Tack and the Princess must recover the magic balls, defeat the evil Zigzag, and save their beloved city from destruction! Feast your eyes and ears on this exotic mosaic of exquisite color, hilarious comedy, enchanting music, and all-star voices. When a bumbling thief manages to steal the enchanted orbs, they fall into the hands of the wicked wizard Zigzag. In the ancient city of Baghdad, magically protected by three Golden Balls, a timid shoemaker named Tack falls for the lovely, adventure-loving Princess Yumyum. Rating: (not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first. Edition/Format: DVD video: Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats: Summary: In an ancient city, a timid shoemakers apprentice named Tack falls for the lovely and adventurous Princess Yum Yum. Escher-like backgrounds with classic two-and-a-half-dimension hand-painted animation. Author: Vincent Price Anthony Quayle: Publisher: United States : Miramax Films, 2011. His version was called The Princess and the Cobbler, later recut further by Miramax into the nearly unwatchable Arabian Knight.
Almost 30 years in the making, it incorporates extraordinary M.C. When Richard Williams was fired from his film The Thief and the Cobbler (after 26 years of work), Fred Calvert was hired to finish it quickly and cheaply. The Thief, meanwhile, is more interested in gold than love and. Its narrative is relatively simple: a prophecy comes true after a Thief steals three golden balls from the top of a minaret from the Golden City, allowing evil forces to domain the site. Unfortunately, Zigzag plans to marry the princess in order to succeed her father, King Nod.
Behold this critically acclaimed feature-length fantasy created, written, and directed by Richard Williams, the three-time Academy Award(R)-winning animator. When Tack upsets Zigzag the Vizier, the wizard drags him off to the royal castle, where Princess Yum Yum falls for the bashful boy and saves him from execution. The Thief & the Cobbler will screen in NYC at MOMA next month with Richard Williams talking to John Canemaker.