Once Upon a Forest (1993)

"...bright and bouncy and full of cuddly cute-talking animals, just the way animated children's movies are supposed to be.  Hal Hinson, Washington Post
"A bouncy, buoyant musical adventure... a treat from tots to teens.  Susan Granger, American Movie Classics

Editor's Note Can Dapplewood Forest be saved? Meet Abigail, Edgar and Russell as they take off on an unforgettable journey of excitement and danger when they try to save Dapplewood and help their young friend Michelle who is in trouble in the forest, in this eco-friendly tale of courage.

	Ben Gregory - Voice Of
	Ben Vereen - Voice Of
	Charles Grosvenor - Director
	David Kirschner - Producer
	Elisabeth Moss - Voice Of
	Ellen Blain - Voice Of
	James Horner - Musical Score
	Jerry Mills - Producer
	Kelly Ward - Writer
	Mark Young - Writer
	Michael Crawford - Voice Of
	Susan Silo - Voice Of

Four animal friends -- a badger, a mole, a hedgehog, and a mouse -- live happily together in Dapplewood forest learning woodlore from a wise old badger who's hard at work on a flying machine. Disaster strikes when a chemical truck crashes at a nearby construction sight and releases toxic fumes into the forest, killing the trees and making the little badger gravely ill. Her three friends are dispatched by the old badger on a hazardous mission to bring back a special medicinal herb growing on a mountaintop so high it can only be reached in the old badger's flying machine. New York Times
"...[ONCE UPON A FOREST] knows how to tell a story...[It] also knows how to evoke an adventurous storybook ambience..." 06/18/1993 p.C12

USA Today
"...A gentle animated film with cute woodland creatures and a message about protecting the environment..." 06/21/1993 p.6D

Variety
"...The furlings are genuinely appealing....[Cornelius] quickly emerges as a thoroughly lovable source of wisdom and guidance..." 06/28/1993

Chicago Sun-Times
"...The movie is sweet and gentle..." 06/18/1993 p.46