Sunday, March 29, 2015

Top 100 Disney Movies Of All Time Part 2

Want to revisit childhood? Introduce your favorite little person to a classic? Or even something new? Check out this movie list...



1) Mulan

This retelling of the old Chinese folktale is about the story of a young Chinese maiden who learns that her weakened and lame father is to be called up into the army in order to fight the invading Huns. Knowing that he would never survive the rigours of war in his state, she decides to disguise herself and join in his place. Unknown to her, her ancestors are aware of this and to prevent it, they order a tiny disgraced dragon, Mushu to join her in order to force her to abandon her plan. He agrees, but when he meets Mulan, he learns that she cannot be dissuaded and so decides to help her in the perilous times ahead.

Directors: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook
Writers: Robert D. San Souci (story), Rita Hsiao(screenplay), 30 more credits »
Stars: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong |See full cast and crew »
Released: 1998


2) Meet the Robinsons

Lewis an orphan wants to see what his mother looked like. So he invents a machine that looks through your brain so you can see your memories. But this weird kid says he's from the future and warns him about a guy in a bowler hat. The bowler hat guy messes with his invention and it fails. He decides that he's a failure and no one wants him. But the kid that warned him about the guy is here on a mission to find the bowler hat guy that wants to destroy Lewis. To prove he's from the future he takes Lewis to the future. But the time machine breaks and he's stuck in the future until he fixes it. In the meantime he spends quality time with the family. But the bowler hat guy is about to alter time and it's up to Lewis to save the future.

Director: Stephen J. Anderson (as Stephen Anderson)
Writers: Jon Bernstein (screenplay), Michelle Bochner(screenplay) (as Michelle Spitz) , 9 more credits »
Stars: Daniel Hansen, Wesley Singerman, Angela Bassett |See full cast and crew »
Released: 2007


3) A Goofy Movie

It's the last day of school, and Max wants to catch the eye of Roxanne, one of the more attractive girls in school. But how can you be cool when your dad's Goofy? Stage an impromptu concert at the final assembly, that's how! Or at least it sounded good until Principal Mazer found out. Goofy finds out about his son's antics (sort of), and decides a fishing trip, like his dad took him on, is the solution. Of course, he doesn't know that Max finally lands a date with Roxanne for a party thrown by the class valedictorian. Through the movie, Goofy tries to bring Max out of his shell, while Max resents being taken away, and lying to Roxanne about the trip (he tells her he & his dad will be appearing on TV at the PowerLine concert in LA). Will Max sink or swim? Will Goofy goof up his son's first shot at romance? Will Bigfoot step back? And what about those nuns?

Director: Kevin Lima
Writers: Jymn Magon (story) (as Jymm Magon) , Jymn Magon (screenplay) (as Jymm Magon), 5 more credits »
Stars: Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Jim Cummings |See full cast and crew »
Released: 1995


4) Newsies

July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly (Christian Bale) organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs (David Moscow) as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed found the strength to band together and challenge the powerful.

Director: Kenny Ortega
Writers: Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
Stars: Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall |See full cast and crew »
Released: 1992


5) The Little Mermaid

Loosely based upon the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Ariel, youngest daughter of King Triton, is dissatisfied with life in the sea. She longs to be with the humans above the surface, and is often caught in arguments with her father over those "barbaric fish-eaters". She goes to meet Ursula, the Sea Witch, to strike a deal, but Ursula has bigger plans for this mermaid and her father.

Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker
Writers: John Musker, Ron Clements, 5 more credits »
Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois |See full cast and crew »
Released: 1989


6) The Jungle Book

Abandoned after an accident, baby Mowgli is taken and raised by a family of wolves. As the boy grows older, the wise panther Bagheera realizes he must be returned to his own kind in the nearby man-village. Baloo the bear however thinks differently taking the young Mowgli under his wing and teaching that living in the jungle is the best life there is. Bagheera realizes that Mowgli is in danger, particularly from Shere Khan the tiger who hates all people. When Baloo finally comes around, Mowgli runs off into the jungle where he survives a second encounter with Kaa the snake and finally, with Shere Khan. It's the sight of a pretty girl however that gets Mowgli to go the nearby man-village.

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Writers: Larry Clemmons (story), Ralph Wright (story), 3 more credits »
Stars: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima |See full cast and crew »
Released: 1967


7) Up

A young Carl Fredrickson meets a young adventure-spirited girl named Ellie. They both dream of going to a lost land in South America. 70 years later, Ellie has died. Carl remembers the promise he made to her. Then, when he inadvertently hits a construction worker, he is forced to go to a retirement home. But before they can take him, he and his house fly away. However, he has a stowaway aboard: an 8-year-old boy named Russell, who's trying to get an Assisting the Elderly badge. Together, they embark on an adventure, where they encounter talking dogs, an evil villain and a rare bird named Kevin.

Directors: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Writers: Pete Docter (story), Bob Peterson (story), 3 more credits »
Stars: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger |See full cast and crew »
Released: 2009


8) Lady and the Tramp

Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him for a while. This turns out to be a bad move, as no dog is above the law.

Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, 1 more credit »
Writers: Ward Greene (from the story by), Erdman Penner(story), 6 more credits »
Stars: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee |See full cast and crew »
Released: 1955


9) Bedknobs and Broomsticks

During WWII in England, Charlie, Carrie, and Paul Rawlins are sent to live with Eglantine Price, an apprentice witch. Charlie blackmails Miss Price that if he is to keep her practices a secret, she must give him something, so she takes a bedknob from her late father's bed and places the "famous magic traveling spell" on it, and only Paul can activate it. Their first journey is to a street in London where they meet Emelius Browne, headmaster of Miss Price's witchcraft training correspondence school. Miss Price tells him of a plan to find the magic words for a spell known as Substitutiary Locomotion, which brings inanimate objects to life. This spell will be her work for the war effort.

Director: Robert Stevenson
Writers: Ralph Wright (animation story), Ted Berman(animation story), 3 more credits »
Stars: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall| See full cast and crew »
Released: 1971


10) Oliver and Company

Inspired by Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist". A homeless kitten named Oliver, roams the streets of New York, where he is taken in by a gang of homeless mutts who survive by stealing from others. During one of these criminal acts, Oliver meets a wealthy young girl named Jenny Foxworth. This meeting will forever change his life.

Director: George Scribner
Writers: Jim Cox (screenplay), Tim Disney (screenplay) (as Timothy J. Disney) , 21 more credits »
Stars: Joseph Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin |See full cast and crew »
Released: 1988


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