Conference koolit::disney

    
    This note was probably meant for "theatre movies" but I'd like to
    comment on the Home Movies (ala VHS).
    
    I just recently received two (2) VHS movies from Disneyworld:
    
    	1 "A Dream Called Walt Disney World"
    
    	2 "Walt Disney World EPCOT Center - A Souvenir Program"

    
    The first is a view of mostly Magic Kingdom and briefly touches
    the other areas (hotels, resort activities, Hoop-d-Doo, Hoop-n-Hollar
    swimming, etc). The 2nd movie, of course covers EPCOT.
    
    These movies are, however, "outdated". They provide information
    and filming shortly after the "opening" of the particular areas.
    Epcot for example, did not cover the Living Seas, and a couple of
    other World Showcase countries that were not open at the time. And
    of course no mention of any of the soon-to-open attractions like
    MGM, Pleasure Island, Typhoon Lagoon, new hotels, etc.
    
    Anyone know if there are more recent renditions available
    somewhere ?
    
    Anyway, we're planning a (are you ready for this?) 12-night stay
    ON-site (Polynesian Village) trip for 1st 2 weeks in Aug/89.
    My fiancee' has never been there so seeing it through here eyes
    will be a real "fix" for me. I obtained the movies to "wet her
    appetitie". Even though they're a bit outdated, watching them
    from time to time is a pretty good "fix" in itself. But the draw
    back is they're also a pretty heavy "stimulator" too !
    
    

reply to < Note 19.1 by GENRAL::HIMES "Close Encounters of the Disk Kind" >
    
>    This note was probably meant for "theatre movies" but I'd like to
>    comment on the Home Movies (ala VHS).
    
    That's OK, plenty of the theatrical movies are now on VHS.
        
>    Anyone know if there are more recent renditions available
>    somewhere ?

    Rumor had it they are planning an update.
        
>    Even though they're a bit outdated, watching them
>    from time to time is a pretty good "fix" in itself. But the draw
>    back is they're also a pretty heavy "stimulator" too !
 
    I totally  agree,  watching any of the parades on TV (Christmas, Easter
    etc.) does the  same  thing  to  me as well, as a matter of fact my '87
    trip was the result of watching the Captain EO special they had in Oct.
    '86 (I really wasn't planning  on  going  back  until'89 or '90 and the
    wife  and  I  thought maybe a  crusise  would  be  nice  for  our  10th
    anniversary but after watching that we looked  at  each  other and said
    yes yes yes ;^).
    
    Claude   
    

    My favorite Disney movie is Lady and the Tramp.  I'd never get
    sick of watching this movie.  When I was young, I wanted to 
    be a part of Darling's and Jim Dear's family.  The song that
    Darling sings to her newborn, I sign to my baby as well.  I
    love the song.  I've written it into my son's baby book.....
    
    Anna
    

    I remember that Pinochio was available on tape a while ago
    (maybe last year?) and they no longer sell them and I cannot rent
    them at the places that I have gone to.  I noticed that they advertised
    the Cinderella tape as being available for a "limited time".  Was
    this the same case for Pinochio...that it was only available for
    a limited time?  Why does the studio do this?  
                       
    
    Jean

    Jim's and my favorite is "Fantasia".  If this ever came out for
    home video, I'd spend my last dime to get it!!!
    
    Roberta

    I would have to include Pinochio as one of my all time favorites,
    however also on my list would be 101 Dalmations. While the animation
    may not have been as superior as some of the earlier Disney full
    length films, I love the chracters in the film! Cruella DeVille
    is one of my favorite Disney villains.

    
    
    My two all time favorite Disney movies are:  Lady and the
    Tramp and Cinderella.  Every time I go to the video store
    for movies with my fiance I wander over to the disney section and
    dream of all the wonderful disney films I'll be able to see again
    once we start having kids!  
    
    Tracy
    
    

    Re:      Note 19.5

>    Jim's and my favorite is "Fantasia".  If this ever came out for
>    home video, I'd spend my last dime to get it!!!
>    
>    Roberta


    Get you dime out Roberta !
        
    The WDW Merchandise catalog list a Vidoe film labeled:
    
    	Walt Disney Mini Classics
    	Commemorative Edition    (27 minutes)
    
    	Catalog #  (VHS)  0107-13071 - $14.95
                   (Beta) 0107-13072 - $14.95
    
    The picture on the front of the film box shows Mickey in his classic
    Fantasia robe/hat. It doesn't list the actual "contents" of the
    film, but it's a strong possibility, since other films listed show
    other pictures from classic cartoons, etc.
    
    You might give 'em a call at their charge-by-phone number at
    (407) 824-4718  (8:30 am - 4:30 pm, weekdays, Florida time)
    
    Also listed in the catalog, (same page with films) is a sound track
    for Fantasia on compact disc, catalog # 0128-16000 $19.98
    
    Mark
    

    re:.8
    
    That certainly does not contain FANTASIA. It *may* contain the
    "Sorceror's Apprentice" section, but certainly not the whole
    film. FANTASIA will probably be the *last* film Disney releases
    to home video.
    
    --- jerry

        re .8 and .9.
        
        Thanks.  It happens we have that video.  (We rented it
        from a video store and the VCR, since replaced, broke the
        tape.  Thus, we had to buy it - about $15.00.  However,
        I kept the tape and was able to repair it.)
        
        Jerry is right.  In fact, it has only PART of the "Sorcerer's
        Apprentice" section (in addition to other non-_Fantasia_
        stuff).
        
        (We also have both the original soundtrack recording, on
        record, and the new digital recording, on CD.)
        
        (We need a separate note on _Fantasia_.)
        

    Well I went to go  see  'The  Rescuers" this weekend with my son and we
    caught a trailer for a new  film  from  Touchstone due out this summer.
    It stars Rick Moranis and I think  it  is  called  'Honey, I shrunk the
    Kids', I was laughing so hard, didn't quite catch the title, and so was
    the audience, that as long as the trailer didn't  have  all  the  funny
    parts in it it'll be a winner.  Basically from  the  plot, Rick Moranis
    is  a  inventor of sort (kinda like a new Absent minded  professor)  in
    which  he  accidentally  creates  a shrinking ray, that as you guess it
    shrinks the kids.  I won't go into details but I can only hope it'll be
    great.
    
    Also  over  the  weekend  CNN  stated  that  Disney has signed a 7 year
    contract  with   Goldy  Hann  (spelling?)  which  she  is  to  work  on
    multi-picture deal for a new movie division called 'Hollywood Movies'.
    
    Claude

    re .11
    
    Well I just came back from seeing 'Honey I Shrunk The Kids'.  Boy is it
    full of laughs,  my  son  and  I  kept looking at each other during the
    first 15 min and  saying  this is great.  I don't want to give the plot
    away, see .11 for some  details, but I will say the Opening credits are
    just fantastic, kind of like a  cross  of  the  Animated  Pink  Panther
    opening's and that of Who Framed Roger Rabbit Cartoon.
    
    Speaking of Roger Rabbit, also playing with  this  is  the  new  'Tummy
    Trouble', Well if you though the opening of  'Who  Framed Roger Rabbit'
    was great for the fast action sight gag's then  you'll  love  this one.
    This is just the begining of a series of Roger  Rabbit  short coming to
    you from Disney and Steven Speilberg.
    
    Claude
    
    

    I agree with Claude.  I took my seven year old son to see it this
    weekend and we all LOVED it.  Roger Rabbit was of course great also.
    

    I agree too! We went to see it at AMC at Pleasure Island. (Try the
    'Twilight Shows' at 4.30pm, $2.95 for the show, good value and a
    nice break!) We went soon after doing the Disney MGM Studios, and
    it was interesting to watch after having seen how they achieve some
    of the effects with the insects.
    
    Mike B.

       I like many others grew up on some disney films but I have a
    spot for 20,000 Leagues under the Sea in my favorite list. for the
    day it set new standards for special effects, underwater photography
    and the cast was good.
    
    Dennis 
    

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone can give me some information out there!
    
    I heard that Roger Rabbit and Bambi are coming out on Video this
    month.  Has anyone heard anything about this???  I want to get my
    hands on both.... 
    
    Thanks
    Helena

    I was Bambi at the NH Pleasent MAll, I think that the name, Disney
    Store.
    

    Lechemere, at the NH Pheasant Lane Mall, is advertising the sale of 
    both Bambi and Roger Rabbit.  One is slated to come out on Sept 28th
    and the other on Oct 12th.
    
    Many other local video stores are also advertising the sales of both.
    
    peter

    Anybody out there know when "Sleeping Beauty" is going to be released
    on videocassette? It is one of my all-time favorite films. I know many
    people think it isnt as good as some others, but I like better than
    many of the other classics.
    
    

    Just one more quick question.....
    
    Does anybody have any specifics on the new division of Walt Disney
    Productions? I think its called "Hollywood Movies" or something close. 
    
    Why was it created? I know Touchstone was created to get away from the
    stigma attatched to "Walt Disney Productions". Is this the same?
    Anybody? 
    

    I have Sleeping Beauty, I believe it was released around Christmas Time
    last year, that's when my son got it as a gift.  It should still be
    available I would think.
    
    

    Thanks!!! I'll have to look for it more carefully. Maybe I'll try one
    of the other video stores than I usually use. 

    From the  article  I  mentioned  in 31.38, look for the following films
    coming from Touchstone
    
    Dick Tracy, written and directed by Warren Beatty
    
    Sequels to Three  Men and a Baby, and Good Morning Vietnam.  And if all
    goes well, Julie Andrews will return as Mary Poppins.

rep to                  <<< Note 19.20 by REBOK::KILGORE "Dan @ Washington" >>>

>    Does anybody have any specifics on the new division of Walt Disney
>    Productions? I think its called "Hollywood Movies" or something close. 
>    Why was it created?
    
    Dan,
    
    According to  the  article mentioned in 31.38, Disney created Hollywood
    Pictures which will  operate  as a nearly identical twin to Touchstone,
    in hopes to pick  up  market  share  once held by the many disappearing
    independent studios.
    
    Claude
    

    Hello Disney fans!,
    
    	Does anyone out there remember a drama called "The Scarecrow"? It
    starred Patrick McGoohan as a "Robin Hood" type character that would
    dress up as a scarecrow and ride through the dark on his trusty steed
    doing good works for some cause or another.
    	I would have to say that this is my sister's favorite Disney
    picture. I would like to get it on VHS but the Disney store says that
    it is not out on tape. Do they have a complete listing? What are my
    chances of finding this gem?
    
    Helen Payette
    FDCV06::PAYETTE
    

rep to <<< Note 19.25 by FDCV06::PAYETTE >>>

>    	I would have to say that this is my sister's favorite Disney
>    picture. I would like to get it on VHS but the Disney store says that
>    it is not out on tape. Do they have a complete listing? What are my
>    chances of finding this gem?

    Helen,
    
    It was limited released a few years  back,  and is not out now as a new
    issue like Bambi etc, currently are (ie.   make so many copies for sale
    ant that's it, like Bambi currently is and as Cinderrella  was).  Check
    out your local video rental shop to see if you can rent it, I know that
    Video Library and Dial Video has it in NH.
    
    Claude

From: [email protected] (VERNON SCOTT, UPI Hollywood Reporter)
Subject: Disney betting on `Dick Tracy'
Date: 1 Jun 90 05:05:40 GMT
 
UPI Arts & Entertainment -- Scott's World
 
	HOLLYWOOD (UPI) -- Is the comics' cop ``Dick Tracy'' any match for
the cartoons' caped crusader ``Batman''?
	It's more than a rhetorical question about a shoot-out between the
late Chester Gould's funnies crime fighter and the dynamic duo (which
the movie changed to mono). It is a far more important financial
puzzler, a serious matter of box-office figures.
	``Batman'' broke all sorts of records at the box office in 1989,
with more than $250 million in domestic ticket sales alone, making it
the fourth-highest domestic grosser ever.
	Hollywood is now speculating that the summer of 1990 will be
dominated by ``Dick Tracy'' just as ``Batman'' was king of 1989. And
while surpassing $250 million seems unlikely, it could happen.
	Warren Beatty -- who directed and stars in the title role in ``Dick
Tracy'' -- has a loyal following, but his last movie, ``Ishtar'' in 1987,
ranked among the biggest bombs in film history.
	The fact that it was a broad, unfunny comedy co-starring Dustin
Hoffman under the heavy hand of director Elaine May has done little to
assuage Beatty's failure.
	It taught Beatty -- one of the shrewdest judges of what flies on the
screen and what doesn't -- to keep a low profile on the behind-the-scenes
machinations, especially when it involves the budget.
	Always secretive, Beatty made ``Dick Tracy'' with little or no
publicity. He has remained mum on casting major stars in a handful of
small roles.
	``Ishtar'' was bludgeoned by critics, many of whom reviewed the
cost of the picture rather than the flick itself. They were outraged by
its size -- estimated at $35 million -- and reviewed the budget as if it
were an integral part of the screen image.
	Beatty has omitted that possibility with ``Dick Tracy,'' a Disney
picture. The studio is hesitant to announce its cost, but it is conceded
to be between $25 million and $30 million. Not peanuts, to be sure. But
the average mainstream comedy with major stars goes for about $20
million these days.
	This summer there will be more expensive films released, among them
``Total Recall'' with Arnold Schwarzenegger, rumored at $50
million-plus.
	``Warren kept the overhead down on `Dick Tracy' to prevent the
budget being reviewed in the notices,'' a Beatty intimate said.
	``He applied tremendous discipline in making the film on time and
budget. He found ways to use miniatures and mattes to create an entire
city without having it look (like a matte).
	``Warren created Gould's world on film, using the cartoonist's
primary colors without spending a fortune. Almost the entire picture was
shot on studio sound stages and on local locations.
	``The major difference between `Tracy' and `Ishtar' is that Warren
directed this film and it reflects not only his vision but his control
of costs.''
	``Dick Tracy'' is not a cynical attempt on the part of Beatty nor
Disney Studios to capitalize on the awesome response to ``Batman.'' The
picture was conceived by Beatty 10 years ago, long before ``Batman'' was
in the works.
	Those who have seen the closely guarded picture say it is highly
stylized in cartoonist Gould's tradition.
	Beatty has attempted to create a fantasy world that brings new
images to the screen. Examples include the automobiles used in the
picture. Gould's cars were never identifiable as Fords or Chevys. Beatty
also has used this technique.
	Today a motion picture must gross nearly triple its cost of
production to go into profit, which means ``Dick Tracy'' will have to
earn about $90 million before it goes into the black.
	Insiders say it is possible ``Dick Tracy'' will be the first major
film to earn back its production cost, say $27 million, in its debut
week, beginning June 15.
	While Beatty is a major box-office attraction, his co-star,
Madonna, in the role of Breathless Mahoney, has a poor track record in
films. But the cast is improved by ``secret'' cameo appearances by
Hoffman, Al Pacino and James Caan playing various Gould heavies.
	Other players include such top performers as Charles Durning as
police chief Brandon, Ed O'Ross as Itchy, Mandy Patinkin as 88 Keys,
William Forsythe as Flattop and Glenne Headly as Tess Trueheart.
	What could hurt ``Dick Tracy'' is the dated quality of the comic
strip and the comparatively low-tech special effects as against the
flamboyance of ``Batman,'' his spectacular hangout and batmobile. Kids
love the fantasy element that ``Batman'' provided.
	Moreover, ``Dick Tracy'' will be facing off this summer against
such other major attractions as ``Total Recall,'' ``Robocop 2,''
``Another 48 Hours,'' ``Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' and ``Die Hard 2.''
	A big plus for ``Dick Tracy'' is that it will be released with the
comic short-subject ``Roller Coaster Rabbit,'' starring Roger Rabbit.
	_a_d_v_ _f_r_i_ _j_u_n_e_ _1_ _o_r_ _t_h_e_r_e_a_f_t_e_r

    re: .27

    That's all well and good, but they forgot to mention the most important
    part:  Dick Tracy is being released with a new Roger Rabbit cartoon,
    "Roller Coaster Rabbit".

    re. 28
    
    This was the last paragraph from .27
    
>>	A big plus for ``Dick Tracy'' is that it will be released with the
>>comic short-subject ``Roller Coaster Rabbit,'' starring Roger Rabbit.
    
    

    I guess I ought to read what I post more carefully.

    The Summer  '90  issue  of  Disney  News,  has a 4 page article on Dick
    Tracy.  Talks about the latex masks used to created the characters, the
    color scheme of the sets/clothing, some  of  the  actors  used, and the
    secrecy/security surrounding the set, for example
    
    'the   three  incognito  stars  had  contractual  requirements    which
    disallowed the use of their names in connection  with the making of the
    film.  We worked closely with the actor who plays Big Boy to create the
    makeup design used.  Each day his name was listed as 'Guido  Frescotti'
    on the call sheet.'
    
    I believe I remember hearing that Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman and someone
    else where the three cameo's, anyone know for sure?
    
    Also is  a  side article discussing the Dick Tracy Apparel that will be
    coming out for  men  and  women,  basicly  DT's  hat and trenchcoat and
    Breathless Mahoney's dresses etc.
    
    Claude

    Rep to <<< Note 19.20 by REBOK::KILGORE "Dan @ Washington" >>>

>    Does anybody have any specifics on the new division of Walt Disney
>    Productions? I think its called "Hollywood Movies" or something close. 

    According to  the  Summer  '90  issue  of Disney News in the projection
    section.
    
    'And from Hollywood  Pictures comes an edge-of-your seat roller coaster
    ride  of  thrills,  chills    and    humor.    Starring  jeff  Daniels,
    "Arachnophobia"  chronicles the events when  a  highly  poisonous  Sout
    American spider relocates its growing family to a small California town
    and puts the bite on everyone around.'

    Also mentioned  in  the  Projections section of the Summer '90 issue of
    Disney News.
    
    'In June, Alan  Alda stars for Touchstone Pictures in "Betsy's Wedding"
    as Eddie Hopper, a  well-meaning  father who's big on dreams and low on
    cash.  With daughter Betsy  (Molly  Ringwald)  about  to  tie the knot,
    Eddie joins in a shady scheme with his double-dealing brother-in-law to
    give her the perfect wedding.  When  plans  go awary, it begins to look
    like Betsy may have to walk down the  ailse without dear old dad by her
    side.'
    
    'August brings a treat for fans of the "Duck  Tales"  cartoon show with
    "Duck  Tales:    The  Movie".  The "Treasure of the  Lost  Lamp"  finds
    Scrooge  McDuck  and  his  nephews  indulging  in a wild wishfest when,
    instead  of  the gold they've been searchinf got, they discover a magic
    lantern.'

RE .31 -

>    I believe I remember hearing that Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman and someone
>    else where the three cameo's, anyone know for sure?

Yup, I've heard this.  James Caan is the other one, I think.

							-- Nina

    I heard that John Forthsye of Charlie's Angels and Dynasty was in it
    too.

    I read an article in today's newspaper that "Dick Tracy" has been hailed
    a hit at a showing in New York last night.  They say it will be bigger 
    than "Batman"!
    
    Regards,
    
    Karen

    Well I  saw DT over the weekend, and all I can say is when does it come
    out on video?

    I won't give out spoillers  since  it's  new and don't want to spoil it
    for anyone, but I will say this.
    
    Al Pacino  was  great  as  Big  Boy who is the main villian through the
    film, and Dustin  Hoffman  was  superb  as  Mumbles especially the last
    scene between Mumbles and  Dick  Tracy, that was great.  Madonna does a
    great Breathless Mahoney, reminded me of  Marylan Monroe, and you could
    see  that Warren Beatty/DT was having a hard time  ;^),  and  Madonna's
    clothes hhmmm.
    
    The sceneray/mat painting/sets etc.  was hard  to believe at times that
    you weren't looking at a real place, since  it  all  took  place  on  a
    hollywood set.
    
    Claude

    Heard on the news this morning that the Dick Tracy grossed $20-22
    million this weekend.  They compared this to when Batman opened last
    summer grossing $40 million.
    
    
    
    

    Rep to <<< Note 19.38 by AIMHI::JUTRAS >>>

>    Heard on the news this morning that the Dick Tracy grossed $20-22
>    million this weekend.  They compared this to when Batman opened last
>    summer grossing $40 million.

    Yeah I heard  that  report  also,  but they did mention it was also the
    most a Disney/Touchstone film has made to date on opening weekend.
    
    Claude

    My son took me to see Dick Tracy, for Father's day, this weekend, we
    both thought it was great.  We nearly had the theater to ourselves;
    0nly 14 people at the 1:00 showing, but there was a line for the 3:15
    showing.
    
    The R.R. short at the beginning was not bad, not as good as the
    previous one. (IMO)  My son thoroughly enjoyed it though.
    
    He also wanted to know when we could buy D.T. at the Disney Store!!!
    
    He's hoping that they'll be giving a "free" D.T. watch/radio with the
    tape as they did with Little Mermaid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    Looks like another winner for Disney/Touchtone........
    
    
    

    Hi Disney fans,
    
    I just added Disney to my notebook so I could intrude for a moment and
    ask a question that, hopefully, someone can answer.
    
    My alltime favorite Disney film is one many people probably have never
    heard of..., "Song of the South."  I recall with great fondness the
    stories from Uncle Remus about Brer' Rabbit, Brer' Fox, Brer' Bear, the
    Tarbaby, the briarpatch, etc.  
    
    Contrary to other Disney films, SotS is not re-released every 5-or-6
    years.  I understand this is because of accusations that this
    charmingly innocent film contains offensive racial stereotypes....what
    garbage that is!  
    
    Anyhow, the question I wanted to ask was whether anyone knows of _any_
    way one might obtain a copy of SotS?  I'd give quite a lot to be able
    to add this to the other classics in my Disney classics.
    
    I thought I heard that the Disney channel was going to run SotS a year
    or so back but apparently not.  I think it's almost criminal that
    today's kids are deprived of seeing this movie, hearing the music and
    loving the characters.  The new ride (Splash Mountain) and the section
    that used to be known as Bear Country at Disneyland no centers totally
    around SotS and it's a shame that the kids haven't a clue as to who all
    these characters are.
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    |_|_|        (O>o		|\)____/___|\_____|_/	   Adios amigos, Al
      |     \__(O_\_	        |	  |___/	 o	   (The Desert Rat)

It was released to the theaters a couple of years ago, but the hue and cry 
was so loud that it was pulled very quickly.

    Just found this blurb in ZENDIA::MOVIES.  Can any of you Disneyphiles
    confirm, deny, add details??  Anyone know anything about proposed price???
    
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    
            <<< ZENDIA::DISK_NOTES$LIBRARY:[000000]MOVIES.NOTE;1 >>>
                             -< You be the critic >-
================================================================================
Note 2945.4                     Song of the South                         4 of 5
ROYALT::CRAVEN                                        8 lines   7-AUG-1990 20:34
                       -< It's at the DISNEY STORE.... >-
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    WHERE TO GET YOUR COPY OF SONG OF THE SOUTH?
    
    	I was just up in Boston on Friday and saw that the DISNEY STORE
    	is letting you pre-order the videotape. I am not sure of the
    	release date, for the tape. The types of merchandise the store
    	was selling from the film was the soundtrack and characters(plastic).
    
    	ej
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    |_|_|        (O>o		|\)____/___|\_____|_/	   Adios amigos, Al
      |     \__(O_\_	        |	  |___/	 o	   (The Desert Rat)

    re: .43
    
    I was at The Disney Store at the Pheasant Lane Mall (Nashua, NH)
    yesterday and there was nothing from Song of the South available.
    They are letting you pre-order Peter Pan and are selling stuff
    from The Jungle Book (soundtrack, plastic characters).  I suspect
    ROYALT::CRAVEN may have combined these two things to come up with
    the Song of the South stuff.  Can anyone in the Boston area confirm
    this?

    If Disney is going to release SotS, they are keeping it very quiet.
    They are pushing Peter Pan and Little Mermaid for Christmas gifts.
    
    mike
    
    BTW the Mary Martin Peter Pan is also available on video.

    When my son was three years old he saw Disney's Robin Hood.  (I rented
    it from the library).  He absolutely loved it (I did too!).  I've tried
    for 4 years to buy the video.  Can anyone suggest where I can get a
    copy?  The video stores say that Disney is not selling the tape.  Just
    two days ago I sent a letter to Disney Studios is California.  In the
    meantime I would appreciate ANY suggestions.  Thanks all.                  
    
    alex
    
    SUBWAY::TADROS

I bought a PAL version about ten months ago in the UK. It may be that it has
already been withdrawn from sale again, judging by other notes in here 
concerning Disney's video policies... I hope not, for your sake.

Try ringing Tower Records in New York (I don't have the number). An ad of
theirs in one of their house mags says that they can find any tape currently on 
the market and they'll ship anywhere.

Gavin

    Anyone who wants a copy of Cinderella and hasn't bought it yet, the
    Disney Store at Pheasant Lane told me that it is the next Disney film
    to be taken off the market. They will not be receiving any more copies. 
    They had about 4 copies left when I bought mine last week.
    
    Linda

    Hoping for help.  Has anyone out there bought the Disney Peter Pan with
    the Nabisco $5 rebate?  I am trying to find out what Nabisco products I
    must acquire to get the $5.
    
    I saw the tape in the store this weekend, but the sticker on the
    cellophane wrapper announcint the rebate said, "additional product
    purchase required. see inside for details."  NO one at the store knew
    what else was to be purchased to get the rebate.
    
    Any help would be appreciated.
    
    Dennis

    You have to buy three different kinds of crackers, msot of which 
    cost more than $2 per box. I didn't bother.
    
    Linda

    
    Dennis,
    
    I bought the Peter Pan tape for my kids and got the $5.00 discount. 
    The crackers I usually buy, Ritz Bits, for the kids were on the list.
    I sent in the rebate and got it with no problem.
    
    Mike

We took our son (who's 6) to the early matinee of "The Rocketeer" yesterday.
He had a great time and loved the movie.  He has always been fascinated with
planes and flying, which I think made the movie even more enjoyable for
him.  It was a pretty good family movie, though in my opinion I thought the end
was a little too violent for a 6 year old.  Of course my son didn't mind! :-)
The story reminded me of one of the old-time kind of hero movies.  It did seem
to be aimed at a younger audience, but we enjoyed it all the same.  The special
effects were interesting, but not spectacular.  They reminded me alot of
those seen in "The Flight of the Navigator".  I don't know that I would pay
full price for it, but it was definitely worth the $3.50 matinee price.  There
were several scenes that made you laugh, some suspense (though not the edge
of your seat type), and the good-guys are mostly everyday-type likeable
people.  All in all, we had a pleasant evening!

    From Disney Channel Magazine:  101 Dalmations opens July 12 at a
    theater near you!  Can't wait to count those spots!
    
     ^_^
    (>.<)
     ) ( Jeanne

    According to a recent sale flyer, Robin Hood should be available on
    tape in the next few weeks (July ??-teenth).  The price was under $20
    bucks and has a rebate if you buy another Disney product.   This will
    be a must buy for our family, as my daughter (4) can't get enough of
    this film!
    
    maybe someone can fill in the details as to what stores and what
    date...
    
    Moe

    According to my video resources (my sister's boyfriend, he works
    in a video store), Robin Hood is scheduled to be released on
    July 12.  I imagine it will be available in the stores that usually
    sell Disney videos.  I've already seen it listed as going on sale
    later this week at Rich's.  The price was something like $16.95
    before rebate.  I think the sale was scheduled to run from Wednesday
    through Friday.
    
    I'm located in New Hampshire, for those of you who aren't, your
    mileage may vary.

In 1949, Walt Disney Productions put out a full length feature film called
"So Dear To My Heart", starring Bobby Driscoll and Beulah Bondi. This may
very well have been Disney's first live-action film (although some animation
was included).

Does anyone know if this was ever released on Video or shown on the Disney
channel?

-Jack

    Jack,
    
    I haven't seen it in TDC or out in video. It's not an easily marketable
    film. It did not enjoy much success because there were no real strong
    characters to build on.
    
    It was released in late 1948 and introduced the song "Lavender Blue
    (Dilly Dilly)" sung by Burl Ives, also in the film.
    
    This is a good film for trivia. Walt was especially fond of this film
    because it reminded him of his childhood. Some feel it's
    autobiographical but I'm not so sure if I'd go along with that.
    
    Mike

	I think that the real 'legacy' of this film might have been that it 
indirectly lead to the introduction of Audio-Animatronics.  If I remember 
correctly, it was a scene from this film that Walt wanted to animate in 3D in
miniature for the travelling show of miniature 3D scenes who's name escapes me.
So I guess you could say that this film was a distant ancestor of Pirates of
the Carribean!

Tom

Does anyone know if there's a number at Disney that one could call to get
any further information?

One thing I happened to think of is that while the film may never have
been put on video, it may have been published in 16mm and might be
available that way.

-Jack

>>Does anyone know if there's a number at Disney that one could call to get
>>any further information?

Ask the Disney operator this question.


The Walt Disney Co
500 S Buena Vista St.
Burbank,  CA

(818) 560-1000

Video Sigals in the Stow Shopping Plaza (MA), has "So Dear to My Heart" on VHS.
I beleive that I even rented it once.

Doug

    
    I have a stumper question for all Vid- Disnoids.  Someone has assured
    me that a movie called "Seven Alone" is a Disney flick.  Is it?  Is 
    it out on video?  I have never even heard of the movie, which makes 
    me somewhat suspicious (SP?); but it might be one of the few Disney 
    projects I have never come across.
    
    Thanks!!
    

    Coming March  27th  is  Disney's  first  Live  action Musical in over a
    decade.
    
    'NEWSIES'
    
    From the trailerI was able to gleem that it is about  the  1890's paper
    stike  in  NY,  with  Robert  Duvall  as Pulitzer (sp?), and a cast  of
    unknowns  as  the  NEWSIES.    Features  7 new songs from the team that
    brought the score for Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.
    
    I just  finished  watching  this on E!  (entertainment TV), not sure if
    Ashman had any  envolement on this but the way the trailer went sounded
    like  they  meant  Menken  & Ashman.  The one song they showed  sounded
    good,  but  I  wasn't  paying  attention  to  the lyrics since it was a
    massive Street dancing  scence  going  on  with the NEWSIES doing their
    solidairity type of thing, and  the  dance  sequence  they  should  was
    impressive  group  dancing  scene  ala Micheal  Jackson's  thriller  or
    Captain EO type of group.
    
    I  expect  to  start  seeing  this being advertise in the coming  weeks
    rather heavily
    
    
    

    I just read in the paper that Disney is releasing 30 new films in 1993. 
    The story also mentioned that 22 new movies were released in 1992.  I
    can only think of a handful.  Can anybody post a complete list?
    
    John

What does Disney have against mothers?  Especially for female leads.  Has
anyone else ever noticed that lead female characters almost never have a
mother in Disney animated features?

Cinderella - mother dead, lived with evil step-mother
Snow White - mother dead(?), lived with evil step-mother
Sleeping Beauty - grew up in hiding, without her mother
Olivia Flaversham - no mother
Arielle - no mother
Belle - no mother
Jasmine - no mother

About the only lead female character I can think of with a mother is Wendy, 
in Peter Pan.

    Except for Olivia these are all 'classic' fairy tales or 
    stores which are generations old. I don't know how responsible 
    Disney is for their content, but if they can change the 
    ending of the Hans Christian Anderson's Little Mermaid, I suppose
    they could add a Mom here and there.
    
    Perhaps the lack of a mother figure is why all the characters
    are so 'troubled' :-)
    
    Aladdin was suppose to have a mom, but the revamped story made
    him an orphan and the produces cut the 'mom' song Aladdin sings.
    
    todd///

    	What about Bambi's mother???  If there was ever a strong Mother
    figure, it was her.
    
    
    
    Tom

re:.-1

Except she was shot early in the movie.

-Jay

    	I read an article a long time ago that pointed to this.  Disney
    	features/cartoons/etc., often play on one of children's greatest
    	frears -- being orphaned or losing a parent.
    
    	Yes, Bambi was mentioned for this very reason in the piece.
    	Also Donald Duck's nephews, Mowgli in Jungle Book, Tramp had
    	no family, the dalmation puppies are torn from their parents,
    	and others.  So it's not just the female leads that face this 
    	peril.

    Does anyone have any information on Disneys Silver Screen Partners
    partnerships? This is where they offer the opportunity to invest in 
    Dinsey films (I believe the credits on BatB include the phrase,"Made
    in conjunction with Silver Screen Partners) however I am not familiar 
    with the specific details and I am just interested how these 
    partnerships work.
    
    Barry Nestor
    

    Well I read the Eisner book and they talk about these in there.  Silver
    Screen Partners is an investment plan.  You buy x shares in a
    particular Silver Screen offering.  I think they are on their fith or
    sixth offering.  Silver Screen then agrees to pay a percentage of the
    cost of a film, up to a certain dollar figure, for a share in the
    profits of the film.  Disney doesn't have to use as much up front cash
    to make a film, so lower risk to the company, but doesn't make as much
    profit afterwards.
    
    The amount of risk Silver Screen has been willing to cover has been
    dropping over the last couple of offerings as Disney has expanded its
    film productions.  
    
    I'm not sure how to buy shares in Silver Screen Partners.
    
    	Dave Brunell

The most recent, was, um, sometime last spring or summer, I believe. Basically,
they said (at least with some of the more recent partnerships) that Disney is
very good at getting financing, and that it's a great deal for them but the odds
of the public investors doing well are not very good. I believe it had to do with
the ability of the company to lump loser movies in with the winners. The losses
on the former offset the profit on the latter and therefore there isn't much to
dole out to the limited partners. The article range 1 - 1 1/2 pages. Forbes has
an index in the first few pages of every issue of all the companies mentioned in
that issue, however I'm sure an on-line search service at your local library
would find the article more quickly.

From what I read in Forbes, I would put my money elsewhere.

Trace_who_"invested"_in_a_couple_of_apartment_building_limited_partnerships_
  before_the_boom_went_bust

    For my birthday last spring, I got one of those sorround sound TVs.
    For father's day [earily gift] I got a hi-fi stero VCR.  I got it
    connected late last night.  I happen to drop in Beauty and the Beast.
    WOW!  The difference is incredible.  Its a different movie than when
    played on regular TV/VCR.  Even though it was late, I wated the whole
    movie, not believing my ears.  There are so many off-view sounds that
    get projected into the room that are not heard by regular equip.
    The end result is to put the viewer into the picture rather than
    viewing the picture.
    I haven't even hooked up the rear speakers yet.
    I rarely go to movie theaters since they were reduced to shoe boxes and
    one could hear six movies at once.  I suspect it didn't sound as good
    in the theater.
    You owe it to yourself to see and hear this movie on good equipment.
    
    on a sad note, they preview 101 dalmations at the end.  The sound on it
    was standard varity.  I suspect that old movies will play that way and
    only the new ones will have the surround sound capabilities.

                          
	
     From the Internet....-=-=-R~C~W-=-=-
    
    
 UPI Arts & Entertainment -- Scott's World
	
	HOLLYWOOD (UPI) -- ``Aladdin'' and ``Beauty and the Beast'' posted
higher box-office receipts than any previous animated movies, but the
most overwhelming, the fairest of them all, remains ``Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs.''
	There had been no such thing as an animated feature motion picture in
1937 when Disney and his magicians produced ``Snow White'' and created
an industry.
	Certainly, there was Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat, Popeye and other
animated short subjects to help audiences laugh during the Great
Depression. However, the impact of ``Snow White'' stunned the world with
its beauty, charm and sentimentality.
	The wonderful old film based on the Grimm brothers' classic fairy
tale is expected to work its customary spell once again beginning this
weekend when it is re-released to theaters for the eighth time.
	Disney has produced the best-looking, best-sounding prints of ``Snow
White'' yet, improving the original negative with a state-of-the-art
Dolby stereo system and digital restoration, obliterating some slight
imperfections that existed on the original prints.
	The studio's top film technicians hired Kodak for the restoration
using that company's Cineon advanced laser-scan digital technology,
which Kodak calls the High Resolution Electronic Intermediate System.
	In keeping with Disney's determination to maintain the film's
original artistic integrity, all 700 scenes comprising the picture were
analyzed one frame at a time.
	The result is a brighter, cleaner, sharper and fresher finished
product than it was 56 years ago.
	Probably the most spectacular difference is the sound system. 
``Heigh-Ho,'' ``Some Day My Prince Will Come,'' ``With A Smile And A
Song'' and ``Whistle While You Work'' have never sounded better.
	In 1989 ``Snow White'' was selected by the Library of Congress for a
place in film history, including it among the first 25 feature movies to
be preserved in the National Film Registry.
	It ranks with ``Casablanca,'' ``The Wizard of Oz'' and ``Gone With
the Wind'' as a certified Hollywood treasure.
	Many motion picture archivists say it is the most popular and widely-
seen motion picture ever made in Hollywood, although it is far from tops
at the box office.
	When it was first released, theater tickets cost 50 cents for adults
and two bits for kids in the midst of the worst depression of the 20th
century. At today's prices it would be right up there with ``Jurassic
Park.''
	All the same, an estimated 20 million people saw ``Snow White'' in
its original release. It was the No. 1 box-office movie for about a year
until it was knocked off by ``Gone With the Wind.''
	Originally budgeted for an optimistic $150,000 in 1934, the costs
swelled to $1.5 million, an astronomical figure in its time.
	Walt Disney showed bits and pieces of the film to the Bank of
America, convincing loan officers he had a potential hit. The bank
bailed him out. Without the last minute emergency loan, the studio would
have been bankrupt.
	Animation was a slow, cumbersome process in those days. ``Snow White''
was in production four years and involved 750 artists, including 32
animators, 102 assistants, 107 in-betweeners (people who drew connecting
sequences between animators' key drawings), 20 layout artists, 25
background artists and 65 special-effects animators along with 158
inking and painting specialists.
	The 83-minute film did not include two sequences, one in which the
dwarfs eat soup and another where they build a bed for Snow White,
because they slowed down the action.
	In all, some 2 million drawings and sketches were made during
production. Eventually, there were a quarter-million finished drawings
used with musical backgrounds provided by an 80-piece orchestra.
	``Snow White'' was last released in 1987 for the film's 50th
anniversary. The surpassing worldwide popularity of the ground-breaking
movie lies in the fact that its characters are not simply funny, they're
lovable.
	Snow White is an endearing heroine who remains vulnerable, sweet and
pure of heart even in the face of death at the hands of the wicked queen
and the poisoned apple. The dwarfs and their individual eccentricities
contributed enormously to the film's runaway success.
	The seven principal animators assigned to the dwarfs fought for their
characters with the ferocity of ham actors upstaging each other for time
in the limelight. Each animator endowed his dwarf with a strong,
distinctive personality unforgettable to filmgoers.
	Almost every American can recite their names: Bossy Doc, shy little
Bashful, choleric Grumpy, heavy-lidded Sleepy, cheerful Happy, allergic
Sneezy and blissfully weird, silent Dopey.
	The world is infinitely more sophisticated than when ``Snow White''
made its debut on Dec. 21, 1937, at the old Carthay Circle theater (long
since razed), but the movie still has the power to create wonder in the
minds and hearts of audiences of every age.


    

    
    I read an article today that a portion of Aladdin was being changed
    due to 'racist' concerns by an Arab-American group.
    
    I didn't bring the article with me but it had to do with cutting
    off ears, and things being tough, but it's still home.  The new lyric
    will read something about the desert and the change will come in
    all the video release copies of Aladdin.
    
    I'll try to remember to bring the article tomorrow and put the
    exact lyrics to be changed in here.
    
    --Bert

    "Where they cut off your ears if they don't like your face.
               It's barbaric, but hey, it's home." 
    
    
    Sheesh, that's our favorite part. :^)
    
    Jodi-

    
    re: -.1 
    
    yeah, that was the part to be changed into references to a desert
    home.....they didn't give the specifics of the new lyric. 

    re:  "Aladdin" lyric changes
    
    They're replacing
    
    	"Where they cut off your ear,
    	 If they don't like your face..."
    
    with
    
    	"Where it's flat and immense,
    	 And the heat is intense..."
    
    It's interesting that they're leaving the "It's barbaric, but hey, it's
    home" though.
    
    Being a purist, I think this stinks but I can understand the viewpoint
    of the Arab-American groups that are complaining.  Even so, it's still
    just a movie.
    
    - Skip

    On Entertainment Tonight last night there was a story about this.
    The change in the song is seen as insufficient by the protestors, 
    and they would like to hold up release of the video until all 
    negative implications about Arabian countries and cultures are
    removed. 
    
    Linda

    I saw a quick commercial last night of a movie about to be released
    called "Hocus Pocus".  Did I hear right?  Is it a Disney flick?
    Any comments?
    
    Kathy
    

    Kathy,
    
    	Yes, what you saw was another Disney movie, one of many that one of
    there production companies have or will have out this year.  I think
    it's rated pg-13.  One of the witches is Bette Midler, I don't recall
    the other two.
    	My wife saw thew preview when she took the kids to Snow White; I
    went to Jurassic Park(sorry).  She mentioned to me it looked ok.
    
    Tony

    One of the commercials shows Penny Marshall asking the three
    witches (in her Laverne voice) "Aren't you a little old for 
    trick or treat?" Looks like it might be a funny picture.
    
    Linda

    The three witches are Bette Midler, Kathy Najeebi (sister Mary
    Catherine from Sister Act) and Sara Jessica Parker.
    
    At our local Blockbuster Video, if you rent three videos at
    one time you get a special Bonus Box of cereal, food and soap
    samples as well as coupons. They also gave us a 10 minute
    preview video with Hocus Pocus, B.S.'s Dracula, the TV show
    Pickett Fences, a Duran Duran CD music video and a third movie
    I can't recall. They may give this preview video to anyone
    who rents a video regardless of how many, I don't know. While
    you are viewing the 10 minute preview tape, they flash a secret
    number that you write down on a slip of paper that came with
    the video and you return the whole thing with your rentals.
    
    Jodi-

> Kathy Najeebi (sister Mary Catherine from Sister Act)

Kathy Nijimy, actually.  Or Najimy.  Shoot, now I don't remember, and I 
watched "Sister Act" just the other night on Showtime. ("Nijimy" looks right...)

I hope that the witch (wiccan?) community doesn't get all up in arms
about "Hocus Pocus" the way the Arab community is about "Aladdin"...

							-- Nina 

    	Reviews I have read say that this movie is not very good.
    	Best review I've seen was 1.5 stars, and the one in this 
    	morning's paper only gave it 1 star.
    
    	Maybe it's a "Don't pay full price" flick and we should wait
    	until we can rent it for a buck.
    
    	I'd like to hear from anyone who gets to see it.

    Funny, but the Orlando Sentinel gave it 3 out of 4 stars...
    
    Orlando, where's Orlando? Somewhere in FL, I'm told...

>Kathy Nijimy, actually.  Or Najimy.  Shoot, now I don't remember, and I 
>watched "Sister Act" just the other night on Showtime. ("Nijimy" looks right...)

To correct myself :-), it's "Najimy" (confirmed from ads and reviews that are
now appearing).

Today's edition of the Boston Globe had a review of "Hocus Pocus."  The
reviewer wasn't crazy about it, but neither did he condemn it.  He thought
Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker all did a good job.
However, he thought the parts that are supposed to be scary aren't scary
enough...!

							-- Nina

    I may have lost a few brain cells...but I'll ask any way....
    
    Wasn't Snow white suppossed to be released last month?
    
    Kathi

    No, advance orders for the video began last month. The actual 
    release date is sometime in Ocotber. 
    
    Linda

    WHO:     Scores of Santas, Eric Lloyd (star of "The Santa Clause"),
             KIIS-FM's Ellen K. and Johnny Grant (honorary mayor of
             Hollywood) will celebrate the opening of Walt Disney Pictures'
             "The Santa Clause" with a special screening for the biggest
             collection of "Clauses" this side of Christmas.
    
    WHAT:    It will be snowing on Sunset Boulevard on Thursday when the
             Cinerama Dome Theatre welcomes the arrival of the holiday
             season with a special screening of "The Santa Clause" for
             "The Big Guy," (St. Nick, Kriss Kringle ...) and all of his
             helpers.
    
             Santa will arrive from the North Pole via
             helicopter and live reindeer will escort him and a cluster
             of Clauses (75 to be exact) to the screening.  Even the
             Cinerama Dome Theatre will be in on the festivities --
             adorned with a large, red "Santa" hat which will be on
             display throughout the holiday season.
    
    
    WHERE:   Cinerama Dome Theatre
             6360 Sunset Boulevard (at Ivar Street)
             Hollywood
    
    WHEN:    Thursday, Nov. 10
             6:15 p.m. -- Arrivals
             6:30 p.m. -- Santa's arrival
             7:30 p.m. -- Screening
    
    BACKGROUND:
           "The Santa Clause" stars Tim Allen ("Home Improvement") as a
    divorced dad competing with a new stepdad for the affections of his
    young son.  Adding to his dilemma is a near-Christmas catastrophe
    when the real Santa Claus falls off the roof and father and son
    spend a magical night stepping into the sleigh delivering presents
    and visiting the North Pole.
         There's just one catch:  this is no temp job.  The film opens
    Friday, Nov. 11 nationwide and is rated "PG."
    

Headline: FILM REVIEW: `THE SANTA CLAUSE': ADMIRABLE RESTRAINT


By JANET MASLIN
c.1994 N.Y. Times News Service
   It may be early for Christmas, but it's not too early for a clever,
entertaining children's film with a realistic edge and a minimum of
seasonal mush.
   ``The Santa Clause'' easily transports Tim Allen from success on
television (he is the star of ``Home Improvement'') to bright prospects on
the big screen.
   Behind Allen's rubbery-faced amiability there lurks a welcome cynicism,
one that serves him well in this fresh, cheerful story.
   Allen plays Scott Calvin, a divorced father who finds himself
unexpectedly roped into a career of delivering presents and talking to
reindeer, to the surprise and delight of his young son. If Christmas is
the film's nominal subject, its subtext is mending the wounds of divorce.
It deals with that issue in graceful, reassuring ways.
   The film begins at Christmastime, as Scott has to wrangle with his
ex-wife, Laura (Wendy Crewson), and her boyfriend, Neal (Judge Reinhold),
over a visit with little Charlie (Eric Lloyd). A seasonal dinner gives
Allen the chance to use a fire extinguisher on a turkey, thus echoing his
television routines. And a lonely Christmas meal in a restaurant, where
the clientele consists of divorced dads and foreign businessmen, creates a
mood of humorously evoked seasonal gloom.
   Then, back home, Scott hears a noise on the roof and accidentally
startles Santa, who tumbles to the ground and dies. (This scene will not
frighten young children, nor will ``The Santa Clause'' rock their
certainty that Santa exists.)
   Anyway, the real Santa vanishes, leaving behind sled, reindeer, presents
and an empty suit. And Scott steps temporarily into the breach, not
realizing that if he puts on Santa's suit he will be abandoning ``any
previous identity, real or implied.'' Santa has put him under contract to
take the job on a permanent basis, and the contract has fine print.
   The rest of the film has fun with Scott's transformation into Santa,
entertainingly evoked through weight gains, increasingly Christmasy
costumes and smart children, like the little girl who sees him and
whispers, ``I want some ballet slippers.''
   The special effects and prosthetic aids that plump up Allen are
outstandingly good, and the film finds amusing ways to joke about his
diet. Early in the film, irritable about being pressed into Santa duty, he
refuses Santa's traditional Christmas Eve milk and cookies ``because Santa
is watching his saturated fats.''
   Like practically every Christmas movie, ``The Santa Clause'' moves from
skepticism to faith, but it faces some typically modern obstacles to
suspending disbelief.
   Since Neal, Charlie's mother's boyfriend, is a psychiatrist, and since
Charlie begins talking about knowing Santa, there is much trendy talk of
denial and delusion regarding Scott's behavior. Even in school, Charlie
can't get anyone to take him seriously.
   When he talks about friends from the North Pole, his teacher (Mary
Gross) just smiles sweetly and corrects him: ``They're little people.
Don't say elves.''
   The film's North Pole set is a colorful treat. (``You know, I must say,
you look pretty good for your age,'' Scott tells one elf, who looks like a
little girl but is supposedly centuries old. ``Thanks, but I'm seeing
someone in wrapping,'' she answers.) And it also uses some flashy,
effective morphing tricks to send Allen down chimneys and turn radiators
into fireplaces for Santa's visits.
   But this film's nicest touch is its sugar-free resolution of Charlie's
problems with his parents, who, despite the fact that one of them has
become Santa Claus, are not forced into a dishonest resolution. The
story's ending avoids heavy-handedness while giving Charlie the gift he
wants most in the world.
   ``The Santa Clause'' is brightly directed by John Pasquin, whose solid
television credits include ``Home Improvement'' and ``Roseanne,'' and who
knows how to hold an audience's interest. The screenplay is by Leo
Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick, whose background in stand-up comedy keeps
lively gags coming at a steady pace.
   If ``The Santa Clause'' incorporates enough of a red-and-green color
scheme without developing a cloying look, it helps that the
cinematographer, Walt Lloyd, has more solemn credits, including ``Short
Cuts'' and ``Sex, Lies and Videotape.''
   This film looks festive enough, but it also has an admirable restraint.
Here is a savvy Christmas fable about the kind of Santa who's not always
in the mood for ho-ho-hoing, and who knows he's not the only delivery game
in town. The movie also makes reference to Federal Express.

                           PRODUCTION NOTES
                           THE SANTA CLAUSE

   RATING: ``The Santa Clause'' is rated PG (Parental guidance suggested).
It includes very mild profanity and no violence beyond Santa's discreetly
staged fatal mishap. It's just fine for children of all ages.
   CAST: Tim Allen (Scott Calvin), Judge Reinhold (Neal), Wendy Crewson
(Laura), Eric Lloyd (Charlie), David Krumholtz (Bernard) and Mary Gross
(Ms. Daniels).
   Directed by John Pasquin; written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick;
director of photography, Walt Lloyd; edited by Larry Bock; music by
Michael Convertino; production designer, Carol Spier; produced by Brian
Reilly, Jeffrey Silver and Robert Newmyer; released by Walt Disney
Pictures.
   Running time: 95 minutes.

 
Following the success of its animated feature _The Lion King_, The Walt
Disney Company is proud to announce a revised schedule of all-new animated
features based on all-new original concepts.
 
Future features include:\
 
1997:  _Pinocchio 2051_:  Dr. Jeppetto, a well known roboticist, constructs
a robot in the image of his son, Toby, killed in a traffic accident. 
Pinocchio 2051 (as he is designated) has to fight for the rights of robots
in the futuristic world of tomorrow, aided only by a small robot cricket,
JMN-E.
 
1998:  _Galactic Cruiser Arizona_: In the year 2100, Earth is theatened by
radiation bombs and must travel to a distant planet to obtain the cure.  An
old Earth battleship, the Arizona, is refurbished as a spacecraft and has
many adventures on its quest.
 
1999:  _Beach Blanket B.E.M._: When an ordinary high school student is
chosen by a beautiful alien princess as her mate, all sorts of wacky
hijinks ensue!  Follow the madcap adventures of Arthur Moresby and
Leem-Chen as they discover romance while trying to pass calculus...
 
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    Those must be a joke, probably from the 'flak' of the Lion
    King being similar to the japanese cartoon "Simba the White Lion".
    Note the line "all original concepts" in the previous note.
    
    Space Station Yamato is a japanese cartoon which Galactic Cruiser
    Arizona sounds quite familiar...
    
    Pinocchio 2051 is a lot like Astroboy
    
    I assume Beach Blanket BEM is a parody of another japanese cartoon
    
    sounds like someone's idea of a joke.
    todd///

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Kidwell = Kid well = jokes well.  Everybody get it?  ;-)

     Carol

<    I assume Beach Blanket BEM is a parody of another japanese cartoon

For shame, Todd!!!  Weren't you an Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon fan??
See Beach Blanket Bingo!

     Carol, who *loved* those movies when she was a kid 

    Cool Carol-o!! diggit...lets do the twist :-)
    
    

<    Cool Carol-o!! diggit...lets do the twist :-)
    
Oh, Moondoggie!  I love it when you talk to me like that!

  :-)

>>1999:  _Beach Blanket B.E.M._: When an ordinary high school student is
>>chosen by a beautiful alien princess as her mate, all sorts of wacky
>>hijinks ensue!  Follow the madcap adventures of Arthur Moresby and
>>Leem-Chen as they discover romance while trying to pass calculus...
>>
>    I assume Beach Blanket BEM is a parody of another japanese cartoon
    
I guess it came from "URUSEIYATSURA", japanese cartoon.
"NOISY GUYS" in English?

/Rie/