Animation Anecdotes #395
“Cats Don’t Dance was supervised by no less than eight executives in its lifetime, several of whom would have rather ironed Chris Farley’s underwear than make an animated movie.”
Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES
Jim Korkis’ Christmas Anecdotes 2018
Once again during this holiday season, I devote an entire Animation Anecdotes column to some animated Christmas tales.
Animation Anecdotes #394
“You do not write down for animation. As a matter of fact, the music needs to be as emotionally powerful as it can be, because music is casting a spell.”
Animation Anecdotes #393
The poster for The Great Mouse Detective was roughed out by the Disney publicity department and sent to the animation department.
In His Own Words: Floyd Norman on Mickey, Donald, Goofy: “The Three Musketeers” (2004)
“With The Three Musketeers, Disney finally had the perfect Mickey Mouse movie that was sure to play well in theaters. Instead, the film was released on home video.”
Animation Anecdotes #392
In 1986, producer and animator Phil Mendez had created his own little animation empire based on his creation of Kissyfur, spawning prime-time specials, a series and a ton of merchandise.
Animation Anecdotes #391
Composer Richard Stone used the same soundstage that Carl Stalling recorded on for the classic Warner Bros. cartoons to make the music for Animaniacs.
Animation Anecdotes #390
On the back of the Poor Cinderella sheet music, it states: “Betty Boop will be forever young. She is the only screen star who possess eternal youth”.
Happy 90th Birthday Mickey Mouse: Fun Facts about “Steamboat Willie”
This being the Mouse’s official “birth date”, I thought it would be good to share some of my research in regards to Mickey’s first sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie.
Animation Anecdotes #389
“The colors are rich, the music is rich, the story is good and it was the first major work about Halloween which is one of the more popular holidays.”
