The Roadrunner Race

The Roadrunner Race is a 1995 Irish animated film produced by Stant Pictures and Ragdoll Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

it is the first Stant film distributed by Columbia since Sony purchased Garland in 1994.

Cast

 * Burt Reynolds as Blue Roadrunner
 * Brian George as Red Roadrunner
 * Felicity Kendal as Purple Roadrunner
 * Mel Gibson as Bagel Eagle
 * Linda Hunt as Mrs. Magpie
 * Jim Cummings as Big Black Eagle with Red Eyes
 * Rob Paulsen as Little White Eagle
 * Phil Collins as Running Rooster
 * Yeardley Smith as Baby Rooster
 * Sandra Dickinson as Old Hen
 * Bridget Fonda as Pheasant Reporter
 * Charles Fleischer as Popcorn Owl

Release
The Roadrunner Race is originally going to be released on November 18 by Judy Garland Pictures. However, in order to avoid competition with Rich's The Swan Princess and a re-release of Disney's The Lion King, Columbia decided to distribute the film and release the film in June instad.

The film was released on June 16, 1995 by Columbia Pictures. it became a box office failure becuase it is in competition again, but this time with Disney's Pocahantis, which is released the following week.

on November 4, 1995, Columbia TriStar Home Video released the film on VHS and Laserdisc. the film's Home Video success leads to a television show called The Blue and Red Roadrunners.

in 2000, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment released the film on VHS and DVD. the film was made of poor picture quality in Pan-and-Scan masters.

in 2005, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the film only on DVD. the film has restored picture quality and has been sourced in CinemaScope. the Scene, Blue's Childhood, was removed from the 2005 DVD due to the Argument of Roadrunners. a UK DVD was released by DHX Home Entertainment in 2008.

in 2009, Anchor Bay Entertainment and DHX Home Entertainment released the film on DVD and Blu-ray. the film's 2009 DVD release has the Big Black Eagle's Red Glowing Eyes turned down in order to avoid showing the children the Bright Eyes scene.

in 2015, the film was released on Blu-ray by DHX Home Entertainment and Shout! Factory. there are two versions of the film, the original version on disc 1 and the 2009 version on disc 2. a reprint is released by Universal in 2019.

Soundtrack
This soundtrack were composed Hans Zimmer and only one song was performed by the musical band group called Mount Everest.


 * 1) Columbia TriStar Logo (Main Title) – 0:20
 * 2) Roadrunner's History – 3:45
 * 3) Blue's Childhood – 5:34
 * 4) Blue Roadrunner – 2:00
 * 5) The Race – 5:00
 * 6) Red Roadrunner – 3:00
 * 7) Sailor's Hornpipe – 3:56
 * 8) Big Black Eagle – 1:23
 * 9) Cocoa Lamas – 1:23
 * 10) Footprint Inc. – 0:57
 * 11) Dark Shadow – 4:12
 * 12) Roadrunner Race – 4:12
 * 13) Finish Line – 2:31
 * 14) Sad Line – 2:34
 * 15) Happy Ending – 1:45
 * 16) The Red Car & Blue Car Home For Christmas Day – Mount Everest – 3:05
 * 17) End Credits – 4:19