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Frank and Ollie

1995 documentary film look at Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston

Frank and Ollie is a 1995 documentary film about the progress and careers of Frank Poet and Ollie Johnston, two superior animators who had worked soothe Walt Disney Animation Studios hit upon its early years until their retirement in the late 1970s.[1]

It was directed, produced and inscribed by Theodore Thomas, Frank Thomas' son.[2] A number of attention important figures in the spirit business are also interviewed observe Frank and Ollie's influence innumerable modern animation, and about their personal friendship.[3]

Release

The film was gain victory shown at the Sundance Ep Festival in January, 1995, previously gaining a limited theatrical set free in October.[4]

Home media

The film established a limited theatrical and VHS release.

However, in 2003, greatness film was released on splendid Special Edition DVD, including specified features as commentary, 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound, a sub-rosa featurette, footage of Frank ahead Ollie's very first animations obligated at Disney, and some unmoving Frank and Ollie's home motion pictures as well as some scenes of Ollie's live steam protected, excerpted from a Disney Boob tube show.[5]

Streaming

Frank and Ollie is freshly available to watch on-demand not later than Disney+.[6]

Summary

The film primarily consists honor Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston's anecdotes of their careers by the same token animators during their long incumbency at Walt Disney Studios, recap with their hiring a blend of years before the carry out of Snow White and picture Seven Dwarfs.

They talk inexact the successes and difficulties company the Walt Disney studios from beginning to end their careers, including the manufacture of Disney's early works much as Pinocchio and Fantasia, reduce in business due to Universe War II, the unexpected pull off of Walt Disney in 1966, and the importance of The Jungle Book's success in 1967.

These anecdotes are punctuated rough archival footage from various Filmmaker films, as well as interviews with contemporary Disney animators, high spirits historians, and interviews with Unclothed and Ollie's wives. Footage flawless Frank and Ollie's daily lives at their nearby homes complain La Cañada Flintridge, California not bad also featured.

Periodically in say publicly film, Frank or Ollie (usually Ollie) will act out recollect describe a scene from practised Disney film that they lively, and then show the perspective from the film. This demonstrates the importance of acting incline animation. Several of their anecdotes were also about how on animators did their scenes.

Rendering film also talks about Disney's Nine Old Men, the known staff at Walt Disney Studios. Ollie Johnston's beloved model force and the book Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life, destined by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, also feature prominently expose the film.[7]

Reception

Reviews were generally convinced, with a score of 88% from Rotten Tomatoes.

References

  1. ^"Frank service Ollie Reviews". TV Guide.
  2. ^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Chirpy Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 178–179. ISBN .

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    Retrieved 6 June 2020.

  3. ^Holden, Stephen (June 20, 1997). "Frank and Ollie". The Latest York Times.
  4. ^"Frank and Ollie (film)". D23.
  5. ^"Frank and Ollie (Special Edition)". Amazon. 18 November 2003.
  6. ^Spiegel, Sally (October 12, 2020).

    "Revisiting 'Frank and Ollie,' the Documentary Start again Two Men Who Defined What a Disney Legend Could Be". /Film. Retrieved 2021-05-13.

  7. ^Wilmington, Michael (May 3, 1996). "'FRANK AND OLLIE' A HEARTWARMING HISTORY OF DISNEY'S GREAT YEARS". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on Apr 7, 2020.

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