The Spirit of Mickey is an American animated direct-to-video anthology film, produced and released by Walt Disney Home Video on July 14, 1998.[1] It features clips from The Mickey Mouse Club, The Wonderful World of Disney, and A Goofy Movie, in the introductory scene, and some of the namesake character's shorts, including The Band Concert, Lend a Paw, Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip and Steamboat Willie.[2][3]
| The Spirit of Mickey | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Bonnie Peterson |
| Produced by | Harry Arends Phil Savenick Darryl Harris |
| Starring | Wayne Allwine Tony Anselmo Corey Burton Jeannie Elias Bill Farmer Diane Michelle Russi Taylor |
| Edited by | Darryl Harris Robert P. Schneider |
| Music by | Andrew Belling |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Home Video |
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Running time | 83 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Summary
editThe framing devices are centered on Mickey Mouse and his friends hosting an event at which they present some of Mickey's greatest cartoons to an audience of orphans, using archival footage from The Mickey Mouse Club, Disney's Wonderful World of Color, A Goofy Movie, and various Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck shorts. None of the shorts were shown with their original title cards, instead, the titles were shown on the corner of the screen, disappearing after a few seconds, with an exception for the final short, Steamboat Willie.
Overview
editCartoons
edit| # | Title | Release date | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Band Concert | February 23, 1935 | Walt Disney/Wilfred Jackson |
| 2 | Thru the Mirror | May 30, 1936 | David Hand |
| 3 | Lend a Paw | October 3, 1941 | Clyde Geronimi |
| 4 | Orphan's Picnic | February 15, 1936 | Ben Sharpsteen |
| 5 | The Worm Turns | January 2, 1937 | Ben Sharpsteen |
| 6 | Mickey's Surprise Party | February 18, 1939/July 14, 1998; redubbed version | Hamilton Luske |
| 7 | Mickey and the Seal | December 3, 1948 | Charles August Nichols |
| 8 | Mickey's Trailer | May 6, 1938 | Ben Sharpsteen |
| 9 | Canine Caddy | May 30, 1941 | Clyde Geronimi |
| 10 | Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip | November 1, 1940 | Clyde Geronimi |
| 11 | Steamboat Willie | November 18, 1928 | Walt Disney/Ub Iwerks |
Sources:[4]
Voice cast
edit- Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse
- Walt Disney and Jimmy MacDonald as Mickey Mouse (via archival audio, uncredited)
- Bill Farmer as Goofy and Pluto
- Pinto Colvig as Goofy, Pluto, additional voices (via archival audio, uncredited)
- Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck
- Clarence Nash as Donald Duck, additional voices (via archival audio, uncredited)
- Corey Burton as Ludwig Von Drake
- Diane Michelle as Daisy Duck
- Russi Taylor as Minnie Mouse
- Marcellite Garner as Minnie Mouse, additional voices (via archival audio, uncredited)
- Jeannie Elias as Max
Sources:[5]
Production
editThe compilation was produced in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse.[6] Stan Deneroff, then Director of Programming and Product Development for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment selected older cartoons from the Disney archives which would then be presented together with new interstitial segments of rotoscoped Disney characters setting up and introducing each short.[6] While Mickey was not the primary focus in all the cartoons, with some of the included shorts including Mickey as part of an ensemble or a supporting capacity, Deneroff felt it was important to show Mickey in various positions throughout his run including in relation to his co-stars.[6]
References
edit- ^ The Internet Animation Database
- ^ 'The Spirit of Mickey': Disney's Missing Mickey Masterpiece - Inside the Magic
- ^ Retro Junk
- ^ LaserDisc Database
- ^ Behind The Voice Actors
- ^ a b c Scapperotti, Dan (August 1998). "The Spirit of Mickey". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved August 5, 2023.