Sara Franks-Allen
Sara Franks-Allen lives in Lexington, Massachusetts with two dogs, two rabbits and one amazing husband. She writes for the Ladies of Comicazi blog and watches a lot of cartoons.
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10 Lost Disney Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
Making movies isn't easy. Every studio in Hollywood has piles of films that never made it to theaters. Disney is no exception. Here are 10 films that the House of Mouse started on, but never finished.
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10 Disney Easter Eggs You May Have Missed
Making an animated film is a long and sometimes tedious process. So it's no wonder that the artists who make these movies slip little in-jokes into their work to amuse themselves and sharp-eyed viewers
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10 Traumatic Disney Moments (Besides Bambi’s Mom Dying)
Disney has long been synonymous with G-rated fun and family entertainment. But lurking in between the cheerful songs and happy endings are some of the scariest scenes ever to terrify young audiences.
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12 Lost Disney Characters You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
A Disney animated feature goes through several edits and re-writes before it ever makes it to the big screen. Sometimes for the better -- without cuts, we would've seen a comical turkey voiced by John Candy in 'Pocahontas.' Here are 10 Disney characters who join Redfeather in the league of those who didn't quite make the cut.
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Sunflower, ’Fantasia’ — Lost Disney Characters
Sunflower appeared in the “Pastoral Symphony” segment of 'Fantasia.' She is a young, black, female centaur (Centauride according to legend, "centaurette" according to Disney) who helps the other centaurettes shine their hooves and adorn their tails in preparation to meet the centaurs
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Mr. Hare, ‘Bambi’ — Lost Disney Characters
A predecessor to both Thumper and his never seen but often referenced father, Mr. Hare was inspired by Friend Hare from Felix Salten's original book 'Bambi: A Life in the Woods.' Mr. Hare was well respected in the woods as the head of a large family and a gifted philosopher and storyteller, traits which may have inspired Thumper's father's frequent moralizing
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The Mock Turtle and the Gryphon, ’Alice in Wonderland’ — Lost Disney Characters
The Gryphon and the Mock Turtle are among the bizarre characters Alice encounters in Lewis Carroll's original book. One is a traditional fantasy creature, a stately lion-eagle hybrid. The other is a beast from Carroll and illustrator John Tenniel's imaginations combining a turtle with the parts of a calf commonly found in mock turtle soup
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Louis the Bear, ‘The Rescuers’ — Lost Disney Characters
Walt Disney was interested in making an animated film based on Margery Sharp's 'Rescuers' novels about heroic mice helping people in distress. But he wasn't too keen on the plot of the first novel, in which Bernard and Bianca come to the aid of an imprisoned poet
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Music Box, ’Beauty and the Beast’ — Lost Disney Characters
The music box was an enchanted object featured in early drafts of the 'Beauty and the Beast' script. He communicates only through music and was originally the character who stowed away with Belle when she leaves the castle to find her ailing father
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Babkak, Omar and Kassim, ’Aladdin’ — Lost Disney Characters
'Aladdin' is absolutely littered with abandoned characters. At one time, Aladdin had a mother (you can listen to her deleted song, 'Proud of Your Boy,' here), a second genie who lived in a ring and three layabout buddies named Babkak, Omar and Kassim.
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