The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
A multi-layered satire of race relations in America. Live-action sequences of a prison break bracket the animated tale of Brother Rabbit, Brother Bear, and Preacher Fox, who rise to the top of the crime ranks in Harlem by going up against a con-man, a racist cop, and the Mafia.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
152 audience votes
Key crew
- Ralph BakshiWriter
- Chico HamiltonOriginal Music Composer
- Ralph BakshiDirector
Cast
- Philip Michael ThomasRandy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
- Barry WhiteSampson / Brother Bear (voice)
- Charles GordonePreacherman / Preacher Fox (voice)
- Scatman CrothersPappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
- Danny ReesClown (voice)
- Buddy DouglasReferee (voice)
- Jim MooreMime (voice)
- Al LewisThe Godfather (voice) (uncredited)
- Richard PaulSonny (voice) (uncredited)
- Frank De KovaManagan (voice) / Ruby (voice) (uncredited)
- Ralph BakshiCop With Megaphone (voice) (uncredited)
- Jesse WellesMarrigold (voice) / Miss America (voice) (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
bunnysexualityblack activistracismadult animation