Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Jean-Pierre Isbouts

Writers:

Katherine Greene (writer) and
Richard Greene (writer) ...

Release Date:

16 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot Keywords:

Film Maker | Animator | Character Name In Title

Cast

Dick Van Dyke	...	Narrator / Himself - Actor
John H. Mayer	...	Additional Narrator (as John Mayer)
Marian Galanis	...	Additional Narrator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Anderson	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Julie Andrews	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ken Annakin	...	Himself - Director
Xavier Atencio	...	Himself - Imagineer
Sharon Baird	...	Herself - Mouseketeer
Buddy Baker	...	Himself - Composer
Ray Bradbury	...	Himself - Writer and Friend
Michael Broggie	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Roger Broggie	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bob Broughton	...	Himself - Camera Effects Artist
Edmund G. Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
Robert Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
Victoria Brown	...	Herself (archive footage)
Bobby Burgess	...	Himself - Mouseketeer
Harriet Burns	...	Herself - Imagineer
John Canemaker	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Mickey Clark	...	Himself - WED Executive
Gary Cooper	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kevin Corcoran	...	Himself - Actor, 'Moochie'
Bill Cotter	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Roland F. Crump	...	Himself - Imagineer (as Rolly Crump)
Alice Davis	...	Herself - Costume Designer
Marc Davis	...	Himself - Animator and Imagineer
Virginia Davis	...	Herself - Actress
Angie Dickinson	...	Herself (archive footage)
Diane Disney	...	Herself - Daughter (as Diane Disney Miller)
Edna Disney	...	Herself (archive footage)
Elias Disney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Flora Disney	...	Herself (archive footage)
Herbert Disney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lillian Disney	...	Herself (archive footage)
Christopher Disney Miller	...	Himself - Grandson
Robert Disney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Roy Edward Disney	...	Himself - Nephew (as Roy E. Disney)
Roy O. Disney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ruth Disney	...	Herself (archive footage)
Sharon Disney	...	Herself (archive footage)
Walt Disney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Karen Dotrice	...	Herself - Actress
Buddy Ebsen	...	Himself - Actor
Peter Ellenshaw	...	Himself - Artist and Special Effects Designer
Richard Fleischer	...	Himself - Director
Bruce Gordon	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Joe Grant	...	Himself - Artist and Storyman
Bob Gurr	...	Himself - Imagineer
John Hench	...	Himself - Artist and Imagineer
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ollie Johnston	...	Himself - Animator
Chuck Jones	...	Himself - Animation Producer
J.B. Kaufman	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Ward Kimball	...	Himself - Animator
John Lasseter	...	Himself - Filmmaker
Art Linkletter	...	Himself - Television Celebrity and Friend
Bill Littlejohn	...	Himself - Union Leader
Leonard Maltin	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Sammy McKim	...	Himself - Imagineer (as Sam McKim)
Bill Melendez	...	Himself - Animator
Jennifer Miller-Goff	...	Herself - Granddaughter
Joanna Miller	...	Herself - Granddaughter (as Joanna Miller-Runeare)
Ronald Miller	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Ronnie Miller)
Ron Miller	...	Himself - Son-in-law
Walter Elias Disney Miller	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Herself (archive footage)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Floyd Norman	...	Himself - Artist
Dick Nunis	...	Himself - Theme Park Executive
Don Peri	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Harrison 'Buzz' Price	...	Himself - Research Consultant
Dorothy Puder	...	Herself - Niece
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tamara Scheer	...	Herself - Granddaughter (as Tamara Miller-Scheer)
Hazel Sewell	...	Herself (archive footage)
Marjorie Sewell	...	Herself (archive footage)
Melvin Shaw	...	Himself - Animator (as Mel Shaw)
Richard M. Sherman	...	Himself - Songwriter (as Richard Sherman)
Robert B. Sherman	...	Himself - Songwriter (as Robert Sherman)
Brian Sibley	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Marty Sklar	...	Himself - Imagineering Executive
Dave Smith	...	Himself - Disney Company Archivist
Charles Solomon	...	Himself - Author and Historian
Jack Speirs	...	Himself - Writer
Robert Stack	...	Himself - Actor
Shirley Temple	...	Herself (archive footage)
Bob Thomas	...	Himself - Walt Disney Biographer
Frank Thomas	...	Himself - Animator
Gregg Toland	...	Himself (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy	...	Himself (archive footage)
E. Cardon Walker	...	Himself - Studio Executive (as Card Walker)

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Disneyland Park, Disneyland Resort - 1600 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California, USA

Company:

Pantheon Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in Temalørdag: Walt Disney 100 år (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Flowers and Trees

Doing it the Disney way

When I first saw this documentary on Swedish television, the 5th of February 2001 I knew I had to get a copy for myself. I called the Swedish television company to try and get a hold of it. After a lot of hard work and with the help of a kind friend in New York I managed to buy the DVD. It still surprises me how they manage to build a story almost entirely on interviews. But still they tell the story of one man and his vision of the future. And talk about impeccable timing (it was, of course, intentional)! They got the DVD out just in time for the celebration of his 100th birthday.

Listening to these men and women talk about a man who died 39 years ago and see them shine and smile as they do so is heartwarming and it is impossible not to be moved to tears as Dick Van Dyke tells us of Walts passing. And when Buddy Ebsen said that he had to pull of the road because of all the tears, I was so close to crying out loud that I had to bite a pen. This documentary was, without doubt, done the Disney way. Walt Disney once said "People look at you and me to see what they are supposed to be. And, if we don't disappoint them, maybe, just maybe, they won't disappoint us." He never had to worry. Not once has he let me down.