The Golden Goblet

The Golden Goblet is a 1970 American animated fantasy film, directed by Paul J. Smith, written by Cal Howard, Don Christensen, Dale Hale and Sid Marcus, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Eloise Jarvis McGraw and it was produced by Walter Lantz, Tony Johnson and Mark Berman. It stars the voices of Ronny Howard, Lena Horne, Debbie Watson, Daws Butler, Bruce Cabot, Dal McKennon and Paul Frees. It was scored by Walter Greene, who scored most of the shorts from Walter Lantz.

It was produced by Walter Lantz Films and it was released by Universal Pictures on September 16, 1970, with a domestic rental gross of $8.4 million on a budget of $3.6 million. The film has gained a cult following in recent years.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Ronny Howard
 * Lena Horne
 * Debbie Watson
 * Daws Butler
 * Bruce Cabot
 * Dal McKennon
 * Paul Frees

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Production
In 1961, producer Walter Lantz met author Eloise Jarvis McGraw to do an adaptation of the novel. It was first adapted as a Woody Woodpecker short, but Egyptians blamed it, so they wanted to adapt it as a feature film in 1963, so it can "stay true to the children's novel". Glenn Berman, one of the film's co-producers passed away in 1968, ceding the duties to Lantz himself.

Ronny Howard was first approached to be cast in 1965, following Lantz's reaction on The Andy Griffith Show. Debbie Watson followed suit when Lantz and McGraw watched and heard of the show Karen. The rest of the cast followed suit in 1966.

Release
The film was originally released on September 16, 1970 by Universal Pictures and it was rereleased in 1974 and 1977.

Home media
The film was first released on the MCA DiscoVision laserdisc format on April 6, 1980, which was released in time for Easter holidays. It was a success among DiscoVision collectors, and it was a smash hit. It was later released on VHS and Betamax by MCA Videocassette on April 11, 1982, which like the DiscoVision release, was released in time for Easter holidays. It became the top selling family video of late 1982, topping all Disney videos, and fell short of the top video of the year, Jane Fonda's Workout.

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Box office
The film earned estimated theatrical rentals of $8.4 million in United States and Canadian rentals by the end of 1971, and it was the second highest-grossing animated film of the year, behind Disney's The Aristocats. It was the most popular movie in Australia in 1971, and scored a worldwide rental of $25 million.

It was rereleased to theaters in 1974 when it gained an additional %10 million, and after that it grossed $50 million after several rereleases.

Critical reception
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, which earned a 87% "Approval" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the consensus states that "The Golden Goblet is a great effort for Universal and it was gained good soundtrack". On Metacritic, it scored 84 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Accolades
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Legacy
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Main transcripts
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Trailer transcripts
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