Tag Archives: Walt Disney
The Movie Orgy (1968-197?)
Before Joe Dante established a Hollywood career as the director of Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Gremlins (1984), Explorers (1985), and Innerspace (1987), among many others, he was a cinephile collecting 16mm footage along with his friend Jon Davison. They … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, Abbott and Costello, Action, Animation, Beatles, Comedy, Drama, Elvis, giant animals, horror, Joe Dante, juvenile delinquent, lovable animals, Marx Brothers, Psychedelic, Ray Harryhausen, Science Fiction, slapstick, Vietnam, Walt Disney, Western
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Disneyland: “Man and the Moon” (1955)
Walt Disney opened his Disneyland theme park on July 18, 1955, in Anaheim, California – just thirty-two miles from Hollywood. Disney had conquered cinema already, and now he had his sights set on a multi-media entertainment empire. In October of … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV
Tagged 50's, Animation, Science Fiction, The Moon, Walt Disney
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