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Captain EO is a 1986 American 3D science fiction short film shown at Disney theme parks from 1986 until 1998. The film, starring Michael Jackson, was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film was shown as part of an attraction with in-theater effects.
Captain EO: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Michael Jackson, Anjelica Huston, Dick Shawn, Tony Cox. Captain EO and his space crew are on a mission to save the world from the evil queen by giving her a song and dance.
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- Short, Adventure, Fantasy
- Francis Ford Coppola
- 1986-09-12
- Plot
- Cast
- Special Effects
- Music
- Merchandising
- Reception and Legacy
The film told the story of Captain EO (Michael Jackson) and the ragtag crew of his spaceship on a mission to deliver a gift to "The Supreme Leader" (Anjelica Huston), who lived on a world of rotting, twisted metal and steaming vents. Captain EO's alien crew consisted of his small flying sidekick Fuzzball, the double-headed navigator and pilot Idey ...
Captain EO - Michael JacksonThe Supreme Leader - Anjelica HustonCommander Bog - Dick ShawnHooter - Tony CoxCaptain EO made full use of its 3D effects. The action on the screen extended into the audience, including asteroids, lasers, laser impacts, smoke effects, and starfields that filled the theater. These effects resulted in the seventeen-minute film costing an estimated $30 million to produce.At the time, it was the most expensive film ever produced ...
The show's orchestral score was composed by James Horner, while the area and pre-show music was written by Richard Bellis. Two new songs appeared in the film. The first was an early mix of "Another Part of Me". The song was re-mixed and later appeared on Jackson's hugely successful Badalbum. It was released as a single in 1988. "We Are Here to Chan...
Concurrent with the opening of the attraction, a behind-the-scenes documentary special entitled Captain EO: Backstage was produced for television by MKD Productions. The piece was directed by Muffett Kaufman and was hosted by Whoopi Goldberg. It featured interviews with the cast, writers and director. The story was adapted with art by Tom Yeates in...
Several years after the attraction originally opened, it made its only network television appearance on MTV, albeit in a down-converted 2-D version. It has not aired again since, nor has it officially been issued on home video, although bootleg videos exist. After the death of Michael Jackson on June 25, 2009, Captain EO regained popularity on the ...
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The movie tells the story of Captain EO and the ragtag crew of his spaceship on a mission to deliver a gift to a wicked alien queen, the Supreme Leader, on her home world of rotting, twisted metal and steaming vents.
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Captain EO is a 1986 American 3D science fiction film starring Michael Jackson, written by George Lucas and directed by Francis Ford Coppola that was shown at Disney theme parks from 1986 through 1996. The attraction returned to the Disney Parks in 2010 as a tribute after Jackson's death.
