Walt Before Mickey

2015 "The true story of a boy whose dreams built a kingdom"
5.9| 1h47m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 14 August 2015 Released
Producted By: Conglomerate Media
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
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Official Website: http://www.waltbeforemickey.com/
Synopsis

Based on the book "Walt Before Mickey" covers the early years of Walt Disney's career. The legendary Walt Disney had a tumultuous childhood, yet he was determined to overcome obstacles in his path, before the creation of his first iconic character: Mickey Mouse.

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Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some
AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
Michael Ledo The film starts out with Walt as a youth being discouraged, being discouraged as an adult and ends with the creation of our second title character. This is "the Disney version" of his life sanitized for our protection. His interesting period as a WWI ambulance and truck driver was only mentioned. There was never any mention of infamous AWOL incident which spurred a famous urban legend I believed as a kid growing up. We see Disney (Thomas Ian Nicholas) as the world's worst business manager, forgetting to factor in things like "profit" when making a deal. The acting was not great and having Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) play his brother Roy was a total miscast. It was like watching when he ran Pedro's campaign.This is a family friendly film one that teaches perseverance no matter how wild your dreams are or who tells you no or who you have to borrow from, or how many bad checks you write, or how often you don't pay your rent...and the art of leaving town when you have a lot of bills.Yes, I liked it, but it could have been far better.
Andres What a movie, very good actors and a unpredictable story. The movie is exciting until the end. Watch the movie if you love inspiring movies. You can learn a lot from the movie.Like that you should never give up your dreams. And that not everything in the life will go the way you want it.People often assume that successful people have become successful without problems.But the truth is that everyone has ups and downs. This is not a fairy tail it is based on a true story. If it was up to me the movie could last longer.I found it really good.The story is so good that it feels if you're there. At sometimes i got the feeling that i wanted to help Walt. A really great movie.
trippcory4242 I honestly have no idea why everyone seems to find this film boring. Yes, the production values are a tad cheap, but there was no need to spend a big budget for this type of film in the first place. The acting was not atrocious by any means. On the contrary, I thought it was simply brilliant. Thomas Ian Nicholas did an amazing job playing a man the driven and relentless Walt Disney before he became a historic legend,John Herd plays Walt's concerned but supportive brother Roy beautifully, the actors playing Walt's former animators who abandon him out of dissatisfaction with their pay are all nice, the actor who plays Mintz was perfect at capturing his manipulative and conniving tactics. The story is that of a man who had a dream and had to work hard to step up from being a miserable failure to the most successful animator in history while faced with financial problems, stubborn animators, and even his distributors out to steal his work. I have no idea why people find that boring. The movie could have been a little longer allowing more details on Walt's beginnings, but for what it is, it's really not so bad. If you want to learn how Walt Disney studios began, go to Netflix.
Michael Lazo This movie was great! I enjoyed watching it! The cast played well off each other and it was nice to see Jodie Sweetin in something again! I think it's a great movie for families to watch together and enjoy! It actually does a great job depicting the early life of Walt Disney and how he got started! The movie caught my attention from start to end! I think Thomas did a great job portraying Walt in the movie, he made me actually believe that he was Walt. Overall if you are looking for a movie to watch with your kids or if your a huge Disney fan then this is a movie you must watch! Also you may recognize a couple of child stars all grown up, which is a great thing to see.