Animation Anecdotes #400
This is my final installment of Animation Anecdotes on the Cartoon Research blog – for now. Next week will be the start of a new column by me – entitled “Suspended Animation”.
Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES
Animation Anecdotes #399
In 1991 it was announced the upcoming feature film “Termite Terrace”, would be a live-action comedy loosely based on Jones’ autobiography Chuck Amuck.
Animation Anecdotes #398
In 1991, Michael Eisner announced that the VHS release of the Disney’s Fantasia would only be available for 50 days and then “permanently withdrawn from the market”.
Animation Anecdotes #397
“With the Garbage Pail Kids – we had all the best intentions of being able to translate the cards into a program but it didn’t work. The fit just wasn’t right.”
Animation Anecdotes #396
When Miles Laboratories released Flintstones Chewable Vitamins in 1968, there were Fred, Wilma, Barney, Bamm Bamm, Pebbles, Dino and Fred’s car but no Betty.
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.”
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.”
