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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0786936220230
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Running Time: 89 minutes
Sales Rank: 41317
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 1995
Editorial Review:
Description:
Before computer graphics, special effects wizardry, and out-of-this world technology, the magic of animation flowed from the pencils of two of the greatest animators The Walt Disney Company ever produced -- Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Frank and Ollie, the talent behind BAMBI, PINOCCHIO, LADY AND THE TRAMP, THE JUNGLE BOOK, and others, set the standard for such modern-day hits as THE LION KING. It was their creative genius that helped make Disney synonymous with brilliant animation, magnificent music, and emotional storytelling. Take a journey with these extraordinary artists as they share secrets, insights, and the inspiration behind some of the greatest animated movies the world has ever known!
Amazon.com:
Frank and Ollie is a highly controlled glimpse at a unique friendship. Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, two of Walt Disney's famous Nine Old Men original animators, are such naturals on camera, they'll put a smile on any audience member. The two met at the Stanford Art School in 1931. Sixty years later the next-door neighbors are so close they meet when taking out the garbage. They have seldom been farther apart. Director, writer, and coproducer Theodore Thomas (Frank's son) is at his best when his film is at its simplest. When Frank and Ollie are at a desk talking to the unseen narrator, it's magical. The two are so in tune they unselfishly finish each other's sentences.
Frank and Ollie is basically a handsomely produced home movie. Nary a negative remark is heard, a procedure challenged, a spark of unpredictability captured. The early scene of Ollie and Frank 'accidentally' meeting at the garbage cans is embarrassingly contrived. Yet these aged animators win the audience over. Who cares if the documentary is rehearsed? Anyone who grew up with Disney animation (who hasn't?) will revel in the tidbits Frank and Ollie reveal, including Thumper's origin in Bambi and the ending of The Jungle Book (the film's funniest and most spontaneous bit). --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Great for anyone interested in animation
If you've got an interest in animation history, this DVD is for you. It is a chronicle of the lives of Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, best friends of fifty years and two of Disney's fabled Nine Old Men. It's a heartwarming story of a lifelong friendship and a glance into the minds of some of the medium's most brilliant pioneers. Pick it up while you still can! You won't regret it.
Rating: - Wonderful!
Wonderful! All those that love animation as professionals or not, they should see that dvd that besides showing a little of the largest artists of animation of Disney, it also shows the human side and the great friendship of those two geniuses of the cartoons. A dvd for ever. showing that friendship that will for ever last. Wonderful!
Rating: - Frank and Ollie
This is an absolute must for all Disney fans. Very few people will ever meet the people who were actually there and actively involved in the early years of the Disney Company. On top of the stuff mentioned in the older reviews there are two things that brought tears to my eyes. First is Ollie's interest in trains. Ollie along with animator Ward Kimball played key rolls in re-igniting Walt Disney's interest in trains, which as you probably already know was a foundation of Disneyland. The other thing ... Read More
Rating: - A masterclass in character animation
This documentary, which I use extensively for teaching, allows us to share in the life experience of two of the truly great character animators of the 20th century. The film is rich with insight into both the power of a lifelong professional and personal relationship, and into the true art of acting through the pencil.
Rating: - Frank and Ollie
Warm, uplifting film gives insight into animation techniques and advances, as it follows this match made in heaven. Frank and Ollie are the types who could complete each other's sentences, if they chose to. What comes through as they reach senior citizen status is the love and reverence they have for their chosen field, and for each other. A thoroughly winning film, great for adults and older kids.
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