What he was trying to say in the interview was that "of course" you can edit an animated movie, it's a film like any other. Maybe it wasn't clear in the interview.
But it's not a film like any other. Those clips take months and months of work. Cutting them if you don't really need to is just a waste of money.
So....I really don't think it was his "ambition" which caused him to leave Disney. He was basically pushed out. But Disney is extremely powerful and has tried to perpetuate the story that he left, he wanted money, he was greedy, he took credit for things he didn't do, etc...etc....After all who would doubt Disney? That's why so little of this is actually understood by the general public, and it's basically all you hear about. You have to really dig deep to get a clear picture because there's so many stories going back and forth. But after reading an ***-load of stuff on this issue, it's so, so clear (at least to me) that Disney/Eisner were the ones who were consistently lying.
So, JK didn't lie at all and he was just a victim in all of this.
Somehow I think there's more to the story. And it still sounds to me like he was too ambitious at the time. But that's all I'm gonna say for now.
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift--that is why it's called the present."
So, JK didn't lie at all and he was just a victim in all of this.
Somehow I think there's more to the story. And it still sounds to me like he was too ambitious at the time. But that's all I'm gonna say for now.
Well, Eisner admitted to his autobiographer more than once that he screwed JK over on purpose. And if Katzenberg was really greedy and dishonest, why did he wait two whole years before filing the lawsuit? Why didn't he sue as soon as he left the Diz?
BTW I think I'll bring my Little Mermaid DVD to Ithaca next week and ask him to autograph it.
Anyway hope to see Ben around here soon. It won't be the same without him
He comes and goes sometimes, but he always returns.
You can’t just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!
And, now I'm back I can add one more bit of trivia to the mix:
The first Disney animation to get a PG was..."The Mad Doctor", a Mickey Mouse short from 1933, which was suggested as "for adults only" at the time and officially given an MPAA PG rating on 16mm release prints in the 1970s.
It's an excellent short, drawing from many Universal "Old Dark House" influences, and has some amazing 3D background work. It's one of my favorites.
I know this! Yes it is Vi! Leonard Maltin mentioned it was the inspiration for "Runaway Brain" on the Mickey Mouse in Living Color Volume 2 Walt Disney Treasure!
He also said it was very different because of pacing and the way the animation has improved, so it wasn't a carbon copy of "Mad Doctor"
Yeah, there's a lot of Mad Doctor in Runaway Brain but they are completely different cartoons in look, story and pacing. The only thing is that they both spoof the old dark house style.
Both are fun cartoons, but I'd take the atmosphere of MD over RB, ultimately.
And saying Toon Disney didn't air it today, how could they? Toon Disney rarely ever shows Mickey shorts, why start now? Next he'll say they never air The Prince and The Pauper
Did you see how he exactly said, its in the Walt Disney Treasure: Mickey Mouse in Living Color Volume 2? I wonder if he really knew that
And he pointed out the obvious inside jokes, Exorsist, Frank and Ollly
But what was that? Just a run through of the cartoon's story with only a couple of gags pointed out at the end? That house gag <I>could</I> also have been inspired by Psycho, which did the light from the window onto a lone man standing in shadow way before The Exorcist.
Is Jim a real fan? There are MANY more references than that! Start with Julius' name for beginners!
On the number of images ripped from the DVD...couldn't Disney ask for them to be taken down? I mean, go fast enough and it almost animates itself!
And it still sounds to me like he was too ambitious at the time. But that's all I'm gonna say for now.
And if Katzenberg was really greedy and dishonest, why did he wait two whole years before filing the lawsuit? Why didn't he sue as soon as he left the Diz?
that's good to hear. 
Leonard Maltin mentioned it was the inspiration for "Runaway Brain" on the Mickey Mouse in Living Color Volume 2 Walt Disney Treasure!