Breakin’ Through (film)

Breakin’ Through (film) Break dancers and polished Broadway performers come together for a Broadway-bound musical, and the two groups have trouble adjusting to each other. An original video release in September 1985. Directed by Peter Medak. 73 min. Stars Ben Vereen, Donna McKechnie, Reid Shelton. This film had originally been planned for a Disney Channel …

Braverman, Barry

Braverman, Barry Imagineer at Walt Disney Imagineering since 1977. He worked on various projects, including Wonders of Life, and for a time headed the Epcot design effort. Then he turned his attentions to the West, where he headed the Disneyland Resort Development team, and led the design work on Disney California Adventure.

Brave Little Toaster, The (film)

Brave Little Toaster, The (film) Not a Disney animated film, but it aired on The Disney Channel in 1988, on the Disney anthology series in 1991, and was released on Disney’s home-video label. A fantasy about five aging appliances who come to life and go in search of their missing master, from the novella by …

Brave Little Tailor (film)

Brave Little Tailor (film) Mickey Mouse cartoon; released on September 23, 1938. Directed by Bill Roberts. In a medieval setting, when tailor, Mickey, gleefully exclaims that he killed “seven with one blow,” meaning flies that had been bothering him, the people in the medieval town, who had been talking about giants, assume him to be …

Braverman, Alan

Braverman, Alan Executive vice president and general counsel of The Walt Disney Company since 2003. He had originally joined ABC in 1993 as a vice president, before being promoted to senior vice president and general counsel in 1996 and executive vice president in 2000.

Brave New Girl (television)

Brave New Girl (television) An ABC Family Original Movie, debuting on April 25, 2004. Directed by Bobby Roth. Holly has everything it takes to be a star—the voice, the dream, and the dedication—but she lacks the means to break away from her humble Texas upbringing. Then she gets the chance to attend a prestigious art …

Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, The (film)

Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, The (film) Not made by Disney, but released by Walt Disney Home Video under the “Disney Presents” label on May 19, 1998. The group of appliances from the original film are joined by others to take off on a trip to Mars to save the “Master’s” new baby. Voices …

Brave Engineer, The (film)

Brave Engineer, The (film) Special cartoon; released on March 3, 1950. Directed by Jack Kinney. Casey Jones is determined to get his train to the station on time, in spite of train robbers, a flood, and a head-on collision with another train. Although late, Casey finally arrives in the wrecked locomotive, with his watch reading …

Braun, Nicholas

Braun, Nicholas Actor, appeared in Sky High (Zach), as a regular on 10 Things I Hate About You (Cameron), and on Disney Channel in Princess Protection Program (Ed) and Minutemen (Zeke).

B.R.A.T. Patrol, The (television)

B.R.A.T. Patrol, The (television) Two-hour television movie, aired on October 26, 1986. Directed by Mollie Miller. An unofficial club of children living on a marine base constantly antagonize a group of Junior Marines. They name themselves the B.R.A.T. Patrol, which stands for “Born, Raised, and Trapped.” In competing for the base’s Youth Service Award, the …