From: rich.bellacera@amail.amdahl.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Tales I'd Like to see Disney Animate
Date: 14 Sep 92 05:14:36 GMT
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On the subject of Fairytales and other stories that would be great to
see Disney make into feature animated films here are a few of my
favorites.  NOTE:  The KEY here is NOT whether they've been animated
before, but whether they've had the classic Disney treatment :)


Classics:

      THE WILD SWANS (the story of seven young princes changed into
                      swans by an evil hag.  Their only hope: their
                      young sister, Elisa).

      THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE  (not really a classic yet,
                      should be.  The story of four siblings and
                      their adventures in the land of Narnia with
                      the Majestic lion, Aslan).

      BELLEROPHON or PERSEUS  (two classic Greek myths about heroes,
                      damsels-in-distress, monsters and a flying horse).

      ORPHEUS & EURYDICE (another Greek classic)

      THE ARGONAUTS   (a great opportunity for Disney to incorporate
                      nearly every great Greek/Roman hero of myth into
                      Disney line of classic characters and give them
                      the royal Disney treatment).

      DOROTHY IN THE LAND OF OZ  (Disney's very own animated version
                      of this F.L. Baum classic, perhaps a truer
                      version than the beloved Judy Garland one, tho
                      they've gotta get the rights to "Somewhere over
                      the Rainbow", too...A MUST!).

      THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD  (more tales from 'The Arabian Nights'
                      to follow up on the soon-to-be Disney Classic
                      "Aladdin").

      THE NUTCRACKER SUITE (Disney's retelling of this Christmastime
                      Classic).

      TOM THUMB and/or THUMBELINA  (two other classic tales that have,
                      of course been animated by other studios, but
                      never by Disney).

      NOAH'S ARK, JOSEPH & HIS BROTHERS, ESTHER & MORDECAI, and maybe
                      others (Bible stories of love, devotion, miracles
                      and tragedy).


Stories:

      JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH  (the story of a of a boy named James
                      who goes on a wild adventure in a giant peach
                      with several giant insects. Real fun story).

      AMELIA BADELIA  (the comic story of a maid who interprets her employ-
                      ers' intructions 'literally').

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The following is a list of all (that I can recall) of the classic and not-so
-classic tales that the Disney Studios have already animated.  Many are from
the "Silly Simphonies" line, which I think should be re-done with less of
a 'rubbery' look & feel.

CINDERELLA - pauper-turned-princess, the glass slipper and pumpkin coach.

SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS - Young love, evil Queen and seven little men.

SLEEPING BEAUTY - More young love, good & evil faeries.

PINOCCHIO - A twist on the Pygmalion story.  A wooden puppet learns morality.

ROBIN HOOD - Classic tale of Robin & his merry men played by furry animals.

THE LAUGHING PLACE & THE WONDERFUL TAR-BABY - Uncle Remus' classic tales.

THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN - The story of Ichabod Crane and naive fears.

PETER PAN - The boy who didn't want to grow up.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND - A merging (of sorts) of Lewis Carroll's Alice stories.

BAMBI - A young buck comes of age.

WINNIE THE POOH - Milne's classic stories of his son Christopher's teddybear.

THE JUNGLE BOOK - Young boy raised in the wild by animals learns of humanity.

DUMBO - An 'Ugly Duckling' story about a misfit elephant.

101 DALMATIONS - Man's bestfriend and his brood terrorized by the non P.C.s

LADY & THE TRAMP - A classic tale of true 'puppy-love'.

THE ARISTOCATS - A clash of social classes, Disney-style.

THE RESCUERS/T.R. DOWNUNDER - Two tales of heroism and kidnapping.

WIND IN THE WILLOWS - The classic tale of Mr. Toad and his obsession.

THE FOX & THE HOUND - Two who dare to break tradition.

THE BLACK CAULDRON - A mideviel tale of the clash between good & evil.

THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE - Sherlock Holmes with furry animals.

OLIVER & COMPANY - 'Oliver Twist', updated and imputed to animals.

THE LITTLE MERMAID - A Grimm story with a *happy* ending instead.

BEN & ME - The *true* story of Benjamin Frankin. :)

BEAUTY & THE BEAST - A wonderful retelling of Love conquers All.

ALADDIN - The 'Arabian Nights' tale of the pauper-becomes-prince.

MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL - The Christmas classic with Disney's own livestock.

MICKEY & THE BEANSTALK - Mickey, Donald & Goofy share the role of Jack.

THE SORCEROR'S APPRENTICE - Mickey in the title role.

PRINCE & THE PAUPER - Mickey & Mickey in the starring roles.

THE BRAVE LITTLE TAILOR - David & Goliath (so-to-speak).

PETER & THE WOLF - A young boy who wants to grow up too fast.

LITTLE TOOT - The tugboat that wanted to grow up.

SMALL ONE - The Christmas story of the donkey that Mary (Jesus' mother) rode.

PEDRO - The Little plane that wanted to grow up.

CHICKEN LITTLE - A tongue-in-cheek retelling of 'the sky is falling' story.

MORRIS THE MIDGET MOOSE - A misfit moose who wants to fit in.

FERDINAND THE BULL - The tale of a "sensitive" bull.

LAMBERT THE SHEEPISH LION - A lioncub who thinks he's a lamb.

BONGO - A circus performing bear who learns about his roots.

THE FLYING GAUCHITO - A boy finds a flying burrito (donkey).

THE FLYING MOUSE - A discontented mouse who learns to be who he is.

THE COLD-BLOODED PINGUIN - A misfit pinguin who wants to get warm.

BABY WEEMS - The government never makes a mistake.

PECOS BILL - American mythos of unbelievable perportions.

THE MARTINS & THE COYS - The Hatfields & the McCoys recounted.

JOHNNY APPLESEED - American tale of the same.

THE BRAVE ENGINEER - The Little Engine that Could

PAUL BUNYAN - A classic American myth.

CASEY AT BAT - An American tale of ego.

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS - And the Big Bad Wolf.

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD - More of the Big Bad Wolf.

THE UGLY DUCKLING - Misfit seeking an identity.

THE PIED PIPER - The consequence of not fulfilling a promise.

THE COUNTRY COUSIN - The Country Mouse & the City Mouse.

THE TORTOISE & THE HARE - Aesop's Fable of overconfidence.

THE GRASSHOPPER & THE ANTS - Another about laziness.

THE WISE LITTLE HEN - Another about wisdom.

THE GOLDEN TOUCH -The tale of King Midas and greed.

LITTLE HIAWATHA - The brave little Indian boy.

WYNKEN, BLYNKEN & NOD - The nursery rhyme.

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - The Christmas rhyme.

FATHER NOAH and NOAH'S ARK - Interesting but need to be redone.

THE WHALE WHO WANTED TO SING AT THE MET - Willie the Operatic Whale.

THE RELUCTANT DRAGON - The dragon who didn't want to act like one.

HANZEL & GRETEL - The boy, the girl, the breadcrumbs and the witch.

JOHNNY FEDORA & ALICE BLUEBONNET - A lovestory of two hats.

GOLIATH II - A story of a young misfit elephant (hmmm. deja vu?)

ELMER ELEPHANT - A story of a young misfit.  Deja vu?  What's the deal?

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I'm certain there are more that I have forgotten.  Please take my comments
on each film as 'just for fun'.  I really like most of these films, but I do
think modern techniques could really help most of the 'shorts.'

I can't wait for "Swan Lake", "Pocahontas", "Song of the Sea", "King of the
Jungle" and "Fantasia, Continued", but I'm sure I *can* wait for the "Silly
Hillbillies of Mars" (it sounds lame).  I've read somewhere that the "Song of
the Sea" is suppose to be a "Bambi" tale of a young whale. The "Sinbad Tales"
seems like it just might fulfill my wish to see Disney animate the Seven
Voyages of Sinbad (Yeah!).

*gasp*  I think I've said enough.

:-)

-Rich

"A Dream is a wish your heart makes..." (Cinderella)
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