Bergen, Louise Chamis, Bill Farmer, Barbara Goodson, Patricia Parris, Burton Sharp, and Ross Taylor Production Conceived in the late 1980s, the film was planned at the time for a December 1988 release. It was originally planned as an R-rated animated film, in the vein of Ralph Bakshi's films, but Warner Bros. wanted the film's content to be toned down to a G-rating. Cartoonist Jeff Smith, best known as the creator of the self-published comic book series Bone, described working on key frames for the film's animation to editor Gary Groth in The Comics Journal in 1994. He also described the film as "terrible". Reception and legacy On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 40% based on reviews from 5 critics, with an average rating of 3.80/10. Entertainment Weekly graded the film a 'C', questioning Dangerfield's decision to make the film and said, 'Dangerfield should have known he had written a no-win scenario. His strongest suit — that gleeful lounge-act vulgarity — has always been a little too crass for kids. Yet when Rover offers gooey, sentimental life lessons, it feels unconvincing, like a rock star in a suit. This mongrel-movie badly wants to be a kidvid hit, and with that star and decent animation chops, it stands a chance. But don't bet the farm on it.' TV Guide awarded the film two stars, criticizing the tone and inconsistent animation, and said, 'The result is a confused hybrid creation, suspended in a twilight zone between Don Bluth's benign but dull children's fare and Ralph Bakshi's gratingly hip work.' Screen Rant listed Rover Dangerfield as one of his must-see performances stating that: "To hear Dangerfield voice an animated version of himself is quite funny, and the film, while no classic, is completely watchable due to Dangerfield's fresh and entertaining voice-performance". Home video The film was released on VHS and LaserDisc on February 12, 1992. Warner Archive later released the film on DVD on January 24, 2011. See also List of American films of 1991 List of animated feature films References External links 1991 films 1991 animated films 1990s adventure films 1991 fantasy films 1990s musical comedy films 1991 romantic comedy films 1990s American animated films American adventure comedy films American children's animated adventure films American children's animated comedy films American children's animated fantasy films American children's animated musical films American musical comedy films American romantic