Rock-a-Doodle (Reboot)

Rock-a-Doodle is a newest upcoming American animated musical comedy/fantasy film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, produced by Don Bluth Films, Inc. in partnership with Sony Pictures Animation, and released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Films. A reboot of the 1991 classic of the same name.

The film's animation technique combines traditional hand-drawn animation (with digital ink and paint/animation using Toon Boom and Adobe Flash) and extensive use of computer generated imagery.

The soundtrack features songs by Daryl Hall and T.J. Kuenster, and includes themes from the 1991 classic by composer Robert Folk.

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

Plot
the story begins with Chanticleer making His “Sun do Shine” number. however, not everyone was thrilled about Chanticleer’s daily routine, Nero, an Elderly, but Grumpy Ragdoll-breed Cat, Who was a mouser years ago, was sick and tired of Chanticleer waking him up time And time again. So, He decided to anonymously recruit amother Rooster to take Chanticleer’s place. And after the other rooster fought against Chanticleer and won, Chanticleer left the farm, feeling that He has no place on the farm, despite the other animals pleas. When Chanticleer’s replacement crows but in a quiet volume, so that He won’t wake Nero, the sun does go up, but goes back down, after a minute. The replacement, realizing that Only Chanticleer can raise the sun, makes a run for it as the Farm Animals chase Him off. Nero, who realized what He had done, decided to go after Chanticleer to apologize, but is cut off by the Duke of Owls, Who has a kitten in His grasp and said "If You try to bring back that bird or if You tell everyone about Me, this little runt will pay for Your disobedience". The scene changes to the real world where, a young boy named Edmond is told a bedtime story, by His father as the rest of His family try to hold off a Pack of coyotes from breaking through a metal fence. When Edmond's father comes to help, the coyotes were about to get through, causing Edmond to Shout for Chanticleer. then a lightning bolt strikes near Edmond, knocking Him out.

Moments later, as Edmond was waking up, He sees the Grand Duke of Owls who breathes on Edmond turning Him into a spirit, as the Grand Duke grabs Edmond’s spirit and puts it inside the kitten’s body, thinking that eating two things at the same time, would taste better than normal. Fortunately, Patou comes to the rescue, and during the fight, Edmond wakes up in the kitten’s body and turns on a light switch, forcing the Duke away from the room. the farm animals including the four kittens from the story, enter the room in a panic, (Except the Cat Parents, since They are outside scouting around for any intruders, since they are low on food and countermeasures against the coyotes. So, Edmond, along with Patou the dog, Peepers the mouse, Minnie the Rabbit, and Snipes the Magpie decide to traverse the city to bring Chanticleer home. At Owl Overdell, where the owls live, the Duke gets word that the heroes are on their way to the city, So, He sends out Hunch (The Duke's Nephew) and some of His Owl henchmen, since the coyotes would Be too distracted to pursue. Despite some difficulty, the heroes survive the ordeal and are on their way for the city, And when the duke sees that Edmond’s group are still alive, He sends out a Hypnotized Nero to deal with the heroes, in order to keep Chanticleer from returning. In the city, the heroes hear Chanticleer’s voice on a jukebox, meaning that Chanticleer has a singing career, as Goldie (a pheasant) grew jealous of His popularity.)

Later, as the others continued the search, Pinky pursues the group, thanks to the Duke who tells Him to capture A cat, a dog, a bird, a mouse, and a rabbit to be put in a cage to be sent to China. They escape and hide out in a factory, where They encounter a female kitten named Amber, who wants to live a quiet life, but couldn’t leave until She finds Her parents. Edmond with some hesitation, decides to help Amber, As Nero watches on. at a rundown part of the city, Amber takes Edmond‘s group to a bad neighborhood, where the denizens there try to survive. Patou tells the others that He’ll find Amber’s family even if it takes the rest of His life.

Hours later, Patou’s group finally locate where Chanticleer is which is the Pinky Pavilion, where Chanticleer is to perform a Medieval Musical Number, during the number, Pinky tells His henchmen to capture Edmond’s group on sight. Edmond’s group get Inside with a trench coat. Inside, the gang makes a message asking Chanticleer to come back. And despite some interference, they get the message to Chanticleer, as they exit to avoid getting caught. Goodie who was told by Pinky to pretend to like Chanticleer, gets the message before Chanticleer had a chance to read it. As the others think up a plan to get to Chanticleer's attention, Pinky manages to capture Edmond’s Group. Goldie who witnessed it, realizes what’s going on, decides to tell Chanticleer and gives Him the message Edmond’s group made. Meanwhile, at the Farm, The animals start to get desperate, as the two cats who can see better in the dark, keep watch for the owls as They are down to their last batteries for the flashlight.

At the shipyard, Edmond’s group in a big box, try to escape with little success, 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, with so much difficulty. As Nero gets the box closer to the ocean, the captives try to get through to Nero. When Edmond said Nero doesn't have to be the villain, Nero starts to hesitate, and becomes 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. As Edmond’s group continue The search, Pinky tries to recapture them, but Chanticleer with Goldie appear in a limousine, as they try to escape. In the chase, Pinky’s golf cart tackles the limo, causing Chanticleer to be out cold. Edmond works the controls as everyone else jettison some things that aren’t nailed down at Pinky and the pursuing henchmen. In the chaos, they finally hit Pinky causing His golf cart to crash into a prison, After escaping the Studio, Amber along with Peepers jumps off the limousine. At the end of the chase, Edmond's group is cornered by Pinky and His Henchmen. fortunately, Peepers with Amber and Her family's help, who absconded with a Helicopter, gets the heroes and head for the Farm. as Pinky goes into a tantrum, defeated.

Back at the farm, The Batteries go out, and the Duke captures the farm denizens and put them inside an oven to be cooked. but before They had a chance to even cook them, Edmond's group in the helicopter come to the rescue, holding off the owls, however, Hunch who was inside the Helicopter, clumsily sabotages the helicopter, causing it to sink in the lake. In the final showdown, Nero tries to fight off the Duke, for trying to use Him to eliminate a fellow cat, as Edmond's group try to restore Chanticleer's spirit. the Duke then has His henchmen restrain the group away from Chanticleer. Edmond, refusing to let the owls have their way, bites His restrainer, and tells the others to encourage Chanticleer. The Duke then uses His magic to strangle Edmond near the point of death. Nero, who saw this, tells the others to not let Edmond's sacrifice go in vain. and they do, angering the Duke to the point of turning into a tornado, as His own henchmen are caught inside. Chanticleer, after a few moments, finally breaks free of His depression, and crows for the sun to rise. as a strong sunbeam hits the Duke, He soon spins backwards, causing Him to become very young as His henchmen are thrown far away in the horizon. Hunch, who saw what happened, chased the Now-Harmless Owl away.

The Darkened sky, now disappears as the sun goes up. as Chanticleer returned to stay, the Sun up, and the owls never bothered them again, but the animals grieved for happened to Edmond, as Nero was the Most affected and said “Edmond, I... I’m sorry I got You involved. I won’t ask for forgiveness, But, I promise, I won’t let anyone or anything hurt You again.“ Edmond weakly wakes up and wipes a tear from Nero's eyes. The Animals who are surprised that Edmond is alive, cheer. then Edmond begins to glow as His soul leaves the kitten's body, as the animals look in awe as Edmond wakes up in His room with His parents and siblings watching over Him. Edmond tearfully hugs His family, and tells them of His adventure, of course, His family tells them that It was all a dream. When Edmond gets Chanticleer's storybook, He thanks Chanticleer for returning home. and the magic of the book sends Edmond and His family into the book where the entire gang celebrate as the Kitten who also happens to be named Edmond dances with Amber as Nero for the first time in cat years beamed with happiness.

Changes

 * Instead of the Duke of Owls having another rooster to out Chanticleer, Nero had ordered a rooster to defeat Chanticleer.
 * Instead of the farm animals laughing Chanticleer out of the farm, Chanticleer leaves of His own accord, despite the farm animals unsuccessfully trying to convince Him to stay.
 * In the 1991 version, Edmond was a human boy turned kitten, but in this version, the Duke turns Edmond into a spirit which goes into the body of a kitten.
 * In this version, Edmond's human soul talks with the kitten's consciousness in His mind in some scenes.

Songs
The most of the songs here in the movie are sung by Daryl Hall, but some of them have altered lyrics.
 * "Sun do Shine" - First song of the movie.
 * "Private Eyes" - A Song Chanticleer in an Detective theme at the Pinky Pavilion.
 * "Rich Girl" (Instrumental) - When Chanticleer feels lonely in Pinky's Chinook helicopter.
 * "Help Me find a Way to Your Heart" - When Edmond recruits Amber, and She has a romantic fantasy sequence about being with Edmond.
 * "Dreamtime" - A Song Chanticleer sings in a Heavenly theme at the Pinky Pavilion.
 * "Kiss on My List" - When Chanticleer first makes eye contact with Goldie's eyes.
 * "Wait for Me" (Instrumental) - When Edmond tries to convince the hypnotized Nero, as the Kitten convinces Nero to remember the good times in the farm.

Scenes
For a Transcript of Movie Idea, see Rock-a-Doodle (Reboot) Transcript
 * Nero looking in disdain from the barn door.
 * The Grand Duke, using the kitten as a hostage to keep Nero from apologizing to Chanticleer.
 * Edmond's group on a wagon toward the city.