The Fearless Four is a 1997 English-language German animated musical film directed by Michael Coldewey, Eberhard Junkersdorf, Jürgen Richter and Wolfgang Urchs, from a screenplay by Bert Henry, Dagmar Kekulé, Georg Reichel and Markus Urchs. It is loosely based on the folk tole "Town Musicians of Bremen" by the Brothers Grimm, and combines 2D animation with CGI. Produced by Munich Animation (as their first production) the movie was made between 1995 and 1996, and was originally recorded in English, then dubbed for its German cinematic release. The film had its premiere in theaters in Germany on October 2, 1997, released by the German unit of Warner Bros. (under the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label). Warner Bros. also distributed the film worldwide, including United States, where the film was released on VHS on May 7, 1998.
For the English release (and virtually every release besides the German one), about 6 minutes of material was cut, either by deleting or shortening scenes, in general that was deemed too inappropriate - including some sexual or too dark/frightening content and such.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Buster
|
James Ingram | |
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Gwendolyn
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Oleta Adams | |
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Fred
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B.B. King | |
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Tortellini
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Zucchero | |
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1st Assistant
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Ian James Corlett | |
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Hunter 2
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Dr. Greed
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2nd Assistant
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Scott McNeil | |
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Hunter 1
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The Manager
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The Recording Director
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Guard 1
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The Baron
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Garry Chalk | |
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The Miller
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Platini
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Guard 2
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Taxidermy Representative
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Robert O. Smith | |
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Dr. Sevenbrains
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The Heir
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Michael Donovan | |
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The Host
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Guard 3
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Wasp 1
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Louise Vallance | |
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The Heiress
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The Heiress' Son
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| Wasp 2 | Kathleen Bar | ||
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Big Mother Berta
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Samantha
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Mozart
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Ackerman
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Richard Newman | |
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Powertool
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Kevin Dorsey | |
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Snake
|
Rick Jones | |
| Narrator | Christopher Gaze | ||
| Technical staff | |||
Voice director
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Michael Donovan | ||
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Production manager
|
Mike Harris | ||
Dialogue recording engineer
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Todd Araki | ||
Re-recording mixers
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Ray Gillon | ||
| Hubertus Rath | |||
ADR production
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BLT Productions | ||
Songs[]
Despite being originally recorded in English, the English soundtrack to the movie was never officially released, in contrary to the German one.
| Song | Singer(s) | ||
Never Been Better
|
James Ingram | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Pescetto (background vocals) | |||
| Michelle Wolf (background vocals) | |||
Life Is One Long Rainy Day
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B.B. King | ||
| Kevin Dorsey (background vocals) | |||
Powertool
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Kevin Dorsey | ||
| Michelle Wolf (background vocals) | |||
Big Girls Never Cry
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Oleta Adams | ||
| Michelle Wolf (background vocals) | |||
Hand In Hand
|
James Ingram | ||
| Zucchero | |||
| Michelle Wolf | |||
| Jeff Pescetto | |||
| Kevin Dorsey | |||
What Can Go Wrong
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Oleta Adams | ||
| James Ingram | |||
| Zucchero | |||
| B.B. King | |||
| Michelle Wolf (background vocals) | |||
| Jeff Pescetto (background vocals) | |||
Mix Max - Song
|
Oleta Adams | ||
| James Ingram | |||
| Zucchero | |||
| B.B. King | |||
| Michelle Wolf (background vocals) | |||
| Jeff Pescetto (background vocals) | |||
| Kevin Dorsey (background vocals) | |||
Song Of Freedom
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Oleta Adams | ||
| James Ingram | |||
| Zucchero | |||
| B.B. King | |||
| Michelle Wolf (background vocals) | |||
| Kevin Dorsey (background vocals) | |||
Don't You Worry
|
Oleta Adams | ||
| James Ingram | |||
| Michelle Wolf (background vocals) | |||
| Kevin Dorsey (background vocals) | |||
| Zucchero (background vocals) | |||
| Phillip Ingram (background vocals) |
International versions[]
| Language | Title | |
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Albanian | 4 guximtarët |
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Czech | Čtyři nebojsové |
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Dutch | De Bremer stadsmuzikanten |
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French | Les musiciens de Brême |
 
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German | Die furchtlosen Vier Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (alternative title) |
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Greek | Τέσσερις Ατρόμητοι Φίλοι |
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Italian | La banda del rock - I musicanti di Brema |
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Polish | Czterech wspaniałych |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Os Quatro Aventureiros |
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Russian | Бременские музыканты: Бесстрашная четвёрка |
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Spanish (Spain) | Los músicos de Bremen |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Los cuatro aventureros |
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Turkish | Korkusuz Dörtlü |