Once Upon a Studio

2023

Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical

19
IMDb Rating 8.3/10 10 8170 8.2K

live action and animation dedication short short film cgi-live action hybrid animated short

Plot summary

Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.

Director

Dan Abraham Photo
Dan Abraham

Top cast

Robby Benson Photo
Robby Benson as Beast
Dwayne Johnson Photo
Dwayne Johnson as Maui
Jason Bateman Photo
Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde
Kristen Bell Photo
Kristen Bell as Anna
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80.95 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
12 hr 8 min
Seeds 4
166.25 MB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
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24 fps
12 hr 8 min
Seeds 19

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jack_o_hasanov_imdb 8 / 10

A Hundred-Year-Old Photo

Love it or hate it, but the truth is that Disney is something that has happened, is, and will happen in everyone's life. It is a studio that has produced truly outstanding work in the field of animation and cartoons. Even though it was a short animation, it was enjoyable. The subject is fine, but the main thing is the intention. A period of 100 years, a century. This has occurred throughout our lives-in our childhood, adolescence, and youth-and will continue in our later years. I think it was emotional to watch. Having your favorite Disney characters pose for a picture was a brilliant idea....
Reviewed by fireworksness 9 / 10

A fantastic collection of characters for Disney fans

This short put the biggest smile on my face!So much nostalgia in such a short time. Made my inner child so happy to see so many characters from my childhood and today. I knew it would be cute but I didn't realize how heartwarming it would be to watch all these characters get together to take a photo. It was chaotic and joyful.I am thrilled this exists and mentions even long forgotten tales from decades ago!Definitely worth the time to watch this short 13 minute film. The attention to detail is immaculate, and softly reminds me of the old House of Mouse show where similarly characters from various worlds would come together.A joy joy JOY to watch and pause and see who is hiding in each frame!!Great anniversary special for Disneys 100 year's anniversary!
Reviewed by TheVictoriousV 7 / 10

A love letter co-signed by all of us

If you heard me describe this short in a sentence, you would probably dismiss it as another nostalgia-bait production where a giant corporation all but brags about how many IPs and characters they own. But as a commenter on Letterboxd pointed out: there is a major difference between "Look at all the things we own" and "Look at all the things we made". This here is very much the latter.Once Upon A Studio, a Disney+ short film commemorating 100 years of Disney animation and featuring 500+ characters from across the Animated Canon (voiced by returning stars and some archive recordings, approved by the estates of all parties involved), is one of the most touching and genuine things we've seen from this company in some time. This isn't just a series of namedrops and fanservice moments; it is a sincere celebration of the creativity, artistry, storytelling, and magic of Disney that has, on some level, meant something to everyone on the planet, be it the new generation of Frozen fans, us Disney Renaissance kiddos, or my late grandfather who would often recount how his first visit to a "flicker show" was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 and how it scared the pants off him.Great care has been taken to include as many characters as possible -- including ones from such oft-ignored pictures as Dinosaur, Atlantis, and The Black Cauldron -- and mix the different animation styles in a mostly seamless way (the 2D animation is the real deal this time, thank Christ). We all know the issues with Disney, but it's hard not to be moved by this one, especially (in my case) when we get to Jiminy Cricket's portion of the "When You Wish Upon A Star" ensemble, still using the same Cliff Edwards recording that my fellow Swedes and I have heard on every Christmas Eve since 1960.Of course, there are still some things that won't sit quite right with everyone. The part where Mickey says a few words to a portrait of Walt Disney should probably also -- or solely -- feature Ub Iwerks. Another issue is the fact that, despite how well this short film turned out, we're probably not getting a House of Mouse reboot.Stray observations and neat details: In the group photo at the end of the short, Peter Pan is together with Pete's Dragon. The two different Rescuers kiddos are hanging out. Mickey Mouse says "after you" to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, as he should.
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