After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella de Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq, and from her Fairy Godmother.
Disney animators set pictures to Western classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" features Mickey Mouse as an aspiring magician who oversteps his limits. "The Rite of Spring" tells the story of evolution, from single-celled animals to the death of the dinosaurs. "Dance of the Hours" is a comic ballet performed by ostriches, hippos, elephants, and alligators. "Night on Bald Mountain" and "Ave Maria" set the forces of darkness and light against each other as a devilish revel is interrupted by the coming of a new day.Written by
David Thiel <d-thiel@uiuc.edu>
Walt Disney himself related the story of a chance meeting with Leopold Stokowski at Chasen's restaurant. They agreed to have dinner together. As they talked, Disney told of his plans to do "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and other possible projects using classical music with animation. Disney said that he was stunned when Stokowski, then one of the two most famous conductors in the country (the other being Arturo Toscanini), responded by saying, "I would like to conduct that for you." It was an offer he couldn't pass up. See more »
Goofs
In the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" sequence, as Mickey Mouse
waves his hands in front of him to make the broom come to life, his sleeves spill over his hands. It then cuts to his shadow on the wall, where his hands are fully exposed. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Deems Taylor:
How do you do? Uh, my name is Deems Taylor, and it's my very pleasant duty to welcome you here on behalf of Walt Disney, Leopold Stokowski, and all the other artists and musicians whose combined talents went into the creation of this new form of entertainment, "Fantasia". What you're going to see are the designs and pictures and stories that music inspired in the minds and imaginations of a group of artists. In other words, these are not going to be the interpretations of trained ...
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Crazy Credits
The "Fantasia" title card for all releases prior to 1990 (including the original roadshow version) was slightly different from the one seen in the 1990 re-release and in the videocassette version. In the original title card, the letters spelling out the word "Fantasia" are of a slightly different shade of color, as is the blue background, and the title card reads "In Technicolor", just below the word "Fantasia". There is also an RKO logo at the bottom. In the 1990 version, there is no RKO logo, and below the title it says "Color By Technicolor". See more »
Alternate Versions
For some later theatrical reissues distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Co. (especially the 1990 50th anniversary release), and on the videocassette of the 1990 re-issue as well, the actual blue 1940 title card (done in the Art Deco style typical of the era, and containing the film's title as well as the credits "In Technicolor" and the RKO Radio Pictures logo) as shown midway through the film prior to the Intermission was replaced by a nearly identical title card printed in a rather more modern style without the RKO credit (and shown at the beginning of the film in conventional main-title tradition). The 1982 reissue contained a title card updated to include a credit for Dolby Stereo. The original mid-point title card with the RKO credits has been restored for DVD. See more »
What we are shown are a few animated musicals, filled with grand splendor and vivid colors.
"Fantasia" is one of those films that everyone knows by heart, and has watched since being a child.
My personal favorite was always the Mickey Mouse short - one of the darkest Mickey cartoons I've ever seen.
If you haven't seen "Fantasia" yet, then you must be from another planet. It is one of the best Disney musicals ever, which some push aside and forget too easily.
5/5 stars-
John Ulmer
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Disney's "Fantasia" is a pure classic.
What we are shown are a few animated musicals, filled with grand splendor and vivid colors.
"Fantasia" is one of those films that everyone knows by heart, and has watched since being a child.
My personal favorite was always the Mickey Mouse short - one of the darkest Mickey cartoons I've ever seen.
If you haven't seen "Fantasia" yet, then you must be from another planet. It is one of the best Disney musicals ever, which some push aside and forget too easily.
5/5 stars-
John Ulmer