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Directed by | Darrell Van Citters |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 8 minutes [2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Fun with Mr. Future is a 1982 live-action/animated short film from Walt Disney Productions directed by Darrell Van Citters. [3]
An audio-animatronic talking-head replica of Abraham Lincoln (voiced by Phil Proctor) hosts a tour of what the future will look like via retro-style animation. [4] [5]
Fun with Mr. Future originally began development as an Epcot television special, whose crew included Darrell Van Citters, Mike Giamo, Joe Ranft, Mike Gabriel, [6] Tad Stones, and Brian McEntee. [2] [7] [8] At the time, this team was also involved in the development stages of what would become Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). [7] After Disney shelved the Epcot special, [2] Tom Wilhite allowed them to use footage from the project and edit it into a new animated short. [7] The resulting work marked the directorial debut of animator Darrell Van Citters, who began his career at the Disney studios. [9]
Disney released the film in Los Angeles on October 27, 1982. [1] No other public screenings took place until October 2010, when New York's Museum of Modern Art featured it in a program commemorating the publication of John Canemaker's book, Two Guys Named Joe. [2] [10] According to Tad Stones: "[Working on it] was a lot of fun but I couldn't even tell you where you find it now. It's one of those gems even Disney doesn't know it has. I went to a comic convention and was surprised to see its cels for sale". [4]
Fun with Mr. Future | |
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Directed by | Darrell Van Citters |
Written by |
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Starring | |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 8 minutes [2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Fun with Mr. Future is a 1982 live-action/animated short film from Walt Disney Productions directed by Darrell Van Citters. [3]
An audio-animatronic talking-head replica of Abraham Lincoln (voiced by Phil Proctor) hosts a tour of what the future will look like via retro-style animation. [4] [5]
Fun with Mr. Future originally began development as an Epcot television special, whose crew included Darrell Van Citters, Mike Giamo, Joe Ranft, Mike Gabriel, [6] Tad Stones, and Brian McEntee. [2] [7] [8] At the time, this team was also involved in the development stages of what would become Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). [7] After Disney shelved the Epcot special, [2] Tom Wilhite allowed them to use footage from the project and edit it into a new animated short. [7] The resulting work marked the directorial debut of animator Darrell Van Citters, who began his career at the Disney studios. [9]
Disney released the film in Los Angeles on October 27, 1982. [1] No other public screenings took place until October 2010, when New York's Museum of Modern Art featured it in a program commemorating the publication of John Canemaker's book, Two Guys Named Joe. [2] [10] According to Tad Stones: "[Working on it] was a lot of fun but I couldn't even tell you where you find it now. It's one of those gems even Disney doesn't know it has. I went to a comic convention and was surprised to see its cels for sale". [4]