Underrated Disney Live-Action Classics?
Aug 3, 2021 13:14:29 GMT
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Post by alquackskey on Aug 3, 2021 13:14:29 GMT
I've been thinking about something as of late; despite the massive volume of Disney's live-action films, very few are given much critical recognition or have the cultural appreciation that most of Disney's animated films do.
That's not exactly a revelation, of course, but it makes getting a comprehensive list of what films should be watched much more difficult.
It doesn't help that looking up Live-Action Disney films usually just brings up discussion on the reboots and remakes...
So, after watching some that I ended up loving (The Rocketeer, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Apple Dumpling Gang and Song of the South), I decided I want to do a comprehensive run of Disney Live-Action Classics up to 2000.
I've put this list together, and was just wondering what everyone thinks? Anything that should be skipped? Anything I'm missing?
(Some of them, like Homeward Bound, The Santa Clause etc aren't there because I've seen them already, but feel free to mention any that you feel are worth saying!)
Chronological Order:
*Note that while they're organized by year, I might have one or two in the same year mixed up
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Victory Through Air Power (1943)
So Dear To My Heart (1948)
Treasure Island (1950)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
The Living Desert (1953)
The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
The African Lion (1955)
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
Secrets of Life (1956)
Perri (1957)
Johnny Tremain (1957)
Old Yeller (1957)
The Sign of Zorro (1958)
White Wilderness (1958)
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Darby O' Gill and the Little People (1959)
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
Jungle Cat (1960)
Pollyanna (1960)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
The Parent Trap (1961)
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
The Legend of Lobo (1962)
In Search of Castaways (1962)
Son of Flubber (1963)
The Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1963)
Summer Magic (1963)
The Incredible Journey (1963)
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
The Moon-Spinners (1963)
Emil and the Detectives (1964)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Charlie the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
The Love Bug (1968)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
The Barefoot Executive (1971)
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
Herbie Rides Again! (1974)
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975)
Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
Gus (1976)
Freaky Friday (1976)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Candleshoe (1977)
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Return From Witch Mountain (1978)
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
The Black Hole (1979)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
Herbie Goes Bananas! (1980)
Popeye (1980)
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Condorman (1981)
Tron (1982)
Return to Oz (1985)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
White Fang (1991)
Newsies (1992)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Cool Runnings (1993)
Iron Will (1994)
Blank Cheque (1994)
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
The Santa Clause (1994)
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
George of the Jungle (1997)
Air Bud (1997)
Flubber (1997)
Mr. Magoo (1997)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Alphabetical Order:
101 Dalmatians (1996)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
The African Lion (1955)
Air Bud (1997)
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
The Barefoot Executive (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
The Black Hole (1979)
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
Blank Cheque (1994)
Candleshoe (1977)
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
Charlie the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
Condorman (1981)
Cool Runnings (1993)
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Darby O' Gill and the Little People (1959)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Emil and the Detectives (1964)
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Flubber (1997)
Freaky Friday (1976)
George of the Jungle (1997)
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
Gus (1976)
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
Herbie Goes Bananas! (1980)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Herbie Rides Again! (1974)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
In Search of Castaways (1962)
The Incredible Journey (1963)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Iron Will (1994)
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
Johnny Tremain (1957)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
Jungle Cat (1960)
The Legend of Lobo (1962)
The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
The Living Desert (1953)
The Love Bug (1968)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
The Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
The Moon-Spinners (1963)
Mr. Magoo (1997)
Newsies (1992)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
Old Yeller (1957)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975)
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
The Parent Trap (1961)
Perri (1957)
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Pollyanna (1960)
Popeye (1980)
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Return From Witch Mountain (1978)
Return to Oz (1985)
The Santa Clause (1994)
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1963)
Secrets of Life (1956)
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
The Sign of Zorro (1958)
So Dear To My Heart (1948)
Son of Flubber (1963)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
Summer Magic (1963)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
Treasure Island (1950)
Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
Tron (1982)
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
Victory Through Air Power (1943)
White Fang (1991)
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
White Wilderness (1958)
It'd be nice to get some discussion going on Disney's Live-Action films - outside of a few iconic ones, I never see them being brought up outside of race discussions.
That's not exactly a revelation, of course, but it makes getting a comprehensive list of what films should be watched much more difficult.
It doesn't help that looking up Live-Action Disney films usually just brings up discussion on the reboots and remakes...
So, after watching some that I ended up loving (The Rocketeer, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Apple Dumpling Gang and Song of the South), I decided I want to do a comprehensive run of Disney Live-Action Classics up to 2000.
I've put this list together, and was just wondering what everyone thinks? Anything that should be skipped? Anything I'm missing?
(Some of them, like Homeward Bound, The Santa Clause etc aren't there because I've seen them already, but feel free to mention any that you feel are worth saying!)
Chronological Order:
*Note that while they're organized by year, I might have one or two in the same year mixed up
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Victory Through Air Power (1943)
So Dear To My Heart (1948)
Treasure Island (1950)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
The Living Desert (1953)
The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
The African Lion (1955)
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
Secrets of Life (1956)
Perri (1957)
Johnny Tremain (1957)
Old Yeller (1957)
The Sign of Zorro (1958)
White Wilderness (1958)
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Darby O' Gill and the Little People (1959)
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
Jungle Cat (1960)
Pollyanna (1960)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
The Parent Trap (1961)
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
The Legend of Lobo (1962)
In Search of Castaways (1962)
Son of Flubber (1963)
The Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1963)
Summer Magic (1963)
The Incredible Journey (1963)
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
The Moon-Spinners (1963)
Emil and the Detectives (1964)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Charlie the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
The Love Bug (1968)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
The Barefoot Executive (1971)
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
Herbie Rides Again! (1974)
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975)
Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
Gus (1976)
Freaky Friday (1976)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Candleshoe (1977)
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Return From Witch Mountain (1978)
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
The Black Hole (1979)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
Herbie Goes Bananas! (1980)
Popeye (1980)
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Condorman (1981)
Tron (1982)
Return to Oz (1985)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
White Fang (1991)
Newsies (1992)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Cool Runnings (1993)
Iron Will (1994)
Blank Cheque (1994)
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
The Santa Clause (1994)
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
George of the Jungle (1997)
Air Bud (1997)
Flubber (1997)
Mr. Magoo (1997)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Alphabetical Order:
101 Dalmatians (1996)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
The African Lion (1955)
Air Bud (1997)
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
The Barefoot Executive (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
The Black Hole (1979)
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
Blank Cheque (1994)
Candleshoe (1977)
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
Charlie the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
Condorman (1981)
Cool Runnings (1993)
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Darby O' Gill and the Little People (1959)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Emil and the Detectives (1964)
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Flubber (1997)
Freaky Friday (1976)
George of the Jungle (1997)
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
Gus (1976)
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
Herbie Goes Bananas! (1980)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Herbie Rides Again! (1974)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
In Search of Castaways (1962)
The Incredible Journey (1963)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Iron Will (1994)
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
Johnny Tremain (1957)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
Jungle Cat (1960)
The Legend of Lobo (1962)
The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
The Living Desert (1953)
The Love Bug (1968)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
The Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
The Moon-Spinners (1963)
Mr. Magoo (1997)
Newsies (1992)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
Old Yeller (1957)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975)
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
The Parent Trap (1961)
Perri (1957)
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Pollyanna (1960)
Popeye (1980)
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Return From Witch Mountain (1978)
Return to Oz (1985)
The Santa Clause (1994)
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1963)
Secrets of Life (1956)
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
The Sign of Zorro (1958)
So Dear To My Heart (1948)
Son of Flubber (1963)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
Summer Magic (1963)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
Treasure Island (1950)
Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
Tron (1982)
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
Victory Through Air Power (1943)
White Fang (1991)
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
White Wilderness (1958)
It'd be nice to get some discussion going on Disney's Live-Action films - outside of a few iconic ones, I never see them being brought up outside of race discussions.