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Walt Disney Animation Studios Gives Small Tribute To Disney TVA On Donald Duck X Hot Ones Short.

Disney Television Animation get some cute references on the "Donald Duck X Hot Ones" by Walt Disney Animation Studios, the short directed and written by Eric Goldberg gives a few nods to "DuckTales (1987)", "Darkwing Duck" and "The Goofy Movie".

Walt Disney Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee and Walt Disney Animation Studios animator Eric Goldberg have been very vocal on their love for Disney TVA productions over the years

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A Goofy Movie (1995) // Dir. Kevin Lima

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Tarzan, German Lobby Card. 1999

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they’re my favourite himbos!

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Enchanted (2007)

Six years after Shrek, Walt Disney Studios released its own homage/self-parody of Disney animated fairytale films. While the results might not be groundbreaking, there’s plenty to like in Enchanted. It’s only during the conclusion, when the film becomes rushed and conventional, that it loses points.

In the fairy tale kingdom of Andalasia, Queen Narissa (voiced by Susan Sarandon) knows she will lose her claim to the throne once her stepson, Prince Edward (James Marsden), marries. When he meets Giselle (Amy Adams) and immediately declares their true love for each other, Narissa attempts to rid herself of Giselle by tossing her into a portal to another realm. That realm is none other than our own live-action New York. When divorce lawyer Robert Philip (Patrick Dempsey) and his daughter Morgan (Rachel Covey) meet Giselle, he agrees to help her - never believing for a second that she is anything but a deluded woman who’s gone starry-eyed after landing in the Big Apple.

Enchanted begins in the animated kingdom of Andalasia and lets us know right away what its animated characters are all about through song. This makes it a delight for those who grew up with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and the like. While Enchanted occasionally references those films, it’s more that Giselle has been cut from the same cloth and fits perfectly right next to their princesses. She lives in a forest with her animal friends, dreams of true love, is unabashedly optimistic and cheerful, is prone to spontaneous melodies and is completely out of place in New York. The setup makes for some easy jokes but that doesn’t make them any less funny and the film offers some delightful reversals that will take you by surprise. The scene where she sees the Philip’s filthy apartment and decides to clean it up is probably the funniest in the movie and it also offers a catchy tune that you'll instantly love. I’m not sure if I would describe the film as a musical, however. It sort of is because characters do randomly break out into song but only when Giselle or Prince Edward kick them off and when they do, most people look utterly bewildered by all of the sudden music and dancing that accompanies them - until the magic in the air sweeps them up as well.

Other clever gags include Giselle's faithful friend Pip, a Chipmunk who could talk when he was in Andalasia but can’t now that he’s in the real world, the duo of Edward and Nathaniel (Timothy Spall), who pretends to help the Prince but is actually sabotaging his efforts to please the Queen, and some rom-com type shenanigans involving Robert’s girlfriend, Nancy (Idina Menzel). That last part is where the film is disappointing because, despite all of the references to classic fairytales, this is ultimately a fairly predictable romantic comedy. I say it’s a letdown because of the self-awareness we see elsewhere. Robert is a cynical Manhattan divorce attorney whose wife left him some time ago. Giselle is all about the happily ever after. In fact, she was ready to marry Edward the day after they met. You could’ve dug deeper into some of the story's ideas but Enchanted doesn’t have the time. It has to fit the romantic comedy story, the fish-out-of-water stuff, plus a complete “Disney fairytale” with the Prince, Giselle and the wicked stepmother within its 107-minute running time. It’s no wonder the ending feels rushed. The Queen's ultimate fate went by so quickly I had to rewind the film to be sure I hadn’t missed anything. Enchanted really needed ten more minutes to flesh that out.

If you’ve been marathoning Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and the other Disney favorites, you want a little more, but you also want something different, Enchanted is just what you’ve been looking for. It’s got the romance, the songs, the comedy that made all of those pictures classics and with Amy Adams, it’s got a star you can't beat. While the conclusion is a little rushed and a little predictable, this is an appropriately entrancing story. (January 7, 2023)

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A Goofy Movie (1995)

Director - Kevin Lima, Art Direction - Lawrence Leker & Wendell Luebbe

"You're my son, Max. No matter how big you get, you'll always be my son."

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I find it personally annoying when people talk about Disney movies like the company manifested them out of nowhere.

Like, Ron Clements and John Musker directed The Little Mermaid. They also did Aladdin, Hercules, Treasure Planet and Moana.

Kevin Lima and Chris Buck did Tarzan, Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff did The Lion King, Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise did Hunchback of Notre Damé.

Even if their styles are similar, these were still movies made by people. I wish we talked more about the people behind our childhood memories, especially when they do work for other companies. Chris Buck did Surf's Up for example.

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Title: Enchanted

Rating: PG

Director: Kevin Lima

Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Rachel Covey, Susan Sarandon, Julie Andrews, Jeff Bennett, Kevin Lima, Emma Rose Lima, Teala Dunn, Fred Tatasciore, Courtney Williams, William Huntley, Samantha Ivers

Release year: 2007

Genres: romance, fantasy, comedy, family, adventure

Blurb: Beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical, animated land, and finds herself in the gritty reality of Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a happily-ever-after basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment...but when she begins to fall in love with a charmingly-flawed divorced lawyer who has come to her aid (even though she is already promised to a perfect fairytale prince back home), she has to wonder: can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

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"NOT JUST A GOOF" Documentary In Development Exploring The Making Of "A GOOFY MOVIE"

Disney Vacation Club Members on Disney Cruise Line got a WIP screening of the upcoming documentary "NOT JUST A GOOF". The upcoming documentary explores the definitive behind-the-scenes story of Disney Television Animation's cult classic theatrical film "A GOOFY MOVIE"

NOT JUST A GOOF follows a ragtag group of artists from Disney TVA in their Disney Movie Toons theatrical sub-division yearning for an opportunity to prove that they could do more while they undeniably do just that, the film also pinpoints the ever-changing studio dynamic of this era, with Katzenberg being ousted while A Goofy Movie was still in production. NOT JUST A GOOF features insight from A GOOFY MOVIE with director Kevin Lima, producer Dan Rounds, story supervisor Brian Pimental, screenwriter Jymn Magon as well voice actors Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden , Jim Cummings, Rob Paulson, Jenna von Oÿ and Powerline's VA Tevin Campbell. NOT JUST A GOOF is Directed by Christopher Ninness and Eric Kimelton

The documentary NOT JUST A GOOF will also feature how A GOOFY MOVIE became a cult classic between Disney and Animation Fans, the doc features a sizzle reel of fans sharing their heartfelt stories about why A Goofy Movie means so much to them.

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Tarzan, German Lobby Card. 1999

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Es muß uns ja gar nicht peinlich sein, daß wir immer Enchanted anschauen, haben wir beim letzten mal beschlossen. Jetzt hätten wir sogar auch "Weil es gerade so schön war mit Amy Adams" verwenden können.

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