The Disney Deal #4

Beginning Christmas 1991, Derann had the pleasure to issue the following Walt Disney full length features ‘The Little Mermaid’ [1989: 83 minutes: Winner of 2 Academy awards: Dir. Ron Clements & John Musker], ‘The Rescuers Down Under’ [1990: 77 minutes: Dir. Hendel & Mike Gabriel], ‘Cinderella’ [1950: 74 minutes: Nominated for 3 Academy awards: Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske], ‘Peter Pan’ [1953: 77 minutes: Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske], ‘Mary Poppins’ [1964: 139 minutes: Winner of 5 Academy awards: Dir. Robert Stevenson], ‘Beauty and the Beast’ [1991: 84 minutes: Winner of 2 Academy awards: Dir. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise], ‘The Jungle Book’ [1967: 78 minutes: Nominated for an Academy award: Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman], ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ [1988: 104 minutes: Winner of 3 Academy awards: Dir. Robert Zemeckis & Richard Williams], ‘Bambi’ [1942: 70 minutes: Nominated for 3 Academy awards: Dir. James Algar, Samuel Armstrong & David Hand], ‘Aladdin’ [1992: 90 minutes: Winner of 2 Academy awards: Dir. Ron Clements & John Musker], ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ [1937: 83 minutes: Nominated for an Academy award: Dir. William Cottrell, David Hand & Wilfred Jackson], ‘The Sword in the Stone’ [1963: 79 minutes: Nominated for an Academy award: Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman], ‘The Aristocats’ [1970: 78 minutes: Dir. Wolgang Reitherman], ‘Pinocchio’ [1940: 88 minutes: Winner of 2 Academy awards: Dir. Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts & Ben Sharpsteen], ‘The Lion King’ [1994: 88 minutes: Winner of 2 Academy awards: Dir. Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff], ‘The Fox and the Hound’ [1981: 83 minutes: Dir.Ted Berman, Richard Rich & Art Stevens], ‘One Hundred and One Dalmatians’ [1961: 79 minutes: Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske & Wolfgang Reitherman], ‘Sleeping Beauty’ [1959: 75 minutes: Nominated for an Academy award: Dir. Clyde Geronimi], ‘Pocahontas’ [1995: 81 minutes: Academy award winner: Dir. Mike Gabriel & Eric Goldberg], ‘Toy Story’ [1995: 81 minutes: Nominated for 3 Academy awards: Dir. John Lasseter], ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ [1996: 91 minutes: Nominated for an Academy award: Dir. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise], ‘The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad’ [1949: 68 minutes: Dir. James Algar, Clyde Geronimi & Jack Kinney], ‘Fun and Fancy Free’ [1947: 73 minutes: Dir. Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, William Morgan & Bill Roberts], ‘Lady and the Tramp’ [1955: 76 minutes: Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske], ‘A Bugs Life’ [1998: 95 minutes: Nominated for an Academy award: Dir. John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton], ‘Fantasia 2000’ [1999: 75 minutes: Dir. James Algar, Gaetan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Hendel Butoy, Francis Glebas, Eric Goldberg, Don Hahn & Pixote Hunt] and ‘Dumbo’ [1941: 64 minutes: Academy award winner: Dir. Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts & Ben Sharpsteen], (this final title was one we’d sold for a number of years prior to the deal, with prints being made from a negative we’d acquired from Europe).

 …. to be continued.