As Dreamers Do: American Magic Redux
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Yeah pretty much. Fox raided much of the Fleischer-Terry staff to work on the original Movietoon shorts.
It all makes sense I thought that Movietoons were real OTL.
Spring 1968 Movies
SPRING 1968 MOVIES
2001: A Space Odyssey
Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Planet of the Apes
Released by 20th Century-Fox
The Odd Couple
Released by Paramount Pictures
The first film to carry the Gulf+Western byline on the Paramount logo.
Rosemary's Baby
Released by Paramount Pictures
2001: A Space Odyssey
Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Planet of the Apes
Released by 20th Century-Fox
The Odd Couple
Released by Paramount Pictures
The first film to carry the Gulf+Western byline on the Paramount logo.
Rosemary's Baby
Released by Paramount Pictures
Walt Disney Jr's graduates from USC.
Also...
Walt Sr. is finally putting his version of Alice in Wonderland into production. A role has been offered to Ringo Starr, but I have no idea what character he could voice.
Depending on which role goes to Ringo Starr, the other might go to Danny Kaye or somebody like that.
The Caterpillar or the Cheshire Cat like @Goldwind2 said.
I think Danny Kaye might work better as the March Hare or the White Rabbit. For the Mad Hatter maybe Frank Gorshin or Ceser Romero.
Who should voice the King and Queen of Hearts? Verna Felton sadly wouldn’t be available for the Queen. And I’d have the King be voiced by David Tomlinson. He’d be pardoning the death sentences the Queen’s throwing about.
I'd say Ringo for the Caterpillar, Danny Kaye for the White Rabbit, Frank Gorshin for the Mad Hatter, and Cesar Romero for the March Hare.
Alice in Wonderland (Slated for 1969 release by Walt Disney, Sr.) casting ideas
Alice
- Pamelyn Ferdin
- Olivia Hussey
- Karen Dotrice
- Ann Jillian
- Fictional actress to be named later
Queen of Hearts
- Betty Lou Gerson
- Geraldine Page
- June Foray
Dormouse
- Daws Butler
- Sterling Holloway
- Stan Freberg
- Dallas McKennon
- Don Messick
- Mel Blanc
- Lord Tim Hudson
- Chad Stuart
***CONFIRMED***
Frank Gorshin as the Mad Hatter
Cesar Romero as the March Hare
Danny Kaye as the White Rabbit
Possible roles for Ringo Starr
- Cheshire Cat
- Caterpillar
Still need voices
Walrus
Carpenter
Tweedledee/Tweedledum
Dodo
Bill the Lizard
Doorknob
Anybody I'm missing?
Alice
- Pamelyn Ferdin
- Olivia Hussey
- Karen Dotrice
- Ann Jillian
- Fictional actress to be named later
Queen of Hearts
- Betty Lou Gerson
- Geraldine Page
- June Foray
Dormouse
- Daws Butler
- Sterling Holloway
- Stan Freberg
- Dallas McKennon
- Don Messick
- Mel Blanc
- Lord Tim Hudson
- Chad Stuart
***CONFIRMED***
Frank Gorshin as the Mad Hatter
Cesar Romero as the March Hare
Danny Kaye as the White Rabbit
Possible roles for Ringo Starr
- Cheshire Cat
- Caterpillar
Still need voices
Walrus
Carpenter
Tweedledee/Tweedledum
Dodo
Bill the Lizard
Doorknob
Anybody I'm missing?
Have you thought about casting Walt Jr. in a small speaking role, like maybe Dormouse? That way you could open up the other actors for other roles.
Yeah, but the thing is, Walt Jr was still enrolled at USC film school by the time the voices were recorded.
For Alice, I'd go for either Ann Jillian or Olivia Hussey, this does seem to indicate to me we get in this version of Alice a more 'older' or teenage Alice which would be interesting to see for the character.
For Queen of Hearts, June Foray I'd take for the role.
Ringo can play the Catapillar though I'd like to still see Sterling Holloway as the Cheshire Cat.
For the others I'd pick as a quick run down of the ones that I can think of for some of the other characters.
Sidney James as the Dodo
Mel Blanc as Bill the Lizard
Don Messick as Dormouse
Kenneth Williams as the Doorknob
Clive Dunn as Carpenter
The rest I'm not sure exactly but hopefully the above list will help you out with the voices.
I like the idea of Alice having a live action nanny who is played by Virginia Davis. Virgina Davis was the first Actress who played Alice in Walts Alice Comedies. It would be nice shout out to the Alice Comedies.
Virgina had a two daughters. Acording to Young Hollywood Hall of Fame.com Her eldest margert was born 1957 and her youngest Laurieanne was born 1962. He here a link to young hollywood hall of fame https://www.younghollywoodhof.com/virginiadavismuseum.htm. Perhaps one of Virginia's daughters could play Alice.