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Also known as Fantasia/2000

1999 American animated film

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Fantasia 2000 is an animated film released by Disney in 1999 that continues the legacy of the original Fantasia by pairing classical music pieces with colorful animated sequences. The film represents Disney's effort to introduce a new generation to the concept of combining animation with orchestral music, a distinctive approach that has made the Fantasia films notable in animation history.

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Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.

Released: 2000-01-0174 minDir: James AlgarAnimation, Family, MusicBudget: $80.0MBox office: $60.7MPart of: Fantasia Collection

Cast

  • Steve Martin as Self - Introductory Host
  • Itzhak Perlman as Self - Host
  • Quincy Jones as Self - Host
  • Bette Midler as Self - Host
  • James Earl Jones as Self - Host
  • Penn Jillette as Self - Host

Themes

  • magic
  • classical music
  • orchestra
  • musical
  • live action and animation
  • magician
  • mickey mouse

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
animated film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Follows
Fantasia
Screenwriter
Eric Goldberg
Cast member
Yefim Bronfman
Voice actor
Russi Taylor
Composer
Edward Elgar
Production company
Q1047410
Cinematographer
Tim Suhrstedt
Duration
75
FilmAffinity ID
408017
Official website
www.fantasia2000.com
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number of parts of this work
8
Commons category
Fantasia 2000
publication date
1999-00-00
title
Fantasia 2000
distributed by
Disney+
capital cost
80000000
fabrication method
clay animation
date of first performance
1999-12-17
location of first performance
Carnegie Hall
executive producer
Roy E. Disney
musical conductor
Leopold Stokowski
film crew member
John Watkiss
storyboard artist
Tom Sito
form of creative work
anthology film
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
7.1/10
has characteristic
live-action/animated film
box office
60655420
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Encyclopedic overview

Fantasia 2000 is a 1999 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and the sequel to Fantasia (1940). Like its predecessor, the film consists of animated segments set to pieces of classical music. Segments are introduced by Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn & Teller, James Levine, and Angela Lansbury in live action scenes directed by Don Hahn, while the animated sequences are directed by Pixote Hunt, Hendel Butoy, Eric Goldberg, James Algar, Francis Glebas and Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi.

After numerous unsuccessful attempts to develop a Fantasia sequel, The Walt Disney Company revived the idea shortly after Michael Eisner became chief executive officer in 1984. Development paused until the commercial success of the 1991 home video release of Fantasia convinced Eisner that there was enough public interest and funds for a sequel, to which he assigned Disney as executive producer. The music for six of the film's eight segments is performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Levine. The film includes The Sorcerer's Apprentice from the 1940 original. Each new segment was produced by combining traditional animation with computer-generated imagery. Fantasia 2000 is part of the Disney Renaissance, and also commemorates Walt Disney's third animated feature film.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fantasia 2000” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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