Badger (1988 film)

Badger (also known as Badger: The Movie) is a 1988 British-American animated film which is  directed and

produced by Don Bluth and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall. The film stars the voices of Ron Moody, Sally Grace, Don Adams, Ken Sansom and Rupert Farley.

Produced by the American companies Lucasfilm, and the American-Irish Sullivan Bluth Ltd.

Cast

 * Ron Moody awesome Badger,   the only one of the original characters who definitely appeared in Farthing Wood: The Adventure Begins, although in this book he was known as Young Badger. Although he lived throughout the course of the books, he died of old age during the second series of the TV series while the film where he lived.
 * Joey Lawrence as Young Badger
 * Susan Sheridan as Baby Badger
 * Sally Grace as Weasel, a female weasel who becomes friend with Badger.
 * Don Adams as Inspector Gadget
 * Will Ryan as Stan/Cartman
 * Rupert Farley as Demonic Badger, a main antagonist who tries to kill Badger.
 * Cree Summer as Penny
 * Frank Welker as Dr. Claw/Mad Cat/Brain
 * Ken Sansom as Melees’ Badger
 * Paul Winchell as Kyle (original voice)/Kenny (muffled voice)
 * Jim Cummings as Tom Cat
 * Lucille Bliss as Badger‘s Mom
 * Tom Kenny as Badger’s Father
 * Jeff Bergman as German Shepherd Dog
 * Mel Blanc as The Badgers/The White Badgers
 * Julia Louis-Dreyfus as The White Princess Sow Badger
 * Tara Strong as The Badger Cub
 * Brian Cummings as The Professor White Badger

Trivia

 * This is Sally Grace’s first vocal roles in the Universal Pictures film.
 * We can get to see a baby badger at the beginning of the film.
 * This is the film after the events of South Park II: Revenge of Dr. Claw which it is for before Universal Pictures starts making Badger films.
 * Before the 1997 adult animated show South Park and the 1993 british animated series The Animals of Farthing Wood, this is cross between Inspector Gadget and the future animated shows.

Songs

 * Badger‘s Theme - (Instrumental)
 * Badger’s Theme - ABBA
 * The Little Friend - Badger and Weasel

Transcript
Badger (1988 film)/Transcript

Scenes

 * 1) The Birth of Badger
 * 2) The Journey Begins
 * 3) The River
 * 4) In the Big Ben
 * 5) The Car Chase
 * 6) Young Badger
 * 7) Badger Gets Lost
 * 8) The Tom Cat and the Dog
 * 9) The Restaurant
 * 10) The Rain
 * 11) Badger Grows Up
 * 12) The Reform of the Dual
 * 13) Meeting Weasel
 * 14) The Big Garbage
 * 15) The Melee’s Badger
 * 16) Badger and Weasel Meets Inspector Gadget and the Four Young Boys
 * 17) The Sibling Reunion
 * 18) The Street Parkers
 * 19) The White Badgers in the Animal Castle
 * 20) The King of the Animals
 * 21) Dr. Claw Meets the Demonic Badger
 * 22) The Weasel’s Personality
 * 23) The Revenge of the Dr. Claw
 * 24) Badger vs Mad Cat
 * 25) Boss Fight
 * 26) Penny Meets Weasel and Badger
 * 27) Saving The Four Young Boys
 * 28) Final Battle
 * 29) The Badger Family Reunion
 * 30) Friendship Tales/Ending

Release Date
June 1, 1988

Runtime
74 minutes

Music
James Horner (score)