"Fantasia/2000" brings to fruition Walt Disney's dream of creating a "concert film" with a perpetually changing repertoire. Sixty years after the release of Disney's classic 1940 experiment in sight and sound, a new generation of Disney animators and filmmakers offer an exciting showcase for today's audiences as they visually interpret classical compositions by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Respighi, Gershwin, Dukas, Saint-Saens, Elgar, and Stravinsky. This animated extravaganza features seven new selections and one returning favorite from the original classic. World renowned conductor James Levine takes up the baton and leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Like its pioneering predecessor, "Fantasia/2000" embraces all the latest technological tools and innovations to tell its stories and create breathtaking imagery.
Production Walt Disney Pictures; Richard Purdum Productions [gb]; Walt Disney Feature Animation; Walt Disney Television Animation;
Cast Names Gaëtan Brizzi; Paul Brizzi; Yefim Bronfman; Hendel Butoy; Eric Goldberg; Benee Leavy; Deems Taylor; Deborah Vukovitz; Leopold Stokowski; Ralph Grierson; Kathleen Battle; Steve Martin; Itzhak Perlman; Quincy Jones; Bette Midler; James Earl Jones; Penn Jillette; Teller; James Levine; Angela Lansbury; Wayne Allwine; Tony Anselmo; Russi Taylor;
Box Office USD 60,507,228
Release Date 1999-12-17 (New York City, New York) (premiere) 1999-12-31 2000-01-01 (IMAX version)
Genres Animation; Family; Fantasy; Music;
Running Time 1 hr. 14 min.
Director James Algar Gaëtan Brizzi Paul Brizzi Hendel Butoy Francis Glebas Eric Goldberg Don Hahn Pixote Hunt