Jerry Beck Reviews "Frank and Ollie" DVD

[Porce]

The rather elusive Special Edition DVD of the "Frank and Ollie" documentary has been reviewed by animation historian Jerry Beck:

"12/26/03 - DVD REVIEW: FRANK AND OLLIE


In 1995, Disney released (in limited special engagements) a documentary about Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, the two surviving (to this day) "nine old men" of Disney animation.
The film, entitled FRANK AND OLLIE (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000TAYSO/) co-produced & directed by Theodore Thomas (Thomas' son), is a wonderful tribute to these two old friends and artists. The film recounts their story, told in their own words, of how they met, became colleagues and experiences working at the Disney studio during its golden age.
We see them shaving, taking out the garbage, drawing, dancing, being themselves. We hear stories of Walt himself, the other Disney animators, and how they did what they did - animate some of the greatest moments in movie history. Additional commentary by John Canemaker and John Culhane add to the appreciation of these two national treasures.
The newly released DVD comes with a ton of bonus materials, which make this the ultimate Frank & Ollie collection (along with their book THE ILLUSION OF LIFE, of course).
The bonus material includes musical footage of Frank with THE FIRE HOUSE FIVE PLUS TWO, clips from their first scenes (Ollie's in BRAVE LITTLE TAILOR and Frank's in MICKEY'S ELEPHANT), Ollie and his trains, story sketches, home movies and more from interview footage deleted from the final film. Good stuff indeed!
To say this is a must-have is an understatement... with Roy gone, this kind of material will be harder to come by. Buy it today!
And visit FrankanOllie.com (http://frankanollie.com/)!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!"

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[Joe Carioca]

Speaking of "Frank & Ollie", Laughing Place has a nice interview with Ted Thomas, Frank's son and director of the film.
http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID210230.asp

[indianajdp]

Thanks for the link.

I just fulfilled my DMC membership obligations by ordering The Santa Clause and Frank & Ollie and I'm so glad I chose to get that DVD.