Plane Crazy
Short description
Plane Crazy is a short animated comedy in which Mickey Mouse, inspired by Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight, sets out to build his own aircraft so he can take Minnie on a trip. Working with whatever he can find around the farm, he puts together a homemade plane and persuades Minnie to come along for the ride. Walt Disney provides the voice of Mickey, uncredited, and the film runs about six minutes.
The short was directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, with Disney also producing. It sits between Steamboat Willie and The Skeleton Dance in Disney's directing credits, and it followed Steamboat Willie in Iwerks's filmography as well. Iwerks served as the principal animator, with Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising assisting him.
Plane Crazy was released in March 1929. On IMDb it holds a rating of 7 out of 10 from around 2,500 votes, while on TMDB it has a rating of 6.4 out of 10 from roughly 136 votes. The larger and more favourable sample on IMDb indicates a generally positive response from viewers, whereas the much smaller TMDB sample is more moderate.
What's left behind the scenes
- This cartoon is the very first short film in which Mickey Mouse appears. The film premiered at the Hollywood Theatre on May 15, 1928.
- The soundtrack was only added to the visuals on December 29, 1929.
- During the production of the cartoon, animator Ub Iwerks locked himself in his office and drew over 700 sketches for the film per day.
- Walt Disney produced the cartoon in secret, as he was under contract with Universal Studios at the time to produce shorts about the adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
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