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The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town

The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town

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Overview

The Mailman decides to stop another deluge of letters by answering questions about the Easter Bunny: Sunny, a baby rabbit found and adopted by Kidville (a town of only kids--even a kid mailman). And when Sunny goes delivering eggs to the nearby town (which he has to dye to fool Gadzooks, the mean bear on the mountain), he discovers that there are no kids in the town, and that the rightful (kid) ruler is being suppressed by his aunt. But the young king likes Sunny's dyed eggs and jelly beans. So Kidsville, with the help of an old train engine, makes a few plans (and a decoy chocolate rabbit) to distribute them.

Directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Written by Romeo Muller, Jules Bass
Produced by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
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Top Cast

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

S.D. Kluger (narrator) (voice)

Skip Hinnant

Skip Hinnant

Sunny the Easter Bunny (voice)

Bob McFadden

Bob McFadden

Chugs / Old Man (voice)

R

Ron Marshall

Hallelujah Jones (voice)

M

Meg Sargent

Lilly Longtooth (voice)

J

James Spies

King Bruce (voice)

Laura Dean

Laura Dean

Child (voice)

Allen Swift

Allen Swift

Gadzooks / Newsreel announcer / blue engine / Town guard (voice)

M

Michael McGovern

Herbert the Baker (voice)

J

Jill Choder

Chicken #1 / Chicken #2 (voice)

Themes & Keywords

eastereaster bunnystop motionrabbit

About The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town

The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town is a fantasy, animation, science fiction, family, comedy film released in 1977 exploring themes of easter, easter bunny, stop motion, rabbit. Directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr., it stars Fred Astaire, Skip Hinnant, Bob McFadden. The Mailman decides to stop another deluge of letters by answering questions about the Easter Bunny: Sunny, a baby rabbit found and adopted by Kidville (a town of only kids--even a kid mailman). And when Sunny goes delivering eggs to the nearby town (which he has to dye to fool Gadzooks, the mean bear on the mountain), he discovers that there are no kids in the town, and that the rightful (kid) ruler is being suppressed by his aunt. But the young king likes Sunny's dyed eggs and jelly beans. So Kidsville, with the help of an old train engine, makes a few plans (and a decoy chocolate rabbit) to distribute them.

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