Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

MPAA Rating: G
Contains:Child Classic,Scary Moments

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

UPC: 786936787603

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: G Contains:[Child Classic, Scary Moments]

Summary: It was called "Disney's Folly." Who on earth would want to sit still for 90 minutes to watch an animated cartoon? And why pick a well-worn Grimm's Fairy Tale that every schoolkid knows? But Walt Disney seemed to thrive on projects which a lesser man might have written off as "stupid" or "impossible". Investing three years, $1,500,000, and the combined talents of 570 artists into Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney produced a film that was not only acknowledged a classic from the outset, but also earned 8,500,000 depression-era dollars in gross rentals. Bypassing early temptations to transform the heroine Snow White into a plump Betty Boop type or a woebegone ZaSu Pitts lookalike, the Disney staffers wisely made radical differentiations between the "straight" and "funny" characters in the story. Thus, Snow White and Prince Charming moved and were drawn realistically, while the Seven Dwarfs were rendered in the rounded, caricatured manner of Disney's short-subject characters. In this way, the serious elements of the story could be propelled forward in a believable enough manner to grab the adult viewers, while the dwarfs provided enough comic and musical hijinks to keep the kids happy. It is a tribute to the genius of the Disney formula that the dramatic and comic elements were strong enough to please both demographic groups. Like any showman, Disney knew the value of genuine horror in maintaining audience interest: accordingly, the Wicked Queen, whose jealousy of Snow White's beauty motivates the story, is a thoroughly fearsome creature even before she transforms herself into an ancient crone. Best of all, Snow White clicks in the three areas in which Disney had always proven superiority over his rivals: Solid story values (any sequence that threatened to slow down the plotline was ruthlessly jettisoned, no matter how much time and money had been spent), vivid etched characterizations (it would have been easier to have all the Dwarfs walk, talk and act alike: thank heaven that Disney never opted for "easy"), and instantly memorable songs (Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith and the entire studio music department was Oscar-nominated for such standards-to-be as "Whistle While You Work" and "Some Day My Prince Will Come"). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Awards: U.S. National Film Registry – Library of Congress 100 Greatest American Movies – American Film Institute Best Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Honorary and Other Awards – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Film Presented – San Francisco International Film Festival 10 Best Films – New York Times 10 Best Films – Film Daily

Features: 2-Disc Blu-ray
Picture & Sound

Backstage Disney

Snow White Returns - Newly Discovered Storyboards, Was Walt a Sequel?

Hyperion Studios - Explore Walt's Original Studio
The One That Started It All - See How Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs forever changed the world of movies
Exclusive Sneak Peek At Walk Disney Pictures' The Princess And The Frog

Disney Family Play
What Do You See? - Decipher the Scrambled Image
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall - Which Princess are you most like?
Jewel Jumble - Test Your Matching Skills

Classic Bonus Features

Dopey's Wild Mine Ride Game
"Heigh-Ho" Karaoke Sing-Along
Disney Through the Decades

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 10/06/2009

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DHMA null, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 84 Minutes

Sides: 3

Number of Discs: 3

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
1. Opening Credits [:00]
2. Once Upon a Time [:00]
3. The Magic Mirror [:00]
4. "I'm Wishing" [:02]
5. The Prince ("One Song") [:00]
6. The Queen's Evil Plan [:00]
7. Flight Through The Forest [:00]
8. "With a Smile and a Song" [:00]
9. The Dwarf's Cottage [1:21]
10. "Whistle While You Work" [3:21]
11. "Heigh-Ho" [2:44]
12. Snow White Explores Upstairs [3:01]
13. The Dwarfs Arrive Home [2:43]
14. Snow White Wakes Up [:49]
15. "Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum" [1:20]
16. Deceived [1:34]
17. The Queen Prepares A Disguise [2:23]
18. "The Dwarfs' Yodel Song" [2:03]
19. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" [3:46]
20. Settling Down For the Night [1:26]
21. The Poison Apple [1:23]
22. The Next Morning [2:41]
23. The Old Peddler Woman [2:27]
24. The Animals Warn the Dwarfs [3:33]
25. The Apple [2:11]
26. A Bedside Vigil [2:27]
27. Love's First Kiss [3:45]