Dingo Pictures (found animated films from German animation studio and English dubs; 1992-2005)
The studio's logo.
Status: Found
Date found: Various dates
Found by: Various people
Dingo Pictures was an animation company from Germany that produced traditionally-animated cartoons based on fairy tales and concepts, many of which plagiarize the works of Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks, among other companies.
These cartoons were criticized for their extremely low-budget animation (done with Amiga Deluxe Paint),[1] repetitive dialogue, lack of dub actors (English dubs usually have only two people voicing all the characters, in some cartoons only one), and shoddy character designs.
Despite this, they acquired a certain level of ironic fan following.
Availability
With the exceptions of Griechische Sagen: Perseus, some of their picture stories and Sing mit Aladin, all of the original German dubs have been released on DVD. Some can be easily found online, while others are quite rare.
All the English dubs listed below have been released on DVD by Art Media in Germany and the Netherlands, Fun Kid's in France (both with the exception of Animal Soccer World) and East-West Entertainment in the United States. Seventeen of the movies' English dubs have also been released on various game consoles such as the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 by Midas Interactive and Phoenix Games, accompanied with simple mini-games such as slide puzzles.
A popular comedic online reviewer, Phelous (Phelan Porteous), has made video reviews of many of those Dingo Pictures films. He notably makes efforts to get the official English-language release DVD to use as footage in his videos, and he has managed to get his hands on a couple of rare ones.
List of Movies
| German Title | English Title(s) | Year | Status (German) | Status (English) | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griechische Sagen: Perseus | N/A | 1992 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Die Nibelungen Sage: Siegfried | N/A | 1992 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Die schönsten Geschichten vom Osterhasen | N/A | 1993 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Aladin | Alladin (DVD) | 1993 | Found | Found | The English dub is incomplete on some versions of the East West Entertainment DVD. |
| Sing mit Aladin | N/A | 1993 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Lustige Weihnachten: Max' wundersames Geschenk | N/A | 1993 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Goldie: Abenteuer im Zauberwald | Goldie(PS) The Little Deer(DVD) |
1994 | Found | Found | Alternate English dub released on a Russian DVD. |
| Der König der Tiere | Animal King | 1994 | Found | Existence Unconfirmed | |
| Neue Geschichten vom Osterhasen | N/A | 1994 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Hampie ein kleiner Wal entdeckt seine Welt | N/A | 1994 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Artige Katzen | Nice Cats (PS, DVD) | 1995 | Found | Found | |
| Pocahontas | Legend of Pocahontas (PS) Pocahontas (DVD) |
1995 | Found | Found | |
| Ein Fall für die Mäusepolizei | Detective Mouse (PS) The Mouse Police (PS2, DVD) |
1995 | Found | Found | |
| Es Weihnachtet sehr... | N/A | 1995 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Toys: Das Geburtstagsgeschenk | Toys (PS) The Toys Room (PS2, DVD) |
1996 | Found | Found | |
| Wabuu der freche Waschbär | Wabuu the Little Raccoon (DVD) | 1996 | Found | Found | |
| Der Glöckner von Notre Dame | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (PS) Notre Dame (DVD) |
1996 | Found | Found | |
| Janis das Schweinchen Baby | Jamie the Little Pig (DVD) | 1996 | Found | Found | |
| Peter und der Wolf | N/A | 1996 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Der gestiefelte Kater | The Cat on Boots (DVD) | 1997 | Found | Found | |
| Auf der Suche nach den Dalmatinern | The Dalmatians (PS) Dalmatians (DVD) |
1997 | Found | Found | |
| Balto | The Adventures of the Brave Husky (DVD) |
1997 | Found | Found | |
| Hercules | N/A | 1997 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten | The Bremen Town-Musicians (DVD) |
1997 | Found | Found | |
| Anastasia | Anastasia (PS, DVD) |
1998 | Found | Found | |
| Das Unglaubliche Fussballspiel der Tiere | Animal Football (PS) Animal Soccer World (PS2) The Animal Soccer Championship (DVD) |
1998 | Found | Found | |
| Das Schwert von Camelot | The Sword of Camelot (PS, DVD) |
1998 | Found | Found | The East West Entertainment DVD removes all of the live-action scenes. |
| Ein Prinz für Ägypten | Moses: Prince of Egypt (PS) The Prince of Egypt (DVD) |
1998 | Found | Found | The English dub is incomplete on some versions of the EastWest DVD. |
| Der König der Tiere: Das Grosse Abenteuer | Lion and the King (PS, Midas) Lion and the King 2 (PS, Phoenix Games) Son of the Lion King (PS2) Lion and the King 3 (NDS) The Lion and his Son 2 (DVD) |
1999 | Found | Found | |
| Tarzan: Der Herr des Dschungels/Der Herr des Dschungels | Lord of the Jungle (PS) Lord of the Rainforest (DVD) |
1999 | Found | Found | |
| Im Tal der Osterhasen | N/A | 2000 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Winkie der Kleine Bär/Der kleine Bär | Winky the Little Bear (PS, DVD) Countryside Bears (PS2) |
2000 | Found | Found | |
| Abenteuer im Land der Dinosaurier | Dinosaurs (PS, DVD) Dinosaur Adventure (PS2) |
2000 | Found | Found | |
| ... noch mehr Dalmatiner | Dalmatians 2 (PS) Dalmatians 3 (PS2) Dalmatians 4 (NDS/Wii) The Adventures of the Dalmatians 2 (DVD) |
2000 | Found | Found | |
| Atlantis: Der verlone Kontinent | Atlantis: The Lost Continent (PS, DVD) Empire of Atlantis (PS2) |
2001 | Found | Found | |
| Benni und seine Freunde | N/A | 2004 | Found | Unproduced | |
| Die kleine Hexe Arischa | N/A | 2005 | Found | Unproduced |
External Links
- The studio's now-defunct website (courtesy of the Wayback Machine). Retrieved 15 Dec '18
- A list of all their films on IMDb. Retrieved 15 Dec '18
- Phelous' YouTube playlist of the English dubs of Dingo Pictures' films he covered on his show. Retrieved 06 Feb '19
Reference
- ↑ A blog that criticizes the animation style that the studio uses in their films. Retrieved 15 Dec '18