Captain EO (1986)

Captain EO and his space crew are on a mission to save the world from the evil queen by giving her a song and dance.

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

George Lucas (screenplay), Rusty Lemorande (screenplay),

Stars:

Michael Jackson, Anjelica Huston, Dick Shawn

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Jackson	...	Captain EO
Anjelica Huston	...	The Supreme Leader
Dick Shawn	...	Commander Bog
Tony Cox	...	Hooter
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Idee (as Debbie Carrington)
Cindy Sorenson	...	Geex (as Cindy Sorensen)
Gary DePew	...	Major Domo
Kahea Bright	...	Dancer
Donald Devoux	...	Dancer
Cameron English	...	Dancer
Bruno Falcon	...	Dancer (as Bruno Falcon III)
Eric D. Henderson	...	Dancer (as Eric Henderson)
Hugo Huizar	...	Dancer
Evelyne Jezek	...	Dancer (as Evelyn Jezek)
Ben Lokey	...	Dancer

Storyline

Captain Eo and his rugged crew set out on a mission to deliver a special gift to a wicked queen who lives on a dark, desolate world. Getting there is half the fun, especially when the good captain starts boogying and the special effects start flying.

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Plot Keywords:

disney | happy ending | male dancer | singer dancer | african american dancer | 

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Taglines:

We are here to change the world!

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Genres:

Musical | Sci-Fi | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1992 (France)

Box Office

Budget:

$23,700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Three D D D Productions, Eastman Kodak Company, Lucasfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

17 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Anjelica Huston spent three hours in make-up every day during filming.

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Goofs

In a couple of shots behind Captain EO as the ship is under attack, there is an animated vertical rectangle-shaped black matte box behind Captain EO as to cover up for temporary animated special effects for Commander Bog. In fact, in the wide-shot that shows his crew celebrate after they defeat the attack, a solid-white animated head is visibly blurry behind Captain EO, which is intended to represent Commander Bog before the special effects were completed, thus the reason why there is an animated black matte box behind Captain EO.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: The Cosmos, a universe of good and evil, where a small group struggles to bring freedom to the countless worlds of despair. A rag-tag band lead by the infamous Captain EO.

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Connections

Featured in Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)

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Soundtracks

Another Part of Me
Written and Performed by Michael Jackson

User Reviews

Classic 3-D musical fun.

I had the chance to see it at Disneyland just this week for its re-opening and all i have to say is : wow. It has good cinematography, great music, decent acting. The only real problem with it is the special effects. Since it was made in the 80s, the special effects are outdated, but not in a bad way. In fact, id take that outdated 70s, 80s, and even 90s special effects any day over the cgi effects in movie nowadays. Michael is the show stealer, once again showing the world ( and our generation) why we love him for his talent. And the last great part of it is of course, the 3-D effects. SO overall, if you happen to be going to Disneyland in California anytime soon, i would recommend seeing this attraction before it gets replaced with something new. You wont be disappointed, since i wasn't an anyway.

I give this movie a 9/10