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Song of the South

Song of the South

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Song of the South is an 1946 animated film based on the Uncle Remus stories written by Joel Chandler Harris, which were based on African-American folk tales. The film has not been released on VHS in the U.S.A. and on DVD & Blu-Ray worldwide because of accusations of racism, but the film maintains a strong following with many Disney fans.

It features the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, which won the Academy Award for Best Song and is still a popular favorite; James Baskett's performance as Uncle Remus won him an Honorary Academy Award in 1948. The film's animated segments inspired the popular Splash Mountain ride and the characters of Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear and Brer Fox are still frequently seen at the Disney Parks.

The film has occassionally been criticized for having a very low amount of animation.

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James Baskett - Uncle Remus
Bobby Driscoll - Johnny
Luana Patten - Ginny Favers
Glenn Leedy - Toby
Ruth Warrick - Sally
Lucile Watson - Grandmother
Hattie McDaniel - Aunt Tempy
Erik Rolf - John
Olivier Urbain - Mr. Favers
Mary Field - Mrs. Favers
Anita Brown - Maid
George Nokes - Jake Favers
Gene Holland - Joe Favers

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Home video history (all international)Edit

1983 VHS and Beta, UK
1983 VHS, France
1983 VHS, Germany
1983 VHS, Italy
1985 VHS and LaserDisc, Japan
1986 VHS and Beta, Mexico, distributed by VideoVisa
1990 LaserDisc, Hong Kong
1991 VHS, UK
1991 VHS, Germany
1991 VHS, Italy
1991 VHS, Spain
1991 VHS, Argentina, distributed by Gativideo
1992 VHS, Portugal
1992 VHS, France
1992 VHS, Japan
1997 VHS, Holland

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Disney is actually planning to remaster this film for Blu-Ray So if it ever does come to home video I'd say it'd be a Disney Movie Club Exclusive

March 20 by TheDisneyBuff1993

Source?

March 20 by Isabella and Lego Liker

And we have a African-American Fireside Girl in a popular show, and a girl of the same race that is a titular character in an upcoming Disney Junior show.
So why not have SotS be on DVD?

March 15 by Isabella and Lego Liker
So what if the movie takes place in the South and has black people in it That's not racist that's just people who follow political correctness

February 14 by TheDisneyBuff1993
Disney should be embracing Song of the South not shunning it!! It won 2 Oscar awards. They should be proud of that. I already know what I am doing once I become president and CEO of Disney. First Thing to do when I am CEO: Release Song of the South!!! Second thing to do: Destroy the vault so it and other classics will never be imprisoned again!!

January 10 by Louie Thigpen

How about adding classic TV (Ducktalkes, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers) and getting rid of tween-comes everyone loves to hate (ANT Farm, Jessie) while you are on it?

January 10 by Isabella and Lego Liker
I would definitely put classic TV shows back on and get rid of the current shows

January 10 by Louie Thigpen
Bring back Toon Disney also and give FOX back their FOX Kids library

February 14 by TheDisneyBuff1993
I agree 100%, but that could be years and years from now, and people want Song of the South on DVD now. Plus, we aren't even sure you'll become CEO, unless it was like some type of royalty thing and you're the next in line heir. Pretty much it's like saying what you'll do when you become President. There's a 1 in a million chance of that.

March 15 by JayTehSpongetta
@IaLL: I actually LIKE Ant Farm jsyk, but yeah that's a great idea.

March 16 by P&I4EVAH!

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