History Film / Napoleon1995

The film was released DirectToVideo in America by Creator/{{MGM}} (via their newly acquired Creator/OrionPictures arm, which had the rights via their corporate sibling The Samuel Goldwyn Company/Goldwyn Entertainment[[note]]though the initial release had Orion's logo on the packaging the actual tape contents had MGM branding, mostly because MGM was attempting LoopholeAbuse in regards to a video distribution deal they had at the time with Creator/WarnerBros; once the deal got broken they reissued the tape with MGM branding[[/note]]) with a [[SameLanguageDub different voice cast]], including Creator/AdamWylie and Creator/BronsonPinchot. It wasn't a big hit there, but it's gained a following.

Not to be confused with works about UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte ([[Film/Napoleon1927 1927]], [[Series/Napoleon2002 2002]] and [[Film/Napoleon2023 2023]] on this wiki).

Not to be confused with works about UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte (from [[Film/Napoleon1927 1927]], [[Series/Napoleon2002 2002]] and [[Film/Napoleon2023 2023]] on this wiki).

Not to be confused with the [[{{Film/Napoleon}} 1927 French film of the same name]].

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Towards the climax, Napoleon meets a bunch of little penguins who are on vacation, including one named Pengy who, like him, wants to run away from home, even [[MeaningfulRename changing his name]] like Napeoleon did.

* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler: Right before the credits, we are treated to a shot revealing that the Cat is still out there and still wants to hunt Napoleon.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: During the second half, Napoleon meets a bunch of little blue penguins who are on vacation, including one named Pengy who, like him, wants to run away from home, even [[MeaningfulRename changing his name]] like Napeoleon did.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: The film features galahs, a tawny frogmouth, rainbow lorikeets, a wombat, quokkas, a frilled lizard, an echidna, a perentie, hopping mice, and little blue penguins.

The film was released DirectToVideo in America by Creator/{{MGM]] (via their newly acquired Creator/OrionPictures arm, which had the rights via their corporate sibling The Samuel Goldwyn Company/Goldwyn Entertainment[[note]]though the initial release had Orion's logo on the packaging the actual tape contents had MGM branding, mostly because MGM was attempting LoopholeAbuse in regards to a video distribution deal they had at the time with Creator/WarnerBros; once the deal got broken they reissued the tape with MGM branding[[/note]]) with a [[SameLanguageDub different voice cast]], including Creator/AdamWylie and Creator/BronsonPinchot. It wasn't a big hit there, but it's gained a following.

The film was released DirectToVideo in America by MGM with a [[SameLanguageDub different voice cast]], including Creator/AdamWylie and Creator/BronsonPinchot. It wasn't a big hit there, but it's gained a following.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The idea that the cat was a pet [[GoingNative who escaped to the wilderness, learned how to kill]], and [[DrivenToMadness didn’t know when to stop]] seems like decent development until you realize that of all domesticated animals, cats are the most accustomed to killing and so the villain really had no motive for going crazy (unless it was due to the privations of the wilderness or the isolation).

* AdultFear: Muffin/Napoleon's mother is visibly distraught when she first sees her son floating away. [[FridgeHorror One can't help but wonder]] what kind of panic his owners were going through as well.

* AwardBaitSong: The end credits reprise of “[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnfnGOrREWI How Far I'll Fly]]”, performed by Rob Allison.

* LonelyAtTheTop: [[spoiler:Napoleon finally gets to live with the wild dogs. However, he misses his home and mother, and discovers that life in the wild doesn't have as much freedom as he thought it did, so he finds himself wanting to go home.]]

* MoodWhiplash: When Napoleon finds out that [[spoiler:the howling he's been following is not wild dogs, but a monitor lizard doing random animal impressions, the scene is played for laughs. Napoleon's heartbroken emotional breakdown immediately afterwards isn't.]]

* ProtagonistTitle: Played with in that the protagonist's original name is Muffin, and changed it to the name we saw in the title.

* SettingOffSong: “How Far I'll Fly”.

* ShoutOut: The film's tagline is an homage to ''Franchise/StarTrek'', as shown on the poster.

** The wild-dog pups are named ''Film/Sid&Nancy".

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Napoleon floats through the Sydney CBD and out over the harbour, being brought down on the beach of an island nearby.
It first becomes clear (to Aussies, at least) that this trope is in effect when Napoleon meets a band of quokkas (native to WA), then treks through the snowfields (located 300km (160mi) from Sydney in north-eastern Victoria), followed ''immediately'' by a sugar-cane field (found in Central and Northern Queensland, a distance of over 2000km (1200mi) away). Then, it's compounded by the highway scene (central NSW) and the desert (South Australia).

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The idea that the cat was a pet [[GoingNative who escaped to the wilderness, learned how to kill]], and [[DrivenToMadness didn’t know when to stop]] seems like decent development until you realize that of all domesticated animals, cats are the most accustomed to killing and so the villain really had no motive for going crazy.

Muffin (voiced by Jamie Croft in the Australian version, Creator/AdamWylie in the US dub) is a golden retriever puppy who insists on being called Napoleon and wishes to be a brave wild dog. During a birthday party at his owner's house, he gets into a basket with balloons attached, and floats off into the [[LandDownUnder Australian wilderness]]. Now he's on a big journey alongside a galah named Birdo (voiced by Philip Quast in Australia, Creator/BronsonPinchot in the US dub) to find the wild dogs.

The film was released DirectToVideo in America by MGM with a [[SameLanguageDub different voice cast]]. It wasn't a big hit there, but it's gained a following.

Muffin is a golden retriever puppy who insists on being called Napoleon and wishes to be a brave wild dog. During a birthday party at his owner's house, he gets into a basket with balloons attached, and floats off into the [[LandDownUnder Australian wilderness]]. Now he's on a big journey alongside a galah named Birdo to find the wild dogs.

* ShaggyDogStory: Subverted. [[spoiler:Napoleon discovers that the howling he's been following is actually a monitor lizard doing animal impressions, and believes his whole journey has been for nothing. However, it turns out there ''are'' wild dogs nearby.]]

* SheIsAManInJapan: In the French dub, the Cat is a male named Mephisto.

The film was released DirectToVideo in America by [[Creator/MGMCBSHomeVideo MGM]] with a [[SameLanguageDub different voice cast]]. It wasn't a big hit there, but it's gained a following.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The idea that the cat was a pet [[GoingNative who escaped to the wilderness, learned how to kill]], and [[DrivenToMadness didn’t know when to stop]] seems like decent development until you realize that from all domesticated animals, cats are the most accustomed to killing and so the villain really had no motive for going crazy.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The idea that the cat was a pet [[GoingNative who escaped to the wilderness, learned how to kill]], and [[DrivenToMadness didn’t know when to stop]] seems like decent development until you realize that from all domesticated animal, cats are the most accustomed to killing and so the villain really had no motive for going crazy.