Savannah Mayhem

Savannah Mayhem is a 1992 American animated comedy adventure film produced by MGM/UA Feature Animation and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Phil Mendez and Clive A. Smith and stars the voices of Traci Wolfe, Dennis Hopper, Dan Aykroyd, Anthony Hopkins, Burt Reynolds, Al Pacino, Frank Welker, Sally Field, Sean Penn, and Jim Cummings. The film follows Reilly, a female ostrich who is on the run from a jackal named Sakal and his minions in the savannah, until she meets up with Grant, an aardvark, and Kasey, a rhino, and the three become friends. However, Sakal and his minions were still willing to catch Reilly, leaving her to wonder if she can survive or not.

The film was released in the United States on April 24, 1992 and received generally mixed reviews from critics, who praised its voice-acting, animation, and pacing, but criticized its story and writing. It made $51.9 million worldwide on its $20 million budget, making it a box office hit. This success led to a franchise consisting of a direct-to-video sequel, a television series, and several video games.

Plot
Hundreds of years ago, there were many ostriches in the savannah, but they were hunted by Sakal and his minions. Only one ostrich, Reilly, survived from their ostrich hunt. As she was chased by Sakal and his minions, she begins to run and she escapes, leaving them to hunt their own predators. A few weeks later, Reilly created her hideout in order to be safe from Sakal and his minions. It is in her hideout that she meets an aardvark, Grant, who was wondering why Reilly is scared. Reilly explains to him about her hideout, and as they play together, they eventually both became friends.

More coming soon!

Voice cast

 * Traci Wolfe as Reilly, a female ostrich and the main protagonist. More coming soon!
 * Dennis Hopper as Sakal, a jackal and the main antagonist. More coming soon!
 * Dan Aykroyd as Grant, Reilly's aardvark friend and her only friend. More coming soon!
 * Anthony Hopkins as Kasey, a kind, but funny and sarcastic rhino who likes to pick on Reilly, but later learns from her that it's not his outside or the outside of others that matters, but rather, the inside. More coming soon!
 * Burt Reynolds as Randy, a wild dog and one of Sakal's minions. More coming soon!
 * Al Pacino as Lenny, a lion and one of Sakal's minions. More coming soon!
 * Frank Welker as Christian, a hyena and one of Sakal's minions. More coming soon!
 * Sally Field as Kayley, an impala and one of Sakal's minions. More coming soon!
 * Sean Penn as Edgar, an eland and one of Sakal's minions. More coming soon!
 * Jim Cummings as Will, a rhino. More coming soon!
 * Eric Idle as Martin, a zebra. More coming soon!
 * John Cleese as Leonard, a zebra. More coming soon!
 * Julia Roberts as Macy, a zebra. More coming soon!
 * Whoopi Goldberg as Olivia, a zebra. More coming soon!
 * Dom DeLuise as Pat, a giraffe. More coming soon!
 * Martin Lawrence as Eddie, a giraffe. More coming soon!
 * Irene Cara as Heather, a giraffe. More coming soon!
 * Ed Asner as James, a giraffe. More coming soon!
 * Carol Channing as Helen, a giraffe. More coming soon!
 * Jeff Bridges as Ross, an elephant. More coming soon!
 * Sean Connery as Ken, an elephant. More coming soon!
 * Phyllis Diller as Pandie, an elephant. More coming soon!
 * Danny DeVito as Bill, an elephant. More coming soon!
 * Sally Kellerman as Madeleine, an elephant. More coming soon!
 * Roger Moore as Roy, an elephant. More coming soon!

More coming soon!

Additional voices
Coming soon!

Development
Coming soon!

Writing
Coming soon!

Animation
Coming soon!

Casting
Coming soon!

Release
Savannah Mayhem was released theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on April 24, 1992 in the United States.

Marketing
Coming soon!

Home media
Savannah Mayhem was first released on VHS and LaserDisc on October 20, 1992 by MGM/UA Home Video. It was released on VHS again in 1994, this time a part of MGM/UA Family Entertainment, followed by a MGM Family Entertainment VHS release in 1998. A DVD version was made available for the first time on March 6, 2001, under the MGM Kids label. On March 29, 2011, the film made its debut on Blu-ray.

Box office
Coming soon!

Critical reception
Savannah Mayhem received generally mixed reviews from critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 53% based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 5.73/10. The website's consensus reads, "Savannah Mayhem runs the mayhem with hits-and-misses." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 55 out of 100 points, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

More coming soon!

Accolades
Coming soon!

Sequel
The success of Savannah Mayhem prompted MGM Animation to create a direct-to-video sequel, entitled Savannah Mayhem 2: The Ostrich Runs Again, released on VHS in March 1998, with Wolfe reprising her role as Reilly, while Steven Weber replaces both Aykroyd and Reynolds as the voices of Grant and Randy, and James Woods, Ernest Borgnine, and Bebe Neuwirth all replace Hopkins, Pacino, and Field as the voice of Kasey, Lenny and Kayley respectively.

Television series
Coming soon!

Video games
4 video games based off the film were released.

More coming soon!

Main
To see the main transcript of the film, click here.

Trailers
To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.