'll be alright. A few days later, on the first day of summer, Edmond’s father asked His son about the dream He had. after Edmond explains His adventure, the book glows a white color transporting Edmond and His family (as Cats again) to the cartoon farm, where Chanticleer sang a reprise of "Sun do Shine" as the entire gang celebrate (along with Chanticleer and Goldie’s two offspring, and of course, Minnie and Sandy’s eight offspring) and Taupe, who is asleep. (renamed Edmond at Nero's suggestion). during the song, Chanticleer gives Nero a blindfold and earmuffs, as a sign of good will, which Nero accepts as Cayenne dances with Him. Chanticleer then tells Edmond and His family that They can come visit any time they want.

In a mid-credits scene, Hunch is relaxing inside a gopher hole just under the farm.

After the Credits, Edmond (As a Cat) thanks the viewers for staying after the credits, and shares something extra to the audience, which is a Music Video of a Hall and Oates song sung by Chanticleer or some of His friends. (Depending on which state, as four states in the USA each have a different music video, but two of the states have "When the Morning comes".)
 * Goodnight and Goodmorning sung by Chanticleer and Goldie (Plot - Chanticleer and Goldie watch the dawn as they tended to their two offsprings.)
 * Everywhere I Look sung by Peepers (Plot - Peepers checks a very long map of the world)
 * Private Eyes sung by Minnie and Sandy Rabbit (Plot - The Rabbits dress as Noir Detectives at Night)
 * Alone too long sung by Chanticleer (Plot - Chanticleer exploring a dark townscape in a white spotlight.)
 * Dreamtime sung by Edmond
 * I'm just a Kid sung by Edmond
 * Kiss on My List sung by Chanticleer and Goldie
 * What's Important to Me sung by Sandy Rabbit
 * Abandoned Luncheonette sung by Sandy Rabbit (Plot - Sandy and Minnie explore an abandoned dining car, and imagine themselves as workers there, then they repaired and cleaned it up as a new diner.)
 * When the Morning comes sung by Chanticleer
 * Throw the Roses Away sung by Nero
 * I'm in Pieces sung by Edmond and His brothers
 * Las Vegas Turnaround sung by Chanticleer

Additional Characters

 * Nero - A grumpy, but elderly Colorpoint Shorthair Cat. the unwilling tertiary antagonist.
 * Sandy - An American Fuzzy Lop Rabbit and Minnie's Husband Who worries about Her a lot. he’s also a former magician.
 * Minnie and Sandy’s brood - Composed of eight young rabbits, (Five girls, and three boys) each one is a third the size of their parents, Minnie and Sandy. (They are named Artie, Dani, Mae, Minerva II, Morgan, Alex, Rudy, and Tara.)
 * Taupe - One of the Duke‘s Owls, but is really a kitten who is Nero’s great-grandson who got turned into an owl by the Duke.
 * Archibald - Father of the Duke of Owls, otherwise known as the King of Owls. And the true Main Antagonist.

Alternate plot devices

 * Instead of the Duke of Owls having another rooster to out Chanticleer, Nero had ordered a rooster (Who was the Duke in disguise) to defeat Chanticleer, just to get a good night's sleep.
 * Instead of the farm animals laughing Chanticleer out of the farm, Chanticleer leaves on his own accord.
 * The Grand Duke uses His Endless Night magic to make sure there wouldn’t be any light, not even from the moon or the stars.
 * Edmond’s Mother doesn’t appear in the intro, but She appears in the end.
 * In the 1991 version, Edmond was a human boy turned into a kitten by the duke, but in this version, the magic of the storybook turns Him and any human being into animals. (In Edmond and His family’s case, cats.)
 * In the Original, Minnie Rabbit had A minor role, But, She gets a more important role in the remake.
 * Edmond’s group head for the train station via wagon, instead of riding a toy box through the flooded town.
 * Instead of toad henchmen, the henchmen are vultures.
 * Edmond finds Himself acting more and more like a cat as the story goes on.
 * instead of Edmond wearing Davy Crockett‘s attire, He wears clothes based on the 80s.

Outtakes

 * At the beginning, instead of singing right away, Chanticleer coughs a few times.
 * When Peepers nags Edmond to bring the others to the city, She plucks one of Edmond’s whiskers, causing Him to yowl in pain as the director chastizes Peepers for plucking one of Edmond’s whiskers which is VERY sensitive.

Animated

 * Daryl Hall as Chanticleer
 * John Goodman as Patou
 * Duncan Joiner as Edmond
 * Jason Alexander as Snipes
 * Teresa Ganzel as Goldie
 * ??? as Peepers
 * ??? as Minnie
 * Bill Hader as Sandy
 * Dennis Hayden as Nero

Songs
The most of the songs here in the movie are sung by Daryl Hall, all of them acoustic, but some of them have altered lyrics.
 * "Goodnight and Goodmorning" - Title Song.
 * "Sun do Shine"
 * ”We hate the Sun” - Sung by the Duke and His henchmen to the tune of “Night on Bald Mountain”.
 * ”Tyin Your Shoes” - Sung by Patou as the gang were in the train, wondering what to do to locate Chanticleer.
 * "Everywhere I Look" - This song was played when Edmond's group started the search for Chanticleer.
 * "Dreamtime" - A Song Chanticleer sings in a Heavenly theme at the Pinky Pavilion as Edmond's group tries to find Chanticleer.
 * "Alone Too Long" - sung by Chanticleer when He remembers the good times He had back at the farm To when He had His start in the City.
 * "Do What You Want, Be What You Are" - When the farm animals are getting desperate to keep the owls away.
 * "Private Eyes" - A Song Chanticleer sung in an Detective theme at the Pinky Pavilion as Edmond's group try to get Chanticleer's attention.
 * "Kiss on My List" - When Chanticleer first makes eye contact with Goldie's eyes.
 * ”Las Vegas Turnaround” - When Edmond’s group head for Los Angeles where Chanticleer is going.
 * "Lifetime of Love" - When Chanticleer and Goldie enjoy the Amusement park.
 * "Did it in a Minute” - Edmond tries to convince the hypnotized Nero, as the latter remembers the good times in the farm.
 * ”Help Me find a way to Your Heart” - In Minnie’s mind when She remembers falling in love with Sandy.
 * ”When the Morning Comes” - When the Sun returns to the farm.
 * "Wait for Me" - When Edmond remembers the good times He had with His new friends as He is about to return home and said His last goodbyes.
 * "Sun do Shine" - This plays during the first part of the end credits.
 * "Throw the Roses away" - This plays for the rest of the credits.

End Credit Illustrations

 * Sandy and Minnie tending to Their young.

Promo Art Concepts

 * Chanticleer singing as the animals applaud.
 * Cat Edmond, Patou, Peepers, Sandy, and Minnie riding on a wagon, as the Duke and His owls pursue and Chanticleer plays a guitar in the sun.
 * The Farm Animals asleep.
 * Edmond's group walking along the train tracks.
 * Edmond’s group among paint cans.
 * Sandy letting Minnie work some card magic.
 * Edmond's Group dressed like Phantom Thieves while avoiding Pinky's Henchmen.
 * Edmond's group looking at the rising sun in the graveyard.

Concept 1
This is all sepia backgrounds with color on the characters.
 * Chanticleer Crowing as the Animals cheer and Nero disdainfully looks.
 * Nero returning with a dark rooster.
 * The dark rooster brutally defeats Chanticleer.
 * Chanticleer leaving the farm in tears as the animals sadly see Him leave.
 * The Duke of Owls appear in front of Nero.
 * Edmond and His brothers listen to Frank who is reading a book.
 * Edmond screams “Chanticleer”, as a tree branch was about to hit Edmond.
 * Frank comes in, just as the book turns red and it becomes a portal sucking in Edmond.
 * Edmond (Now as a cat) falls on the ground, in front of the duke.
 * Edmond using a flashlight to disperse the Duke as Patou watches.
 * Patou placing a straw hat on Edmond’s Head.
 * Edmond's group riding a wagon.
 * The Owls attacking Edmond's group.
 * Edmond's group riding a train.
 * Edmond's group walking the rails.
 * Patou slipping on skates.
 * Chanticleer sadly tuning His guitar.
 * Edmond’s group in a phone Booth with Edmond calling.
 * Edmond‘s group (excluding Patou) at a table while wearing sheep costumes.
 * Edmond’s group (dressed as Phantom Thieves) running past Chanticleer who plays His guitar.
 * Chanticleer making eye contact with Goldie.
 * Edmond’s group sneaking past a guard.
 * Pinky captures Edmond’s group (and Taupe)
 * Pinky pulls Minnie by the ears, which hurts Her.
 * Nero notices a hole in a crate
 * Nero hugs Taupe (as a kitten again) as Edmond’s group watched.
 * Edmond’s group driving a limousine while avoiding Pinky and His henchmen.
 * Edmond’s group (with Chanticleer inside an airship.)
 * Minnie and Sandy exploring the empty barn.
 * Chanticleer weakly facing against The Duke and Archibald.
 * The Animals cheering on Chanticleer.
 * Archibald as a tornado sucks in the animals.
 * Chanticleer flying into the tornado.
 * Chanticleer surrounded by the animals, including the owls.
 * Nero shedding Tears as Edmond wakes and wipes a tear off Nero’s eye.
 * Edmond waving goodbye as He and His stuff float up.
 * Edmond’s family looking at the morning sky.
 * Edmond’s family (as cats) being cheered by the farm animals.
 * Edmond’s Family and the farm animals look at the horizon.

DVD/Blu-ray Features

 * In the DVD/Blu-ray, There will be English, Spanish, and French Audio, including a Commentary and a Behind-the-Scenes featurette. includes a Bonus DVD, containing Deleted and Alternate Scenes, How-to-Draw videos, Character/Voice Actor Interviews, Animated Music Videos, Deleted Music Videos, Concept Art, and extended Outtakes.

Transcript
For a Transcript of Movie Idea, see Rock-a-Doodle (Reboot) Transcript

Trailer Transcript
Announcer - From the Mind of Edmond Rostand, and visions of Veteran Animator, Don Bluth, Director of The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, and Anastasia, comes a New Version of one of Don Bluth's Works, Rock-a-Doodle. Edmond, a young boy was afraid of the dark, So, He read books until He went to sleep, and His favorite book is The tale of Chanticleer. But when danger ensues not only His home...

Edmond - Chanticleer!

Announcer - ...but also the storybook world of Chanticleer....

Duke - Heh. It was idiotic of You to even scream that bird’s name. (Edmond falls into a portal, which turns Him into a kitten)

Edmond - No. I... I’m a cat!

Duke - It's Your own fault for trying to call that Bird back to the farm.

Announcer - Before He knew it, Edmond finds Himself in an unusual world, with talking farm animals, and a Clan of Evil Owls who brought forth a great shadow over the world, so that the sun would never shine again.

Snipes - Ohhhh... I can't stand goodbyes!

Announcer - Now, Edmond along with His new friends, are on an incredible adventure, to find the only one who can bring back the sun.

Edmond - We're finally here!

Announcer - What They're searching for is a rooster to save the day. Literally.

Barker - Your attention please! Ladies and Gentlemen, Here's the King! (Chanticleer sings Private Eyes)

Minnie - Is that really Him?

Announcer - They’ll face greedy city dwellers...

Pinky - How did They get in there?

Announcer - Bullying Brutes...

Bouncer - I don't know how You got in, but I know How You'll get out.

(A Limousine screeches in front of Edmond's group.)

Announcer - lots of danger...

Taupe - I'll get that Cat, even if it's the last thing I'll do.

Nero - Speak for Yourself.

Edmond - I've a plan, but It's desperate as it is dangerous.

Announcer - And evil magic owls.

Duke - I’ll make your friends regret their insolence.

Announcer - Disney Pictures and Don Bluth Studios presents a story that will have You "Crowing" in the aisles.

Archibald and henchmen - YAAAAAHHH! (A Chinook drops a firecracker at Archibald, which explodes, scorching a part of His face as the Farm animals cheer.)

Announcer - Featuring Three brand-new songs sung by the Illustrious Daryl Hall, portraying Chanticleer the Rooster. Rock-a-Doodle. A Movie You'll enjoy Day or Night.

Duke - You know, I just can't stand any loud Music. It makes Me... Irritable.

Announcer - Coming soon to a Theater near you.