Short Subject (commonly known as Mickey Mouse in Vietnam) is a 1969 16 mmanti-warunderground animated short film. The director was Whitney Lee Savage (father of Adam Savage)[1] and the producer and head designer was Milton Glaser, who produced it independently with a total running time of one minute.[2] The short was not endorsed by The Walt Disney Company.
The short has the satirical theme of Mickey Mousevolunteering for military service, and getting killed within moments of arriving in Vietnam to fight in the Vietnam War. As it doesn't have a copyright notice, it is in the public domain. However, its sounds, which are taken from other sources, are under copyright.
Mickey Mouse is seen walking happily until he sees a sign reading "Join the Army and See the World" before walking offscreen and coming back with a helmet and gun. He then travels by boat to Vietnam during the war. However, moments after, while walking in the grass, he is shot in the head by an enemy. The short ends with Mickey lying dead on the ground, his smile turning slowly into a frown whilst blood pours from the bullet wound.
Productionedit
The short was produced under the auspices of a studio named Max Cats and Whittesey Sledge Studios. According to Glaser, it was meant for the Angry Arts Festival which, according to him, was "a kind of protest event, inviting artists to produce something to represent their concerns about the war in Vietnam and a desire to end it". Mickey Mouse was chosen due to being a symbol of innocence.[3][4]
The film was erroneously thought to be lost for many years. It was shown under its French title Mickey au Vietnam or Mickey Mouse au Vietnam at the Festival Côté court de Pantin in France in 1998[6] and 2003.[7] In both cases, the copy came from the French distributor ISKRA.[8] The Cinémathèque québécoise in Montreal, Canada, used its own copy in 2004.[9]
On April 22, 2013, YouTube user abadhiggins uploaded the video.[10][11][12][13] Five years later, on July 31, 2018, the full short was uploaded by another YouTube user CDCB2 on a distorted VHS print which is low-faded; this version includes the opening and closing titles, the SMPTE Universal countdown film leader, and a Telecine Compact Video Systems servants entrance Disney segment VHS slide, both of which were absent in the 2013 upload, as well the audio track, which, until then, was assumed to be completely lost. The music prominently used in the soundtrack is The Gonk by Herbert Chappell.[14]
^Doctorow, Cory (23 June 2013). "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam". Boing Boing. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^ John Grant, Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters: from Mickey Mouse to Hercules, 3rd Edition, p. 31
^ abMetzger, Richard (October 1, 2017). "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam". Dangerous Minds. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ abSolway, Carl (July 19, 2013). "A Rare 1968 Anti-War Short "Mickey Mouse In Vietnam" Has Resurfaced Online". Carl Solway Gallery. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^"Mickey Mouse au Viêt-nam (Short Subject)". La revue de la Cinémathèque (in French). No. 77. Montréal: Cinémathèque québécoise. 2003–2004.
^"Mickey Mouse In Vietnam: Anti-War Animation By Milton Glaser Shows Character's Sad Demise", Huffington Post, June 24, 2013.
^David Haglund, "Watch the Long Lost Anti-War Short 'Mickey Mouse in Vietnam'", Slate, June 21, 2013.
^ Gabriel Grand, "When Mickey Mouse fought in Vietnam", Salon, June 23, 2013.
^"The Bootleg Files: Mickey Mouse in Vietnam", Film Threat, June 28, 2013.
^Mickey Mouse in Vietnam (ORIGINAL 1968 SOUNDTRACK!!!), retrieved 2023-05-27
^Taylor, Drew (2022-03-16). "'Mickey' Documentary Director Was Shocked Disney Let This Stay in the Doc". The Wrap. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
^Spry, Jeff (14 November 2022). "Jeff Malmberg Dives Down the Mouse Hole for 'Mickey: The Story of a Mouse'". www.animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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Short Subject commonly known as Mickey Mouse in Vietnam is a 1969 16 mm anti war underground animated short film The director was Whitney Lee Savage father of Adam Savage 1 and the producer and head designer was Milton Glaser who produced it independently with a total running time of one minute 2 The short was not endorsed by The Walt Disney Company Short Subject source source source source source source track Short Subject without soundtrackDirected byWhitney Lee SavageProduced byMilton GlaserColor processBlack and whiteProductioncompaniesMax Cats and Whittesey Sledge StudiosRelease date1969 1969 Running time1 minuteCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishThe short has the satirical theme of Mickey Mouse volunteering for military service and getting killed within moments of arriving in Vietnam to fight in the Vietnam War As it doesn t have a copyright notice it is in the public domain However its sounds which are taken from other sources are under copyright Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Reception 3 1 Conservation status 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editMickey Mouse is seen walking happily until he sees a sign reading Join the Army and See the World before walking offscreen and coming back with a helmet and gun He then travels by boat to Vietnam during the war However moments after while walking in the grass he is shot in the head by an enemy The short ends with Mickey lying dead on the ground his smile turning slowly into a frown whilst blood pours from the bullet wound Production editThe short was produced under the auspices of a studio named Max Cats and Whittesey Sledge Studios According to Glaser it was meant for the Angry Arts Festival which according to him was a kind of protest event inviting artists to produce something to represent their concerns about the war in Vietnam and a desire to end it Mickey Mouse was chosen due to being a symbol of innocence 3 4 Reception editThe film received an award from the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in 1970 5 According to Glaser it was positively received from the audience 3 4 Conservation status edit The film was erroneously thought to be lost for many years It was shown under its French title Mickey au Vietnam or Mickey Mouse au Vietnam at the Festival Cote court de Pantin in France in 1998 6 and 2003 7 In both cases the copy came from the French distributor ISKRA 8 The Cinematheque quebecoise in Montreal Canada used its own copy in 2004 9 On April 22 2013 YouTube user abadhiggins uploaded the video 10 11 12 13 Five years later on July 31 2018 the full short was uploaded by another YouTube user CDCB2 on a distorted VHS print which is low faded this version includes the opening and closing titles the SMPTE Universal countdown film leader and a Telecine Compact Video Systems servants entrance Disney segment VHS slide both of which were absent in the 2013 upload as well the audio track which until then was assumed to be completely lost The music prominently used in the soundtrack is The Gonk by Herbert Chappell 14 The film was included as part of the 2022 Disney documentary Mickey The Story of a Mouse 15 16 See also editBambi Meets Godzilla Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown Escalation Mickey au Camp de Gurs Rediscovered filmReferences edit Doctorow Cory 23 June 2013 Mickey Mouse in Vietnam Boing Boing Retrieved 1 June 2016 John Grant Encyclopedia of Walt Disney s Animated Characters from Mickey Mouse to Hercules 3rd Edition p 31 a b Metzger Richard October 1 2017 Mickey Mouse in Vietnam Dangerous Minds Retrieved June 25 2020 a b Solway Carl July 19 2013 A Rare 1968 Anti War Short Mickey Mouse In Vietnam Has Resurfaced Online Carl Solway Gallery Retrieved June 25 2020 Filmmakers Newsletter vol 4 p 55 1970 Cote court Archived 2020 10 22 at the Wayback Machine 1998 p 40 Cote court Archived 2020 10 22 at the Wayback Machine 2003 p 64 ISKRA Mickey Mouse au Viet nam Short Subject La revue de la Cinematheque in French No 77 Montreal Cinematheque quebecoise 2003 2004 Mickey Mouse In Vietnam Anti War Animation By Milton Glaser Shows Character s Sad Demise Huffington Post June 24 2013 David Haglund Watch the Long Lost Anti War Short Mickey Mouse in Vietnam Slate June 21 2013 Gabriel Grand When Mickey Mouse fought in Vietnam Salon June 23 2013 The Bootleg Files Mickey Mouse in Vietnam Film Threat June 28 2013 Mickey Mouse in Vietnam ORIGINAL 1968 SOUNDTRACK retrieved 2023 05 27 Taylor Drew 2022 03 16 Mickey Documentary Director Was Shocked Disney Let This Stay in the Doc The Wrap Retrieved 2023 05 30 Spry Jeff 14 November 2022 Jeff Malmberg Dives Down the Mouse Hole for Mickey The Story of a Mouse www animationmagazine net Retrieved 2023 05 30 External links editBuzzfeed article with video Disney Cartoons That Aren t Disney Cartoons An article about the representation of war in cartoons in the U S mentioning the existence of Mickey Mouse in Vietnam Mickey Mouse in Vietnam at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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