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The Willows in Winter (1996)

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The Willows in Winter (1996)	comment	The Willows in Winter is a 1996 sequel to the 1995 film The Wind in the Willows. It is an Animated Adaptation of William Horwood's unofficial sequel to Kenneth Grahame's original novel. Like Willows, it was produced by the now defunct TVC (Television Cartoons) in London and the two tend to be sold together on DVD. Most of the original cast returned to reprise their roles.The film begins in the summer with Toad entertaining Mole's recently orphaned nephew with a game of croquet. That is, until he sees a plane fly over Toad Hall... Later in the year, Nephew Mole is back at Mole End with his uncle as a violent blizzard blows outside. Enter Portly, who tries to deliver a message to Mole but ends up getting drunk and passing out before he can stammer out more than Rat has said Mole must come at once. Mole sets off to help his friend and almost makes it to Rat's house, but falls through the ice while crossing the river and is seemingly lost forever...Like the first film, Winter received positive reviews, and Rik Mayall and Lorraine Marshall won Emmy Awards for Best Voice Acting and Art Direction respectively.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_1439161f	comment	Heroic BSoD: Toad falls into despair twice. Once when he's put on trial for murder and at the end when his house burns down. He gets over both pretty quickly since he's, well, Toad.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_16ddefda	type	Alcohol-Induced Idiocy
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_16ddefda	comment	Alcohol-Induced Idiocy: Toad, after a few too many glasses of wine, knocks over a candle and sets his house on fire.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_1c445e86	type	Poor Communication Kills
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_1c445e86	comment	Poor Communication Kills: Portly staggers to Mole's house in the middle of a blizzard, only managing to get out "Rat says you've got to come..." before passing out. Mole naturally assumes there's a major emergency and rushes out through a blizzard and onto thin ice to reach Rat's house. It turns out that Rat and Otter were having a thoroughly enjoyable evening at Rat's house, and Rat's offhanded comment of "I wish Moley were here" led the impulsive Portly to fetch him.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_1f250372	type	I Need a Freaking Drink
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_1f250372	comment	I Need a Freaking Drink: When Mole is finally found, bedraggled, cold, and damp, one of the first things he asks for is a cup of hot toddy.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_22cf536c	type	Chekhov's Gun
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_22cf536c	comment	Chekhov's Gun: The letter for Toad that Rat finds halfway through the movie ends up being Toad's salvation during his Darkest Hour.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_28a5213a	comment	If Toad was a foolish and irresponsible Small Name, Big Ego in the original, he's twice as bad here.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: Toad Hall is burned to the ground, but Toad is officially out of trouble with the law and his deceased American cousin has left him $5,000,000 (which when converted to the pound sterling is roughly £3,000,000), more then enough to rebuild the Hall and still enough for Toad to live in comfort since that has the spending power of £171,180,000 in today's money).
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_48b9731f	comment	Paper-Thin Disguise: Toad, once again, dons one to escape the judge. This time he dresses up as a (human) chimney sweep and no one thinks it's odd the sweep lost a few feet in height and now has a green face! The sweep's wife immediately recognizes that Toad isn't her husband.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_4c6205c5	type	New Technology Is Evil
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_4c6205c5	comment	New Technology Is Evil: Played with much more than in the original. The message from Winter seems to be that new technology is bad only when it's abused by people like Toad. Badger has a kneejerk disapproval to Toad's plane on principle, but when Ratty points out how useful it could be in searching for Mole, he realizes its utility.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_4f84cdef	comment	Smug Snake: The chief weasel, smugly adding more conditions to the agreement of the weasels joining the search for mole.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_500eba71	comment	The Big Bad: The judge is upgraded to this from the first film.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_51300dbf	comment	Fat Bastard: The sadistic judge from the first film returns to cause more trouble for Toad.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_5313c266	comment	Book Ends: Two: the film opens and ends with the live action segments and the animated part opens and ends with shots of Toad Hall.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_5ceb9939	comment	Alcohol Hic: Toad does this after downing red wine.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_77b03c0a	comment	Remember the New Guy?: Mole's nephew is a main character. He fits into the cast very well.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_8a8c7534	comment	Bad Ass Boast: Toad. He'll have you know he's walked unscathed from blazing infernos!
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_9002083e	comment	Character Exaggeration: If Toad was a foolish and irresponsible Small Name, Big Ego in the original, he's twice as bad here. Likewise, the judge, who was an exaggerated parody of the "stern judge" stereotype in the original has become directly villainous in this film.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_99ddfcec	type	Unwitting Instigator of Doom
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_99ddfcec	comment	Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Portly, see Poor Communication Kills for details.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_9cc1a329	comment	Upper-Class Twit: Toad is back to his old ways since the last film.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_a68421bb	type	Animated Adaptation
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_a68421bb	comment	Animated Adaptation: Of William Horwood's unofficial sequel to The Wind in the Willows.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_a70223	type	Karma Houdini
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_a70223	comment	Karma Houdini: Oddly enough, Toad is both this and the victim of a Felony Misdemeanor. He flies his new plane like a madman and very nearly ends up getting Rat killed, not to mention almost crashing in the middle of a village. He receives no punishment for either thanks to the judge bungling his trial by trying to implicate him in dozens of other crimes, which leads to him walking away free.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_aba8065b	type	Fatal Flaw
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_aba8065b	comment	Fatal Flaw: Toad would've had a much easier escape from the judge's mansion had he not let his ego get in the way.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_acf33d00	type	Nice Job Fixing It, Villain
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_acf33d00	comment	Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: If the judge had just charged Toad with the crimes he was actually guilty of (escaping jail and dangerous flying over a public area) he would probably have got the conviction to stick. Instead he tries to implicate Toad in just about every crime imaginable, including the murder of a man still alive and working in his (the Judge's) kitchen. Of course Toad's friends rally at the unfairness of this and he ends up saved at the last minute, much to the judge's anger.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_ad1db87c	type	Oh, Crap!
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_ad1db87c	comment	Oh, Crap!: Several: Badger when he realises Toad is flying the plane rather than the pilot. Toad gets a major one when he realises he's damaged the judge's prize palm tree.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_c435ec5d	type	Aesop Amnesia
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_c435ec5d	comment	Aesop Amnesia: Toad was doing well after the first film. Until he sees a plane fly over Toad Hall...
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_c4b0faae	type	Can't Hold His Liquor
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_c4b0faae	comment	Can't Hold His Liquor: Portly. Justified since he's only a youth and it's probably his first time drinking strong alcohol. Mole instructs his nephew to give Portly "a small nip" to warm him up, but his nephew somewhat overdoes it. The chimney sweep, which Toad uses to his advantage.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_c59cfa2e	comment	Felony Misdemeanor: Toad accidentally crashes his plane on the judge's greenhouse and ends up on trial for just about every crime in existence.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_d39e327f	type	What the Hell, Hero?
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_d39e327f	comment	What the Hell, Hero?: Toad is often on the receiving end of this. Usually from Badger. and later...
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_d8573ef9	type	Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!
The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_d8573ef9	comment	Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!: One of the deciding factors in Toad's acquittal is Badger's friendship with the editor of the Times, which he leverages to try to influence the verdict. The Judges apparently refer to him as "The Thunderer" and dare not go against his advice.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_eb81c601	comment	Big Damn Heroes: Prenderghast when he appears to give evidence at Toad's trial.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_efd11fe3	comment	A Dog Named "Dog": All the original characters plus Nephew Mole who's Mole's nephew.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_f0508c08	comment	Decomposite Character: The judge and the chief justice who oversees Toad's hearing are separate characters than in Horwood's book.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_f6b70c98	comment	Strongly Worded Letter: After learning Toad has been charged with murder, Badger resorts to the "forlorn hope" of writing one of these to the editor of the Times in protest. It works surprisingly well.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_f88f2449	comment	Downer Beginning: The film begins with Mole falling through the ice and seemingly drowning in the river. Fortunately, he doesn't die and is later found by his friends.
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The Willows in Winter (1996) / int_fe5e40e2	comment	Gondor Calls for Aid: Badger and Rat..."ask" the residents of the Wild Wood to help them search for Mole. They agree after Rat promises them a few things and Badger threatens to clobber them if they don't.
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