Main Cast: Sparky Marcus, Scatman Crothers, Beah Richards, Jerry Harper, Jerry Harper
Release Year: 1979
Run Time: 29 minutes
Plot
A rare TV project from animator Don Bluth, Banjo the Woodpile Cat begins in somewhere in the Great Midwest, where the title character, a mischievous kitten, pulls one too many pranks on his mom and dad. Fearing severe punishment, Banjo hops a truck bound for Salt Lake City. Here he is befriended by a brace of worldly street cats named Crazy Legs and Zazu, not to mention a bevy of jazz-club showgirls. Wearying of scrounging for food, dodging dogs and braving thundershowers , Banjo prevails upon his new friends to help him get back to his old farm. Originally shown back to back with another animated special, Stanley the Ugly Duckling, Banjo the Woodpile Cat first aired May 1, 1982, on ABC. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Georgette Rampone - Cleo; Anne Elizabeth Beesley - Jean; Ken Samson - Warehouseman; Mark Elliott - Announcer; Jackie Ward - Vocalist; Sally Stevens - Vocalist; Sue Allen - Vocalist
Credit
Don Bluth - Director, Robert F. Brunner - Composer (Music Score), Don Bluth - Producer, Gary Goldman - Producer, John Pomeroy - Producer
Banjo the Woodpile Cat is a 1979 animated short television film directed by Don Bluth. It follows the story of Banjo, an overly curious and rebellious kitten who, after getting into trouble for falling from a house to see if he could land on his feet, runs away from his woodpile home in his owners' farm in Payson, Utah by catching a truck to Salt Lake City. The film took four years to make and it was Sullivan Bluth's debut film. It had a short theatrical run in December 1979, but did not appear on network television until 1982. It is currently available on two-disc DVD on Amazon.com and digital download at MyToons.
On March 11, 2009, a Dragon's Lair-esque version of the film under the name Banjo the Woodpile Cat Adventure Game was developed and released on the iPhone and iPod Touch by Iconic Apps.[1]
