Steamboat willie is a film every fan of disney should see as it serves as the first distributed performance of mickey mouse in a film, even though he had appeared in undistributed films earlier on. The film begins with mickey nicknamed steamboat willie in this short. Mickey mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, minnie, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck. Steamboat willie, released in november 1928, was the third mickey cartoon created, but the first to be distributed widely. When a big cat steals her away, mickey gives chase, riding a drunken ostrich. Watch mickey mouses classic cartoon debut and see what made walts little hero a movie star. The series started in 1928 with steamboat willie and ended in 1953 with the simple things. Steamboat willie 1928 while most remember this as the first film to feature mickey and minnie, the real importance of steamboat willie lies in its technological innovation. The highspirited, mischievous mouse debuted in steamboat willie, a short film designed and animated by ub iwerks, the chief animator with the thennascent walt disney company, with direction from walt disney. Mickey rides up to a cantina and does a tango with minnie.
Starting his fledgling company in hollywood in 1923, he began by making two uninspired animated series, the alice comedies, and oswald the lucky rabbit. The cartoon is considered the debut of mickey mouse and his girlfriend minnie, although both the characters appeared several months earlier in a test screening of plane crazy. Dec 02, 2001 my mother has a steamboat willie 8mm movie that came with her projector back in 1950s. Fortunately, for disney, while the steamboat willie short film may eventually slide into public domain, mickey mouse himself wont. Steamboat willie is a 1928 american animated short film directed by walt disney and ub iwerks.
Steamboat willie was well into production when plane crazy was released. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of walt disney records. But not everyone was convinced about the appeal of a sound film. By dave smith, chief archivist emeritus, the walt disney company.
Steamboat willie is the famous 1928 animated short film by walt disney that featured mickey mouse and his girlfriend minnie. Walt disney animation studios steamboat willie youtube. Steamboat willie is a 1928 american animated short film directed by walt disney and ub. Walt, having seen this film, realized that synchronized sound would be the ticket to bringing mickeys personality to full realization. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. No disney collection would be complete without these time. May 12, 20 in 1928 sound came to the motion pictures. The impact of steamboat willie needless to say steamboat willie boosted both mickey mouses and walt disneys career and it gave a valuable shot to the ailing animation industry. Hosted by academy president john bailey and oscarnominated production designer jeannine oppewall. Mar 18, 2019 lego has unveiled its allblackandwhite building model of steamboat willie, complete with new minifigures of mickey mouse and minnie mouse. Steamboat willie 1928, mickeys third film, took the country by storm. The first film starring mickey mouse to be released with synchronized sound, it threw silent animation into obsolescence and launched an empire.
In steamboat willie, sound is the sole raison detre of some of. Steamboat willie features mickey mouse, minnie mouse, pegleg pete, cow, parrot, cat. The source fuelling this common misconception is probably an episode of the simpsons, which places the origin of itchy the mouse in a 1928 short called steamboat itchy, obviously a parody of this cartoon. Mickey mouse made his screen debut in a 1928 blackandwhite animated short film called steamboat willie, which was also the first disney film to have synchronized sound. Walt disneys first mickey mouse film was called plane crazy.
A missing elementsoundhad been added to animation, making the illusion of life that much more complete, that much more magical. Thats because disney still hold a trademark brand on the character, which is separate from the of steamboat willie and, thus, falls under a totally different level of legal jurisdiction in the united states. Disney may lose mickey mouses steamboat willie movie in 5. Disneys steamboat willie is a landmark in the history of animation. It was produced in blackandwhite by walt disney studios. The cartoon was a parody of buster keatons silent comedy, steamboat bill jnr, released earlier in the year, and proved to be very popular, winning fame for both walt disney and mickey himself. I really was so sure this was a dvd copy that i, unfortunately, came down hard on the seller.
The audience liked what they saw and heard and production was completed by september of 1928. Steamboat willie is an amazingly important film to our cinema history. At main street cinema several of mickeys short films are shown on a rotating basis. Scheduled to be the opening for a featurelength film, steamboat willie was given an. May 05, 2014 this is a video of the first mickey cartoon ever. What makes this such a seminal and important moment. After unsuccessfully trying to make a deal to record through rca or western electric, disney contracted with the bootleg powers cinephone process and, after an initial disastrous recording session, finally recorded the sound track with a 15piece band and his. Lego steamboat willie set captures mickey mouses debut. At the hideout, mickey has a swordfight with the cat. When the picture was half finished, we had a showing with sound disney later recalled. Steamboat willie was the first mickey mouse film to had fully synchronized sound. Later, disney would add carefully synchronized music the skeleton dance, 1929, three.
This cartoon short was hugely influential for not only future disney staffers, but the entire industry of animation aja. Pdf download disney movie posters from steamboat willie to inside out disney editions deluxe film read full ebook. An original script and storyboard for steamboat willie, 1928 23 incredible, rarelyseen photos from the disney archives an original script and storyboard for steamboat willie, this original page from the script of steamboat willie, the first mickey mouse short, was. A loose parody of buster keatons steamboat bill, mickey is a roustabout on pegleg petes river steamer. Walt disney steamboat willie 1928, mickey s third film, took the country by storm. After a goat eats the sheet music, mickey and minnie use various objects at hand including a cat on unedited versions. M 1931 when pursuing the lead of the confiserie wrapper, a detective visits a sweet shop which has many cutout figures of mickey mouse steamboat willie on display. Four additional shorts were released between 1983 and 20. Apparently this old 8mm movie is an original 200 reel of steamboat willie that has had another movie of mickey mouse in a race spliced on to the end by the original owner. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Get the best deals on steamboat willie pin when you shop the largest. It was a silent film shown to a test audience in 1928. When the picture was half finished, we had a showing with sound. Preceded by the short film steamboat willie 1928, with a postscreening dessert reception.
Jul 02, 2014 watch steamboat willie internetanimationdatabase on dailymotion. The first sound cartoon at disney studio was steamboat willie. Plane crazy was released may 15th 1928 in hollywood california,in the silent movie format. The cartoon is considered the debut of mickey mouse and his girlfriend minnie, although both the charact. How much money did walt disneys steamboat willie cartoon make. Steamboat willies 309 st johns ave, palatka, florida 32177 rated 4. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The film has received wide critical acclaim, not only for. Disneyland resort, disneys hollywood studios a live nighttime show which famously features mickey in his role as the sorcerers apprentice.
The classic 1928 film steamboat willie is quite famous for a number of reasons but is most well known as the cartoon that introduced mickey mouse and minnie mouse to the world. He brought the completed animation to a studio in new york to record its. Anyone know about 8mm original steamboat willie reel value. When mickey burst onto the scene in the classic steamboat willie, he not only stole our hearts, but went on to bring joy to generations. One of the most important videos in the history of cinema, walt disney has just made their original hit steamboat willie available for free. Steamboat willie 1928 is often erroneously touted as the first mickey mouse film, though that title actually goes to plane crazy 1928. According to dave smith, the boat officially has no name, with the shorts title a reference to the buster keaton film, steamboat bill, jr. Steamboat willy was released november 18th 1928 as a sound movie it was also released july 29th 1928 as a silent film. The steamboat willie riverboat is the riverboat from mickey mouses debut cartoon captained by pete, who had mickey working as his cabin boy. While willie s father wants to teach him how to be a great steamboat captain, willie is more interested in winning the hand of kitty king. She is a medium sized paddlesteamer ship designed by kwaito iii and pascal, and built by kitadake along with kwaitos crew, the new kwaito pirates, and was also built in a secret facility owned by the galleyla company.
It didnt make any money, it was a cartoon short in front of the feature film gang war. Steamboat willie is a 1928 american animated short film directed by walt disney. Steamboat willie was not the first disney short film to feature mickey mouse and his girlfriend, minnie, but, it was the first to be distributed. The audience liked what they saw and heard and production. Walt halted work to retool the film for sound the gallopin gaucho mm2 was also completed at this point, but held for release. Disney hit new milestones with the animation using new. The series is notable for its innovation with sound synchronization and character animation, and also introduced wellknown.
Anyone who has watched a movie made by the walt disney animation studios after 2007 has seen a short clip of this short before the film begins. It was also the first public appearance of mickey m. The first film to star americas friend was plane crazy. How walt disney rose from failure to create the most. My mother has a steamboat willie 8mm movie that came with her projector back in 1950s.
Steamboat willie was the first mickey mouse cartoon to be published, but it was the third one to be produced. Animation mickey mouse,donald duck,goofy the band concert disney movies movies for k6 duration. Before the creation of mickey mouse and an entertainment. Steamboat willie was the first animated sound film bcdb. How much is steamboat willy 8mm film worth answers. Willie steamboat, complete with steam pipes that move up and.
Disney mickey mouse film gallery le pin set steamboat willie two gun mickey. Steamboat was first shown to audiences in a halfcomplete version featuring live sound effects on july 29, 1928, to gauge reactions of. A couple of boys could read music and one of them wilfred jackson could play a mouth organ. This new amazing release from new zealand mint features an image of mickey mouse from his historical first film, steamboat willie released in 1928. It is, after all, the first film to feature synchronized sound. May 01, 2010 the impact of steamboat willie needless to say steamboat willie boosted both mickey mouses and walt disneys career and it gave a valuable shot to the ailing animation industry. This illustration, titled mickey mouse inbetweener drawing no. Although it was actually the third cartoon for mickey mouse, it was the first american movie to have a musical score and.
In that film, the goodhearted willie, similar to mickey mouses role, is the son of the roughandtumble steamboat bill, parodied in the disney version by pete. Steamboat willie film the first mickey mouse cartoon released, and the first cartoon with synchronized sound. It was produced in blackandwhite by walt disney studios and was released by celebrity productions. In order to prove his point, disney screened an early version of the animation for the wives and children of disney employees. Released by united artists, the film is the last product of keatons independent production team and set of gag writers. Cartoon characters, cast and crew for steamboat willie. Mickey mouse originally known as mickey mouse sound cartoons is a series of cartoons produced by walt disney productions. May 12, 2016 steamboat willie from steamboat williesoundtrack version artist walt disney. An analysis steamboat willie was made by walt disney studios and premiered at the colony theater in new york on november 18, 1928 production. The cartoon was released in november 1928, and was the first appearance by mickey mouse. This collection from walt disney animation studios celebrates mickeys cartoon legacy with favorites spanning nearly a century including brave little tailor, plutos party, get a horse. This second appearance of mickey mouse following the silent plane crazy earlier that year is probably his most famous film mostly because it was so groundbreaking.
The steamboat willie is the third and current ship of the tendokyo thirteen, after their second ship the unlucky was stolen and later destroyed in a storm. The first film featuring mickey mouse set high standards for disney animation. The first film starring mickey mouse to be released with synchronized sound, it threw silent. Jul 20, 2012 organized labor vs steamboat willie posted on july 20, 2012 by art babbitt sure, art babbitt and walt disney fought on opposite sides of the union during the disney strike, but walt disney had a runin with union unrest before mickey mouse ever premiered in his first film, steamboat willie. The boat is five inches tall and wide and 10 inches long. A screenshot from steamboat willie 1928 steamboat willie is an animated film by directed by walt disney. They cast mickey mouse as a shipmate on a steamboat captained by a surly cat. September 2, 2014 historiann inspired by a recent viewing of spongebob squarepants that featured a fake early spongebob cartoon that was clearly a reference to steamboat willie, i dialed up steamboat willie on the youtube and discovered that this. It was not a boxoffice success and became the last picture keaton made for united artists. Organized labor vs steamboat willie posted on july 20, 2012 by art babbitt sure, art babbitt and walt disney fought on opposite sides of the union during the disney strike, but walt disney had a runin with union unrest before mickey mouse ever premiered in his first film, steamboat willie.
Steamboat willie is completely whack, shows potential in. Yet, it also caused a setback, one that can already be seen in this cartoon. Steamboat was first shown to audiences in a halfcomplete version featuring live sound effects on july 29, 1928, to gauge reactions of viewers. A test was made if a scene for the third mickey mouse cartoon steamboat willie. In celebration of the anniversary of the creation of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, we are honored to present the premiere of a newly struck 35mm preservation print of. These will typically sell higher in an antique shop or private sale compared to an auction. Walt disney performed all of the voices in the film, although there is little intelligible dialogue. In 1928, he and his small team worked valiantly to create steamboat willie, the nowiconic mickey mouse cartoon that. The 751piece set includes the steamboat willie boat complete with adjustable crane and signs that read s. How walt disney rose from failure to create the most famous. Walt disney, who would become the bestknown producer in animation history, had very humble beginnings. This one represents a high order of cartoon ingenuity, cleverly combined with sound effects. It is the most significant animated films and influences lots of animation styles and techniques.
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