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{{Short description|2004 American film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Home on the Range
| image = Homerangeposter.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = {{Plainlist|
*[[Will Finn]]
*John Sanford
}}
| producer = Alice Dewey Goldstone
| writer = {{Plainlist|
*Will Finn
*John Sanford
}}
| story = {{Plainlist|
*Will Finn
*John Sanford
*Michael LaBash
*Sam Levine
*Mark Kennedy
*Robert Lence
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
*[[Roseanne Barr]]
*[[Judi Dench]]
*[[Jennifer Tilly]]
*[[Carole Cook]]
*[[Cuba Gooding Jr.]]
*[[Randy Quaid]]
*[[Steve Buscemi]]
}}
| music = [[Alan Menken]]
| editing = [[H. Lee Peterson]]
| studio = {{Plainlist|
*[[Walt Disney Pictures]]
*[[Walt Disney Feature Animation]]
}}
| distributor = [[Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]]
| released = {{Film date|2004|3|21|[[El Capitan Theatre]]|2004|4|2|United States}}
| runtime = 76 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $110 million<ref name="mojo">{{cite web|title=Home on the Range|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=homeontherange.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 5, 2012|archive-date=December 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228101459/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3411641857/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross = $103-145.3 million<ref name="mojo" />
}}
'''''Home on the Range''''' is a 2004 American animated [[Western film|Western]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] produced by [[Walt Disney Feature Animation]] and released by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. The film was written and directed by [[Will Finn]] and John Sanford and produced by Alice Dewey Goldstone, from a story by Finn, Sanford, Mark Kennedy, Michael LaBash, Sam Levine, and Robert Lence.

Named after the popular cowboy song [[Home on the Range|of the same name]], the film stars the voices of [[Roseanne Barr]], [[Judi Dench]], [[Jennifer Tilly]], [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], [[Randy Quaid]], [[Carole Cook]], and [[Steve Buscemi]]. ''Home on the Range'' is set in the Old West, and centers on a mismatched trio of [[dairy cow]]s—brash, adventurous Maggie; prim, proper Mrs. Calloway; and ditzy, happy-go-lucky Grace. The three cows must capture an infamous rustler named Alameda Slim for his [[bounty (reward)|bounty]] in order to save their idyllic farm from foreclosure. Aiding them in their quest is Lucky Jack, a feisty, peg-legged rabbit, and a selfish horse named Buck, eagerly working in the service of Rico, a famous bounty hunter, who seeks the glory for himself.

''Home on the Range'' premiered at the [[El Capitan Theatre]] in Los Angeles on March 21, 2004, and was released in the United States on April 2. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $103–145.3 million at the box office.

== Plot ==
Amidst the [[Old West]], wanted [[cattle rustler]] Alameda Slim steals most of Dixon Ranch's cattle. The ranch owner, Mr. Dixon, sells the remaining cow, Maggie, to Pearl, a kind, aging woman who runs a small farm called Patch of Heaven. Sam, the local Sheriff, arrives to tell Pearl that unless she pays back the bank in three days, her farm will be sold to the highest bidder. Hearing this, Maggie convinces farm cows Grace and Mrs. Calloway to go to town with her to win prize money at a fair. While the cows are in town, a bounty hunter named Rico drops off a criminal, collects their reward, and looks for a replacement horse while his rests. Idolizing him, Sam's horse Buck convinces Rico to take him. Upon seeing this and learning the reward for capturing Slim will cover Pearl's debt, Maggie convinces the other cows to help her collect the reward to save Patch of Heaven.

That night, they hide among a large herd of [[cattle|steers]] when Alameda Slim arrives with his henchmen, the Willies. Before Maggie can attack him, Slim starts [[yodeling]], which puts all of the cattle except the tone-deaf Grace into a hypnotic trance, allowing Slim to lead them away. Grace brings Maggie and Mrs. Calloway back to their senses before Slim uses a landslide to cover his escape. Narrowly missing him, Rico and his men discuss their next move while Buck argues with the cows, leading Rico to believe he is unreliable and return him to Sam. However, Buck escapes, determined to capture Slim for himself to prove his worth.

The cows continue their search in the hopes of capturing Slim before Buck until they lose the trail during a [[flash flood]] and have a falling out, with Mrs. Calloway believing Maggie only wants revenge and Patch of Heaven would be better off without her. Along the way, the cows are joined by a peg-legged jackrabbit named Lucky Jack, who also lost his home, an old mine, to Slim. The cows decide to follow him, with Mrs. Calloway and Maggie making a deal that after the farm is saved, they will go their separate ways. With Lucky Jack’s help, the cows discover Slim converted the mine into his hideout and stole cattle from his former patrons to render them unable to support their land. When the subsequent auctions occur, he then disguises himself as respectable businessman "Yancy O'Dell" to buy their land using the money he makes from selling off the stolen cattle.

The cows and Jack capture Slim and rush back to Patch of Heaven with the Willies and Rico in pursuit. Learning Rico works for Slim, a devastated Buck helps the cows fight him, setting the stolen cattle free in the process. Slim escapes and dons his disguise to buy Patch of Heaven, but the cows return and join forces with Buck, Jack, and the rest of Patch of Heaven's farm animals to defeat and expose him. As Sam arrests him, Pearl uses the reward money to save her farm.

At first, Mrs. Calloway—who had come to like Maggie—and Grace are sad that Maggie had seemingly left, but their spirits are lifted when they see that Maggie decided to stay. The three cows—along with two bulls they had encountered earlier—celebrate with a  square dance.

==Cast==
*[[Roseanne Barr]] as Maggie, a former [[show cow]] and the newest animal on Little Patch of Heaven farm, [[Chris Buck]] served as the supervising animator for Maggie.
*[[Judi Dench]] as Mrs. Caloway, a [[Holstein cow]] who serves as the leader of the animals on the farm, Duncan Marjoribanks served as the supervising animator for Mrs. Calloway.
*[[Jennifer Tilly]] as Grace, an optimistic and innocent-minded [[cow]], [[Mark Henn]] served as the supervising animator for Grace.
*[[Cuba Gooding Jr.]] as Buck, a [[Thoroughbred horse]] and Rico's biggest fan that dreams of being a hero, Michael Surrey served as the supervising animator for Buck.
*[[Randy Quaid]] as Alameda Slim, a [[cattle rustler]] wanted by law, [[Dale Baer]] served as the supervising animator for Slim.
*[[Charles Dennis]] as Rico, a famous [[bounty hunter]] and Buck's idol, [[Russ Edmonds]] served as the supervising animator for Rico.
*[[Charles Haid]] as Lucky Jack, a clumsy [[rabbit]] with a [[wooden leg]] that he says brings good luck, Shawn Keller served as the lead animator for Lucky Jack.
*[[Carole Cook]] as Pearl Gesner, the [[farmer]], and owner of Patch of Heaven, [[Bruce W. Smith]] served as the supervising animator for Pearl.
*[[Joe Flaherty]] as Jeb, a grumpy [[goat]] who lives in Patch of Heaven, Sandro Cleuzo served as the supervising animator of Jeb.
*[[Steve Buscemi]] as Wesley, a black market businessman and magician who negotiates with Slim, Mark Henn served as the supervising animator for Wesley.
*Sam J. Levine as the Willie Brothers, Slim's three nephews and henchmen, Russ Edmonds served as the supervising animator for the Willies.
*[[Richard Riehle]] as Sam Brown, the town's [[sheriff]], and Buck's owner, Sandro Cleuzo served as the supervising animator of the Sheriff.
*[[Lance LeGault]] as Junior, Alameda Slim's pet [[Bison|buffalo]], Dale Baer served as the supervising animator for Junior.
*[[G.W. Bailey]] as Rusty, Sam's [[dog]], and Buck's best friend, Mark Henn served as the supervising animator for Rusty.
*[[Estelle Harris]] as Audrey, a [[chicken]] who lives in Patch of Heaven.
*Charlie Dell as Ollie, a [[pig]] who lives in Patch of Heaven.
*Bobby Block, Keaton Savage and Ross Simanteris as The piggies, Ollie's childrens.
*[[Marshall Efron]] as Larry, a [[duck]] who lives in Patch of Heaven.
*[[Mark Walton (story artist)|Mark Walton]] as Barry and Bob, [[Texas Longhorn|Texas longhorns]].
*[[Dennis Weaver]] as Abner Dixon, Maggie's former owner.
*[[Patrick Warburton]] as Patrick, a horse that takes Rico to Slim's lair.
*[[Ann Richards]] as Annie, a saloon owner.

==Production==
Before he pitched ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' (1995), director [[Mike Gabriel]] considered adapting Western legends such as [[Annie Oakley]], [[Buffalo Bill]], and [[Pecos Bill]] into animated films. While he pitched both projects at the Gong Show meeting, the executives were more interested in ''Pocahontas'', which went into production first.<ref name=Siegel>{{cite web|last=Siegel|first=Robert|title=The Making of Walt Disney's Pocahontas|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=9336|website=Blu-ray.com|access-date=August 21, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007033631/http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=9336|date=August 20, 2012|archive-date=October 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/pocahontas-and-the-mouses-gong-show/|title=Pocahontas and The Mouse's Gong Show|last=Mallory|first=Mike|work=[[Animation (magazine)|Animation]]|date=February 23, 2012|access-date=August 21, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524081120/http://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/pocahontas-and-the-mouses-gong-show/|archive-date=May 24, 2015}}</ref> When ''Pocahontas'' was finished, Gabriel went back to his Western pitch and came up with an "idea that might combine ''[[Captains Courageous]]'' with a Western."<ref name="interview">{{cite interview |last=Street |first=Rita |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/mike-gabriel-talks-oscar-nominee-lorenzo/|title=Mike Gabriel Talks Oscar Nominee Lorenzo |website=[[Animation (magazine)|Animation]] |date=February 5, 2005 |access-date=December 21, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125116/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/mike-gabriel-talks-oscar-nominee-lorenzo/|url-status=live}}</ref> The initial story involved a young boy from the [[Far East]] whose father owns a railroad and sends his son to the [[Western United States]] to teach him maturity. According to Gabriel, "the train gets held up by outlaws over a train trestle, and the little boy gets knocked off the train ... He splashes in the river and ends up on a cattle drive."{{sfn|Ghez|2020|pp=118–119}} Gabriel developed his story into a forty-page [[film treatment]], which was well received by then-Feature Animation president [[Peter Schneider (film executive)|Peter Schneider]]. Soon after, the project, then titled ''Sweating Bullets'', went into development.<ref name="interview" />

Inspired by the song "[[(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend|Ghost Riders in the Sky]]",{{sfn|Ghez|2020|p=119}} the story was then revised into a supernatural western about a timid cowboy who visits a [[ghost town]] and confronts an undead cattle hustler named Slim.<ref name=trailblazers /> In this version, he and the Willies rode their ghost herds through the clouds and constantly drove livestock off cliffs to increase their herd.{{sfn|Ghez|2020|p=119}} It was later reconceived into a story about a little bull named Bullets,<ref name=trailblazers>{{cite AV media |title=Trailblazers: The Making of Home on the Range |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h7Bc6YjzD8 |others=Will Finn, John Sanford, Alice Dewey, Shirley Pierce, Mark Henn, Duncan Marjoribanks, Chris Buck |type=Documentary bonus feature |publisher=Walt Disney Home Entertainment |location=Burbank, California |year=2004 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412014158/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h7Bc6YjzD8 |via=[[YouTube]] |url-status=live}}</ref> that wanted to be more like the horses that led the herd.<ref name=homesweet>{{cite news|url=http://www.awn.com/animationworld/home-sweet-home|last=Singer|first=Gregory|title=Home Sweet Home|publisher=[[Animation World Network]]|date=April 2, 2004|access-date=December 21, 2015|archive-date=December 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223064058/http://www.awn.com/animationworld/home-sweet-home|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, in an attempt to salvage the production and retain the existing characters and background art, story artist Michael LaBash suggested a different approach to the story with one that involved three cow protagonists who become bounty hunters to save the farm. Building on the idea, fellow story artists Sam Levine, Mark Kennedy, Robert Lence, and Shirley Pierce developed a new storyline.<ref name=homesweet /> However, by October 2000, Gabriel and co-director Mike Giaimo were removed from the project because of persistent story problems.<ref name=retool>{{cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/29/disney-wrangles-cuba-dame-judi-for-sweating-bullets|last=Linder|first=Brian|title=Disney Wrangles Cuba, Dame Judi Dench for Sweating Bullets|work=[[IGN]]|date=November 29, 2000|access-date=December 21, 2015|archive-date=December 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224133813/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/29/disney-wrangles-cuba-dame-judi-for-sweating-bullets|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Will Finn]], who had returned to Disney Feature Animation after co-directing ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' (2000) at [[DreamWorks Animation]], and John Sanford were hired as the new directors.<ref name=retool /><ref>{{cite interview|url=http://www.fullecirclemagazine.com/2008/12/conversation-with-john-sanford.html|title=#26. A Conversation with John Sanford |work=Fulle Circle Magazine|date=December 10, 2008|access-date=December 22, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222192536/http://www.fullecirclemagazine.com/2008/12/conversation-with-john-sanford.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

By this point, there were twelve storyboard artists and four screenwriters, including [[David Reynolds (screenwriter)|David Reynolds]], working on the film. Finn and Sanford decided to downsize the writing team, with Reynolds later being recruited to write the ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' screenplay.<ref name="HoningtheRange">{{cite interview |last=Wickham |first=Rhett |url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/leg/?legacyasppage=w/News-ID210270.asp |title=Honing the Range |website=Laughing Place |date=March 25, 2004 |access-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-date=April 9, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040409191801/http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID210270.asp |url-status=live}}</ref> At one point, the story incorporated elements from the [[Pied Piper]] story. Following a suggestion by [[Alan Menken]], Alameda Slim was reconceived into a cattle huster who used his yodeling talents to hypnotize and abscond with the herd.<ref name=homesweet /> The character Pearl Gesner, who was to be voiced by [[Sarah Jessica Parker]], was rewritten into an elderly woman.<ref name="HoningtheRange" /> Relatively late into production, the character Maggie was also rewritten to make her an outsider to the other farm animals in order to differentiate the group dynamic.<ref name=trailblazers /> 

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Home on the Range: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Various Artists
| cover =
| alt =
| released = March 30, 2004
| recorded = [[Alan Menken]]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 42:57
| label = [[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]]
| producer = [[Alan Menken]]<br />[[Glenn Slater]]
| chronology = [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]]
| prev_title = [[Brother Bear (soundtrack)|Brother Bear]]
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Chicken Little (2005 film)#Soundtrack|Chicken Little]]
| next_year = 2005
}}

In February 1998, [[Alan Menken]] had signed a long-term agreement with the Walt Disney Studios to compose songs and/or scores for animated and live-action films.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eight-time-oscarr-winning-composer-alan-menken-signs-exclusive-long-term-deal-with-disney-76628887.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222222812/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eight-time-oscarr-winning-composer-alan-menken-signs-exclusive-long-term-deal-with-disney-76628887.html|title=Eight-Time Oscar(R) Winning Composer Alan Menken Signs Exclusive Long-Term Deal with Disney |publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |url-status=dead |location=[[Burbank, California]] |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |date=February 5, 1998 |access-date=December 21, 2015}}</ref> Following this, according to Menken, he was attached to provide music for ''Sweating Bullets'' "maybe a year and a half after ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]''".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://usa.yamaha.com/news_events/2004/20040813_fresh-from-the-range-alan-menken-takes-new-leaps_us.html |title=Fresh From the "Range," Alan Menken Takes New "Leaps" |work=Yamaha Corporation of America |date=August 13, 2004 |access-date=December 21, 2015 |archive-date=June 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615174732/https://usa.yamaha.com/news_events/2004/20040813_fresh-from-the-range-alan-menken-takes-new-leaps_us.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly after winning the [[ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award]], lyricist [[Glenn Slater]] was brought to the attention of Menken, who invited Slater to work with him on ''Sweating Bullets''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2003/04/13/367.aspx |title=Hey, smack my big old rump if that ain't art ... |last=Hill |first=Jim |date=April 12, 2003 |access-date=December 21, 2015 |website=Jim Hill Media |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409092839/https://jimhillmedia.com/hey-smack-my-big-old-rump-if-that-aint-art/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Together, they wrote the first of the film's six original songs back in 1999; the first of which was "Little Patch of Heaven" recorded by [[k.d. lang]] before Finn and Sanford were brought on board as directors. The villain song "Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo," which incorporates the "[[William Tell Overture]]," [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Beethoven's Ninth Symphony]], and the "[[1812 Overture]]" into the yodel dance, was added following several story changes throughout production.<ref>{{cite news|title=Drawing to A Close 'Home on the Range Maybe be Disney's Last Stand at Hand Animation|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-114835057.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220124945/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-114835057.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 20, 2016 |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|via=[[HighBeam Research]]|date=April 1, 2004|access-date=December 21, 2015}}</ref> Although Randy Quaid did his own singing for "Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo", including the consonants heard during the yodels, the vowel sounds in the yodeling were overdubbed from [[ghost singer]]s Randy Erwin and Kerry Christianson, two world champion yodelers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://animatedviews.com/2004/randy-quaid-reveals-secrets-behind-his-yodeling-in-home-on-the-range/|title=Randy Quaid reveals secrets behind his yodeling in Home on the Range... |last=Whitson |first=James |date=April 5, 2004 |access-date=December 13, 2021 |website=Animated Views |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213232516/https://animatedviews.com/2004/randy-quaid-reveals-secrets-behind-his-yodeling-in-home-on-the-range/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Following the [[September 11 attacks]], Menken composed the song "Will the Sun Ever Shine Again" in reaction, which was performed by [[Bonnie Raitt]].<ref name=trailblazers />

The soundtrack album of the film was released on March 30, 2004 by [[Walt Disney Records]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phares |first1=Heather |title=Home on the Range – Alan Menken|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/home-on-the-range-mw0000328657|website=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]]|access-date=November 2, 2015|archive-date=November 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112030328/https://www.allmusic.com/album/home-on-the-range-mw0000328657|url-status=live}}</ref> It contains vocal songs performed by k.d. lang, Randy Quaid, Bonnie Raitt, [[Tim McGraw]], and [[The Beu Sisters]] along with the film's score composed by Alan Menken.

===Songs===
Original songs performed in the film include:

{{Track listing
| all_lyrics    = 
| all_music     = 
| extra_column  = Performer(s)

| title1 = (You Ain't) Home On The Range
| extra1 = Chorus

| title2 = Little Patch of Heaven
| extra2 = [[k.d. lang]]

| title3 = Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo
| extra3 = [[Randy Quaid]]; partial dubbing by Randy Erwin and Kerry Christianson

| title4 = Will the Sun Ever Shine Again
| extra4 = [[Bonnie Raitt]]

| title5 = (You Ain't) Home on the Range (Echo Mine Reprise)
| extra5 = Chorus

| title6 = Wherever the Trail May Lead
| extra6 = [[Tim McGraw]]

| title7 = Anytime You Need A Friend
| extra7 = [[The Beu Sisters]]
}}

==Release==
''Home on the Range'' was initially scheduled for a 2003 release, while ''[[Brother Bear]]'' was originally slated for a spring 2004 release.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eller |first1=Claudia |last2=Verrier |first2=Richard |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/19/business/fi-disney19 |title=Disney Confirms Animation Cuts |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 19, 2002 |access-date=December 21, 2015 |archive-date=October 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005115301/https://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/19/business/fi-disney19 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, Disney announced that the release dates were switched with both movies. Contrary to speculation, news writer Jim Hill stated the release date switch was not because ''Home on the Range'' was suffering from story rewrites, but to promote ''Brother Bear'' on the Platinum Edition release of ''[[The Lion King]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hill |first=Jim |url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2003/01/07/227.aspx |title=Why "Treasure Planet" tanked |website=Jim Hill Media |date=January 6, 2003 |access-date=July 6, 2015 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408234246/https://jimhillmedia.com/why-treasure-planet-tanked/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Home media===
''Home on the Range'' was released on VHS and DVD on September 14, 2004.<ref name="bom" /> The DVD came with an animated short, ''{{visible anchor|A Dairy Tale}}'', featuring the film's voice cast, and animated intros to the DVD menu featuring the same cast. The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] on July 3, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brigante |first=Ricky |date=2012-08-15 |title=Review: ''Home on the Range'' Blu-ray – For a film that nearly killed hand-drawn animation, it isn't all bad on home release |url=https://insidethemagic.net/2012/08/review-home-on-the-range-blu-ray-for-a-film-that-nearly-killed-hand-drawn-animation-it-isnt-all-bad-on-home-release/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819053457/https://insidethemagic.net/2012/08/review-home-on-the-range-blu-ray-for-a-film-that-nearly-killed-hand-drawn-animation-it-isnt-all-bad-on-home-release/ |archive-date=2012-08-19 |website=Inside the Magic |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
{{RT prose|52|5.7|128|Though ''Home on the Range'' is likeable and may keep young children diverted, it's one of Disney's more middling titles, with garish visuals and a dull plot.}}<ref name="bom">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/home_on_the_range|title=Home on the Range (2004)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129040441/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/home_on_the_range|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 50 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/home-on-the-range|title=Home on the Range Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=January 20, 2014 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207025151/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/home-on-the-range |url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manfredi |first=Lucas |date=November 24, 2022 |title=''Strange World'' CinemaScore Might Be the Lowest Ever For a Walt Disney Animation Studio Film |url=https://www.thewrap.com/strange-world-cinemascore-disney-animation-film/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125002321/https://www.thewrap.com/strange-world-cinemascore-disney-animation-film/ |archive-date=November 25, 2022 |access-date=December 10, 2022 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref>

[[Nathan Rabin]], reviewing for ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', praised the film describing it as "a sweet, raucously funny, comic Western that corrects a glaring historical injustice by finally surveying the Old West through the eyes of cows rather than cowboys."<ref>{{cite news|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|url=https://film.avclub.com/home-on-the-range-1798199467|title=Home on the Range|website=The A.V. Club|date=March 20, 2004|access-date=January 13, 2018|archive-date=July 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724201054/https://www.avclub.com/home-on-the-range-1798199467|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film {{frac|2|1|2}} stars out of 4, saying that "A movie like this is fun for kids: bright, quick-paced, with broad, outrageous characters. But ''Home on the Range'' doesn't have the crossover quality of the great Disney films like ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' and ''[[The Lion King]]''. And it doesn't have the freshness and originality of a more traditional movie like ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]''. Its real future, I suspect, lies in home video. It's only 76 minutes long, but although kids will like it, their parents will be sneaking looks at their watches."<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/home-on-the-range-2004|title=Home on the Range (2004)|work=Chicago Sun-Times|via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|date=April 2, 2004|access-date=August 9, 2015|archive-date=October 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030214544/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/home-on-the-range-2004|url-status=live}}</ref> Claudia Puig of ''[[USA Today]]'' wrote favorably in her review that "''Home on the Range'' is a throwback to old Disney cartoons: fun, rather than message-laden, with broad humor and entertaining action. The cheerful, plucky characters have heart and loyalty, and that's enough to make this a worthy family-friendly animated fest."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2004-04-02-also-opening_x.htm|last=Puig|first=Claudia|title=Movies|work=[[USA Today]]|date=April 2, 2004|access-date=January 13, 2018|archive-date=August 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810233539/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2004-04-02-also-opening_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Nell Minow]] of [[Common Sense Media]] gave the film four out of five stars, saying that "I love it when Disney doesn't take itself too seriously. No one tried to reach for the stars or make this into a classic. ''Home on the Range'' is just a cute little story about some not-so-contented cows who save the day. It modestly aspires to be nothing more than a lot of fun, and it does that job very well.<ref name="CSM">{{cite web|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/home-on-the-range|title=Home on the Range Movie Review|first=Nell|last=Minow|website=[[Common Sense Media]]|date=September 16, 2004|access-date=August 9, 2015|archive-date=October 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030005726/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/home-on-the-range|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Elvis Mitchell]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' criticized the weak comedy writing that "Unrestrained energy is hardly a bad thing for animation — the best cartoons are built on the contradictory pursuit of meticulously arranged anarchy—but they never seem needy, or desperate for laughs, as ''Home on the Range'' does. The film seems hungrier for a pat on the head than a chuckle."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/02/movies/film-review-a-western-with-watercolor-vistas-and-a-passel-of-parody.html|last=Mitchell|first=Elvis|title=FILM REVIEW; A Western With Watercolor Vistas and a Passel of Parody |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 2, 2004|access-date=January 13, 2018|archive-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207172818/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/02/movies/film-review-a-western-with-watercolor-vistas-and-a-passel-of-parody.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' film critic [[Kenneth Turan]] claimed "''Home on the Range'' may be acceptable on reflection, but its formulaic desire to mix wisecracks for adults with pratfalls for kids is feeling thin, and its overall air of frantic hysteria does not wear well either."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/02/entertainment/et-kenny2|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|title='Range' takes off at a frenzied trot|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 2, 2004|access-date=January 13, 2018|archive-date=July 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715204241/http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/02/entertainment/et-kenny2|url-status=live}}</ref> Michael Wilmington of ''[[The Chicago Tribune]]'' noted "Satirizing the movie Western can make for a great cartoon, as it does in [[Jiří Trnka|Jiri Trnka]]'s brilliant 1949 Czech short ''Song of the Prairie,'' a puppet version of ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]].'' But ''Home'' isn't good satire or good slapstick. It does have those lyrical, catchy Menken tunes, and the film perks up whenever Raitt or lang sing one of them. But much of this movie is deadly. ''Home'' keeps milking the same gags and throwing the same bull, and after a while you feel cowed watching it."<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilmington|first=Michael|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040409105739/http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-040402-movies-review-mw-homeontherange,0,723631.story?coll=mmx-movies_top_heds|url=http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-040402-movies-review-mw-homeontherange,0,723631.story?coll=mmx-movies_top_heds|title=Movie review: 'Home on the Range'|work=Chicago Tribune|url-status=dead|date=April 2, 2004|archive-date=April 9, 2004|access-date=January 13, 2018}}</ref>

===Box office===
On its opening box office weekend, ''Home on the Range'' grossed about $14 million in box office estimates, opening fourth behind ''[[Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'', ''[[Walking Tall (2004 film)|Walking Tall]]'', and ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lowe|first=R. Kinsey|title=Bad day in the barnyard|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/05/entertainment/et-lowe5|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 5, 2004|access-date=December 21, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222175711/https://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/05/entertainment/et-lowe5|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the disappointing box office weekend, financial analysts predicted that Disney would be forced to write-down the production costs, which totaled more than $100 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Verrier|first=Richard|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/06/business/fi-range6|title='Range' Is Not Looking Idyllic|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 6, 2004|access-date=December 21, 2015|archive-date=July 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715214325/https://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/06/business/fi-range6|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the latter release of ''[[The Alamo (2004 film)|The Alamo]]'' (2004), which also met poor box office returns, it was reported that Disney would have to write-down about $70 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/for-disney-it-s-a-season-on-the-brink-1117903177/|last=Amdur|first=Meredith|title=For Disney, it's a season on the brink|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=April 12, 2004|access-date=December 21, 2015|archive-date=December 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223015208/https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/for-disney-it-s-a-season-on-the-brink-1117903177/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Johnston|first=Lauren|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/disneys-alamo-a-box-office-bomb/|title=Disney's 'Alamo' A Box Office Bomb|work=[[CBS News]]|date=April 12, 2004|access-date=December 21, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222213956/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/disneys-alamo-a-box-office-bomb/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film ended its box office run with $50 million in domestic earnings and $145.3 million worldwide.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web|title=Home on the Range|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=homeontherange.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 5, 2012|archive-date=December 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228101459/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3411641857/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
! scope="col"| Result
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Annie Awards]]
| rowspan="3" | [[32nd Annie Awards|January 30, 2005]]
|[[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production|Character Design in an Animated Feature Production]]
| Joseph C. Moshier
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production|Directing in an Animated Feature Production]]
|[[Will Finn]] and John Sanford
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production|Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production]]
|Chen-Yi Chang
|{{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Young Artist Award]]
| [[26th Young Artist Awards|April 30, 2005]]
|Best Family Feature Film - Animation
|''Home on the Range''
|{{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|last=Ghez|first=Didier|title=They Drew as They Pleased Vol. 6: The Hidden Art of Disney's New Golden Age|publisher=[[Chronicle Books]]|year=2020|isbn=978-1-79720-093-4}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
{{Commons category}}
{{Portal|Disney|Film|Animation}}
*{{Official website|https://movies.disney.com/home-on-the-range}}
*{{IMDb title|0299172|Home on the Range}}
*{{AllMovie title|290407|Home on the Range}}
*{{Rotten-tomatoes|home_on_the_range|Home on the Range}}
*{{Metacritic film|title=Home on the Range}}
*{{Mojo title|homeontherange|Home on the Range}}

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