From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Plane Crazy
Plane Crazy
Plane Crazy for flight but the flight failed,destroying the plane. Us-
ing a tractor and remains of his plane to create anoth-
Mickey Mouse series er plane, he asks Minnie to join him for its first flight
Directed by Ub Iwerks after she presents him with a horseshoe for good luck.
Walt Disney They take an out-of-control flight with exaggerated, im-
possible situations. An un-anthropomorphic cow briefly
Produced by Walt Disney
"rides" the aircraft. This is Clarabelle Cow making her
Story by Walt Disney first appearance, though the cow is actually an early,
Ub Iwerks more "cowlike" predecessor of Clarabelle named
Music by Carl Stalling Carolyn. Once Mickey regains control of the plane, he re-
peatedly tries to kiss Minnie. When she refuses, he uses
Animation by Ub Iwerks
Hugh Harman
force: he breaks her concentration and terrifies her by
Rudolf Ising throwing her out of the airplane, catching her with the
airplane, and he uses this to kiss her. Minnie then para-
Studio Walt Disney Productions
chute out of the plane using her bloomers. While dis-
Distributed by Celebrity Pictures tracted by her, Mickey loses control of the plane and
Buena Vista Pictures eventually crashes into a tree. Minnie then lands, and
Release date(s) May 15, 1928 (1928-05-15) (preview)
Mickey laughs at her. Minnie then storms off, rebuffing
March 17, 1929 (1929-03-17) him. Mickey then angrily throws the good luck horseshoe
given to him by Minnie and it boomerangs around a tree,
Color process Black and white,
hitting him and ringing around his neck.[1]
redrawn colorized (TV)
Running time 6 minutes (one reel)
Production
Country United States
The short was co-directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Language English Iwerks was also the main animator for this short and re-
portedly spent six weeks working on it. Hugh Harman
Plane Crazy is an animated cartoon, and the first Mickey and Rudolf Ising were credited for assisting him; these
Mouse cartoon to be produced by Walt Disney Produc- two had already signed their contracts with Charles
tions in 1928 and the third to be released. The theatrical Mintz, but he was still in the process of forming his new
short marks the creation of Mickey Mouse, Minnie studio and so for the time being they were still employed
Mouse, and Clarabelle Cow. A silent version was pre- by Disney. This short would be the last they animated un-
viewed on May 15, 1928 in Los Angeles, but it failed to der this somewhat awkward situation. The sound version
pick up a distributor. After producing a second cartoon, contained a soundtrack by Carl W. Stalling.[2]
The Gallopin’ Gaucho, which also wasn’t released until later This was the first animated film to use a camera
the following year, Disney produced a third cartoon, move. The POV shot from the plane made it appear as if
Steamboat Willie, which was released on November 18, the camera was tracking into the ground. In fact, when
1928. After the success of Steamboat Willie, Disney official- they shot this scene, they piled books under the spinning
ly released Plane Crazy with sound on March 17, 1929. This background to move the artwork closer to the camera.
leads to some ambiguity as to which is the first Mickey
Mouse cartoon, as Plane Crazy was the first to be produced
while Steamboat Willie was the first to be released. The
Characters
Walt Disney Company considers Steamboat Willie to be the Mickey Mouse is portrayed in Plane Crazy as mischievous,
debut of Mickey Mouse. amorous, and has often been described as a rogue, much
like Disney’s own Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (It has been
Synopsis speculated that the cartoon started production as an
Oswald entry).
Mickey was apparently trying to fly an airplane to imi- Besides Mickey, Plane Crazy was also the first appear-
tate Charles Lindbergh. After building his own airplane, ance of Minnie Mouse and Clarabelle Cow.
he did a flight simulation to ensure that the plane is safe
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DVD release References
Plane Crazy (as well as Steamboat Willie) has been released [1] www.weirdspace.dk
as part of the Walt Disney Treasures DVD collections twice: [2] http://www.disneyshorts.org/
• On disc one of Mickey Mouse in Black and White shorts.aspx?shortID=94
• On disc two of The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky
Rabbit, as part of a tribute to animator Ub Iwerks
External links
• Plane Crazy on YouTube (official posting by Walt
Trivia Disney Animation Studios)
• At one point of the episode, when Mickey’s and • Plane Crazy at Mickey Mouse Follies: Black and White
Minnie’s plane is unchecked, it collides with a car. • Plane Crazy at the Big Cartoon DataBase
The character who is driving the car is very similar • Plane Crazy at the Internet Movie Database
to Felix the Cat. • Plane Crazy at The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated
Shorts
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