Once Upon a Forest is a 1993 animated film with an environmental theme, released on June 18, 1993 by 20th Century Fox. Based on the Furlings characters created by Rae Lambert, it was directed by Charles Grosvenor and produced by David Kirschner, the creator of the American Tail and Child's Play franchises. It was made by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in association with HTV Cymru/Wales. The film tells the tale of three forest denizens that go on an expe...
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Once Upon a Forest is a 1993 animated film with an environmental theme, released on June 18, 1993 by 20th Century Fox. Based on the Furlings characters created by Rae Lambert, it was directed by Charles Grosvenor and produced by David Kirschner, the creator of the American Tail and Child's Play franchises. It was made by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in association with HTV Cymru/Wales. The film tells the tale of three forest denizens that go on an expedition to cure their friend, Michelle, who became sick from chemical fumes.
The story opens in a forest known as Dapplewood where "Furlings," a term for animal children, live alongside their teacher Cornelius. The four Furlings central to the story are Abigail, a woodmouse; Russell, a hedgehog; Edgar, a mole; and a badger named Michelle, who is Cornelius' niece.
One day, the four children go on a trip through the forest with Cornelius, where they see a road for the first time. Russell is almost run over by a careless driver, who throws away a...
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