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Walt Before Mickey is a 2015 American biographical drama film about the early years of Walt Disney based on the book Walt Before Mickey: Disney's Early Years, 1919–1928 by Timothy S. Susanin, with a foreword written by Diane Disney. The film stars Thomas Ian Nicholas as Walt Disney, Armando Gutierrez as Ub Iwerks, and Jon Heder as Roy Disney.
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Walt Before Mickey centers on Walt Disney (Thomas Ian Nicholas) and his early beginnings in Marceline, Missouri. The story follows his poor beginnings and eventual move to Kansas City, where he created his first animation studio Laugh-O-Gram Studio. There he hired Rudy Ising, (David Henrie), and Ub Iwerks (Armando Gutierrez), to help start his busi...
Thomas Ian Nicholas as Walt DisneyJon Heder as Roy DisneyDavid Henrie as Rudy IsingTaylor Gray as Friz FrelengArmando Gutierrez originally approached Diane Disney Millerand Timothy Susanin with the idea of converting the book into a feature film in 2013. The script took Arthur L. Bernstein and Armando Gutierrez one year to write.
Origin of the name "Walt Before Mickey"
The film is based on the book with the same name "Walt Before Mickey" written by Timothy Susanin and Diane Disney Miller "Walt Disney's Daughter". The book was published by the University of Mississippi. The original title of the movie was named "The Dreamer" which was written by Arthur L. Bernstein and Armando Gutierrez.
Walt Before Mickey: Directed by Khoa Le. With Thomas Ian Nicholas, Jon Heder, Armando Gutierrez, David Henrie. Based on the book "Walt Before Mickey" covers the early years of Walt Disney's career.
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- Biography, Drama
- Khoa Le
- 2015-08-14
Jun 2, 2015 · Before he created Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney was an animator and businessman who spent a decade shrugging off failure in order to build the studio that would turn him into an icon. The indie period drama Walt Before Mickey chronicles nine years worth of these early struggles. verbatim plot from deadline.com. Biography Drama Period.
In the 10 years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggles to master the art and business of animation.
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- Khoa Lê
- PG
- Thomas Ian Nicholas
Based off of the book Walt Before Mickey: Disney’s Early Years 1919-1928 by Timothy S. Susanin in which Diane Disney Miller wrote the foreword for, the film Walt Before Mickey takes us through the early career of the genius of imagination Walt Disney.
Sep 16, 2015 · “Walt Before Mickey,” characterized as a drama/biography, depicts the years 1919-1928, before Walt Disney found his ultimate success and was struggling to keep his business alive. It follows Disney through his young adult life, mostly detailing his business life, and portraying some aspects of his personal life.
