Mickey Mouse To Vietnam
Mickey Mouse is seen walking happily up until he sees a sign reading "Join the Army and See the World" before walking offscreen and coming back with a helmet and gun. He then travels by boat to Vietnam during the war. However, moments after, while walking in the grass, he is shot in the head by an enemy.
The short ends with Mickey lying dead on the ground, his smile turning slowly into a frown. In 1968, Milton Glaser and Lee Savage made a very short, totally silent, anti-war film called "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam." "It was for a thing called the Angry. This is a collection of animations by Ethereal Snake that depict Mickey Mouse and friends in the Vietnam War and aftermath.
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Mickey Mouse in Vietnam: Directed by Lee Savage. It features the Disney character Mickey Mouse being shipped to Vietnam during the war. Moments after arriving, he is shot dead.
Mickey Mouse In Vietnam: The Underground Anti-War Animation from 1968, Co-Created by Milton Glaser in Animation, History June 24th, 2013 2 Comments During World War II, Disney's lovable characters made their own contribution to the war effort. The short has the satirical theme of Mickey Mouse volunteering for military service, and getting killed within moments of arriving in Vietnam to fight in the Vietnam War. The short was considered lost media up until 2013 when a YouTube user uploaded the full short, albeit with replaced music.
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The full short with its original music was uploaded in 2018. There was a lot of protest surrounding the United States' involvement in Vietnam. Many felt the government was unjust in its decision to conscript men and send them overseas, leading to nationwide condemnation.
While the majority chose to express their dismay by participating in marches, two individuals did so by killing off a beloved cartoon character: Mickey Mouse. Back in 1968, The Walt Disney Company were trying to get back on their feet following the loss of the company's founder, Walt Disney himself. Around this time, director Whitney Lee Savage and producer Milton Glaser submitted a new Mickey Mouse cartoon titled "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" produced under the companies "Max Cats" and "Whittesey Studios".
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The animated short was then taken to Disney's. Mickey Mouse in Vietnam is a 16mm underground short movie by Lee Savage. It features the Disney character Mickey Mouse being shipped to Vietnam during the war.
Moments after arriving, he is shot dead. It was produced independently in 1969 and has a total running time of one minute. In 1968, Milton Glaser and Lee Savage made a very short, totally silent, anti-war film called "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam." "It was for a thing called the Angry Arts Festival," Glaser told.
