Sean Connery Movie:

Editorial Review:
Directed by Oscar-winning animator Richard Williams (Who Framed Roger Rabbit), The Thief and the Cobbler began production in 1968, so it actually predates 1992's Aladdin. Also known as The Princess and the Cobbler and Arabian Knight, Fred Calvert completed the film after Williams lost the rights to his dream project. Narrated by Matthew Broderick (replacing Sean Connery) as Tack the Cobbler, the CinemaScope-shot story takes place in ancient Baghdad. When Tack upsets Zigzag the Vizier (Vincent Price), the wizard drags him off to the royal castle, where Princess Yum Yum (Jennifer Beals) falls for the bashful boy and saves him from execution. Unfortunately, Zigzag plans to marry the princess in order to succeed her father, King Nod (Clive Revill). The Thief (Jonathan Winters), meanwhile, is more interested in gold than love and takes off with the protective orbs topping the palace. Together Tack and Yum Yum attempt to retrieve them in order to prevent Zigzag and the One-Eye army from conquering the city. Despite the fanciful hand-drawn animation, which borders on Yellow Submarine-style surrealism--a film with which Williams was involved--the finished full-screen product represents a compromised version of his original widescreen concept. The added dialogue and songs, which have a generic bent, make for an awkward fit with Williams' more distinctive work. Rife with intricate patterns and M.C. Escher-like optical effects, his intended audience was adults rather than kids. Still, The Thief and the Cobbler is a must-see for the inventive material that remains. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Thief & the Cobbler Reviews:
Excellent!
2009-11-29 - I adore this dvd, and just got this second copy to indoctrinate a friend. I prefer to 2003 version, but this is still well worth your time!

Magnificient movie, horrible edit!
2009-07-16 - At 17.99, this movie is too expensive especially when you consider its lack of special features. There's no bonus material or cut scenes, and this beautiful and fantastic movie was given a shoddy edit by Miramax. I bought my own DVD for 5.99 off eBay (brand new!)

If you really want to own this movie, buy it used here or from eBay. It's not without its merits - its a good movie for kids to watch, I enjoyed it, and its still a somewhat decent movie despite what Miramax did to it. To see a better version, just see the Recobbled Cut (free online)

Do not purchase
2009-06-04 - This movie has bizarre animation and cant keep my 4 year olds attention for more than 5 minutes. Not worth purchasing, it will just sit on your shelf. No one in our home has made it all the way threw this movie despite trying several times.

Thief & Cobbler Review
2009-05-26 - Quality and value was great...shipped as promised and delivered as expected. Will order from them again without hesitation.

Cool Movie
2009-05-26 - The animation is very very poor and quite ugly but the story is entertaining and the thief is super hillarious.