Additionally, they would demonstrate animation techniques and discuss the design and creation of Pocahontas' character. Further promotional tie-ins included Burger King distributing 55 million toy replicas of the film's characters with kids' meals, Payless Shoes selling a line of moccasins, and Mattel peddling a Barbie-like Pocahontas doll. A behind-the-scenes documentary television special titled "The Making of Pocahontas: A Legend Comes to Life" was aired on June 20, 1995, on the Disney Channel where the animators, voice cast, crew, and studio heads were interviewed on the production of the film. The special was hosted by actress Irene Bedard. The film had the largest premiere in history, on June 10, 1995, in New York's Central Park, followed by a live performance by Vanessa Williams.
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Pocahontas (1995 film)
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Marketing
Yes, it appear on  Disney Channel Yes, it was first released on VHS and Laserdisc in the United States on February 28, 1996, under the "Masterpiece Collection" lineup. Sorry. I cannot find the answer based on the context. Sorry. I cannot find the answer based on the context.
who plays the voice of john smith in pocahontas
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Mel Gibson
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when was the film released?
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June 16, 1995
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what was it's genre?
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History, romantic, drama, music are some them
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who was the director?
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Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
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was it a commercially successful one?
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Yes, its grossed collection was  $346.1 million worldwide.
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did it appear in any television channel?
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The figure was later revised to $28.8 million with "Pocahontas" falling second behind "Batman Forever". The final estimates placed "Pocahontas" narrowly ranking first grossing $29.5 million in its first weekend with "Batman Forever" falling into second place taking $29.2 million. By January 1996, the film grossed $141.5 million in the United States, being the fourth-highest-grossing film in North America of 1995, behind "Apollo 13", "Toy Story", and "Batman Forever". Overseas, the film was projected to gross $225 million, though foreign box office grosses eventually amounted to $204.5 million. Cumulatively, "Pocahontas" grossed $346.1 million worldwide. Although at the time it was seen as a commercial box office disappointment in comparison to "The Lion King", in January 1996, then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner contested in an annual shareholders' meeting that ""Pocahontas" is well on its way to being one of our most successful films of all time.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Box office
It has equalled "Beauty and the Beast"s box office numbers domestically, and now it has taken Europe by storm and is playing well in every country in which it is being shown. Sales of "Pocahontas" merchandise have been phenomenal."
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Box office
Disney officials estimated the crowd at 100,000. The premiere's attendees included then-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Caroline Kennedy, Mariah Carey and Michael Eisner.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Marketing
It does everything a children's film should do except send little viewers home humming its theme song."
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Critical response
The release was also accompanied with a Special Edition of the "Art of Pocahontas" book. Disney initially shipped 17 million VHS copies to retail stores, with nine million copies sold within its first weekend. By mid-1998, the operating income of the VHS release had accumulated to in worldwide sales. In January 2000, Walt Disney Home Video launched the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection, with "Pocahontas" re-issued on VHS and DVD on June 6, 2000. The DVD contained the film in its 1.66:1 aspect ratio enhanced with 5.1 surround sound, and was accompanied with special features including two music videos, a trivia game, the theatrical trailer, and a "Fun with Nature" activity booklet.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Home media
Additionally, they would demonstrate animation techniques and discuss the design and creation of Pocahontas' character. Further promotional tie-ins included Burger King distributing 55 million toy replicas of the film's characters with kids' meals, Payless Shoes selling a line of moccasins, and Mattel peddling a Barbie-like Pocahontas doll. A behind-the-scenes documentary television special titled "The Making of Pocahontas: A Legend Comes to Life" was aired on June 20, 1995, on the Disney Channel where the animators, voice cast, crew, and studio heads were interviewed on the production of the film. The special was hosted by actress Irene Bedard. The film had the largest premiere in history, on June 10, 1995, in New York's Central Park, followed by a live performance by Vanessa Williams.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Marketing
When "Hercules", released in 1997, earned $252 million—$73 million less than "Hunchback"—at the box office, news media began to openly suggest that Disney animation was on a downward trend of their animated film releases. Although it gained more positive criticism than "Pocahontas" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", it was still vulnerable to competition from companies such as DreamWorks and Pixar. All three films featured songs by Alan Menken.
Disney Renaissance | 1995–97: "Pocahontas", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", and "Hercules"
Timed with Pocahontas' 400th birthday, "Pocahontas" had a limited release in North America on June 16, 1995, playing in only six selected theaters. The film grossed $2.7 million during its first weekend, standing at the eighth place in the box office ranking. It beat the record set by "The Lion King" the previous year for the highest-grossing opening weekend on fewer than 50 screens, a record that has not been beaten. The wide release followed on June 23, 1995, in 2,596 screens. Studio estimates initially anticipated "Pocahontas" earning $30.5 million, ranking first and beating out the previous box office champion "Batman Forever" (1995).
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Box office
"Pocahontas" is a 1995 American animated musical romance-drama film and is the 33rd Disney animated feature film. It was produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and had a limited release to theaters on June 23, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures. It belongs to the era known as the Disney Renaissance, from 1989 to 1999
Pocahontas (franchise) | "Pocahontas"
Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated musical historical romantic drama film loosely based on the life of the Native American woman Pocahontas. It portrays a fictionalized account of her historical encounter with Englishman John Smith and the Jamestown settlers that arrived from the Virginia Company. The film was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 16, 1995. It is the 33rd Disney animated feature film and the sixth film produced and released during the period known as the Disney Renaissance. The film was directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg (in Goldberg's feature directorial debut).
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Introduction
It featured brand-new cover art, and, for the first time, a digital copy download of the film alongside the physical release.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Home media
The film was released to VHS in North America on September 9, 1994 and later to DVD on June 4, 2002. Following the film's release on the latter format, it has continued to show strong annual sales, raking in more than $1 million in DVD sales each October. In the mid-to-late 1990s, the film was rebroadcast annually on ABC and Disney Channel before switching over to ABC Family's "13 Nights of Halloween" lineup in the early 2000s. The film has continuously brought record viewing numbers to the lineup, including a 2009 broadcast watched by 2.5 million viewers. In 2011, an October 29 airing became the lineup's most watched program, with 2.8 million viewers.
Hocus Pocus (1993 film) | Release
Executive interference would eventually grow so much that Goldberg himself decided to work for Chuck Jones Productions under the pseudonym "Claude Raynes" during production. It eventually reached a peak when Joe Grant drew Percy wearing an Indian feather, by which the animators took the concept one step further by placing a Spanish ruff on Meeko. One executive exclaimed, "Animals don't have the intelligence to switch their clothes! They don't even have opposing thumbs." The animators would retain their concept for the film. Under Katzenberg, Frank Wells, and Michael Eisner, the Disney studios had begun a correlation of hiring Broadway personnel to manage the Disney animation staff on their feature films that brought such producers as Amy Pell to "Aladdin" and Sarah McArthur and Thomas Schumacher to "The Lion King".
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Development
In 2005 the film was remastered for a 10th Anniversary 2-disc Special Edition DVD, the DVD release featured two versions of the film which also featured a new extended cut of the film (adding two performances of "If I Never Knew You"), the original theatrical version and numerous bonus features. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released "Pocahontas", alongside its sequel "Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World", on Blu-ray Disc as a 2-Movie Collection on August 21, 2012. "Pocahontas" was re-released yet again in 2016 as a Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital HD combo pack, available exclusively through the Disney Movie Club.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Home media
Roger Ebert, writing for the "Chicago Sun-Times", gave the film 3 out of 4 stars writing the film was "the best-looking of the modern Disney animated features, and one of the more thoughtful" though he was more critical of the story and portrayal of the villain, ultimately summarizing that "on a list including "Mermaid," "Beauty," "Aladdin" and "Lion King," I'd rank it fifth. It has a lot of good intentions, but a severe scoundrel shortage." On the television program "Siskel & Ebert", Ebert repeated the same sentiment, while his partner Gene Siskel was more praising of the film. Both critics gave the film a "Thumbs Up".
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Critical response
In December 1994, the Animation Building in Burbank was completed for the animation division. In contrast to the early 1990s productions, the mid-1990s Disney animated features presented a trend of diminishing returns. "Pocahontas", released in summer 1995, was a critical and commercial disappointment compared to its predecessors, earning $346 million worldwide while still winning two Academy Awards for its music by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. The next film, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996), partially produced at the Paris studio, performed better critically and grossed $325 million worldwide. The following summer, "Hercules", grossed $252 million worldwide and received positive reviews, but it was responsible for beginning the decline of traditional animated films.
Walt Disney Animation Studios | 1994–1999: End of the Disney Renaissance, declining returns
Screenwriters Carl Binder, Susannah Grant, and Philip LaZebnik took creative liberties with history in an attempt to make the film palatable to audiences.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Introduction
To replicate the promotional buzz of "The Lion King", the four-minute musical number, "Colors of the Wind", was released in November 1994, accompanying a theatrical re-release of "The Lion King". On February 3, 1995, Disney began its promotional marketing campaign starting in San Diego, California launching a nationwide 18-week tour of fashion malls located within twenty-five cities where a mall exhibit named Pocahontas Animation Discovery Adventure was created to help promote the release. There, a Disney animator would guide shoppers on a presentation tour, which featured a walk-through maze with interactive lily pads, flying birds, and huge video wall, a studio workshop where visitors can become the voice of their favorite animated character, and an area where visitors can electronically manipulate images.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Marketing
In 1995, Disney partnered with Pixar to create "Toy Story", the first fully computer-animated film. The next Disney animated film, 1995's "Pocahontas", opened to mixed reviews, though it still earned $346 million worldwide and garnered two Academy Awards for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and Best Original Song for "Colors of the Wind". The following year, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996), Disney's first animated film produced at a budget over $100 million, opened to better reviews than "Pocahontas", but a lower total box office of $325 million. Both films feature composer (now serving only as lyricist to Menken's music) Stephen Schwartz.
Disney Renaissance | 1995–97: "Pocahontas", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", and "Hercules"
Ultimately, when it came to light that historical accuracy was not being pursued to the extent she had hoped, McGowan has voiced her feelings of shame she felt in conjunction with her work on the film, saying, "[she] wish[ed her] name wasn't on it". Additional Native American consultants were brought in to authenticate the clothing and war dance choreography. That same month, Katzenberg held a meeting with the Feature Animation staff in which he predicted that "Pocahontas" would be a commercial hit, while deeming "The Lion King" experimental and less likely to succeed. As a result, most of the animators of Walt Disney Feature Animation decided to work on "Pocahontas" instead, believing it would be the more prestigious and successful of the two.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Development
At first announced to be released on March 6, 1996, "Pocahontas" was first released on VHS and Laserdisc in the United States on February 28, 1996, under the "Masterpiece Collection" lineup. A deluxe VHS edition included the film and a documentary on the making of the film alongside a special edition of "The Art of Pocahontas" book and Disney-certified lithograph prints. Released on November 13, 1996, the CAV laserdisc Deluxe Edition contained the film, a historical documentary on Pocahontas, and "The Making of Pocahontas", along with added storyboards, character design artwork, concept art, rough animation, publicity and promotional trailers, the deleted "If I Never Knew You" musical sequence, and an audio commentary on a total of four double sided discs.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Home media
As a fairy-tale confection, a kind of "West Side Story" in Jamestown, "Pocahontas" is pleasant to look at, and it will probably satisfy very small kiddies, but it's the first of the new-era Disney cartoons that feels less than animated." Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" bemoaned that there were "no funny, fast-talking animals – Meeko the raccoon and Flit the hummingbird remain silent pals to Pocahontas and make you miss the verbal fun that Nathan Lane's wisecracking meerkat brought to "The Lion King"." Desson Howe, reviewing for "The Washington Post", likewise criticized the writing as recycling "elements from "Snow White" to "The Lion King," with a father-child clash, a heroine's saintly pureness that transforms an entire people, a forbidden love, consultations with an oracle/shaman (in this case a tree spirit, voiced by Linda Hunt) and the usual sideshow of funny, fuzzy animals." While calling the screenplay the "film's weakest element", Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" summarized that "Gloriously colorful, cleverly conceived and set in motion with the usual Disney vigor, "Pocahontas" is one more landmark feat of animation.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Critical response
"High School Musical 2" is currently the most successful DCOM in terms of popularity and accolades, setting a basic cable record for the single most-watched television program, as its August 2007 debut was watched by 17.2 million viewers(counting sports, this record stood until a December 3, 2007 telecast of a New England Patriots-Baltimore Ravens game on corporate sibling ESPN's "Monday Night Football", which was watched by 17.5 million viewers). "The Cheetah Girls" films were also notably successful in terms of merchandise and sales for its concert tour and soundtrack albums. The first film in 2003 was the first made-for-TV movie musical in Disney Channel's history, and had a worldwide audience of over 84 million viewers.
Disney Channel | Movie library
"Pocahontas le Spectacle" was a stage show that opened on May 12, 1996 in the Chaparral Theater in the Frontierland section of Disneyland Paris. It dealt with much of the same story as "The Spirit of Pocahontas". Audience members were given the opportunity to watch the "filming" of the movie "Pocahontas", and some volunteers were asked to take the stage as extras in the production. The entire show was done in a combination of English and French. The show’s run ended on August 29, 1999. Like "The Spirit of Pocahontas", the show retells the story of the Disney film version of Pocahontas from the perspective of the storyteller, Werowance, and the Powhatan tribe.
Pocahontas (franchise) | Pocahontas le Spectacle
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 29% based on 7 reviews and an average rating of 4.4/10. Joe Leydon of "Variety" called it "too bland and formulaic" for adults but said that children will likely enjoy it. "TV Guide" rated the film 2/5 stars. The reviewer called it "fairly well made" but said it "suffers from the usual defects of an uncompelling plot and weak songs". At "Entertainment Weekly", Michael Sauter rated it C+ and called it "standard yet pleasing fare for the preschool set".
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World | Reception
"The Spirit of Pocahontas" was a stage show. It was performed in the Fantasyland Theater at Disneyland in California and on the backlot theater that was originally constructed for the "Beauty and the Beast" stage show at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It opened at Fantasyland on June 23, 1995 and ran through September 4, 1997. It opened on June 23, 1995 at Disney's Hollywood Studios and closed after eight months in February 1996. The show ran for half an hour with special effects and a score and songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. The show played five times each day.
Pocahontas (franchise) | The Spirit of Pocahontas
The film was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, titled "", released on August 25, 1998. Bedard and Kuhn reprised their roles as Pocahontas' speaking and singing voices, respectively, while John Smith was voiced by Donal Gibson.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Sequel
In foreign markets, by December 1996, the film became the fifteenth film that year to gross over $100 million, and went on to accumulate $225.2 million, surpassing "Pocahontas" $204.5 million international gross. Worldwide, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" grossed over $325.3 million, making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 1996.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film) | Box office
The debut of its new on-air look coincided with the cable television premiere of "Pocahontas". The channel continued to transition from a premium service into a basic cable channel around this time, albeit with a similar programming format to the one it carried as a full-fledged pay service. However, the channel began shifting its target audience more toward kids (but continued to cater to family audiences at night), as it decreased the amount of older films it aired, and its music programming shifted focus towards the pre-teen and teenage demographic, incorporating music videos and revamping its concert specials to feature younger musicians popular with that demographic.
History of Disney Channel | 1997–2002: Relaunch
Although "Quiz Show" was ultimately released in September 1994, reports from late 1993 indicated that the film was originally planned to be distributed sometime in the year's first half. With "Quiz Show", Buena Vista Pictures took on a platform release strategy where it garnered buzz by being released in a limited number of theaters before opening wider; one other film released that same non-competitive fall, "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), was distributed in a similar manner, and both it and "Quiz Show" were box office failures. It opened in New York City on September 14, 1994 and expanded to 27 screens for the weekend, grossing $757,714, the fifth-highest-grossing opening weekend on under 50 screens of all time.
Quiz Show (film) | Release
Pocahontas is a Disney media franchise that commenced in 1995 with the theatrical release of "Pocahontas". The franchise is based on the real-life early 17th-century indigenous woman, Pocahontas.
Pocahontas (franchise) | Introduction
The film's soundtrack was successful, reaching number-one on the "Billboard" 200 charts during the week of July 22, 1995. It received a triple platinum certification.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Music
After "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) was unprecedentedly nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 64th Academy Awards, then-studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg opted to produce another animated romance film in the hopes of achieving a similar feat. While "Aladdin" (1992) and "The Lion King" (1994) were considered to be too far into development, Katzenberg deemed "Pocahontas" a promising candidate, and thus pushed for the heroine to be older, the romance between her and Smith to be more mature, and the animals to be mute. Head of Story Tom Sito went on the record stating he wanted to include "broader" jokes, but the "higher-ups wanted it more winsome, more gentle.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Development
There were an estimated three to four songs at this point, including "In the Middle of the River", "First to Dance", which was deemed too silly as it took place before Kocoum's death, and "Powerful Magic", which was another attempt at a happy song. A love song, titled "If I Never Knew You", had been finished by the animators, but following a test screening where younger audiences were not interested in it and the teenagers felt giddy as it played, Menken suggested that the song be removed from the film. It was, although its melody remained in the orchestral underscoring.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Music
The soundtrack also won the Academy Award for Best Musical or Comedy Score, sold 2.3 million copies in the remaining two months of 1995 alone, and went on to reach No. 1 on the "Billboard" 200.
Pocahontas (soundtrack) | Chart and commercial success
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" grossed $21.3 million in its opening weekend, placing it in second place at the box office behind "Eraser". In a new box office strategy, Disney also included ticket sales which were sold from Disney stores nationwide, which added about $1 million to the box-office numbers. However, in comparison to "Pocahontas", which had grossed $29 million the year previous, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution president Dick Cook defended the results claiming it was comparable to "Beauty and the Beast" (1991), which opened in half as many theaters, and grossed about $9 million. The film ultimately grossed just over $100.1 million domestically.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film) | Box office
In his print review for the "Chicago Tribune", Siskel awarded the film 3½ stars out of 4 commenting that the film is a "surprisingly serious, thoughtful and beautifully drawn Disney animated feature about the American birthright of exploitation and racism". He praised it for "sending powerful images to children about threats to the natural order", restoring "a certain majesty to the Indian culture", and for having "the courage that leads to the life-goes-on ending." The film's writing and lack of humor received mixed reviews. Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly" stated "With dismay, I realize that virtually everything in the movie – every character, every story twist, every song – is as generic as the two hygienic lovers.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Critical response
Pocahontas became the first Native American Disney Princess and the second woman of color to be a main character in a Disney film, after Jasmine from "Aladdin" (1992). A video game titled "Disney's Pocahontas" based on the film was released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1996. Pocahontas, alongside other the Disney Princesses, briefly appeared in the film "Ralph Breaks the Internet" (2018), with Bedard returning to the role. Critics have also discussed the influence of "Pocahontas" on other films. Sophie Gilbert of "The Atlantic" argues that the strong and brave title character of "Pocahontas" influenced the portrayal of subsequent heroines of Disney animated films, specifically Mulan, Rapunzel, Merida, and Elsa.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Legacy
The network paid MGM $225,000 for the rights to televise the film and committed to showing it again for the same price with an option to re-broadcast if the telecast was a success. This 1956 broadcast was shown as CBS's response to the successful color telecast of the Broadway musical "Peter Pan" with Mary Martin, which had been restaged especially for TV at NBC Studios as part of the anthology series "Producers' Showcase". "Peter Pan" had first been shown live on TV by NBC in 1955, and been repeated (again live) by public demand in 1956. Its enormous success on television ushered in a temporary "fad" of mostly live family-oriented specials based on fantasy tales, such as "Aladdin" (1958), "Alice in Wonderland" (1955) (a live-action version), Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" (1957), "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" (1957), and "Pinocchio" (1957, no relation to the Disney film).
The Wizard of Oz on television | First telecast
"Pocahontas" received generally mixed reviews from film critics. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 55% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 56 reviews, with an average score of 5.91/10. The site's consensus states ""Pocahontas" means well, and has moments of startling beauty, but it's largely a bland, uninspired effort, with uneven plotting and an unfortunate lack of fun." Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 58 based on 23 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Critical response
Sito mentioned that Joe Grant contributed heavily towards the film, as he was the creator of Redfeather, Meeko, and Flit. Redfeather was a wise-cracking turkey who was intended to be voiced by John Candy, and Percy, who was to be voiced by Richard E. Grant, was revised to become mute. Following the death of John Candy in March 1994, co-screenwriter Susannah Grant decided the turkey was inappropriate for the script she co-wrote for "Pocahontas", and a more realistic approach would have the animals pantomime instead of talking. Joe Grant stated Redfeather "had comic potential–he thought he was handsome, a lady's man.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Writing
The asterisk (*) means that some characters are either mentioned or made cameos.
Pocahontas (franchise) | Characters
The single reel drama, approximately 1,000 feet long, was released on October 11, 1910. The film likely had a wide national release, with known showings in North Carolina, Indiana, Montana, and Kansas. The film was widely praised by supporters of the Independents and minimally praised by the reviewer for "The New York Dramatic Mirror" which was chiefly loyal to the Licensed companies. A review in "The Moving Picture News" stated, "Never did any Licensed manufacturer turn out a better picture, and seldom have they turned out one that's equal. The details, the settings, the staging and the acting, not neglecting the photography, put this picture way above par." Walton, also of "The Moving Picture News" affirmed that the quality of the film, but acknowledged some minor historical accuracy points in the production itself.
Pocahontas (1910 film) | Release and reception
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" (1991), "Aladdin" (1992) and "The Lion King" (1994) successively broke box-office records. "Pocahontas", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996), "Hercules" (1997), "Mulan" (1998) and "Tarzan" (1999) did not surpass "The Lion King" as the highest-grossing (traditionally) animated film of all time, but all grossed over $250 million worldwide. The films of this period are regarded as part of the Disney Renaissance. Only the sequel "The Rescuers Down Under" (1990) underperformed expectations. From 1994 onward, Disney continued to produce feature-length sequels to successful titles, but only as direct-to-video releases. John Kricfalusi's influential "The Ren & Stimpy Show" (1991-1995) garnered widespread acclaim.
History of animation | 1990s
Because of the disappointing box office performances of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Hercules", Disney restricted its marketing campaign for "Mulan", spending $30 million on promotional advertisements compared to more than $60 million for "Hercules" the year before. Instead of the lavish media event premieres of "Pocahontas" in Central Park and the electric light parade on Fifth Avenue for "Hercules", Disney opted to premiere the film at the Hollywood Bowl complete with Chinese lanterns and fortune cookies. Two days before the general release, McDonald's launched its promotional campaign by including one of eight toys free with the purchase of a Happy Meal.
Mulan (1998 film) | Release
This occurs at the very beginning and gives the film a stamp of reality that seldom has been obtained in any historical subject." One flaw in the production was the scene in which Pocahontas appears in the court of King James and the setting draws attention over the action itself. The lack of a throne and unusual shaped windows, likened to those of a conservatory or enclosed veranda by the reviewer, diminishing the effect of the short scene.
Pocahontas (1910 film) | Production
The picture, therefore, falls short of the mark aimed at, although it is not unworthy of some praise. ... There are a number of flaws in the costuming that should not go unnoticed - the cloth trousers worn by some of the Indians, the iron hatchets carried by at least two of them, the corsets and tailor-made fancy Indian costume worn by Pocahontas." The "Mirror" however was not impartial and was seen as an organ of the Licensed films. Despite this, the reviews were perceptive and were usually favorable to Thanhouser productions.
Pocahontas (1910 film) | Release and reception
Some of the folks were so concerned about political correctness, they didn't want to be cuckoo-wacky about it." Eric Goldberg—following his contributions to "Aladdin" as the supervising animator of the Genie and with all animation units for "The Lion King" already occupied—was asked to co-direct "Pocahontas" alongside Gabriel, to which he agreed. Likewise, he had originally expected the film to be more comedic and cartoonish like "Aladdin", but Schneider informed him that the film would be produced in a vein more similar to that of "Beauty and the Beast"; the then-ongoing 1992 Los Angeles riots further convinced Goldberg to commit to the film due to its racial themes.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Development
Before making his producing debut on "Pocahontas", James Pentecost had earlier worked as a production stage manager on several Broadway productions including "La Cage aux Folles" and "Crimes of the Heart". In June 1992, the filmmakers embarked on a research trip to the Jamestown Settlement where Pentecost first met Shirley "Little Dove" Custalow-McGowan and Debbie "White Dove" Custalow, both descendants of the Powhatan Indians. The trip also included a visit to the Pamunkey Indian Reservation, and conducted interviews with historians at Old Dominion University. Following the research trip, Custalow-McGowan served as a consultant traveling to the Disney studios three times, and while Custalow-McGowan offered her services for free, Disney paid her a $500 daily consulting fee plus expenses.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Development
After the film was shown on television for the second time, network telecasts of it became a much-anticipated family event in the United States, drawing large audiences annually for many years. Between 1956 and 1980, commercial broadcast television was virtually the only means by which families were able to see "The Wizard of Oz", unless they attended the MGM Children's Matinees in the early 1970s or were in a city with a Revival house movie theater. Until 1999, the film had been shown in the U.S. only on commercial broadcast television. After the film went to cable that year, TV showings of the movie became increasingly more frequent, and the tradition of televising it only once a year ended, at least in the U.S.
The Wizard of Oz on television | Introduction
Three actors in the film have been involved in other Pocahontas-related projects. Gordon Tootoosis acted as Chief Powhatan in "" (1995). Christian Bale and Irene Bedard would portray John Rolfe and Pocahontas's mother, respectively, in Terrence Malick's "The New World" (2005).
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Voice cast
She had her own show entitled "Pocahontas and her Forest Friends" at Disney's Animal Kingdom, which ran from 1998 to 2008. Pocahontas appears in several stories of "Disney's 365 Bedtime Stories". Pocahontas, alongside other Disney Princesses, appeared in the 2018 film "Ralph Breaks the Internet", as was announced at the 2017 D23 Expo, with Bedard returning to voice her.
Pocahontas (character) | Other appearances
As it turned out, while both films were commercial successes, "The Lion King" received more positive feedback and larger grosses than "Pocahontas".
The Lion King (franchise) | History
For many years, no complete home video release had been undertaken due to the nature of the videotape master materials. Like many television series of this era, most of the original videotapes were wiped. In the late 1970s, missing episodes of "Up Pompeii!" were found in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) archive. Because of the differences in international broadcasting, these copies had been converted to the North American NTSC television standard, and so one chunk of the series remained in its native PAL format, but the majority were found in a poorly-converted (dating long before digital conversion methods) NTSC state.
Up Pompeii! | DVD release
He also changed the course of history several times, such as the occasion when he wished himself back to ancient Rome and beat a soldier called Superbus in a chariot race (by wishing for a banquet to thwart Superbus's progress, as he immediately stopped his chariot and started eating it). The series comprised twenty-six five-minute episodes; thirteen in 1994 and a further thirteen in 1996, which were animated by Mark Mason (who had previously animated "Spider!") and directed by Graham Ralph (who had previously directed "the same series" and illustrated its book). The inceptive series was released by BBC Worldwide on a VHS entitled "William and Barksure" (BBCV 5666) in 1995 and the second series on another VHS entitled "William Hood" (BBCV 5904) in 1996, but because of the presence of the "old" BBC logo (with underlines) on them these are both now out of print; as with many other older BBC children's television shows, the show is not available on DVD.
William's Wish Wellingtons | Synopsis
In 1607, the "Susan Constant" sails from London to the New World, carrying English settlers from the Virginia Company. Along the way, the "Susan Constant" is caught in a North Atlantic storm and Captain John Smith, who dreams about adventure, saves young, inexperienced crewmate Thomas from drowning. As they approach the New World, the settlers, including John, talk of adventure, finding gold, fighting "Injuns" and potentially settling in the new land. In the Powhatan tribe in Tsenacommacah, North America, Pocahontas, the beautiful daughter of Chief Powhatan, fears being possibly wed to Kocoum, a brave warrior whom she sees as too serious for her own free-spirited personality.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Plot
"Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World" is a 1998 straight-to-video sequel to the 1995 Disney film "Pocahontas". The sequel focuses on Pocahontas' journey to London, England with John Rolfe to negotiate for peace between the two nations, although her death is omitted from the film's ending.
Pocahontas (franchise) | "Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World"
During the weekend of June 27–29, box office analysts estimated that "Hercules" earned $21.5 million ranking second behind "Face/Off", which grossed $22.7 million. In its first two weeks of general release, "Hercules" amounted $58 million in box office grosses, compared to "Pocahontas" (which took in $80 million) and "The Lion King" (which grossed $119 million) in their respective two weeks. Considered a disappointment among Disney shareholders, Disney's stock price slipped 9.7 percent by which executives blamed the film's box office performance on "more competition". By its third weekend, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution president Dick Cook confessed that competing family films such as "Men in Black" and "Batman & Robin" played a role in the downward box office performance, but projected the film would receive a worldwide gross of $300 million.
Hercules (1997 film) | Box office
Pocahontas: The Legend is a 1995 drama film that fictionalizes the young life of the historical figure of Chief Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas and her relationship with Captain John Smith. This film was directed by Danièle J. Suissa and stars Sandrine Holt as the titular heroine. It was entirely shot around Toronto and Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. This is the third live-action feature film based on the life of Pocahontas and John Smith, the others being "Pocahontas and John Smith" (1924) and "Captain John Smith and Pocahontas" (1953). John Rolfe, the second husband of Pocahontas, does not appear in this motion picture.
Pocahontas: The Legend | Introduction
The series was an immediate hit on both sides of the Atlantic, drawing 32,000,000 viewers per week. Sapphire films were commissioned to make four other series by Lew Grade: "The Adventures of Sir Lancelot" (1956/57, broadcast by NBC on Monday nights at 8.00 pm), "The Buccaneers" (1956/57, broadcast by CBS on Saturday nights at 7.30 pm), "Sword of Freedom" (1957/58), and "The Four Just Men" (1958/59). The success of these inspired other historic drama series from ITC like "The Adventures of William Tell", "Sir Francis Drake", "The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel", "The Count of Monte Cristo". ITC continued to make and sell TV series to the US until the late 1970s, including "The Saint" and "The Muppet Show".
The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series) | Influence
The March 1991 showing was the first showing after the film gained protected status from the Library of Congress and the National Film Preservation Board. Networks opted to discontinue shortening the film by "microcutting" a few individual moments throughout the movie as they had done from the late 1960s to the early 1980s in order to make room for commercials and keep it in a two-hour broadcast. This extended the running time of the film from 8 P.M to 10:07 p.m. and sometimes it was extended even longer, depending on the amount of time which was spent on commercials. It was one of the first 50 films to be selected for this protection.
The Wizard of Oz on television | March 1991 showing
However, largely through annual airings on Disney Channel and Freeform (formerly ABC Family), "Hocus Pocus" has been rediscovered by audiences, resulting in a yearly spike in home video sales of the film every Halloween season that has helped make it a cult classic. A sequel, directed by Adam Shankman, is in development as a Disney+ original film, with a screenplay written by Jen D'Angelo.
Hocus Pocus (1993 film) | Introduction
When we decided he couldn't talk, and, having no hands, he couldn't mime ...". Joe Grant would later draw a concept sketch of a hair-braiding raccoon, in which Glen Keane animated and claimed the directors "loved the idea and got rid of the turkey character." Likewise, according to Sito, Meeko was created because they were "naturally enigmatic, because they have little hands and a little mask over their face like a thief." Gabriel described the inspiration for Flit the hummingbird where "I have hummingbirds all over my backyard, [and] I thought, 'That's a great animal to animate.'" According to the directors, Governor Ratcliffe's pampered pet, Percy, was based on history as the royalty of the time often carried small pugs wherever they went.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Writing
The Native American woman Pocahontas is buried at St George's Church, Gravesend in Kent and was the inspiration for the popular Disney animated film of the same name. The first multiplex cinema in the UK was in Milton Keynes, in the mid-1980s.
South East England | Literature, TV Puppetry & Animation, Cinema, Music and Cuisine
Fox eventually recouped its investment in 1966 when it sold the television broadcast rights to ABC for $5 million, a then-record amount paid for a single film.
Cleopatra (1963 film) | Box office
"Disney's Pocahontas" is a video game based on the 1995 film of the same name, was released on the Sega Genesis in 1996. The Sega title was developed by Funcom on contract with Disney. It was followed by a later release for the Game Boy and PlayStation on June 10, 1996, nearly a year after the film's premiere. A Super NES version of the game was under development around the same time as the Genesis version, but was canceled due to development being too far behind to coincide with the Genesis release.
Pocahontas (franchise) | "Disney's Pocahontas"
The voice cast stars Irene Bedard and Mel Gibson as Pocahontas and Smith, respectively, with David Ogden Stiers, Russell Means, Christian Bale, Billy Connolly and Linda Hunt providing other voices. The score was written by Alan Menken, who also wrote the film's songs along with Stephen Schwartz. After making his directorial debut with "The Rescuers Down Under" (1990), Gabriel conceived the film during a Thanksgiving weekend. The project went into development concurrently with "The Lion King" (1994) and attracted most of Disney's top animators. Meanwhile, Disney studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg decided the film should be a serious romantic epic in the vein of "Beauty and the Beast" (1991), in hope that, like "Beauty", it would also be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Introduction
While "The Wuzzles" only lasted a season, "The Gummi Bears" was a sustained success with a six-season run. In 1987, the TV animation division adapted Carl Barks' Scrooge McDuck comic books for the small screen with the syndicated hit "DuckTales". Its success spawned a 1990 theatrical film entitled "" and an increased investment in syndicated cartoons. The result of this investment was "The Disney Afternoon" in 1990, a two-hour syndicated television programming block of such animated shows as: "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (1988-1991), "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers" (1989–1991), "TaleSpin" (1990–1991), "Darkwing Duck" (1991–1993, also airing on ABC), "Goof Troop" (1992–1994, also airing on ABC), "Bonkers" (1993–1994), and the critically acclaimed and still-popular "Gargoyles" (1994–1997).
Disney Renaissance | Success in television animation (1985–1998)
As of April 29, 2013, Turner Classic Movies has shown the film 23 times.
The Wizard of Oz on television | Move to cable
It was considered popular enough that a TV movie version was commissioned and aired. Internationally, the series was translated and released on DVD. It was purchased for airing by television stations and made available on video on demand services in several countries. In the United States, the DVDs were released around the theatrical release of another Bones production, "". The distributor claimed that "RahXephon" was met with "strong sales and extraordinary critical response in the U.S."
RahXephon | Reception
Due to the lower limit budget, the film proved to be unsuccessful both by critics and at the box office. Hal Erickson of AllMovie gave the film his lowest star rating.
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas | Reception
Robin Crusoe, U.S.N." in Spokane, Washington and "The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin" in Philadelphia. The film had its network premiere on March 10, 1970 as a television special on NBC. The film became a popular annual repeat for most of the decade until its last showing on November 25, 1977. That same year, NBC had also acquired the broadcasting rights to "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day", which premiered on October 4. Additionally, the specials were sponsored by Sears, who was then the exclusive provider of Pooh merchandise.
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree | Release
Domestic Television Distribution as a result of the Turner/Time Warner merger on October 10, 1996. The film grossed $13.7 million in North American theaters from a budget of $34 million.
The Pagemaster | Release
"The Lion King" however had concurrently carried a similar idea of the ancestors giving wisdom and guidance to the protagonist so the idea was discarded. Michael Eisner pushed for Pocahontas to have a mother, lamenting that "We're always getting fried for having no mothers." The writers countered that Powhatan was polygamous and formed dynastic alliances among other neighboring tribes by impregnating a local woman and giving away the child, so it was believed that Pocahontas herself probably did not see her mother that much. "Well", Eisner conceded, "I guess that means we're toasted." Ultimately, her mother's spirit would become the swirling wind that occurs throughout the film.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Writing
MGM sold CBS the rights to televise the film for $225,000 per broadcast. It was first shown on television on November 3, 1956 as the last installment of the "Ford Star Jubilee". It was a ratings success, with a Nielsen rating of 33.9 and an audience share of 53%. It was repeated on December 13, 1959, and gained an even larger television audience, with a Nielsen rating of 36.5 and an audience share of 58%. It became an annual television tradition.
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) | Television
The special was first released on VHS in 1994. The VHS was re-released in 1997, with a sneak peek at "Recess" before the special. Also, it was later partnered with "Mickey's Christmas Carol". It was originally broadcast on ABC. The special was broadcast on CBS in 1995. After Disney's purchase of ABC, that network once again became the home of all subsequent broadcasts. It re-aired on ABC in 1996 and kept on air until 1999. It returned for the first time on December 11, 2007, but immediately edited down. The edited 2007 version aired on ABC Family (now Freeform), as part of their "25 Days of Christmas" as of December 2008.
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too | Broadcast history
It grossed $792,366 in its first 5 days. The film gradually expanded over the next four weeks to a maximum of 822 screens and grossed a total of $24,822,619 in the United States and Canada. In the United States, the film continued to drop in performance even after its Academy Award nominations, where it fell 63% in weekly grosses for the week of March 12, 1995. Following its theatrical run, "Quiz Show" ran out-of-competition at international festivals, such as the 1995 Berlin International Film Festival and that same year's China edition of the Sundance Film Festival, which ran from October 5 to 12, 1995.
Quiz Show (film) | Release
This version was rebroadcast several times on CBS into the early 1970s, and is occasionally broadcast on various cable networks to this day; both versions are available on DVD.
CBS | "Cinderella"
In the early days of television, major studios were reluctant to release films on TV, and those films that were released were usually low-budget B films or older black-and-white academy ratio films, that had lost much of their value to the theaters, with the notable exceptions of some of Walt Disney's films and "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). Those films became standard fare for independent stations and the non-prime time schedules of the network affiliates by the late 1950s. A gentleman's agreement between the top studios limited the exhibition to films made before 1948, which excluded most shot in CinemaScope and color – features which audiences had grown to expect.
NBC Saturday Night at the Movies | Background and early history
TV animation also brought some animated feature film characters to Saturday morning, including "The Little Mermaid", "Aladdin", "Timon & Pumbaa", and "Hercules", the first three on CBS.
Disney Renaissance | Success in television animation (1985–1998)
The 1955–56 United States network television schedule was for the period that began in September 1955 and ran through March 1956. "The $64,000 Question" had debuted on CBS during summer 1955 and became the #1 program on U.S. television. The three networks "rushed to copy this latest hit format, quickly filling prime time with similar contests". (It would not be until fall 1958 that it would be confirmed that several of these new quiz shows were rigged.) For years, ABC had "struggled to cobble together a TV schedule", but following the network's major success with Disney-produced series "Disneyland" in 1954, other Hollywood film companies began embracing television.
1955–56 United States network television schedule | Introduction
By the time the movie went to NBC in 1968, all network shows (except for reruns of black and white movies) were in color.
The Wizard of Oz on television | Shown in color
The series was co-produced by the animation department of the Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company Toho. In the following years, Mondo TV released several animated series such as "Cinderella", co-produced with Japanese animation company Tatsunoko Production, a 26-episode animated series based on the fairy tale of the same name, "Simba the LionKing" a 52-episode animated series, and the sequels "Simba Jr. goes to the World Cup" a 26-episode animated series and "Winner and the Golden Child" a 26-episode animated series, "Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers", co-produced with Institute of Antoniano, "Pocahontas", a 26-episode animated series based on the Pamunkey Algonquian princess and Chief Powhatan's daughter from early American history, "Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia", a 26-episode animated series co-produced with SEK Studio (a North Korean-based animation company), RAI, TF1 and Taurus Film based on the fictional pirate of the late 19th century created by Italian author Emilio Salgari.
Mondo TV | Production and distribution
released the film only in 2D and IMAX cinemas. However, "Part 2" was released in 2D and 3D cinemas as originally planned. The television broadcast rights for the series in the United States are currently held by NBCUniversal, which typically airs the films on USA Network and Syfy. The film series has accrued nearly 1.3 billion viewings since its television debut—the highest-watched franchise in television broadcast history. All eight films became available to stream exclusively on HBO Max, on May 27, 2020, the launch date of the service.
Harry Potter (film series) | Release
Though the film is presumed lost, a synopsis survives in "The Moving Picture World" from October 15, 1910. It states: "Captain John Smith comes to America as the head of a band of English colonists and settles in Jamestown, Virginia. While at the head of the colony Smith makes a trip of exploration into the interior and is captured there by King Powhatan, the acknowledged head of all of the red men in Virginia. Powhatan orders his prisoner's execution. Just as the fatal club is about to descend, Pocahontas, the favorite daughter of the King, throws herself before her father.
Pocahontas (1910 film) | Plot
Also, although DCOMs have been produced in widescreen HD format since mid-2005, the 2009 release of "Princess Protection Program" became the first DCOM to receive a widescreen DVD transfer. The highest-rated premiere for the brand came in August 2007, when "High School Musical 2" set a record for basic cable with 17.2 million viewers. The second highest-rated premiere is held by "", which premiered with 11.4 million viewers. Other major DCOM franchises include "Camp Rock", "The Cheetah Girls", "Twitches", "Halloweentown", the "Teen Beach" films, the "" trilogy, and "The Descendants" series.
List of Disney Channel original films | Introduction
Pocahontas is the most well-known example of a Native American woman in mainstream media, and the reception of the 1995 film she stars in has been controversial. Despite Disney's claims that the "Pocahontas" franchise was meant to counter prejudice and create cooperation, critics have argued that the storyline contains unacceptable historical inaccuracies. Critics say the franchise contains harmful stereotypes, overlooks real history, and overshadows the opportunity for real Native American women to be represented in a fair way.
Pocahontas (franchise) | Controversy
The movie has also been shown on television successfully in the United Kingdom, Canada and is shown every year in Australia, but it has not become the television phenomenon there that it has in the U.S. In Indonesia, the film was aired for the first time on the newly-inaugurated television network RCTI in November 1989, with reruns on other four networks in the 1990s. In Japan, the film has aired on the Japanese version of "The Magical World of Disney", although Disney had nothing to do with its production or release.
The Wizard of Oz on television | Outside the United States
Gryphon also known as "Attack of the Gryphon" is a 2007 television film directed by Andrew Prowse, starring Amber Benson, Jonathan LaPaglia, and Larry Drake. It premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel on January 27, 2007. The made for TV movie continues a tradition of science fiction movies featuring computer-animated monsters that have been part of the Sci-Fi Pictures original films series since its inception in 2002. These include "Sabertooth" (2002), "Rottweiler" (2004), "Mansquito" (2005), "Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy" (2005), "Pterodactyl" (2005), "Minotaur" (2006), and "Mammoth" (2006).
Gryphon (film) | Introduction
The film appeared on an episode of "The Wonderful World of Disney".
Superdad | Television
Walton concluded, "Such films as these lift moving picturedom into the higher plane, where its most enduring successes will be won. The presentation, in such a worthy form as this, of the timber from whence our nation has been hewn, cannot but meet with commendation. I feel sure England will welcome this stately production with as hearty a welcome as it has received, and merited, in New York." "The Moving Picture World" also confirmed the quality of the production as one which further elevates the reputation of the Thanhouser Company. Standing in contrast, "The New York Dramatic Mirror" review criticized the production for being "too crowded for pictorial beauty and too stiffly acted for dramatic effect.
Pocahontas (1910 film) | Release and reception
The film garnered 8.5 million viewers on its premiere, making Disney Channel the most-watched network in the time slot, with nearly double the viewers of CBS at that time.
Princess Protection Program | Ratings
Turner, which owned most of the pre-May 1986 MGM film and television library at the time (later owned by Warner Bros.), began moving to make its properties exclusive to Turner-owned outlets in the late 1990s; as such, in 1998, "The Wizard of Oz" made its last appearance on CBS, moving exclusively to Turner-owned properties the next year. 2000 marked the first time that the film was shown on U.S. television during the summer. In 2002, it was shown five times. On November 6, 2011, TBS became the American television channel on which "The Wizard of Oz" has been shown most often, when the film had its 32nd showing on that channel, finally breaking CBS' record 31 showings.
The Wizard of Oz on television | Move to cable
When CBS bought the film back from NBC in 1976, it again began to beat episodes of Disney in the ratings. It preempted Disney on one more occasion, after the series moved to that network in the early 1980s. In 2006, the first year it was shown on TV in high-definition, the film placed No. 11 in the Nielsen ratings among cable television programs for the week of November 11.
The Wizard of Oz on television | Television ratings
For the villain, they chose John Ratcliffe, whose portrayal was based on actual English captains, including John Martin, Christopher Newport and Edward Maria Wingfield. In reality, it was Wingfield who despised John Smith, but the filmmakers preferred the sinister sound of "Ratcliffe". The writers would continue to adapt actual events into the film such as Pocahontas warning Smith that the Indians were after him so he could escape in the middle of the night, Powhatan ordering the captured Smith to make bead necklaces to humiliate him, and Pocahontas being captured by Ratcliffe instead of Samuel Argall, though none of them worked with the story.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Writing
Television followed the films, and the British television series "The Adventures of Robin Hood" had produced 143 episodes by 1959 and became an outstanding success both in United Kingdom and the United States. British television production in the genre was prolific, and includes "The Buccaneers" (1956–1957), "The Adventures of Sir Lancelot" (1956–1957), "Sword of Freedom" (1958), "The Adventures of William Tell" (1958), "The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel" (ITV, 1956), ITC's "The Count of Monte Cristo" (ITV, 1956) and George King's "Gay Cavalier" (ITV, 1957), "Quentin Durward" (Studio Canal, 1971) and "Sharpe" (ITV, since 1993). American television produced two series of "Zorro" (1957 and 1990).
Swashbuckler film | Television
Powhatan gives Pocahontas her mother's necklace as a present. Pocahontas, along with her friends, the raccoon Meeko and hummingbird Flit, visit Grandmother Willow, a spiritual talking willow tree and speaks of a dream involving a spinning arrow and her confusion regarding what her path in life should be. Grandmother Willow then alerts Pocahontas to the arriving English. The voyage's greedy leader Governor Ratcliffe, who seeks gold as part of his plan to bring him wealth and status, has Jamestown built in a wooded clearing and immediately has the crewmen dig for gold. John departs to explore the wilderness and encounters Pocahontas.
Pocahontas (1995 film) | Plot
The rest of the "Hocus Pocus" airings stayed around 1.000M consistently. "Monsters University" gained 1.234M on that same date. The highest rated showing of "The Addams Family" was 1.116M on October 20.
31 Nights of Halloween | 2016
When the movie first aired on Disney Channel on October 14, 2005, it was viewed by 7 million viewers. In four subsequent airings during its first weekend, the movie drew a total of 21.5 million viewers and was the week's most popular cable program.
Twitches (film) | Broadcast
In August 15, 2002, the film re-aired in Disney Channel which had 3.4 million viewers.
Wish Upon a Star | Production