Richard, Boynton Beach, Florida
While The Boy Who Talked to Badgers has never been released on video cassette or DVD, that does not mean that it is lost forever. All Disney films are preserved in its film vaults, and with new technologies becoming available, we might see a release someday.
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Two separate voice actors have been credited with the voice of the parrot: Leon M. Leon and Ernie Stanton.
See moreMolly, Woodburn, Oregon
Due to his contract, Walt Disney did not own the rights to the character, so the distributor decided to make the cartoons in his own studio, without Walt Disney.
See moreNeil, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
You may be recalling the title sequence for Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? (1970). It was last released on videocassette in the 1990s; it has not been released on DVD.
See moreMohammad, Sacramento, California
That piece is “Kamennoi Ostrow” by Anton Rubinstein. Other works included in the cartoon are Schubert’s “Erl King,” Mendelssohn’s “Ruy Blas Overture” and “Wedding March,” Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” Margis’ “Valse Bleue,” and Chopin’s “Funeral March.”
See moreMichael, Bozeman, Montana
If you will write your questions to Disney.Archives@disney.com, they may be able to help you.
See moreRobert, London, England
The Royal European Premiere of The Rescuers was held on October 13, 1977, at the Odeon Theatre, St. Martin’s Lane in London, in the presence of H.R.H. the Princess Margaret. The premiere was a benefit for Girl Guides.
See moreOlivia, Dallas, Texas
You can contact the Archives at Disney.archives@disney.com. (No original cels have been lost in fires at the Disney Studio. The early cels were not kept because they were on unstable nitrate cellulose material.)
See moreSteven, Horsham, England
Cy Young’s only mention on the animation draft for Bambi is sequence 12.1, scene 37.3 (ducks on pond take off).
See moreStephane, Sterling, Virginia
The composer of the score for How to Swim is Disney staffer Paul Smith. Besides his own compositions, he also used three other pieces of music in the cartoon; while I am not sure where these appeared in the film, they were, in this order, “Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep” (by Joseph Knight), …
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