The movie’s freaky, big-eared scamp aboard the doomed vessel is, of course, based on 1928’s “Steamboat Willie,” Disney ... What would Walt Disney make of all of this bloody mischief ...

Steamboat Willie featured early versions of both Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, it was the third cartoon featuring the duo they made but the first to be released.

One of the main reasons it works at all is the subversive naughtiness behind seeing a character like Steamboat Willie, whom we’ve always associated with Mickey Mouse and Disney, as something ...

that blended live-action and animation, a technique that Disney experimented with even before making Steamboat Willie. Between 1937 and Walt's death in 1966, his film studio only made one ...

Compared to recent riffs on Winnie the Pooh and Popeye, 'Steamboat Willie' slasher has fun skewering the company that's been so protective of its IP.

Walsh said Steamboat Willie was in fact Minnie Mouse's ... million pieces of original animation artwork from the Walt Disney Animation Studios in its collection. She hopes in the next few years ...

The topics are also just as different." Film buffs looking for the next great director would be wise to start with animated ...