Walt & El Grupo
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- Theodore Thomas, son of the late Walt Disney Studios animator Frank Thomas (1912-2004) and director of the acclaimed 1995 documentary Frank and Ollie, helms this second foray into Disney history, Walt & El Grupo (2007)....
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- Director(s)
- Theodore Thomas
- Distributor(s)
- Walt Disney Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 106 min.
Critic Reviews
Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites
The best kind of labor of love. A documentary made with affection and intelligence, it looks at a brief episode in the life of a cultural icon and uses it to illuminate what turns out to be a telling moment in time and in the process shed some light on the man himself.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
The result: No other studio could produce historical treasure like this from its vaults.Read the full review
USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites
While Walt & El Grupo could use trimming, it also is visually stunning.Read the full review
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Capone's Art-House Round-Up with Disney's WALT & EL GRUPO and Uma Thurman's miserable MOTHERHOOD!!!
10/23/09 Truly one of the most interesting tales I've ever heard about the early years of Walt Disney Studios is the one that took place when the still fledgling company experienced its first strike (by certain low-paid artists who wanted to get paid as much or around the same as the studio's top animators). | Ain't It Cool News -
73% Walt and El Grupo
10/21/09 Theodore Thomas, son of the late Walt Disney Studios animator Frank Thomas (1912-2004) and director of the acclaimed 1995 documentary FRANK AND OLLIE, helms this second foray into Disney history. | Rotten Tomatoes -
71% Walt and El Grupo
10/18/09 Theodore Thomas, son of the late Walt Disney Studios animator Frank Thomas (1912-2004) and director of the acclaimed 1995 documentary FRANK AND OLLIE, helms this second foray into Disney history. | Rotten Tomatoes -
77% Walt and El Grupo
10/17/09 Theodore Thomas, son of the late Walt Disney Studios animator Frank Thomas (1912-2004) and director of the acclaimed 1995 documentary FRANK AND OLLIE, helms this second foray into Disney history. | Rotten Tomatoes -
400 Screens, 400 Blows - Docs on the Rocks
10/10/09 The Story of American Film Criticism -- which incidentally features Cinematical's fearless managing editor Scott Weinberg as well as Cinematical alum Karina Longworth -- and I thoroughly enjoyed it, despite some lumps here and there. | Cinematical.com -
77% Walt and El Grupo
10/01/09 Theodore Thomas, son of the late Walt Disney Studios animator Frank Thomas (1912-2004) and director of the acclaimed 1995 documentary FRANK AND OLLIE, helms this second foray into Disney history. | Rotten Tomatoes -
75% Walt and El Grupo
09/24/09 Theodore Thomas, son of the late Walt Disney Studios animator Frank Thomas (1912-2004) and director of the acclaimed 1995 documentary FRANK AND OLLIE, helms this second foray into Disney history. | Rotten Tomatoes -
70% Walt and El Grupo
09/13/09 Theodore Thomas, son of the late Walt Disney Studios animator Frank Thomas (1912-2004) and director of the acclaimed 1995 documentary Frank and Ollie, helms this second foray into Disney history. | Rotten Tomatoes -
63% Walt and El Grupo
09/11/09 Theodore Thomas, son of the late Walt Disney Studios animator Frank Thomas (1912-2004) and director of the acclaimed 1995 documentary Frank and Ollie, helms this second foray into Disney history. | Rotten Tomatoes -
Short film reviews: '9,' 'No Impact Man,' 'Walt & El Grupo' and more
09/10/09 Animated story of a violent, posthuman society. | New York Daily News - New York NY