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Cats Don’t Dance (74 min)
Synopsis: In 1939, in a world where humans and anthropomorphic animals coexist, Danny, an optimistic cat from Indiana, travels to Hollywood in hopes of starting an acting career there. On his first day in Hollywood, Danny is hired to play a small role as a cat in a movie starring famous child actress Darla Dimple. After making a fool of himself on the set and upsetting Darla, Danny learns a hard truth about Hollywood: only human actors are given more important roles than animals, whereas animal actors end up getting minor and often thankless roles to the point of having little to no leverage in show business. With the help of his newfound friends — the lovely but cynical Sawyer; the hilarious hippo, Tillie; and the adorable penguin, Pudge — Danny vows to break through the “species barrier” and prove that dreams really can come true! When Darla Dimple hears of Danny’s plan to showcase the animals’ talents to L.B. Mammoth, the human head of Mammoth Pictures, she and her giant butler Max do everything in their power to ruin Danny’s plan.
Cast: Scott Bakula (Danny), Jasmine Guy (Sawyer), Natalie Cole (Sawyer’s singing voice), Ashley Peldon (Darla Dimple), Lindsay Ridgeway (Darla’s singing), Matthew Herried (Pudge), Kathy Najimy (Tillie), John Rhys-Davies (Woolie), Betty Lou Gerson (Frances), Hal Holbrook (Cranston), Don Knotts (T.W.), George Kennedy (L.B. Mammoth), René Auberjonois (Flanigan), Mark Dindal (Max), Frank Welker (Farley Wink)
Songs: “Our Time Has Come”; “Danny’s Arrival Song”; “Little Boat on the Sea”; “Big and Loud”; “Tell Me Lies”; “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”; “I Do Believe”
Directed by Mark Dindal
U.S. Theatrical Release Date: March 26, 1997
US Home Media Release Dates: August 19, 1997 (VHS/LD); September 3, 2002 (DVD); November 1, 2016 (DVD);
Trivia:
• Original score by Steve Goldstein, original songs by Randy Newman, Martin Page, Simon Climie and Will Downing
• It became historically the first non-Disney animated film to win the Best Animated Feature at the Annie Awards.
• Theatrically released in the U.S. with Pullet Surprise (1997) as the preceding cartoon.
• The last film for the short-lived Turner Feature Animation studio. When Warner Bros. acquired the distribution rights after acquiring Turner Pictures, they made very little effort to promote the film.
• Gene Kelly made contributions to the film as a choreographer before his death in 1996. The film was Kelly's final film project and is dedicated to his memory.
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Cats Don’t Dance (74 min)
Synopsis: In 1939, in a world where humans and anthropomorphic animals coexist, Danny, an optimistic cat from Indiana, travels to Hollywood in hopes of starting an acting career there. On his first day in Hollywood, Danny is hired to play a small role as a cat in a movie starring famous child actress Darla Dimple. After making a fool of himself on the set and upsetting Darla, Danny learns a hard truth about Hollywood: only human actors are given more important roles than animals, whereas animal actors end up getting minor and often thankless roles to the point of having little to no leverage in show business. With the help of his newfound friends — the lovely but cynical Sawyer; the hilarious hippo, Tillie; and the adorable penguin, Pudge — Danny vows to break through the “species barrier” and prove that dreams really can come true! When Darla Dimple hears of Danny’s plan to showcase the animals’ talents to L.B. Mammoth, the human head of Mammoth Pictures, she and her giant butler Max do everything in their power to ruin Danny’s plan.
Cast: Scott Bakula (Danny), Jasmine Guy (Sawyer), Natalie Cole (Sawyer’s singing voice), Ashley Peldon (Darla Dimple), Lindsay Ridgeway (Darla’s singing), Matthew Herried (Pudge), Kathy Najimy (Tillie), John Rhys-Davies (Woolie), Betty Lou Gerson (Frances), Hal Holbrook (Cranston), Don Knotts (T.W.), George Kennedy (L.B. Mammoth), René Auberjonois (Flanigan), Mark Dindal (Max), Frank Welker (Farley Wink)
Songs: “Our Time Has Come”; “Danny’s Arrival Song”; “Little Boat on the Sea”; “Big and Loud”; “Tell Me Lies”; “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”; “I Do Believe”
Directed by Mark Dindal
U.S. Theatrical Release Date: March 26, 1997
US Home Media Release Dates: August 19, 1997 (VHS/LD); September 3, 2002 (DVD); November 1, 2016 (DVD);
Trivia:
• Original score by Steve Goldstein, original songs by Randy Newman, Martin Page, Simon Climie and Will Downing
• It became historically the first non-Disney animated film to win the Best Animated Feature at the Annie Awards.
• Theatrically released in the U.S. with Pullet Surprise (1997) as the preceding cartoon.
• The last film for the short-lived Turner Feature Animation studio. When Warner Bros. acquired the distribution rights after acquiring Turner Pictures, they made very little effort to promote the film.
• Gene Kelly made contributions to the film as a choreographer before his death in 1996. The film was Kelly's final film project and is dedicated to his memory.
The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.
![WALL-E - Trailer #3 [HD] (March 11, 2008)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/avyHPi945v4/mqdefault.jpg "WALL-E - Trailer #3 [HD] (March 11, 2008)
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WALL•E (98 min)
Synopsis: What if mankind had to leave Earth 700 years in the future, and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot? WALL•E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class), a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for, cleaning the trash-covered planet, but he discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator). EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to the luxury spaceship Axiom to report her findings to the humans, who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion an exciting adventure.
Cast: Ben Burtt (WALL•E), Elissa Knight (Eve), Fred Willard (Shelby Forthright, who also appears in the film), Jeff Garlin (Captain), John Ratzenberger (John), Kathy Najimy (Mary), Sigourney Weaver (Ship’s Computer).
Songs: Down to Earth
Directed by Andrew Stanton.
U.S. Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 2008 (after an invitational premiere at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park on June 21, and a release in Bolivia and Chile on June 26)
U.S. Home Media Releases: November 18, 2008 (DVD/BR); March 3, 2020 (4K);
Trivia:
• The film features a score by Thomas Newman, with Peter Gabriel collaborating on the song “Down to Earth.”
• The soundtrack includes two songs from Hello Dolly (Fox, 1969), on a videotape that WALL•E repeatedly watches.
• Filmed in CinemaScope.
• The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received five more Oscar nominations for Original Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song (Down to Earth), Sound Mixing and Sound Editing.
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![WALL-E - Trailer #2 [HD] (December 17, 2007)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bIDx5DZonZo/mqdefault.jpg "WALL-E - Trailer #2 [HD] (December 17, 2007)
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WALL•E (98 min)
Synopsis: What if mankind had to leave Earth 700 years in the future, and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot? WALL•E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class), a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for, cleaning the trash-covered planet, but he discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator). EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to the luxury spaceship Axiom to report her findings to the humans, who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion an exciting adventure.
Cast: Ben Burtt (WALL•E), Elissa Knight (Eve), Fred Willard (Shelby Forthright, who also appears in the film), Jeff Garlin (Captain), John Ratzenberger (John), Kathy Najimy (Mary), Sigourney Weaver (Ship’s Computer).
Songs: Down to Earth
Directed by Andrew Stanton.
U.S. Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 2008 (after an invitational premiere at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park on June 21, and a release in Bolivia and Chile on June 26)
U.S. Home Media Releases: November 18, 2008 (DVD/BR); March 3, 2020 (4K);
Trivia:
• The film features a score by Thomas Newman, with Peter Gabriel collaborating on the song “Down to Earth.”
• The soundtrack includes two songs from Hello Dolly (Fox, 1969), on a videotape that WALL•E repeatedly watches.
• Filmed in CinemaScope.
• The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received five more Oscar nominations for Original Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song (Down to Earth), Sound Mixing and Sound Editing.
The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.”
This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.")
