Line #53 WesternAnimation/HeidisSong


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3	''Heidi's Song'' is a 1982 AnimatedMusical produced by Creator/HannaBarbera based on the novel ''Literature/{{Heidi}}'' by Johanna Spyri. It was directed by veteran H-B animator Robert Taylor, with the screenplay by Taylor, Joseph Barbera and Jameson Brewer, and is one of only three animated features Hanna-Barbera made that did not feature their trademark characters (the other two being ''WesternAnimation/CharlottesWeb'' and ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAForest'').[[note]]''C.H.O.M.P.S.'', a live-action comedy from 1979, is their only other theatrical production not to feature pre-established characters.[[/note]]
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5	Like the book, the film tells the story of an [[HeartwarmingOrphan orphaned girl]] named Heidi (Margery Gray) who is taken to live with her grandfather by her Aunt Dete. Heidi's grandfather (Creator/LorneGreene) initially dislikes having Heidi around because she interferes in his routine. But when her grandfather hurts his leg, Heidi helps nurse him back to health, and the two begin to bond. But all is not well when Aunt Dete (Virginia Gregg) arrives to take Heidi away again, saying that a wealthy family in Frankfurt, Germany, wants Heidi to come live with them...
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7	The film was received well enough but never garnered the attention or praise that ''Literature/CharlottesWeb'' did. While Creator/{{Paramount}} distributed the film during its theatrical run and VHS releases, this film is part of the Hanna-Barbera library[[note]]In other words, it's owned by Turner Entertainment, unlike the other three movies, which are owned by Paramount (''Charlotte's Web''), MGM (''C.H.O.M.P.S.''; originally released by American International Pictures, which eventually ended up as part of Orion), and Walt Disney Studios (''Once Upon a Forest'' was a 20th Century Fox release).[[/note]], with Creator/WarnerBros[[note]]Parent company of Turner Entertainment.[[/note]] eventually releasing the film to DVD for the first time in 2012 through the Warner Archive.
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9	Do not confuse with ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'' which is based on the same novel but is a different work.
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12	!!''Heidi's Song'' provides examples of the following tropes:
13	* AdaptationalHeroism: Peter was sympathetic enough in the book, but mostly a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. In this movie, he's downright heroic. Likewise, Tinette the maid was haughty and unsympathetic in the book, but a kind and sweet young woman here.
14	* AdaptationalVillainy: Miss Rottenheimer and Sebastian. Rottenheimer is an antagonist in the book, sure, but she wasn't ''evil'' like she's presented in this movie. And Sebastian is a good guy and friendly with Heidi in the book; here he's decidedly villainous.
15	* AdvertisedExtra: The mountain monster is only featured for less than a minute in Heidi's nightmare, yet it's the most prominent EvilOverlooker on the movie's poster.
16	* AnimatedAdaptation: Of ''Literature/{{Heidi}}''.
17	* AnimatedMusical: They didn't change the title to ''Heidi's Song'' for nothing.
18	* BigOlEyebrows: Both Heidi's grandfather and his ''dog'' have them.
19	* ButtMonkey: Gruffle the dog suffers a lot for comedy.
20	* CastingGag: Music/SammyDavisJr, a member of the Creator/RatPack, voices the leader of a group of actual rats.
21	* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Heidi, just like in the source material.
22	* CreditsMedley: The end titles feature Hoyt Curtin's arrangements of "That's What Friends Are For," "Heidi" and "Wunderhorn". A final reprise of "That's What Friends Are For" closes out the film.
23	* CreepyJazzMusic: "[[https://youtu.be/kmcEYVz4cqA Ode to a Rat]]" is the big-band-style VillainSong sung by [[YouDirtyRat the evil rats]].
24	* DarkReprise: Of "Heidi" after she leaves the mountain.
25	* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Heidi's dead mother and father are this.
26	* DefrostingIceKing: Heidi's grandfather is gruff and unfriendly at first but warms up to her later.
27	* {{Determinator}}: Peter when he realises Heidi's in trouble, he cycles all the way to Frankfurt with his animal friends in tow to rescue her.
28	* DisneyAcidSequence:
29	** Heidi's DreamSequence fittingly features a variety of colorful and surreal creatures.
30	** The ''She's a Nothing'' song sequence has Rottenheimer, Sebastian, and Schnoodle transform into monstrous versions of themselves to torment Heidi.
31	** ''Ode to a Rat'' uses surreal imagery frequently, but the most notable part is the dance sequence near the end, which has the rats transported to a dimension with bright colors and patterns evocative of the Jazz Age in the background.
32	* DisneyDeath: When the tree Heidi's grandfather was cutting falls down on top of him, Peter rushes to his aid and thinks he's dead, and the grandfather responds, "Who's dead?"
33	* DreamSequence: Heidi has one early in the film, in which she dreams she's taken away by the spirits and other supernatural creatures that live on the mountain.
34	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Klara is one.
35	* EvilOverlooker: The film's poster has the heroes on the bottom, with some of the antagonists (the mountain monster, Miss Rottenheimer and Schnoodle, and the rats) watching them from above.
36	* FriendshipSong: When Peter realizes that Heidi's in trouble, he rallies the country animals to rescue her by singing "That's What Friends Are For".
37	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Heidi makes friends with animals with an ease that would make a Disney princess jealous!
38	* GrumpyOldMan: Heidi's grandfather may be cantankerous but he does mean well, as shown when he is nursed back to health.
39	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Heidi is blonde and a very sweet girl.
40	* HatesEveryoneEqually: Peter tells Heidi her grandfather is this and he's right, at least at first.
41	* HeartwarmingOrphan: Heidi may as well be the poster child.
42	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although Heidi's grandfather can be harsh, his actions over the course of the film show that he deeply loves her.
43	* KickTheDog: Rottenheimer's general treatment of Schnoodle the dog.
44	** Schnoodle in turn is the same towards Wolfgang.
45	* TheKidsAreAmerican: Heidi sounds American while her aunt and grandfather both have European accents.
46	* LimitedAnimation: Some sequences are reused, most obviously on the animals.
47	* MountainMan: Heidi's grandfather is a rugged mountain man through and through.
48	* NightmareSequence: The scene where Heidi has a nightmare about dancing with a group of goblins and then suddenly, the mountain comes to life and tries to grab her.
49	* NonHumanSidekick: Heidi has Spritz the baby goat (a clear {{Expy}} of Schneehopli from the book) and her grandfather has his dog, Gruffle.
50	* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Both Margery Gray and Roger [=DeWitt=], Jr. don't even bother to hide their American accents.
51	* OhCrap: The grandfather and Heidi have a collective moment of horror when the former realizes that the tree he was chopping down is going to fall on him.
52	* PapaWolf: Heidi's grandfather becomes this once he warms up to her. Even before that he was willing to throw himself under a falling tree to push her to safety.
53	* PrefersGoingBarefoot:
54	** As usual, Heidi prefers to walk barefoot. She even removes her boots in the opening sequence. She is forced to wear shoes when she is sent to Frankfurt.
55	** Peter the young goatherd.
56	* RedEyesTakeWarning:
57	** All the rats have red eyes. Even lampshaded in the VillainSong: "And 'E' is for your ''evil'' eyes of red!"
58	** Inverted with the kindly old goat of the mountain though, who also has red eyes.
59	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Spritz, the little black goat, is adorable.
60	* ScarySymbolicShapeshifting: The VillainSong "She's a Nothing" is a DisneyAcidSequence where Rottenheimer, Sebastian, and Schnoodle take on various monstrous forms to show how cruel they are as they mock Heidi. Rottenheimer's monster form resembles a WickedWitch, Sebastian's resembles a BigRedDevil, and Schnoodle becomes a snake/dragonlike thing, and later a giant green version of himself.
61	* UnnamedParent: Heidi's grandfather is unnamed in this adaptation.[[note]]And even then, in the original book (and in some other adaptations), he's just called the "Alp-Uncle".[[/note]]
62	* VillainExitStageLeft: When Miss Rottenheimer and Sebastian's plans are foiled, [[spoiler:they decide to pack up and exit the Sessemann mansion]].
63	* VillainSong:
64	** "[[https://youtu.be/kmcEYVz4cqA Ode to a Rat]]", sung by Creator/SammyDavisJr as the Head Ratte as he encourages the rats to be as vicious and nasty as possible, after Heidi very nearly talks them into being friends with her. See FriendToAllLivingThings above.
65	** "[[https://youtu.be/5xV1NUq62Ig She's a Nothing]]," by Miss Rottenheimer and Sebastian as they mock and bully Heidi, trying to make her feel small and insignificant. The song features a DisneyAcidSequence where the two villains (and Rottenheimer's dog) turn into terrifying monsters that torment Heidi.
66	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Aunt Dete, Heidi's aunt, disappears from the rest of the movie after she delivers Heidi to the city.
67	* YouDirtyRat: The basement rats.
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69	-->''"As you go down the third time, they'll admit\
70	That's What Friends Are For."''

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