Denzel Washington voices a steel-driving legend in 22 minutes of pure Americana fever dream.
Acting
Denzel's voice could make a grocery list epic.
Production
Rabbit Ears' weirdly beautiful illustrated style.
Writing
Folklore that actually respects kids' intelligence.
Director
C.W. Rogers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Henry was likely a real prisoner leased to railroad companies, his story sanitized into heroic myth by the same system that killed him.
Rabbit Ears was a 1980s-90s children's video series that paired celebrities with illustrated folktales; this was peak 'edutainment' before streaming destroyed attention spans.
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