This week the DFPP team can’t seem to wipe the smiles off their faces as they use the map travelling skills of 80s Robot to recreate that rainbow connection for their old friends Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy, and Gonzo in the 2011 comedy The Muppets.
With Thanksgiving behind us, it’s time to look forward to the fun and frivolity of the holiday season! Disney has created some very memorable holiday films over the past few decades, and on this week’s episode the DFPP team sorts through them to find the good, the bad and the ugly. Take a listen to see what you should be checking out to get in the holiday spirit.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Ever wanted to see the first Thanksgiving? I bet you never thought it would involve kidnapping, monks, popcorn and magic horses, did you? Well you’ll get all that and more in Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale, Disney’s attempt at telling a Thanksgiving story. Take a listen this week as the DFPP team takes on this twisted tale.
This week the DFPP team decides to take the highway option and head over to the home of the Plummers to perform a special rendition of the Peter Panda Dance as an audition for a local performance of the Sound of Music in the 2005 comedy The Pacifier.
This is Halloween! This is Halloween! Oh…that was last week, wasn’t it? Well, what better film to bridge the gap between Halloween and Christmas than Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas! The DFPP team gets into some freaky stop motion fun with this cult classic that’s become a mainstream hit. Check out all the fun as Briana watches it for the first time and we discuss her reactions, all the quibbles of Henry Selick and so much more.
You know, you really can’t reason with a headless man. This and many other things were discovered by the DFPP team as they watched the Disney animated classic The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. So get in the Halloween tradition and listen to this show as you get ready for All Hallow’s Eve.
Are you scared yet? Halloween is just around the corner, and the spooky movies are dominating the airwaves. Believe it or not Disney has made a bunch of Halloween films beyond The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Ever hear of Under Wraps? Or Hocus Pocus?
On this week’s show, the DFPP team takes a different approach, and looks at the list of Disney Halloween films through the years and tries to point you to some that you may enjoy… and some you might not. Take a listen for some hints of films you might want to try this Halloween week.
As Rafiki said, “The king has returned.” The Lion King is all the rage these days, with the 3D theatrical release raking in the cash at the box office and the 3D Bluray and DVD release selling out in stores. On this episode, the DFPP team takes a look back to the wild and woolly days of 1994, when The Lion King was the king of the box office the first time around. Featuring TouringPlans.com blogger Kristen Helmstetter.
This week, we celebrate Todd’s birthday with one of his favorite films and one of his favorite people! AJ from the Disney Food Blog joins the crew as we break down the Pixar superhero film, The Incredibles. Thrill to the heights of our derring-do as we take you through the heroic twists and turns of the life of a super heroic family.
You will believe an elephant can fly when you listen to Episode 39 of the Disney Film Project Podcast! This week, the team is joined by Scarlett from TouringPlans.com to review Dumbo! Grab your magic feathers and clown costumes for all the fun.
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