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| Directed by | Darrell Van Citters |
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| Production company | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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| Running time | 8 minutes |
| 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.
Plot
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.
Production
Fun with Mr. Future originally began development as an Epcot television special, whose crew included Darrell Van Citters, Mike Giamo, Joe Ranft, Mike Gabriel, Tad Stones, and Brian McEntee. 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). After Disney shelved the Epcot special, Tom Wilhite allowed them to use footage from the project and edit it into a new animated short. The resulting work marked the directorial debut of animator Darrell Van Citters, who began his career at the Disney studios.
Release
Disney released the film in Los Angeles on October 27, 1982. 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. According to Tad Stones: " 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".
See also
- List of Disney animated shorts
- "There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" - sung at the end of the film
- The Jetsons
References
- ^ "It Happened Today: October 27". This Day in Disney History. Tony J. Tallarico. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ "Film Screenings and Events: "Fun with Mr. Future" / "Luxo Jr." / "Tin Toy" / "Toy Story'". Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). October 2, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- Letterboxd
- ^ Strike, Joe (July 12, 2004). "The Tad Stones Interview — Part 2". Animation World Network (AWN). Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- Perk, Hans (April 30, 2009). "Report of the Disney Rarities Event". A. Film L.A., Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- BCDB.com
- ^ Strike, Joe (June 9, 2004). "The Tad Stones Interview — Part 1". Animation World Network (AWN). Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- Lenburg, Jeff (2006). "Gabriel, Michael (Mike)". Who's Who in Animated Cartoons. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. Books. ISBN 1-55783-671-X. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- "Renegade Animation". Creative Talent Network (CTN). 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- MoMA Department of Communications (October 1–2, 2010). "MoMa Presents John Canemaker's Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers Joe Grant and Joe Ranft" (Press release). Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved January 5, 2013.
External links
Categories:- 1982 films
- 1982 children's films
- 1982 animated short films
- Short films with live action and animation
- 1980s Disney animated short films
- Fictional depictions of Abraham Lincoln in film
- Films directed by Darrell Van Citters
- Films with screenplays by Joe Ranft
- Films about technology
- 1982 directorial debut films
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s rediscovered films
- Rediscovered American films
- Rediscovered animated films
- English-language short films
- Films with screenplays by Ed Gombert