Mr. Toad's wild ride
Summary
A live action version based on Kenneth Grahame's classic tale about a Badger, Mole, and Rat. Full description
Summary: |
A live action version based on Kenneth Grahame's classic tale about a Badger, Mole, and Rat. |
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Item Description: |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996. Based on the novel 'The Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame. |
Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital surround sound. |
Audience: |
MPAA rating: PG. |
Production Credits: |
Director of photography, David Tattersall ; editor, Julian Doyle ; music, Joan Du Prez ; costume designer, James Acheson. |
ISBN: |
9780788851391 078885139X |
Author Notes: |
In 1964, the show traveled first to New Zealand and then to America for 24 performances on Broadway. By the late 60's, Cleese was established as an actor and a writer. In 1969, the BBC, looking for a new show to fill an empty time slot, coupled Cleese and pal Graham Chapman with three graduates from Oxford, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, as well as Terry Gilliam to create Monty Python's Flying Circus. The BBC produced 45 episodes which have been run and rerun over 30 years. Flying Circus became a cult classic and spawned yet another television show, "Fawlty Towers" as well as books and feature films such as "Monty Python's Life of Brian" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." Cleese then came down with a debilitating flu-like illness which his doctor suggested might be psychosomatic. After working with a therapist, Cleese returned with no signs of the illness and even joined the doctor in writing two books, "Families and How to Survive Them" and "Life and How to Survive It." He went on to create training films for corporations through his company called Video Arts. These videos enabled training to be fun as well as informative. Through all of this, Cleese has demonstrated his ability to perform in all walks of life and has made a name for himself doing what he loves best. (Bowker Author Biography) |