Synopsis

When the Patch of Heaven dairy farm faces foreclosure, three very different cows set out to capture the notorious cattle rustler Alameda Slim and claim the reward. Their pursuit takes them across the Old West, where they join forces with a sheriff's ambitious horse and other unlikely allies. Together, they must outwit Slim's hypnotic yodel and stop his scheme to seize the farm.

Factoids & Trivia

• The film was released in 2004 under the title Home on the Range, although the supplied title lists it as Home On The Ranch.

• It was the 45th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and the studio's last traditionally hand-drawn theatrical feature until The Princess and the Frog in 2009.

• The project began development under the title Sweating Bullets. Its story underwent major changes before settling on the idea of three cows becoming bounty hunters.

• Alameda Slim was originally conceived differently, but composer Alan Menken suggested making him a cattle rustler whose yodel could hypnotize entire herds.

• The production reportedly involved a large story team, including twelve storyboard artists and several screenwriters. The writing process was later streamlined during development.

• Alan Menken composed the music, with Glenn Slater contributing lyrics. The soundtrack combined original songs with country and Western influences, fitting the film's frontier setting.

• Disney gave the film a Western musical-comedy style rather than following the more dramatic fairy-tale approach associated with many of its earlier animated features.