Fantasia 2000 (1999) Directed by Kevin Lima and Chris Buck Synopsis As in the original version of Fantasia, there are eight wordless animated sequences set to pieces of classical music.  One segment, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, returns from the original, along with seven new segments, all introduced by various celebrities. Production Notes When the original Fantasia … Continue reading Fantasia 2000

Tarzan (1999) Directed by Kevin Lima and Chris Buck Synopsis In the 19th century, a couple and their newborn son are marooned off the coast of Africa by a shipwreck.  Both parents are killed by a leopard, and a gorilla who’d recently lost her own child finds the orphaned baby and adopts it as her … Continue reading Tarzan

Mulan (1998) Directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft Synopsis When an army of Huns breaks through the Great Wall and invades Imperial China, the Emperor commands that every family must volunteer one man to join the army.  Since he has no sons, the elderly Fa Zhou, an army veteran now in ill health, prepares … Continue reading Mulan

Hercules (1997) Directed by Jon Musker and Ron Clements Synopsis Seeking revenge against his brother Zeus for being forced to live in the Underworld, the Greek god Hades learns from the Fates that in 18 years there will be a planetary alignment which will allow him to overthrow Zeus and take over Olympus.  However, the … Continue reading Hercules

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise Synopsis In 15th century Paris, a Romani woman who has entered the city illegally is chased by Judge Frollo and his soldiers.  She is killed on the steps of the Notre Dame cathedral, and Frollo is about to kill the infant she … Continue reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Pocahontas (1995) Directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg Synopsis In 1607, after a dangerous sea voyage, a ship carrying English settlers and adventurers arrives in what is now Virginia.  Led by the greedy Governor Ratcliffe, they are there ostensibly to build a new foothold in North America for the English crown, but also to … Continue reading Pocahontas

The Lion King (1994) Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff Synopsis Simba is the young son of Mufasa, the lion ruler of the Pride Lands in Africa.  While Mufasa attempts to teach his son how to be a wise and just king, his brother Scar plots to murder Simba so that he can assume … Continue reading The Lion King

Aladdin (1992) Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements Synopsis Jafar, the evil Grand Vizier for the Sultan of Agrabah, has spent years searching for the fabled Cave of Wonders.  However, upon finally obtaining his goal, he discovers that only a special person, the “diamond in the rough”, is permitted to enter safely.  That person … Continue reading Aladdin

Beauty and the Beast (1991) Directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale Synopsis As told through a prologue, there was once a vain, cruel young prince, who refused an old woman shelter from a storm due to her appearance and her offer of a rose as payment.  The woman was an enchantress, and cursed the … Continue reading Beauty and the Beast