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Classic Caballeros Collection: Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 4; suggested age 4.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Walt Disney's love letter to '40s Latin America.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 4 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    For the 1940s, this level of respect and enjoyment of other cultures is a very pleasant surprise.

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    One of the three caballeros has guns in holsters and shoots them in the air periodically; in one scene the barrel of the gun turns into a mouth and sings a couple of words. Donald and a llama almost fall off a high mountain bridge. Pedro the baby mail plane is in danger and almost crashes. Goofy carries and bites into his hunting knife.

  • Sexy stuff:

    Donald does a lot of whistling at Latina women and gets one kiss. The narrator mentions that he's looking at "hot stuff" on a beach when he spots a bunch of women. Goofy shows his drawers twice. Mention of tucans "making love," but it's not meant "that" way.

  • Language:

    Dated but innocuous lyrics including "We're three gay caballeros."

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Donald gets drunk off of one cocktail; adults drink wine in another scene. The Brazilian caballero, Jose Carioca, is rarely seen without a cigar in his mouth.

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Classic Caballeros Collection: Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros was written by Carrie R. Wheadon

Parents need to know that one caballero smokes a cigar, another one shoots his guns in the air when he's excited (no one gets hurt), and the third, Donald Duck, ogles women in a number of scenes. That said, it's a wonderful surprise that these two 1940s classics are so enamored of Latin American cultures, their art, and their music. There are a couple of scary animated scenes for young ones: A baby mail plane almost crashes, and Donald and his llama almost fall off a very high bridge.

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  • Families can talk about things they learned about Latin America. Also, what kind of music did you like best? If you could go to a different country and bring your sketchpad, what would you draw? Families can also discuss what makes these cartoons seem older than current Disney movies. What things in these films would you be surprised to see in modern ones? Why?
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What’s the Story?

In the 1940s, Walt Disney took a plane with 18 artists, musicians, and writers on a tour of South America and Mexico. The result was SALUDOS AMIGOS, a mix of travelogue, animated shorts, and live dance numbers mixed with animation. In the follow-up, THE THREE CABALLEROS, Donald Duck gets a big birthday box from Latin America. Inside he finds travel guides that he literally jumps right into -- and proceeds to meet up with two other caballeros: Jose Caroica the samba-ing parrot and Panchito the Mexican rooster. More traditional dancing, bird watching, and Latin American travel ensue, mixed with more animated shorts featuring both familiar Disney characters and new ones like Pedro the baby mail plane.
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Is It Any Good?

These two films offer armchair travel for absolutely everyone. There's dancing, singing, bird watching, fine arts, native dress, rodeos, mountains, beaches, the pampas, big cities, and even wilder sights like flying donkeys in horse races and baby planes that deliver the mail. And somehow the eclectic mix works -- a bit better in The Three Caballeros, but they're still both enjoyable.

One of the best shorts is Jose Caroica the parrot dancing with live samba dancers. It's a loving tribute to Rio with simultaneous kid appeal. Some dance numbers drag on a little long, but then the Disney artists come up with new animated inspiration, working llamas, gauchos, penguins, and the treacherous mountains of Chile into their stories. These love letters to Latin America are classics worth revisiting with the next generation. Don't forget your dancing shoes.

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Movie Details

Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Director: Norman Ferguson
Run time: 113 minutes
DVD release: 4/28/2008
MPAA Rating: G

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