"character flowered into the idea of a grandmotherly spiritual adviser to Pocahontas. Because of Katzenberg's opposition to having Grandmother Willow in the story, Joe Grant assisted fellow veteran story artist Burny Mattinson with coming up tree puns such as ""My bark is worse than my bite"", ""The roots of all problems"", and ""They're barking up the wrong tree."" Mattinson reluctantly added them to his pitch for the next morning, and during the story meeting, he exclaimed, ""Everybody loved it! All of a sudden: 'Oh, I want her in!' 'Let's build her part bigger!'"" In September 1992, Disney began casting actors"
"Meeko using a Little Golden Books animal book illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen as reference. Duncan Marjoribanks utilized geometric shapes to create Ratcliffe. In early drafts of the character, he had the body similar to a pear, but to make him appear more arrogant, the animator increased the force of gravity on his chest so that he seemed more pompous and physically threatening. Chris Buck served as the supervising animator for Percy, Wiggins, and Grandmother Willow. For Grandmother Willow, the face was traditionally animated by Buck, while the cowl and the trunk of the tree was digitally animated under"
"THE SAINT. That one was really set up for it. I’ve got a great outline for that one- more fun characters and situations like cold fusion, that aren’t so science fiction as they were 20 years ago. This could be a lot of fun.’’ Willow (film) Willow is a 1988 American high fantasy film directed by Ron Howard, produced and with a story by George Lucas, and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty. Davis plays the eponymous lead character and hero: a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a special baby"
"Willow (film) Willow is a 1988 American high fantasy film directed by Ron Howard, produced and with a story by George Lucas, and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty. Davis plays the eponymous lead character and hero: a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a special baby from a tyrannical queen who vows to destroy her and take over the world in a high fantasy setting. Lucas conceived the idea for the film in 1972, approaching Howard to direct during the post-production phase of ""Cocoon"" in 1985. Bob Dolman was brought"
"Elora Danan Elora Danan is a fictional character from the 1988 fantasy ""Willow"", played by infant twins Kate and Ruth Greenfield. Although credited for the role, they grew too large for the props that held them on Willow's back and Rebecca Bearman, niece of second assistant director Gerry Toomey, was used throughout most of the film. Kristen Lang played her for scenes shot in Marin County. Babies Isla Brentwood, Laura Hopkirk, and Gina Nelson played her for the parts filmed in New Zealand. In the more dangerous scenes, however, ""a thirteen-pound animatronics baby with a remote-controlled moveable head and mouth"""
"Mummy (Joe Smith), Frankenstein's monster (Thomas Wellington), the Wolfman (Jon Simanton), and Dracula (Phil Fondacaro) are all midgets. Dracula is unhappy that he has been brought to life three feet tall, but Berber assures him that he and the other monsters can be increased in stature if he can recapture Anna. The monsters offer to get her for him. Anna isn't too happy either about the $6200 invoice presented by David for his services, and Anna's supervisor, Miss Christina (Kristin Norton), is herself unhappy because Anna keeps dodging her romantic advances. When her advances are again dodged, Christina stays late"
"Swann, Hector Barbossa, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit, Roo, Gopher, and Scrooge McDuck, with new characters Hamm, Rex, Sarge and the Bucket O' Soldiers, and the Squeeze Toy Aliens from ""Toy Story""; Boo and Randall Boggs from ""Monsters, Inc.""; Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven from ""Frozen""; Joshamee Gibbs, Tia Dalma, Davy Jones, and the Kraken from the ""Pirates of the Caribbean"" film series; Pyros, Stratos, and Zeus from ""Hercules""; Pascal and Maximus and Mother Gothel from ""Tangled""; Hiro Hamada, Go Go, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred from ""Big Hero 6""; and Lumpy from the ""Winnie the Pooh"" franchise,"
"on Mary Norton books on little people), ""The Adventures of Black Beauty"", ""The Famous Five"" (based on Enid Blyton books), ""The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"" (based on the C. S. Lewis novel), and ""Pride and Prejudice"" (starring Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy). The actor David Jason has voiced a number of popular characters in children's animation, including ""The Wind in the Willows"" (based on the children's book by Kenneth Grahame), ""Danger Mouse"" and ""Count Duckula"". Other children's shows include ""Where's Wally?"" (a series based on books by author Martin Handford where readers are challenged to find Wally who"
"Nora Marlowe Nora Marlowe (September 5, 1915 – December 31, 1977) was an American film and television character actress. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Marlowe was best known for her role from 1973 to 1977 as Flossie Brimmer in 27 episodes of the drama ""The Waltons"". Marlowe also played Sara Andrews in 23 episodes of the sitcom ""The Governor and J.J."", starring Dan Dailey, and she was cast in films such as ""The Thomas Crown Affair"", ""North by Northwest"" (as Anna, the housekeeper who holds Roger O. Thornhill at gunpoint), and ""Westworld"". Marlowe was cast in the 1959-1960 television season as"
"a large monument in her honor. The Gnome King's exchange of gifts is replaced with Natalie at young adulthood returning her doll to Nicholas to make up in her own small way for all the toys stolen by the Awgwas: Nicholas proclaims that others should follow his example and give and receive gifts. The biggest change is the transformation of Wisk into a Brian Froud-designed long-tailed Pixie (Carlos Alazraqui), introduced early in the film and serving as comic relief. He suggests the name ""Necileloclaus"", that Ak, narrating the story, changes to ""Nicholas"", rather than Baum's ""Neclaus"". A significant thematic change"
"previous games include Haley Joel Osment as Sora, Bill Farmer as Goofy, Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck, and Alyson Stoner as Kairi. Many of the voice actors for the Disney and Pixar characters reprise their roles from their respective films. These include: Josh Gad as Olaf; Kristen Bell as Anna; Idina Menzel as Elsa; Jonathan Groff as Kristoff; Zachary Levi as Flynn Rider; Donna Murphy as Mother Gothel; John Ratzenberger as Hamm; Wallace Shawn as Rex; Tate Donovan as Hercules; Kevin McNally as Gibbs; Susan Egan as Megara; Ryan Potter as Hiro; Jamie Chung as Go Go; Scott Adsit as"
"Diana Sowle Diana Mae Sowle (née Laumer; June 19, 1930 – October 19, 2018) was an American actress of film and theater and voice artist, best known for playing Mrs. Bucket (Charlie Bucket's mother) in the 1971 film ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" and her performance of ""Cheer up Charlie"" in that film, although her voice in the song was dubbed by Diana Lee. Sowle joined the cast while in Germany, where it was filmed. At the time of her death in 2018, she was the last surviving parent from the film. Sowle's death left three remaining adult cast"
"main plot of the film. Ella Ceron of ""Thought Catalog"" observed that ""At [Simba's] return, she's not exactly the friendliest little kitten, either ... but is willing to overlook her own hurt ego in the spirit of their friendship. She believes in Simba, and doesn’t understand why he wouldn’t want to fight for his right to rule."" The speaking voice of adult Nala is provided by American actress Moira Kelly. Kelly learned that Disney was auditioning actresses for the role of Nala from her agent. Despite having not been the directors' first choice for the role, Kelly was allowed to"
"Festival has been held annually over three days in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin featuring animators from across the state and beyond in panels and screenings of work. As animators were often uncredited, many of the films featured below do not credit Natwick as animator. Similarly there may be other films on which he worked which have not yet been attributed to him. Grim Natwick Myron ""Grim"" Natwick (August 16, 1890 – October 7, 1990) was an American artist, animator, and film director. Natwick is best known for drawing the Fleischer Studio's most popular character, Betty Boop. Born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin,"
"(1957) by the Disney Studios themselves, the Betty Boop cartoon ""Mother Goose Land"" (1933) by the Fleischer Studios and ""Have You Got Any Castles?"" (1938), ""A Gander at Mother Goose"" (1940), ""A Coy Decoy"" (1941) and ""Book Revue"" (1946) by the Looney Tunes. Old King Cole (film) Old King Cole is a 1933 Disney cartoon in the Silly Symphonies series, based on several nursery rhymes and fairy tales, including ""Old King Cole"". It was directed by David Hand and released on July 29, 1933. It's a semi remake of the 1931 Silly Symphony short ""Mother Goose Melodies"", but in color,"
"for the development of the innovative Fantasound system used to create the film's stereoscopic soundtrack, and the other for Stokowski and his contributions to the film. Much of the character animation on these productions and all subsequent features until the late 1970s was supervised by a brain-trust of animators Walt Disney dubbed the ""Nine Old Men,"" many of whom also served as directors and later producers on the Disney features: Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Woolie Reitherman, Les Clark, Ward Kimball, Eric Larson, John Lounsbery, Milt Kahl, and Marc Davis. Other head animators at Disney during this period included Norm Ferguson,"
"Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf is a 1988 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication as part of the ""Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10"" series. It marked Scrappy-Doo's last appearance as a protagonist in the ""Scooby-Doo"" franchise to date; he would not appear in a ""Scooby-Doo"" production again until the live-action ""Scooby-Doo"" movie in 2002, where he was the main antagonist. Every year, all of the classic Hollywood monsters (consisting of Frankenstein's monster, his wife Repulsa, a Mummy, the Witch Sisters, Bone Jangles the Skeleton, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Snyde, Swamp Thing, and Dragonfly) gather at Count Dracula's"
"Grim Natwick Myron ""Grim"" Natwick (August 16, 1890 – October 7, 1990) was an American artist, animator, and film director. Natwick is best known for drawing the Fleischer Studio's most popular character, Betty Boop. Born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Natwick studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and had five brothers and two sisters. Natwick's parents, James and Henrietta (Lyon), owned a furniture store. His grandfather, Ole, was one of the earliest Norwegian immigrants to the United States arriving in Wisconsin in 1847 (Ole was born on April 8, 1826, to Ole Torkjellson Natvig and Anna at"
"two daughters Drizella and Anastasia from ""Cinderella"" (Lady Tremaine is the grandmother of Anastasia's son Anthony and Drizella's daughter Dizzy and a teacher at Dragon Hall teaching ""Evil Schemes and Nasty Plots"" while her cat Lucifer is the school mascot), Clayton from ""Tarzan"" (who is the father of Clay Clayton), Madame Mim from ""The Sword in the Stone"" (who has Mad Maddy as one of her granddaughters), Governor John Ratcliffe from ""Pocahontas"", Gaston from ""Beauty and the Beast"" (who is the father of Gaston Jr, Gaston III, and Gil as well as the owner of ""Gaston Duels Without Rules""), Shan"
"two daughters Drizella and Anastasia from ""Cinderella"" (Lady Tremaine is the grandmother of Anastasia's son Anthony and Drizella's daughter Dizzy and a teacher at Dragon Hall teaching ""Evil Schemes and Nasty Plots"" while her cat Lucifer is the school mascot), Clayton from ""Tarzan"" (who is the father of Clay Clayton), Madame Mim from ""The Sword in the Stone"" (who has Mad Maddy as one of her granddaughters), Governor John Ratcliffe from ""Pocahontas"", Gaston from ""Beauty and the Beast"" (who is the father of Gaston Jr, Gaston III, and Gil as well as the owner of ""Gaston Duels Without Rules""), Shan"
"""Dave"" (1993), ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"" (1996), ""The Ice Storm"" (1997), ""In & Out"" (1997), ""Wild Wild West"" (1999), ""The Road to El Dorado"" (2000), ""De-Lovely"" (2004), ""The Conspirator"" (2010), ""My Old Lady"" (2014), and ""Beauty and the Beast"" (2017). Since 2011, Kline has had a recurring role on the animated comedy series ""Bob's Burgers"". Kline was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Margaret Agnes Kirk and Robert Joseph Kline (1909-1996). His father was a classical music lover and an amateur opera singer who owned and operated The Record Bar, a record store in St. Louis that opened in"
"Napoleon and Samantha Napoleon and Samantha is a 1972 American adventure drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and written by Stewart Raffill. Filmed in and around John Day, Oregon, it stars Johnny Whitaker and Jodie Foster (in her feature film debut) in the title roles. Eleven-year-old Napoleon lives with his grandfather. He and his grandfather adopt a lion named Major when by chance they meet an old clown who cannot take him back to Europe. The old lion has bad teeth and only drinks milk so they put Major in the chicken cage to look after him. When Napoleon's grandfather"
"as the second animated feature film produced by an American studio after Walt Disney Productions' ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"", as Paramount had commissioned the feature in response to the success of that film. The sequences for the film were directed by Seymour Kneitel, Willard Bowsky, Tom Palmer, Grim Natwick, William Henning, Roland Crandall, Thomas Johnson, Robert Leffingwell, Frank Kelling, Winfield Hoskins, and Orestes Calpini. On November 5, 1699, Lemuel Gulliver washes onto the beach of Lilliput after a storm at sea and ultimate shipwreck. Following the calm of the storm, the town crier Gabby stumbles across Gulliver in"
"Legend"", was published posthumously in 2012 by TotalRecall Press by his stepdaughter, Leslie E. Stern. Iwao Takamoto Iwao Takamoto (April 29, 1925 – January 8, 2007) was an American animator, television producer, and film director. He began his career as a production and character designer for Walt Disney Productions films such as ""Cinderella"" (1950), ""Lady and the Tramp"" (1955), and ""Sleeping Beauty"" (1959). Later, he moved to Hanna-Barbera Productions, where he designed a great majority of the characters, including Scooby-Doo and Astro, and eventually became a director and producer. Takamoto was born in Los Angeles, California. His father emigrated from"
"real time combat. The game has no money system, and all items are found in the game. Willow can enter houses and converse with inhabitants of the villages to receive advice as well as items such as magic and weapons. ""Willow"" is a 1988 film produced by George Lucas, directed by Ron Howard, and starred Warwick Davis in the title role as Willow Ufgood. Capcom developed two games based on Willow in 1989. The arcade game plays similar to Capcom's previou fantasy action platformer ""Ghouls n' Ghosts"". The Willow game developed for the for the NES is a role playing"
"to be knighted by the King. However, the kids get mixed up in the scheme of an evil noblewoman (Collins) to blow up Buckingham Palace while all the heirs to the throne are present for Warbucks' knighting, thus making her queen. A made-for-TV movie version was broadcast on ABC on November 7, 1999, starring Kathy Bates as Miss Hannigan, Victor Garber as Daddy Warbucks, Alan Cumming as Rooster, Audra McDonald as Grace, Kristin Chenoweth as Lily, and newcomer Alicia Morton as Annie. Produced by The Walt Disney Company in association with Columbia TriStar Television, it received generally positive reviews and"
"Night"", ""The Worst Witch"", and ""Disney's Halloween Treat""/""A Disney Halloween"". Raggedy Ann (June Foray) and Andy (Daws Butler) and their dog Raggedy Arthur noticed how cruel their neighbor Aunt Agatha (Foray) is and how sad her nephew Ralph (Steven Rosenberg) is on Halloween but realized that Aunt Agatha had a Scrooge like attitude towards the holiday. The Raggedies at first, seem really annoyed with how Aunt Agatha treats her nephew and think that she's really mean to treat him in such a way by not allowing Ralph to go trick or treating with the rest of the children in the"
"by Walt Disney Pictures, the film received generally positive reviews and grossed $43.2 million in theaters against a $30 million budget. In 1886, during the British Raj in India, Mowgli is the 5-year-old son of the widowed Nathoo, whose wife died in childbirth. Nathoo works as a tour guide. On one of his tours, he is leading Colonel Geoffrey Brydon and his men as well as Brydon's 5-year-old daughter Katherine. Unfortunately, fellow tour guide Buldeo and a few soldiers kill several animals for sport. This enrages Shere Khan, a tiger who serves as the jungle's keeper and begins to pursue"
"of the TV special ""One Hour in Wonderland"", and ""Have a Laugh!"": Volume 2 (2010) which also included the film's original RKO title cards. More recent broadcasts of the cartoon on Disney Channel have also included the original line. In the 1980s, Mickey struggling to shove the stork out of the clock tower was deleted, due to time constraints. Clock Cleaners Clock Cleaners is a 1937 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy working as janitors in a tall clock tower. The film"
"and Owen Wilson. The soundtrack features the music of the Rolling Stones (""Beast Of Burden""), John Lennon (""Imagine""), The Everly Brothers (""All I Have To Do Is Dream"") K.d Lang (""Constant Craving"") & Iz (“Somewhere Over The Rainbow”). Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphins Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphin is a 3D animated action film following the adventures of Naya The Golden Dolphin Princess and her mission to save the Earth. The story is told by a cast including Quvenzhané Wallis, Gerard Butler, Kate Winslet, Ellen Page, Megan Fox, James Franco, Julian Lennon, Diego Luna, Cheech Marin, Whoopi Goldberg,"
"was ranked twenty-fifth. Mother Gothel Mother Gothel is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 50th animated feature film ""Tangled ""(2010). The character is voiced by actress and singer Donna Murphy in her voice acting debut; Murphy auditioned for the role spontaneously upon learning from her agent that Disney was auditioning actresses for the film's villainous role. Loosely based on Dame Gothel in the German fairy tale ""Rapunzel"", Mother Gothel is a vain old woman who hoards the healing powers of a magical flower in order to remain young and beautiful for several years. When the flower is"
"dismissing her as a weaker, less intimidating Disney villainess than Maleficent from ""Sleeping Beauty"" (1959) and Cruella de Vil from ""One Hundred and One Dalmatians"" (1961). Walt Disney himself first attempted to adapt the fairy tale ""Rapunzel"" into a feature-length animated film during the 1940s. However, the filmmaker's efforts were never fully realized because the fairy tale was considered too ""small"". In 2008, co-directors Nathan Greno and Byron Howard decided to enlarge the film's scale in order to transform it into a ""big event"" in order for it to be successful. Meanwhile, the character Mother Gothel was developed into a"
"Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure is a 2003 American animated direct-to-video adventure film, and the sequel to the 1973 film ""Charlotte's Web,"" which is based on the children's novel ""Charlotte's Web"" by E.B. White. It was produced by Paramount Pictures (as the logo is seen on worldwide releases), Universal Cartoon Studios (as the logo is seen on international releases), and Nickelodeon; and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment in North America and Universal Studios Home Entertainment overseas. The film centers around Wilbur, who lives on Homer Zuckerman's farm and is taking care of Nellie,"