Mike Gabriel
Director · b. 1954 · Long Beach, California, USA
Michael Richard "Mike" Gabriel is an American animator, director, and storyboard artist, who is best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios and as co-director of the Disney films The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and Pocahontas (1995). He also played Eddie Valiant in test footage of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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Movie7.2DocumentaryBy the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · 116 votes
Movie6.8DocumentaryMusicThough legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.
Howard
2018 · 57 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryA documentary on the making of Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp created for the 2006 Platinum DVD.
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
2006 · 2 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryDocumentary focusing on the making-of the 1940n adaptation of Pinocchio by the Disney studio, often considered the artistic pinnacle of the Disney feature.
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
2009 · 1 votes
Movie4.8ComedyA tribute to the surf movies of the early 60's with some touches of visual surrealism.
Luau
1982 · 6 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryBonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.
Celebrating Dumbo
2001 · 2 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryDocumentary about the making of Disney's Animated Classic.
Movie8.5DocumentaryFamilyReleased as a Bonus Feature for Disney's Platinum DVD Edition of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" this short documentary shows how this classic film came to life.