RANGO (2011)****

(focus on stories of the Old West)

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Contains 11 movie quotes & 31 Academic Words (AWL*).
Rango (Johnny Depp) is the hero in this smart  Western comedy/ drama about an actor who becomes sheriff of a small desert town that is in great need of water .  He must find out who is taking the water and why, and most importantly, how to stop them.  If not, the town will dry up, and everyone will die.  Having elements of a classic Western, Rango is presented in earthy animation with small animals playing the parts of bigger-than-life characters in the old West.  Also stars Abigail Breslin, Ned Beaty, Harry Dean Stanton.  Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.  Rated PG (107 min.) mike laib 2012

Rango at the Forum

http://www.rangomovie.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1192628/

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