Author: Andrew Carrieri

  Based on a true story surrounding the 1607 English settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, Pocahontas was released on June 23, 1995 as the 33rd full-length animated feature in Disney history. The 81-minute flick was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, in 1998. Plot Summary In search of gold and…

Melody Time was released on May 27, 1948 as the 10th full-length animated feature in Disney history. The 75-minute flick was the fifth in a line of six consecutive package films released by the studio. The package films combined numerous short segments based around a common theme, in this case music, as opposed to a…

Make Mine Music was released on April 20, 1946 as the eighth full-length animated feature in Disney history and the third in a string of six consecutive package films produced by the studio. The package films incorporated numerous short segments based around a common theme, in this case music, instead of a single plot-based story….

Saludos Amigos, Spanish for “Greetings, Friends,” was released on August 24, 1942 as the sixth full-length animated feature in Disney history and the first of six consecutive package films released by the company. The package films combined multiple short segments based around a common theme, in this case South America, as opposed to a single…

101 Dalmatians was released on January 25, 1961 as the 17th full-length animated feature in Disney history. The film is based on Dodie Smith’s 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians and is 79 minutes in length. Plot Summary I find the plot of 101 Dalmatians to be intriguing, albeit rushed and underdeveloped. The film…

Based on Austrian author Felix Salten’s 1923 novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods, Disney’s Bambi was released on August 9, 1942. The 70-minute flick was the fifth full-length animated feature in Disney history. Plot Summary “It’s the Circle of Life, and it moves us all through despair and hope, through faith and love.” These…

Aladdin, the 31st full-length animated feature in Disney history, was released on November 25, 1992. The film is based on the Arab folktale of the same name and clocks in at 90 minutes. Plot Summary In the fictional sultanate of Agrabah lives a homeless young man named Aladdin. On the surface, the title character would…

Based on Washington Irving’s 1820 short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad was theatrically released on October 5, 1949 as the 11th full-length animated feature in Disney history. The 68-minute flick culminated a string of six consecutive package…

The 28th full-length animated feature in Disney history, The Little Mermaid was released on November 17, 1989. It is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 fairy tale of the same name and is 82 minutes in length. Although I was born in 1990, I got a chance to see the flick on the big screen….

The 19th full-length animated feature in Disney history, The Jungle Book was released on October 18, 1967. It is based on Rudyard Kipling’s 1894 novel of the same name and is 78 minutes in length. The Jungle Book marked the final film that Walt Disney was personally involved with as he passed away months before…

The 15th full-length animated feature in Disney history, Lady and the Tramp was theatrically released on June 22, 1955. It is based on Ward Greene’s short story “Happy Dan, The Whistling Dog” and is 75 minutes in length. Plot Summary The film commences with the Dear couple exchanging presents on a snowy Christmas morning. Darling,…

The 14th full-length animated feature in Disney history, Peter Pan was released on February 5, 1953. It is based on J. M. Barrie’s 1904 play Peter and Wendy and is 76 minutes in length. Plot Summary Rushing to prepare for an evening in London with his wife, Mary, George Darling becomes frustrated with his children’s…