The Spirit of Mickey

The Spirit of Mickey is a 1998 American animated direct-to-video anthology film, produced and released by Walt Disney Home Video on July 14, 1998.[1] It features clips from The Mickey Mouse Club, The Wonderful World of Disney, and A Goofy Movie, in the introductory scene, and some of the namesake character's shorts, including The Band Concert, Lend a Paw, Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip and Steamboat Willie.[2][3]

The Spirit of Mickey
Written byBonnie Peterson
Produced byHarry Arends
Phil Savenick
Darryl Harris
StarringWayne Allwine
Tony Anselmo
Corey Burton
Jeannie Elias
Bill Farmer
Diane Michelle
Russi Taylor
Edited byDarryl Harris
Robert P. Schneider
Music byAndrew Belling
Distributed byWalt Disney Home Video
Release date
July 14, 1998
Running time
83 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Summary

The framing devices are centered on Mickey Mouse and his friends hosting an event at which they present some of Mickey's greatest cartoons to an audience of orphans, using archival footage from The Mickey Mouse Club, Disney's Wonderful World of Color, A Goofy Movie, and various Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck shorts. None of the shorts were shown with their original title cards, instead, the titles were shown on the corner of the screen, disappearing after a few seconds, with an exception for the final short, Steamboat Willie.

Overview

Cartoons
# Title Release Date Director
1 The Band Concert February 23, 1935 (1935-02-23) Walt Disney/Wilfred Jackson
2 Thru the Mirror May 30, 1936 (1936-05-30) David Hand
3 Lend a Paw October 3, 1941 (1941-10-03) Clyde Geronimi
4 Orphan's Picnic February 15, 1936 (1936-02-15) Ben Sharpsteen
5 The Worm Turns January 2, 1937 (1937-01-02) Ben Sharpsteen
6 Mickey's Surprise Party February 18, 1939 (1939-02-18)/July 14, 1998; redubbed version Hamilton Luske
7 Mickey and the Seal December 3, 1948 (1948-12-03) Charles August Nichols
8 Mickey's Trailer May 6, 1938 (1938-05-06) Ben Sharpsteen
9 Canine Caddy May 30, 1941 (1941-05-30) Clyde Geronimi
10 Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip November 1, 1940 (1940-11-01) Clyde Geronimi
11 Steamboat Willie November 18, 1928 (1928-11-18) Walt Disney/Ub Iwerks

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Voice cast

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Production

The compilation was produced in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse.[6] Stan Deneroff, then Director of Programming and Product Development for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment selected older cartoons from the Disney archives which would then be presented together with new interstitial segments of rotoscoped Disney characters setting up and introducing each short.[6] While Mickey was not the primary focus in all the cartoons, with some of the included shorts including Mickey as part of an ensemble or a supporting capacity, Deneroff felt it was important to show Mickey in various positions throughout his run including in relation to his co-stars.[6]

References
  1. The Internet Animation Database
  2. ‘The Spirit of Mickey’: Disney’s Missing Mickey Masterpiece - Inside the Magic
  3. Retro Junk
  4. LaserDisc Database
  5. Behind The Voice Actors
  6. Scapperotti, Dan (August 1998). "The Spirit of Mickey". Cinemafantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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