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Along with Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo was the first of Disney's canon of animated films to be released on home video. The film was originally released on June 26, 1981, on VHS, Laserdisc and Betamax as a rental only before becoming available for sale in early 1982. [26]
Mar 31, 2019 · Based on a then-unpublished children’s book by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, which Disney acquired the rights to in the late 1930s, “Dumbo” was initially conceived as a short. But its ...
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Walt Disney Productions. Distributor. RKO Radio Pictures. Walt Disney Pictures. Released. October 23, 1941 ( New York City) October 31, 1941 ( United States) October 24, 2024 (Theater-Reissue Edition) Running time. 64 minutes 62 minutes (2024 theater-reissue) Language. English. Budget. $950,000. Gross revenue. $1.3 million. External links.
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It was the first of five live-action adaptations of prior animated Disney films released in 2019, along with Aladdin, The Lion King, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Lady and the Tramp . Dumbo premiered in Los Angeles on March 11, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 29, 2019.
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- It’s 1919. The 2019 version is set in 1919, decades before the original Dumbo took place in its 1941 present-day. This time around, the chronology of the film is instrumental to the plot.
- The animals don’t talk. Considering all of the main characters in the 1941 film are animals, the most obvious and immediate difference in the new Dumbo film is its lack of humanistic animals.
- It’s not a musical. The 2019 adaptation of Dumbo is not a musical, though there are a couple of nods to the original’s songs throughout the film. The song “Baby Mine” by Frank Churchill with lyrics by Ned Washington was nominated for Best Song at the 1942 Academy Awards and it gets a revamp in the new version.
- Dumbo is born the real way, without a stork. 1941’s cartoon Dumbo is born when a seemingly-magical singing stork flies down from the sky to deliver him to Mrs. Jumbo.
Mar 26, 2019 · Director Tim Burton tackles a live-action remake of the beloved tale of a baby circus elephant with enormous ears that give him wings. The original Disney animated 1941 film gives movie fans a...
Dumbo was released on October 23, 1941, where it was met with critical acclaim for its story, humor, visuals, and music. The film was later criticized for racist stereotyping of black people. Its accolades include an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
