Alice in Wonderland [60th Anniversary Edition] [2 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske

Overview

This Disney feature-length cartoon combines the most entertaining elements of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Chasing after the White Rabbit, who runs into view singing "I'm Late! I'm Late!," Alice falls down the rabbit hole into the topsy-turvy alternate world of Wonderland. She grows and shrinks after following the instructions of a haughty caterpillar, attends a "Very Merry Unbirthday" party in the garden of the Mad Hatter and the March Hare, stands in awe as the Cheshire Cat spouts philosophy, listens in rapt attention as Tweedledum and Tweedledee relate the story of the Walrus and the Carpenter (a sequence usually cut when Alice is shown on TV), and closes out her day with a hectic croquet game at the home of the Red Queen. The music and production design of Alice in Wonderland is marvelous, but the film is too much of a good thing, much too frantic to do full honor to the whimsical Carroll original, and far too episodic to hang together as a unified feature film. One tactical error is having Alice weep at mid-point, declaring her wish to go home: This is Alice in Wonderland, Walt, not Wizard of Oz! Its storytelling shortcomings aside, Alice in Wonderland is superior family entertainment (never mind the efforts in the 1970s to palm off the picture as a psychedelic "head" film).

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2011
UPC:	0786936808629
Original Release:	1951
Rating:	G
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:15:00
Sales rank:	1,629

Special Features

Exclusive to Blu-ray Disc; Through The Keyhole: A Companion's Guide To Wonderland; Painting The Roses Red Interactive Game; DisneyView - Enhanced Viewing Experience; Walt Disney Color TV Introduction (1959); Reference Footage: Alice And The Doorknobs; ; Pencil Test: Alice Shrinks; Reflections On Alice Featurette; Operation Wonderland (Now In Hi-Def!); ; ; Disc 2 - DVD Feature Film + Bonus

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kathryn Beaumont	Alice,Actor
Ed Wynn	Mad Hatter
Richard Haydn	Caterpillar,Actor
Sterling Holloway	Cheshire Cat
J. Pat O'Malley	Actor,Walrus
Larry Grey	Bill
Jerry Colonna	March Hare,Actor
Verna Felton	Queen of Hearts
Bill Thompson	White Rabbit
Heather Angel	Alice's sister
Joseph Kearns	Doorknob
Queenie Leonard	Bird in the Tree
Dink Trout	King of Hearts
Doris Lloyd	The Rose
James MacDonald	Dormouse
The Mello Men	Card Player
Wilfred Jackson	Actor
Hamilton Luske	Actor
Oliver Wallace	Composer
Sol Kaplan	Composer

Technical Credits

Winston Hibler

Bill Peet

Joe Grant

Aldous Huxley

Teddy Sears

Bill Cottrell

Milt Banta

Del Connell

Dick Huemer

Dick Kelsey

Tom Oreb

Erdman Penner

Joe Rinaldi

John Walbridge

Walt Disney	Producer
Winston Hibler	Screenwriter
Bill Peet	Screenwriter
Joe Grant	Screenwriter
Aldous Huxley	Screenwriter
Teddy Sears	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Bill Cottrell	Screenwriter
George Rowley	Special Effects
Milt Banta	Screenwriter
Del Connell	Screenwriter
Dick Huemer	Screenwriter
Dick Kelsey	Screenwriter
Blaine Gibson	Special Effects
Daniel MacManus	Special Effects
Tom Oreb	Screenwriter
Erdman Penner	Screenwriter
Joe Rinaldi	Screenwriter
John Walbridge	Screenwriter
Joshua Meador	Special Effects

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Alice in Wonderland
1. Opening Credits ("Alice In Wonderland") [:00]
2. Alice's History Lesson [:00]
3. "In A World Of My Own" [:00]
4. The White Rabbit ("I'm Late") [:02]
5. Curiouser And Curiouser [:00]
6. The Bottle On The Table [:00]
7. Through The Keyhole In A Bottle [1:43]
8. Alice Meets Tweedledee And Tweedledum ("How D'Ye Do And Shake Hands") [1:15]
9. "The Walrus And The Carpenter" [1:50]
10. The White Rabbit's House [2:39]
11. A Lizard With A Ladder [:42]
12. A Garden Of Talking Flowers [2:21]
13. "All In The Golden Afternoon" [2:41]
14. Advice From a Caterpillar [1:48]
15. More Ups And Downs For Alice [5:50]
16. The Chesire Cat [1:52]
17. A Mad Tea Party ("The Unbirthday Song") [3:33]
18. Who's Got The Time? [:57]
19. The Tulgey Wood [4:31]
20. "Very Good Advice" [4:43]
21. The Chesire Cat Again [1:54]
22. "Painting The Roses Red" [3:07]
23. The March Of The Cards [6:08]
24. The Queen Of Hearts [2:15]
25. A Game Of Croquet [3:57]
26. Alice's Trial [2:10]
27. The Chase [1:09]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Alice in Wonderland
Play
Bonus Features
Reflections On Alice
Deleted Scene: Pig And Pepper
Virtual Wonderland Party
Play Again
Adventures In Wonderland Set Top Game
Play
"I'm Odd" Chesire Cat Song
Thru The Mirror - Mickey Animated Short
Scene Selection
Sneak Peeks
Set Up
Audio Options
Original Theatrical Mono Soundtrack
English 5.1
Français 5.1
Español 5.1
Subtitles
English For The Hearing Impaired
Français
Español
Subtitles: None
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Editorial Reviews

Walt Disney's 1951 animated adaptation of Lewis Carroll's enchanting fable emerges through the looking glass and onto DVD in this two-disc "Watch Me" set that's brimming with fascinating archival treasures and fun interactive features. Following Snow White and Cinderella, Alice was the third storybook heroine Disney animators brought to life. Their Alice is a bored schoolgirl who, like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, yearns for a more exciting life. Things get "curiouser and curiouser" after she follows the frantic White Rabbit down the rabbit hole and has a series of surreal misadventures in a world where "nothing's impossible." Although less emotionally engaged than such Disney animated masterworks as Pinocchio and Bambi, Alice in Wonderland is still a riot of fantastic incidents and classic characters (the Walrus and the Carpenter, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Queen of Hearts, and, to quote Grace Slick, that hookah-smoking Caterpillar). The voice work is superb, from charmer Kathryn Beaumont as Alice to Ed Wynn as the Mad Hatter, Jerry Colonna as the March Hare, and Sterling Holloway as the Cheshire Cat. The musical score includes the Disney standards, "I'm Late" and the rollicking "The Unbirthday Song." And, for once in a Disney film, a wicked queen is more comical than terrifying. As for the bonuses: Rarities include "One Hour in Wonderland" form 1950, culled from Walt Disney's first television show, as well as the 1923 Disney cartoon "Alice's Wonderland," which combines live action and animation, and the classic Mickey Mouse cartoon "Thru the Mirror." An adult Beaumont appears in a surprising segment that reveals how unused music from Alice found its way into Peter Pan.