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Uncle Walt is a short 1964 cartoon by then-student Robert Swarthe as part of The UCLA Animation Workshop.[1] The only known mass public screening of the short took place in June 1972 at the American Film Institute, as part of a presentation titled "50 Years of American Animation".
Plot
The short begins with images of Walt Disney at various ages, followed by a slow pan across a graveyard full of the headstones of Perri the Squirrel and her family (a reference to Disney's 1957 live-action fantasy Perri, a film based on Felix Salten's 1938 novel of the same name), a very early-style Mickey and Minnie Mouse, various racist caricatures, and toilet humor. After this, there's a sequence featuring the female centaurs from Fantasia working in a red-light district with Goofy as their pimp and another scene in which various disturbing scenes from Disney films (including a scene from Snow White in which the Queen transforms into a hag) are shown, all while a group of rabbit children look on in horror. The final images in the short depict the seven dwarves from Snow White gathering around Mickey Mouse in a "Mouse-ka-mausoleum", worshiping him in a scene reminiscent of one seen in the original 1937 production.[2]
Status
For a time, a rumor circulated that the short was actually produced by Disney employees in 1954, but this was quickly debunked as it contains references to the film Perri, which was released in 1957. Uncle Walt has not been publicly screened since 1972.
The short has since been preserved by the Academy Film Archive under the Robert Swarthe Collection.[3][4]
On January 1, 2024, Thunderbean Animation announced a limited-time Blu-ray release titled "Public Domain Mouse Adventures!" This release will include all three 1928 Mickey shorts plus "additional mouse adventures from other studios" including Uncle Walt. This Blu-ray has since been taken off the website although archives of its listing do exist.[5]
On August 11, 2024, a 16mm film reel of the short was listed on eBay for $150 and ended up being sold for $172. Several still images of the cartoon were provided with the listing.[6]
On August 30, 2024, Steve Stanchfield (Thunderbean's current owner) announced on a LMW forums post that the "Public Domain Mouse Adventures!" Blu-ray set will no longer be including the short film due to "several factors related to the film", what exactly those factors are is unknown.[7]
Gallery
Mickey and Minnie being stared at by a black stereotype, posted by Steve Stanchfield on the Blu-Ray forums.[8]
Screenshot from the Centaurs sequence, provided by Steve Stanchfield on the LMW forums.[9]
Screenshot from the "Mouse-ka-mausoleum" sequence, provided by Steve Stanchfield on the LMW forums.[9]
See Also
Advertisements
- The Incredibles (found full version of McDonald's Happy Meal commercial for Pixar animated film; 2004)
- The Incredibles (found online promotional trailers for Pixar animated film; 2004)
- Pixar (partially lost early CGI animated commercials from animation studio; 1989-1998)
Animation (Disney)
- Alice in Wonderland (partially lost original draft of Disney animated film; 1939)
- Aladdin (found Howard Ashman treatment of Disney animated film; 1988)
- American Dog (partially found original version of "Bolt" Disney animated film; 2007-2008)
- The Black Cauldron (partially found deleted scenes of Disney animated film; 1985)
- Chanticleer (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 1940s-mid 1960s)
- Chicken Little 2 (partially found production material of cancelled sequel to Disney animated comedy film; 2006)
- Disney Circle Seven Animation (partially lost production material of cancelled Pixar sequel films; 2004-2006)
- Dumbo II (partially found production material from cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2000s)
- Fantasia 2006 (partially lost production material for cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002-2004)
- Fraidy Cat (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2004-2005)
- Frozen (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 1937-2012)
- Gigantic (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2013-2017)
- The Jungle Book (lost Bill Peet version of Disney animated film; 1963-1964)
- Kingdom of the Sun (partially found original version of "The Emperor's New Groove" Disney animated film; late 1990s)
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (partially found production material and deleted scenes of Disney animated sequel film; 1995-1998)
- Maleficent (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2003-2005)
- Music Land (lost Disney animated anthology film; 1955)
- My Peoples (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-early 2000s)
- Phineas and Ferb (lost production material of cancelled theatrical film of Disney Channel animated series; 2010s)
- The Search for Mickey Mouse (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2002)
- The Seven Dwarfs (partially found production material of cancelled direct-to-video prequel to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Disney animated film; 2000s)
- Tangled (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 2001-2010)
- Tinker Bell (partially found first draft of Disney animated film; 2007)
- Treasure Planet II (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002)
- Wild Life (lost production material for cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-2000)
- Zootopia (partially found pre-rewrite version of Disney animated film; early 2010s)
Animation (Pixar)
- A Tin Toy Christmas (lost production material of cancelled Pixar animated Christmas TV special; early 1990s)
- Cars 3 (lost deleted scene of Pixar animated sequel film; 2017)
- The Good Dinosaur (lost original version of Pixar animated film; 2011-2013)
- Inside Out (lost original Bing Bong death scene of Pixar animated film; 2015)
- Made in Point Richmond (found miscellaneous content from Pixar DVD; 1986-2000)
- Newt (partially found production material of cancelled Pixar animated film; early 2010s)
- Toy Story (partially found early test footage of Pixar animated film; 1992)
- Toy Story 4 (found original script of Pixar animated sequel film; 2013-2017)
- Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (partially found intermissions for 3D double feature re-release of Pixar animated films; 2009)
- Toy Story "Black Friday Reel" (partially found rough cut of Pixar animated film; 1993)
- Toy Story "Jessie" (found Patsy Montana Award acceptance speech animation of Pixar character; 2000)
- WALL·E (partially found original treatments of Pixar animated film; 1994-2008)
Audio
- Enchanted (lost deleted song from Disney live-action/animated fantasy comedy film; 2007)
- Fantasia (partially lost original audio of Disney animated film; 1940)
- Jack Wagner (partially lost Disney Park background music collection from American actor; 1970s-2001)
- Mars Needs Moms (found Seth Green vocal performance of Disney motion-capture animated film; 2011)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (lost original Vincent Price audio of Disney stop-motion animated film; early 1990s)
- Pinocchio (lost Mel Blanc's "Gideon the Cat" dialogue from Disney animated film; 1940)
- Toy Story 2 (partially found Bullseye dialogue test footage from Pixar animated sequel film; late 1990s)
Live Action
- 101 Dalmatians (found "Spotted Landmarks" teaser trailer of Disney live-action film; 1995-1996)
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (found deleted scenes from Disney live-action film; 1993)
- Sleeping Beauty (partially found live action reference material for Disney animated film; 1959)
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (lost original cut of Disney dark fantasy film; 1982)
- Walt Disney (lost physical Mickey Mouse animation reference footage of animator; late 1930s)
Short Films
- Alice Comedies (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1920s)
- Blowin' in the Wind (found Pixar animated short film; 1985)
- Lafflets (lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1922-1923)
- Language Arts Through Imagination (found series of Disney educational short films; 1988-1989)
- Mickey and Minnie Mouse (lost unauthorized pornographic animated short film; existence unconfirmed; 1936)
- Mickey's Man Friday (partially found production material of unproduced remake of Disney animated short film; 1939-1941)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1927-1928)
- Poor Papa (found "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" Walt Disney animated short film; 1927)
- The Princess Academy (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated short film; 2009)
- Short Subject aka "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" (found unofficial animated short film; 1968)
- Tales from Radiator Springs "To Protect and Serve" (lost episode of "Cars" animated miniseries; 2015)
- Totally Twisted Fairy Tales (partially found Disney animated short series; 1997)
References
- ↑ The UCLA Animation Workshop webpage. Retrieved 22 Jul '13
- ↑ Mouse Planet article on Disney cartoons that aren't Disney which describes the short. Retrieved 22 Jul '13
- ↑ Listing for Uncle Walt under the Robert Swarthe Colletion at the Academy Film Archive Website. Retrieved 28 '24
- ↑ Main page for the Robert Swarthe Collection. Retrieved 28 '24
- ↑ Archived listing for Public Domain Mouse Adventures!.
- ↑ eBay Listing for the short. Retrieved 18 Aug '24
- ↑ Page 10 on an LMW forum post on the subject. Retrieved 30 Aug '24
- ↑ Post by Steve Stanchfield on the Blu-Ray forums. Retrieved 19 Aug '24
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Page 9 on an LMW forum post on the subject. Retrieved 19 Aug '24