Paramount Pictures
Directed by Charles Nichols and Iwao Takamoto
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Paramount)
Farm girl agrees to raise a runt pig, but her pet soon outgrows their house and it is sold to a neighboring farmer. There the pig learns to talk with the other animals, and much to his horror learns his fate is to be fattened and then slaughtered. A friendly and wise spider concocts a plan to save him by writing messages in her web. The gullible farmers believe it is a miracle and soon Wilbur is headed to the fair instead of the slaughterhouse. Directed by Disney alum Charles Nichols, this Hanna-Barbera film feels like a lost Disney classic. Songs by the Sherman Brothers complete the illusion. However, the animation lacks the polished quality of Disney, but the story, while occasionally dark, overcomes those shortcomings.
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