Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990)
April 21, 1990Release Date
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990)
April 21, 1990Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jason Marsden
Michael (voice)
Lindsay Parker
Corey (voice)
Townsend Coleman
Dad / Michaelangelo (voice)
Laurie O'Brien
Mom / Baby Miss Piggy (voice)
Jeff Bergman
Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck (voice)
Jim Cummings
Winnie-the-Pooh / Tigger (voice)
George C. Scott
Smoke (voice)
Frank Welker
Slimer / Hefty Smurf / Baby Kermit (voice)
Russi Taylor
Baby Gonzo / Huey / Dewey / Louie (voice)
Janice Karman
Theodore (voice)
Paul Fusco
ALF (voice)
Lorenzo Music
Garfield (voice)
Joey Dedio
The Dealer (voice)
Don Messick
Papa Smurf (voice)
Danny Goldman
Brainy Smurf (voice)
Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
Alvin / Simon (voice)
Wayne Collins
Additional Voices
Aaron Lohr
Additional Voices
Georgie Irene
Additional Voices
Angella Kaye
Additional Voices
George H. W. Bush
Himself
Barbara Bush
Herself
Duane Poole
Writer
Roy Allen Smith
Producer / Associate Producer
Richard Kosinski
Music
Bill Reichenbach
Music
Bob Mann
Music
Bob Shellhorn
Director
Diane Steinmetz
Producer / Associate Producer
Paul Buckmaster
Music
Marsh Lamore
Director
Andy Luckey
Producer
Milton Gray
Director
Tom Swale
Writer
Mike Svayko
Director
Karen Peterson
Director / Supervising Animation Director
Guy Moon
Music
Sam Winans
Music
Jay Bixsen
Editor
Barry E. Jackson
Art Department Manager
Steve Tyrell
Music Director
Adrian Gonzalez
Storyboard
Alan Menken
Music
Alex Nino
Background Designer
Mary Ann Steward
Color Designer
Mark Low
Production Assistant
Howard Ashman
Lyricist
Linda Loe
Production Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue is a 1990 American animated television film starring many characters from several animated television series at the time of its release. Financed by McDonald's, Ronald McDonald Children's Charities, it was originally simulcast for a limited time on April 21, 1990, on all four major American television networks (by supporting their Saturday morning characters): ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, and most independent stations, as well as various cable networks. McDonald's released a VHS home video edition of the special distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, which opened with an introduction from President George H. W. Bush, First Lady Barbara Bush and their dog, Millie. It was produced by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation and Southern Star Productions, and was animated overseas by Wang Film Productions. The musical number "Wonderful Ways to Say No" was written by Academy Award-winning composer, Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman, who also wrote the songs for Walt Disney Animation Studios' The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.
The plot chronicles the exploits of Michael, a young teenage boy who is using marijuana as well as stealing and drinking alcohol. His younger sister, Corey, is worried about him because he started acting differently which becomes a concern for their parents (who are also starting to notice his changes). When Corey's piggy bank goes missing one morning, her cartoon toys come to life to help her find it. After discovering it in Michael's room along with his stash of drugs, they proceed to work together to do an intervention and take him on a fantasy journey to teach him the risks and consequences a life of drug abuse can bring.