Saludos Amigos (1942)

Disney animators tour South America and present four animated shorts inspired by their trip.

Directors:

Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney

Writers:

Ted Sears (story research), William Cottrell (story research)

Stars:

Fred Shields, José Oliveira, Lee Blair

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Fred Shields	...	Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
José Oliveira	...	José Carioca (voice)

Storyline

Live-action segments show members of the Disney staff touring South America and recording their impressions in sketches. These segue into four animated sections: "Lake Titicaca" depicts tourist Donald Duck's troubles with a stubborn llama; "Pedro" tells of a little mail plane's adventures flying over the treacherous Andes; "El Gaucho Goofy" transplants an American cowboy into the Argentine pampas; and in "Aquarela do Brasil," Jose Carioca shows Donald the sights and sounds of Rio de Janiero.

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Plot Keywords:

donald duck character | jose carioca character | cartoon duck | cartoon parrot | cartoon dog | 

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Taglines:

Walt Disney goes South American in his gayest musical Technicolor feature

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Family | Fantasy | Music

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Portuguese

Release Date:

6 February 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hello Friends

Filming Locations:

Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name "José", part of the name of José Carioca, is the version of the name "Joseph" used in Spanish and Portuguese. It is spelled the same in both languages, though there are differences in pronunciation.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Here's an unusual expedition: artists, musicians and writers setting out for a trip through Latin America to find new personalities, music and dances for their cartoon films. So, adios, Hollywood, and saludos, amigos.

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Crazy Credits

The original end title ended with the Portuguese word "Fim", with the English translation "The End" below in in parenthesis. Under that is the words "A Walt Disney Production - Distributed by R.K.O. Radio Pictures, Inc."

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Alternate Versions

The initial DVD release removes a scene where Goofy is seen smoking a cigarette and blowing smoke rings. It was finally released completely uncensored for historical purposes on the Blu-ray release and as a bonus on the DVD release of Walt & El Grupo. (Uncensored, but not the original version: on the Grupo DVD the RKO distribution card which dissolves into the Disney card has been replaced with the later Buena Vista distribution card, which fades to black and then the Disney card a little later than the dissolve. It's also in 5.1 sound instead of mono. On the Blu-ray release, neither the RKO distribution card nor the later Buena Vista distribution card wasn't used at all and just began with the Disney card.) The collector's edition laserdisc is uncensored with the original logos and mono sound.

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Connections

Featured in Dali & Disney: A Date with Destino (2010)

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Soundtracks

Aquarela do Brasil
Music and Portuguese Lyrics by Ary Barroso
Sung by Aloysio de Oliveira (as Aloysio Oliveira)

User Reviews

Great feature about South America! I love Saludos Amigos!

This feature was made to improve relations with South America. It features a few animated shorts with live action breaking the scenes up. The live action is designed to teach about South American culture.

I am someone who really likes this feature (even though it is short). I love the scene with Jose Caricoa (sp?) where Donald can't pronounce his name. "Joe-say...". I would watch this at my old job at a video store every chance I got! I would recommend it to everyone, but since some people are not impressed with this feature I would suggest renting it first.

Overall very good!!!