Casts & Crew
Linda Jones Clough
Chris Connelly
Joe Dante
Marian Dern
Danny Elfman
June Foray
Friz Freleng
Whoopi Goldberg
Matt Groening
Steve Guttenberg
Ron Howard
Chuck Jones
Valerie Kausen
George Lucas
Leonard Maltin
Roger Mayer
Roddy McDowall
Maurice Noble
Gary Rydstrom
Steven Spielberg
Also Directed by George Daugherty
Sergei Prokofiev's symphonic masterpiece, first performed in Russia in 1936, has been lauded not only for the spectacular musical score, but also for the story itself--of a young boy who outwits a wily wolf. George Daugherty brings this timeless tale to modern audiences by seamlessly weaving live-action with animation and music by the RCA Symphony Orchestra. The story opens as a grandfather (Lloyd Bridges) hosts his daughter (Kirstie Alley) and grandson (Ross Malinger from Sleepless in Seattle) during a visit to his country cottage. After lunch, the trio settles in as grandfather recounts "The Story" of Peter's adventures with a bird, cat, and dizzy duck on the outskirts "of a very dark forest." The film morphs into a clever cartoon designed by the legendary Chuck Jones (of Wile E. Coyote fame). The "story within a story" leaps to life while the accompanying musical instruments also emerge as playful personalities.