 Aladdin 1992  G, 83 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
Director: John Musker, Ron Clements
Cast: Robin Williams, Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, Douglas Seale, Lea Salonga, Bruce Adler, Brad Kane, Charles Adler, Jack Angel, Corey Burton, Jim Cummings
The voice of Robin Williams is the genie in the lamp that provides comic relief in this Disney animated tale of Aladdin and his magic carpet. A Best Song Academy Award went to "A Whole New World." Four nominations were also received.
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The Great Mouse Detective 1986 G, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure
aka: The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective
Director: Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, David Michener, John Musker
Cast: Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek, Diana Chesney, Eve Brenner, Alan Young, Laurie Main, Shani Wallis, Frank Welker, Candy Candido
This Disney animated film is about a mouse detective who tries to save England's royal rodents from the clutches of the evil Professor Ratigan (voice of Vincent Price).
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Hercules 1997  G, 93 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Musical
Director: John Musker, Ron Clements
Cast: Tate Donovan, Susan Egan, James Woods, Rip Torn, Danny DeVito, Bobcat Goldthwait, Josh Keaton, Samantha Eggar, Amanda Plummer, Jim Cummings, Roz Ryan, Carole Shelley, Patrick Pinney, Cheryl Freeman, Paddi Edwards
The evil Hades (voice of James Woods) turns the young boy, Hercules (Josh Keaton), into a half-god, half-mortal being. Hercules is the son of the Greek God Zeus (voice of Rip Torn), and Hades plots to overthrow Zeus. Hercules (now, the voice of Tate Donovan) must prove himself as a true hero. With help from Philoctetes (voice of Danny DeVito), Hercules learns how to use his strength. He battles Titans, monsters, and Hades and finally sacrifices himself to save his true love Megara (voice of Susan Egan).
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 The Little Mermaid 1989 G, 82 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Samuel E. Wright, Kenneth Mars, Rene Auberjonois, Buddy Hackett, Edie McClurg, Ben Wright, Pat Carroll, Hamilton Camp, Paddi Edwards, Jason Marin, Will Ryan
This is Disney's excellent animated version of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid Ariel (voice of Jodi Benson), who falls in love with a handsome human (voice of Christopher Daniel Barnes). The song "Under the Sea" won an Oscar. Songwriter Alan Menken also won an Oscar for Best Musical Score, and another of his songs, "Kiss the Girl," was nominated.
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The Princess and the Frog 2009 G, 95 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jennifer Cody, Jenifer Lewis, Peter Bartlett, Oprah Winfrey, John Goodman, Jim Cummings, Terrence Howard, Elizabeth M. Dampier, Breanna Brooks, Ritchie Montgomery, Don Hall
In this Disney animated musical, Tiana (voice of Anika Noni Rose) is a poor Black girl who is being raised by her mother Eudora (voice of Oprah Winfrey) in New Orleans. Tiana is working hard to achieve her dream of someday opening her own restaurant. Her best friend Charlotte (Jennifer Cody) is White, and her family is wealthy. When Charlotte's family hosts a party for pompous Prince Naveen (voice of Bruno Campos) of Maldonia who is looking for a wife, Dr. Facilier (Keith David) uses voodoo magic on the Prince and turns him into a frog. The frog Prince convinces Tiana to kiss him in order to reverse the spell, and, when Tiana obliges, she is also turned into a frog. Now, the two of them set off on an adventure through the bayou country in search of a voodoo priestess who they hope can return them to human forms. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Animated Feature and Original Musical Score
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 Treasure Planet 2002 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Brian Murray, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emma Thompson, David Hyde Pierce, Martin Short, Patrick McGoohan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Wincott, Dane A. Davis, Corey Burton, Tony Jay, Michael McShane, Jack Angel
Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" has been reset to Treasure Planet in this Disney animated sci-fi film that takes place in outer space. Young Jim Hawkins (voice of Joseph Gordon-Levitt) travels across the universe as part of the crew of the spaceship R.L.S. Legacy, which is captained by Amelia (voice of Emma Thompson). A pirate, Billy Bones (voice of Patrick McGoohan), has given Jim a treasure map showing how to reach Treasure Planet, and Jim's purpose in signing on to the ship is to search for the treasures hidden there. Jim becomes friends with crew member John Silver (voice of Brian Murray) and learns that he is part cyborg and plans a mutiny. When Jim opts out of the mutiny, he finds an ally in marooned robot B.E.N. (voice of Martin Short) and tries to defend law and order. The film received a Best Animated Feature Academy Award nomination.
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| 1. Aladdin (1992)
2. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
aka: The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective
3. Hercules (1997)
4. The Little Mermaid (1989)
5. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
6. Treasure Planet (2002)
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