Aquamania is an American animated Goofy cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution on December 20, 1961.[1]
| Aquamania | |
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| Directed by | Wolfgang Reitherman |
| Written by | Vance Gerry Ralph Wright |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Pinto Colvig Kevin Corcoran John Dehner |
| Narrated by | John Dehner |
| Music by | Buddy Baker |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
This cartoon was the last from Disney's "Golden Era" which featured Goofy as a solo star, and the first time the xerography animation-technique was used in a Goofy cartoon. Aquamania combined Goofy's three familiar areas in his career: sports, fatherhood, and documentary-subject.
Plot
editThe story begins with a narrator explaining a case study of "aquamania" (obsession with boats and boating), with Goofy (called "Mr. X" in this short) as the subject. Then the story switches to Goofy and his son on a boating trip, inadvertently entering a water skiing race. In the process, Goofy meets up with an unfortunate octopus that joins him in the race, and they accidentally take an unwanted spin on a roller coaster at a waterside amusement park. Goofy eventually ends up winning the race.
Voice cast
edit- Pinto Colvig as Goofy (Mr. X)
- Kevin Corcoran as Goofy Jr.
- John Dehner as Narrator/Race announcer
Accolades
editThe short was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1962.[2][3]
Home media
editThe short was released on December 2, 2002, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy.[4] It was released to Disney+ on July 7, 2023.[5]
References
edit- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 86-87. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Short Film Winners: 1962 Oscars
- ^ 1962|Oscars.org
- ^ "The Complete Goofy DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ The D23 Team (June 19, 2023). "Disney+ to Debut 28 Restored Classic Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts". D23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
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