Boat Builders (film)
Boat Builders is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and released on February 25, 1938. The film was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and animated by Frenchy de Trémaudan, Louie Schmitt, Chuck Couch, Eddie Strickland, Clyde Geronimi, Paul Satterfield, Archie Robin, Don Patterson.[2] It was the 99th short in the Mickey Mouse film series to be released, and the first for that year.[3]
| Boat Builders | |
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| Directed by | Ben Sharpsteen |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Music by | Leigh Harline Oliver Wallace |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
In this short, Mickey Mouse and his friends Donald Duck and Goofy attempt to build a boat (which they name Queen Minnie[2]), which is made from fold-out parts (the instructions simply say "All You Do Is Put It Together" and "Even A Child Can Do It"), though they encounter problems as they go (such as Donald painting the rudder which keeps being turned by Mickey, and Goofy idiotically thinking the Figurehead is an actual woman). Their maiden voyage turns out to be their last, as the boat collapses as she sets sail, thanks to Minnie Mouse hitting the champagne bottle to christen the boat just a little too hard.[4]
Voice cast
- Mickey Mouse: Walt Disney
- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
- Goofy: Pinto Colvig
- Minnie Mouse: Marcellite Garner
Releases
- 1938 – Original theatrical release
- 1957 – The Mickey Mouse Club, episode #3.24 (TV)
- c. 1972 – The Mouse Factory, episode #1.7: "Water Sports" (TV)
- c. 1983 – Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #1 (TV)
- 1989 – The Magical World of Disney, episode #33.15: "Mickey's Happy Valentine Special" (TV)
- c. 1992 – Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #16 (TV)
- c. 1992 – Donald's Quack Attack, episode #34 (TV)
- 1998 – The Ink and Paint Club, episode #39: "Minnie Mouse" (TV)
- 2007 – Reissued with 2D version of Meet the Robinsons (theatrical)
- 2011 – Have a Laugh!, episode #25 (TV)
Home media
The short was released on December 4, 2001, on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color.[5]
Additional releases include:
- 1981 – "Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections Volume Three" (VHS)
- 1989 – "Cartoon Classics: Mickey and the Gang" (VHS)
- 2018 – Celebrating Mickey (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital)
See also
References
- ^ Kaufman, J.B.; Gerstein, David (2018). Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History. Cologne: Taschen. ISBN 978-3-8365-5284-4.
- ^ a b "Boat Builders". www.bcdb.com, April 12, 2012
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 107–109. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Grant, John (1998). Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (2nd ed.). Hyperion. p. 33. ISBN 978-0786863365.
- ^ "Mickey Mouse in Living Color DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
External links
- Boat Builders at The Big Cartoon DataBase
- Boat Builders at IMDb
- Boat Builders at the TCM Movie Database