Woolie and the rest of the Nine Old Men influenced immeasurably so many of us animators and animation artists. We continue to appreciate them and discuss them and analyze their great work at 'classical hand drawn animation' forum (do a search).
It's sad that Walt Disney died during The Jungle Book's production but i give thanks to him for letting Woolie to carry on with the film and to keep the Disney studio together so they could make other features like the Aristocats, Robin Hood, Fox and the Hound, the Rescuers and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Not to change the subject away from Reitherman's work, but out of curiousity I freeze-framed the Rescuers takeoff scene just to see if it was taken from a print that had the infamous topless woman in the window. Yep. :) 8:35.
@TaranWanderer2 I wouldn't go that far in Baloo's case, but I agree with what Michael Barrier (who, granted, is kind of impossible to please) said about this scene----that it feels like a chickening out because they reveal Baloo's alive too early. Thus, you're unsure if you're supposed to be touched by Bagheera's eulogizing, or laughing at Baloo's reveling in it, so you're sort of left suspended between the two. (I still crack up at "I wish my mother coulda heard this," though.)
"The Jungle Book" was not only lacking in story, but also in emotional depth. Had Baloo actually died, the moment would have been much more powerful, plus it would have given Mowgli a better reason to want to leave the jungle than simply being lured by a stranger. It just seemed that the studio was indeed afraid of straying away from comedy during this time.
One thing which this documentary doesn't mention is that Reitherman was actually forced against his will to retire during the making of "The Fox and the Hound". Director Art Stevens felt like Reitherman was getting in the way of his vision and succeeded in getting management to oust Reitherman out of the production. Which is kind of sad in retrospect, since Reitherman is allegedly the one who wanted to adapt "The Fox and the Hound" into a movie in the first place.
Baloo being alive at the end of "The Jungle Book" pretty much ruined a very beautiful scene for me, in an otherwise rather boring storyline. The same with Chief in The Jungle Book escaping with just a few injuries, because no longer did Copper's wrath seem justified. Sometimes, I wish they'd been less afraid to tackle death with some characters, as likable as they might have been (which Chief wasn't).
Now this is great! A look back at my top favorite artist Wolfgang Reitherman. I thought the day would never come!
Woolie and the rest of the Nine Old Men influenced immeasurably so many of us animators and animation artists. We continue to appreciate them and discuss them and analyze their great work at 'classical hand drawn animation' forum (do a search).
I just love "Pinocchio", one of the many movies featured in the final montage here.
It's sad that Walt Disney died during The Jungle Book's production but i give thanks to him for letting Woolie to carry on with the film and to keep the Disney studio together so they could make other features like the Aristocats, Robin Hood, Fox and the Hound, the Rescuers and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
True. He will be missed.
Wolfgang Reitherman: A TRUE MAN OF ACTION
A year later, Woolie would pass away.
Bruce was also the first voice of Christopher Robin in the Winnie the Pooh cartoons. Bruce only voiced him in "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree".
Not to change the subject away from Reitherman's work, but out of curiousity I freeze-framed the Rescuers takeoff scene just to see if it was taken from a print that had the infamous topless woman in the window.
Yep. :)
8:35.
@TaranWanderer2 I meant Chief in "The Fox and the Hound."
@TaranWanderer2
I wouldn't go that far in Baloo's case, but I agree with what Michael Barrier (who, granted, is kind of impossible to please) said about this scene----that it feels like a chickening out because they reveal Baloo's alive too early. Thus, you're unsure if you're supposed to be touched by Bagheera's eulogizing, or laughing at Baloo's reveling in it, so you're sort of left suspended between the two.
(I still crack up at "I wish my mother coulda heard this," though.)
"The Jungle Book" was not only lacking in story, but also in emotional depth. Had Baloo actually died, the moment would have been much more powerful, plus it would have given Mowgli a better reason to want to leave the jungle than simply being lured by a stranger. It just seemed that the studio was indeed afraid of straying away from comedy during this time.
They all will.
can someone please re upload the voices behind the characters
piece of the family album
True that.
We'll probably never know who put that there or how they managed to sneak it in. I'd sure love to find out, though.
Quel "genio" ha generato la leggenda dei messaggi subliminali! Sic!
One thing which this documentary doesn't mention is that Reitherman was actually forced against his will to retire during the making of "The Fox and the Hound". Director Art Stevens felt like Reitherman was getting in the way of his vision and succeeded in getting management to oust Reitherman out of the production. Which is kind of sad in retrospect, since Reitherman is allegedly the one who wanted to adapt "The Fox and the Hound" into a movie in the first place.
Wolfgang reitherman did good
Baloo being alive at the end of "The Jungle Book" pretty much ruined a very beautiful scene for me, in an otherwise rather boring storyline. The same with Chief in The Jungle Book escaping with just a few injuries, because no longer did Copper's wrath seem justified.
Sometimes, I wish they'd been less afraid to tackle death with some characters, as likable as they might have been (which Chief wasn't).
1984.
@trollheimer Funny the things you go through first in your career. :-P