In the early 1980s, Walt Disney Productions was struggling, largely bolstered by its theme parks. Within fifteen years it had become one of the most powerful entertainment conglomerates in the world. This book argues that far from an executive feat, this turnaround was accomplished in no small part by the storytellers recruited during this period.
In the early 1980s, Walt Disney Productions was struggling, largely bolstered by its theme parks. Within fifteen years it had become one of the most powerful entertainment conglomerates in the world. This book argues that far from an executive feat, this turnaround was accomplished in no small part by the storytellers recruited during this period.
Peter C. Kunze is an assistant professor of communication at Tulane University. He is the editor or coeditor of several books, including The Films of Wes Anderson: Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon, American-Australian Cinema: Transnational Connections, and Taking a Stand: Contemporary US Stand-Up Comedians as Public Intellectuals.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1 "Just Waiting for the Prince to Arrive": Broadway and Hollywood before the Disney Renaissance, 1982 2 "Sort of Like the Sopranos Took Over the Studio": Regime Change at Disney, 1983-1986 3 "Make the Audience Fall in Love with Her": Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, The Little Mermaid, and Disney, 1987-1989 4 "A Celebration of Certain Sensibilities": Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, and Disney, 1990-1991 5 "Like the Old-Fashioned Musicals Did": Robert Jess Roth, Beauty and the Beast, and Disney, 1992-1994 6 "I Don't Do Cute": Julie Taymor, The Lion King, and Disney, 1994-1998 Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Index
Introduction 1 "Just Waiting for the Prince to Arrive": Broadway and Hollywood before the Disney Renaissance, 1982 2 "Sort of Like the Sopranos Took Over the Studio": Regime Change at Disney, 1983-1986 3 "Make the Audience Fall in Love with Her": Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, The Little Mermaid, and Disney, 1987-1989 4 "A Celebration of Certain Sensibilities": Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, and Disney, 1990-1991 5 "Like the Old-Fashioned Musicals Did": Robert Jess Roth, Beauty and the Beast, and Disney, 1992-1994 6 "I Don't Do Cute": Julie Taymor, The Lion King, and Disney, 1994-1998 Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Index
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