The Big Bad Wolf and the Three Bears

The Big Bad Wolf and the Three Bears was an 1978 Irish animated film produced by Stant Pictures and distributed by Avco Embassy Pictures. it stars John Clark as the Big Bad Wolf.

Plot
in Dublin 1935, the Big Bad Wolf read a book about Bears. the Rat Guard told the wolf Book are Not Allowed by Order of the Queen. he decided to go to the house he built instead of the Queen's Castle. he read about the Three Pigs, but later, the Five Rat Guards told off the Wolf not to read books in the Kingdom of Rats and said "One Year Ago, you got turned into a wolf as punishment for Reading Books". the queen of rats put a finger on the wolf's nose put him on Trial. after the Jury Bee found the Wolf Guilty, she Kicked him off in the air and the wolf landed in the scart forest.

Meanwhile, three bears - "A Big Bear named Bim, A Middle-Sized Bear named Lim, and A Small Bear named Jim" - live together in a house in the woods. they ate the stant potatoes for Breakfast, but are too hot. so Bim, Lim, and Jim went for a walk in the woods while the big bad wolf sneaked in and went to the bears house inside. he sat down and ate the stant potatoes. first he tried the Big Bowl, but is too hot. Next, he tried the Middle Sized Bowl, but is too cold. Last, he tried the Small bowl, but is just right. then The Wolf saw some couches.

First, he sat on the Big Chair, but is too Hard. Next, he sat on the Middle-Sized Chair, but is Too Soft. Last, he sat on the Small Chair, but is Just Right. However, the Little Chair Broken and his tail got wounded. he went upstairs to bed. First, he tried the Big Bed, but is too high. Nest, he tried the Middle-Sized Bed but is too low. Last, he tried the Small Bed, but is just right. when Bim, Lim, and Jim got home, they saw the Stant Potatoes all Eaten up, the chairs broken, and the Beds all mixed up, but he found A Big Bad Wolf in a bed. the Bears road at the Wolf and he ran off and Crashed into the Castle. The Rats all fall down to the water, except for the Queen.

The Fight Began and the Queen Became a Dragon, the wolf and the Dragon Fought for the Castle and trampled themselves over. The Wolf bit the Dragon's Tail and hopped off. The Dragon has a new plan how to breathe fire on the wolf, bur the Bears are back and scratched the Dragon to the water, where the Dragon melts. the Wolf was safe. Bim, Lim, and Jim said to the Wolf "We are so sorry for roaring at you". and the Wolf was proud as a prince. and the film ends with Bim, Lim, and Jim walking back home in the woods.

Cast

 * John Clark as the Big Bad Wolf
 * Elizabeth Taylor as the Queen of Rats
 * Billie May Richards as The Rat Guards
 * Rat Guard # 1
 * Rat Guard # 2
 * Rat Guard # 3
 * Rat Guard # 4
 * Rat Guard # 5
 * Anthony Newley as the Bears
 * Bim the Bear
 * Lim the Panda Bear
 * Jim the Polar Bear
 * Adrian Hall as the Dragon

Production
in 1974, production began around the Stant Studio of Kilkenny, Ireland. production lasted from March 1974 to January 1977.

Release
the previous movie The Ugly Duckling had made it's failure at the Box Office, leading Stant Studios to go bankrupt. the success of this movie saved the Studio from going Bankrupt.

Stant's movies were never cancelled and the company was Active.

Home Video
in 1986, Garland Entertainment released the film on Home Video for the first time as Ragdoll Productions purchased the Stant Studio in 1985.

in 1994, after Sony Purchased Garland, The Movie got released on VHS and Laserdisc by Columbia TriStar Home Video as part of the Columbia TriStar Masterpiece Entertainment line.

in 2008, the studio was re-released on DVD by Shout Factory under license from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for the 30th Anniversary Edition.

in 2014, the movie got digitally remastered and released on Blu-ray Combo Pack by DHX Home Entertainment.

Sequels
in 1988, there was a sequel called The Big Bad Wolf and Red Riding Hood that got released in theatres in honor of the first film's 10th anniversary.

in 1998, another sequel called The Big Bad Wolf and The Three Pigs released direct-to-video by Columbia TriStar Home Video after Sony purchased Garland. this is in honor of the first film's 20th anniversary.