- Walt Disney Animation Collection : Classic Short Films :
Volume 1 : Mickey and the Beanstalk
- Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Black and White
Television
- The Ink and Paint Club : #50 : Storyteller Mickey
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode 14
Technical Specifications
- Color Type : Black and white
- Animation type : Standard
- Sound mix : Mono
- Aspect ratio : 1.37 : 1
- Negative format : 35mm
- Print format : 35mm
- Cinematographic process : Spherical
- Original language : English
Released by United Artists Pictures
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A version of the short was released to the home movie market under the title
"Mickey and the Lilliputians."
I consider this a "sequel"
of sorts to the 1933 "Giantland" since Mickey
- in basically the same room
setting and the same "orphans" - is playing out another story for them. Enjoyable
cartoon, with plenty of action - but not much in the way of gags for me.
The colorized version is nice also.
As Jerry Edwards pointed out
up above, this short is similar to "Giantland"
except that this time, Mickey
is the giant. One funny scene was where one of the lilliputants was reading
on a scroll and Mickey kept poking him. Mickey just couldn't resist bugging
a little squirt like him. I don't mind the colorized version either as it
makes the cartoon a little more appealing.
I liked this short for the fact
that they had the "orphans" in it. I know there are fans that think they
are obnoxious and bratty, but there is something about those little guys
that look like "baby Mickeys" that my wife and I love to see in the shorts.
We think they add much to the short in gag material and storyline. This short
again showed Mickey's compassionate side, seeing the orphans crying and telling
them a story to make them feel better. Mickey is truly an "everyman." He
is there for anyone who needs help whatever that may be. The story Of Mickey
in Lilliputan Land was OK, not much on gags but the animation was great,
especially the fight between Mickey and the spider who looked amazingly just
like Pete! We also thought the ending was nice with all the Orphans laughting
at Mickey because he was scared of the rubber spider. Just one of those feel
good toons.
"Gulliver Mickey" follows the same type of
storyline as "Giantland" (1933): Mickey tells a familiar story to
his nephews with himself in the starring role. Here he portrays himself as Gulliver in his first and
most famous adventure: the one to Lilliput. Mickey's a Gulliver full of mischief. He takes none of the
Lilliputters seriously, neither their cannons, nor their battleships. Unfortunately, the cartoon feels
a little uninspired: most of it deals with the Lilliputs making war at Mickey. Then, completely out of
the blue, a giant six-legged spider appears (with a striking resemblance to Peg Leg Pete) and Mickey
has to fight him. The most inspired gag is the one when day breaks, literally.