Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.
Michael Bell
- Opus
- (voice)
Joe Alaskey
- Truffles
- (voice)
- …
John Byner
- Bill the Cat
- (voice)
Tress MacNeille
- The Chicken
- (voice)
Andrew Hill Newman
- Santa
- (voice)
Robin Williams
- The Kiwi
- (voice)
- (as Sudy Nim)
Frank Welker
- Santa Claus
- (voice)
Dustin Hoffman
- Milquetoast the Cross-Dressing Cockroach
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBerkeley Breathed was exceptionally displeased with the quality of the final product. In an exchange published in The Washington Post he said to a person trying to find the VHS or DVD version, "Hopefully (you will find it) in the rubbish pail. We can do better than that, and we will with an eventual Opus film, but I'm glad you enjoyed it. I presume your family was on speed when they watched it. I would imagine it helps." In a later interview, Breathed explained that the production of the special was very difficult, and that he was constantly at odds with the director, who wanted to include more crude and vulgar jokes.
- GoofsThe cockpit window in the Lost Horizon dream doesn't match the cockpit window that is inside Opus' cockpit.
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits, we see Truffles yelling up at Opus "Don't get cocky up there!" before Opus' prothstetic buttocks falls on him.
Featured review
Simply hilarious but also tender and joyous
Having never been all that enthralled with Bloom County, I watched this with some doubt-for all of about two minutes and then I was hooked. What I saw was at one and the same time funny and heart-wrenching. There are a few running gags (watch the carolers particularly) and there is a very effective use of visual imagery on the fringes. Like with Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, invariably when I watch this again, I see some little bit I've missed. Very effective use of music to set the appropriate mood throughout. And the ending is perfect! Highest Recommendation.
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- llltdesq
- Oct 1, 2000
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- Language
- Also known as
- A Wish for Wings That Work: An Opus Christmas Story
- Production companies
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- Runtime23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was A Wish for Wings That Work (1991) officially released in Canada in French?
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