Resident animaniac Aaron Johnson joins Alex and Jonathan today to talk about a very particular period in the history of Disney animation in The Black Caudron (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and The Little Mermaid (1989). We talk about how The Black Cauldron almost killed Disney, the homages and innovations of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and how The Little Mermaid kicked off the Disney renaissance.

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7:12 – The Black Cauldron
23:07 – Who Framed Roger Rabbit
39:55 – The Little Mermaid
1:06:05 – Overall
1:21:44 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:
Bad Taste (1987)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
They Shall Not Grow Old (2019)

For more information, visit the blog:
thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/disney-doesnt-die/

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