Peter Pan Celebrates 65 Years!

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Based on J. M. Barrie’s novel of the same name, Disney’s Peter Pan celebrates its 65th anniversary on Tuesday.

The adventures of the boy who refused to grow up was voiced by the late Bobby Driscoll as he lead Wendy (Kathryn Beaumont), John (Paul Collins) and Michael (Tommy Luske) to Neverland as they do battle with the dastardly Captain Hook (Hans Conried) and his savage pirates.

I recently watched this classic on the big screen at the Newport Beach Film Festival during the Saturday morning cartoon retrospective, completely forgetting how mean these children, fairies, mermaids and pirates were. I forgot that Tinkerbell tried to have Wendy killed, not once, but twice! The mermaids tried to drown her and Peter boldly states that girls talk too much.

Today, we would never think of singing the line from “Following the Leader” that goes, “We’re off to the kill the Injuns, the Injuns, the Injuns!” or the song about how the Red Man became red.

Definitely a product of its time, Peter Pan is a fun retrospective that was beautifully animated and impeccably voice acted, with some of the most spectacular animation ever to grace the big screen. It will open up several discussion on the changing cultural norms of the past six decades and acceptable language. All this just 77 minutes.

Bonus Features:

BLU-RAY & DIGITAL*:

  • New Signature Collection Bonus
    • Stories from Walt’s Office: Walt & Flight – “Think of the happiest things, it’s the same as having wings”. One thing you’ll notice inside Walt Disney’s office are all of the models and pictures of airplanes. Walt loved planes and was an aficionado of flying. As a continuation of the “Stories from Walt’s Office” series, we’ll soar into the world of one of Walt’s favorite pastimes and look at the history behind the company airplane he used to scout Central Florida looking for the perfect place to build his second theme park.
    • A “Darling” Conversation with Wendy & John: Kathryn Beaumont and Paul Collins – Join Disney Legend Kathryn Beaumont (the voice of Wendy) and Paul Collins (the voice of John) as they reunite for the first time in many years to reminisce and discuss their experiences working on Peter Pan, meeting Walt Disney and learning to fly … literally.
    • You Can Fly” – A new “Oke” rendition and graphic look of the classic Disney song, “You Can Fly,” with fun lyrics on screen and lots of your favorite “Peter Pan” characters.
    • “Never Smile at a Crocodile” – A new “Oke” rendition and graphic look of the deleted song, “Never Smile at a Crocodile”, with fun lyrics on screen and highlighting the relationship between Captain Hook and Tick- Tock the Crocodile.
  • Legacy/Classic Bonus
    • DisneyView
    • Sing-along Version of the film: Sing along with your favorite songs from the movie.
    • Growing Up with Nine Old Men – “Peter Pan is both a story of living with a child’s sense of openness to the world and an acknowledgement that the path to adulthood most often leads away from those qualities. A parallel of sorts to that duality can be found in Walt Disney and his core group of animators, the Nine Old Men, in their lives and in their work. Our short film will look at who they were and the parts they played in one of the most remarkable team of artists that ever worked together.
    • Deleted Song: “The Pirate’s Song” – Original demo recording of the song played over concept art.
    • Deleted Song: “Never Smile at a Crocodile” – With music played over static concept art of the crocodile from Pater Pan.
    • Deleted Song: “The Boatswain Song” – With music played over static concept art of Captain Hook and his crew.
    • Deleted Scene: “The Journey Home” – A proposed alternate ending where Peter asks the Lost Boys to return home with Wendy and the other children.
    • Deleted Scene: “Alternate Arrival” – A deleted scene where Wendy and the children are initially attacked by the Lost Boys because Tinker Bell tells them that Wendy is holding Peter captive. We also see in this version of the story that Nana the dog travels to Never Land with Wendy and the children.
    • Disney Song Select – Simply play the clip from the movie with subtitles underneath it.
      • “The Second Star to the Right
      • “You Can Fly”
      • “A Pirate’s Life”
      • “Following the Leader”
      • “Your Mother and Mine”
    • Audio Commentary Hosted by Roy Disney – Audio commentary hosted by Roy Disney, but carried on by several other people.
    • Music and More
      • ”Never Land”: The Lost Song – A bonus piece that sets up the backstory of where this lost song was found and how Richard Sherman recomposed it.
      • Music Video: “Never Land” – Music Performed by Paige O’Hara – A music video of the song “Never Land”
      • Music Video: “The Second Star to the Right” – Music Performed by T-Squad – A music video of the song “The Second Star to the Right” performed by T-Squad. 
    • Backstage Disney
      • You Can Fly: The Making of ‘Peter Pan’ – A making-of video of the 1953 Disney classic, “Peter Pan.”
      • In Walt’s Words: “Why I Made ‘Peter Pan’” – Based upon an article written by Walt Disney retold as a dramatic recreation.
      • Tinker Bell: A Fairy’s Tale – An introspective video on the creation, history and personality of the one and only “Tink.”
      • The Peter Pan That Almost Was – Hosted by Ron Clements and John Musker, we take a look at the storyboards and early concepts of a version of the “Peter Pan” film that never saw the light of day.
      • The “Peter Pan” Story – An original featurette for the film created in 1952.

*Bonus features may vary by retailer

 

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Facebook: Facebook.com/PeterPan, Facebook.com/TinkerBell
Website: Movies.Disney.com/Peter-Pan
Instagram: Instagram.com/DisneyAnimation
YouTube: YouTube.com/user/DisneyMovies

Peter Pan drops on Blu-ray and DVD combo pack, Tuesday, June 6, 2018.

  • Overall Score
4

The Verdict

Nothing is better than hand drawn animation and Peter Pan is a prime example of what set the standard for all Disney and Pixar films today.

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