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Based on a Broadway musical by Mel Brooks and Joe Darion, the animated feature Shinbone Alley is an adaptation of the Don Marquis stories. The film is about a love-struck cockroach named Archy (voiced... read more read more... by Eddie Bracken) and the object of his affections, a carefree cat named Mehitabel (Carol Channing). The movie is arranged as a series of episodic adventures and though it never quite gels into something cohesive, it has a number of fine moments, particularly when it sticks to the music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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G, 1 hr. 23 min.

Directed by: John D. Wilson

Release Date: January 1, 1971

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DVD Release Date: August 8, 2006

Stats: 27 reviews

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  • May 7, 2007
    Only got about ten minutes into it. Way, way, way too weird, and that's coming from a Ralph Bakshi fan.

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Phil Hall
October 29, 2007
Phil Hall, Film Threat

It is a production that is constantly at odds with itself in regard to both style and substance. Full Review

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