Resident animaniac Aaron Johnson joins Alex and Jonathan today to talk about a very particular period in the history of Disney animation in The Black Cauldron (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and The Little Mermaid (1989). We talk about how The Black Cauldron almost killed Disney, the homages and innovations of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and how The Little Mermaid kicked off the Disney renaissance.
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Skip to: The Black Cauldron (7:12), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (23:07), The Little Mermaid (39:55), Overall (1:06:05), Coming Attractions (1:21:44)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- WATCH: Deleted Scene from The Black Cauldron
- WATCH: What Makes the Disney Renaissance So Special? Part 1 & Part 2
- Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) Documentary
- READ: Howard Ashman’s Disney Lecture
- The Sweatbox (2002) Documentary
- Aaron on Twitter: @aaronmichael_j
- Alex on Twitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
- Jason the Narrator on Twitter: @TheBluejay1994
Next time we’ll be looking at the career of director Peter Jackson:
- Bad Taste (1987)
- Heavenly Creatures (1994)
- They Shall Not Grow Old (2019)
Intro/outro music by Mike Braudrick
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