Fantasia 2000 (2000)

NEUTRAL

Various

82%

2000, Musical/Music, 1h 15m

RT Critics’ Score: 81% (UNBIASED)
RT Audience Score: 75%
Awards & Nominations: 4 wins & 7 nominations

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Critics Consensus

It provides an entertaining experience for adults and children alike

Audience Consensus

Fantasia 2000 is like the sequel to your favorite movie that you’re excited to see, but it doesn’t quite live up to the original. While it has its moments of magic and wonder, it’s more of a “clip show” than a true concert. Some of the new animated sequences are cute, but they lack the depth and artistry of the original. That being said, it’s still worth a watch for fans of the first Fantasia and for anyone who wants to see some impressive animation styles. Just maybe don’t show it to your sensitive kids who scare easily.

Storyline

In this update of Disney’s masterpiece film mixture of animation and music, new interpretations of great works of music are presented. It begins with an abstract battle of light and darkness set to the music of Beethoveen’s Fifth Symphony. Then we see the adventures of a humpback whale calf and his pod set to “The Pines of Rome.” Next is the humorous story of several lives in 1930’s New York City, scored with “Rhapsody in Blue.” Following is a musical telling of the fairy tale, “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” set to Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Then a goofy flamingo causes havoc in his flock with his yo-yo to the tune of the finale of “Carnival of the Animals.” This is followed by the classic sequence from the original film, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” starring Mickey Mouse and followed by “Pomp and Circumstance” starring Donald Duck as a harried assistant to Noah on his Ark. Finally, we see the awesome tale of the life, death, and renewal of a forest in a sequence featuring the composition, “The Firebird.”

Production Company(ies)

Distributor
Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures

Release Type
Theatrical

Filming Location(s)
Walt Disney Feature Animation – 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA

MPAA / Certificate
G

Year of Release
2000

Technical Specs

Color:

Color
Sound mix:

Dolby
Aspect ratio:

NA
Runtime:

1h 15m
Language(s):

English
Country of origin:

United States
Release date:

Release Date (Theaters): Jan 1, 2000 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2010

Genre(s)
Musical/Music

Keyword(s)
Fantasia 2000, G-rated, Musical, Music, 1h 15m, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, Surround, SDDS, DTS, Flat (1.85:1), Digital Projection, directed by James Algar, Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Hendel Butoy, Francis Glebas, Eric Goldberg, Don Hahn, Pixote Hunt, written by Hans Christian Andersen, Carl Fallberg, Irene Mecchi, Perce Pearce, David Reynolds, starring Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Penn Jillette, Angela Lansbury, reviewed by Nell Minow, Lisa Alspector, Marjorie Baumgarten, Richard Corliss, Brian Sibley, Wesley Morris, Mike Massie, Nick Rogers, Rachel Wagner, John A Nesbit, Ken Hanke, $60.5M box office gross USA, MPAA rating G, musical program, Disney artists, celebrity hosts, animation, computer animation, classical music, abstract interpretation, sound and visual, art style, comedy, drama, fantasy, family, adventure, celebrity appearances

Box Office Details

Worldwide gross: $90,874,570
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $157,614,288
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 818
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 17,188,036

US/Canada gross: $60,655,420
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $105,201,717
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 715
US/Canada opening weekend: $2,290,525
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $3,972,723
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,132

Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $80,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $138,753,262
Production budget ranking: 248
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $74,718,632
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$55,857,606
ROI to date (est.): -26%
ROI ranking: 1,544

Cast & Crew

Cecil Baldwin

Mark Patton

Robert Englund

Roman Chimienti

Tyler Jensen

Narrator

Self

Director

Producer

Cecil Baldwin – Narrator
Mark Patton – Self
Robert Englund – Self
Roman Chimienti – Director, Producer
Tyler Jensen – Director
Roman Chimienti – Producer

Hans Christian Andersen

Director

Writer

Producer

Director(s)
James Algar, Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Hendel Butoy, Francis Glebas, Eric Goldberg, Don Hahn, Pixote Hunt

Writer(s)
Hans Christian Andersen, Carl Fallberg, Irene Mecchi, Perce Pearce, David Reynolds

Producer(s)
NA

Film Festivals

Awards & Nominations
4 wins & 7 nominations

Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Nell Minow

Lisa Alspector

Marjorie Baumgarten

Richard Corliss

Brian Sibley

Common Sense Media

Chicago Reader

Austin Chronicle

TIME Magazine

Sight & Sound

FANTASIA 2000
All Critics (85) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (69) | Rotten (16)
Delightful, but may scare more sensitive kids.

December 24, 2010 | Rating: 5/5

Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
The rest of these animated sequences depend on gimmickry, cuteness, or facile ideology.

November 16, 2009

Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Fantasia/2000 will no doubt become a Disney perennial, but that does not by definition make it a classic.

October 18, 2008 | Rating: 3/5

Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
It provides some fine artists the chance to stretch and frolic, even as it reminds today’s audiences of animation’s limitless borders.

September 7, 2008

Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
It is a reminder that, after all these years, memories of the first Fantasia can still conjure magic in the mind.

December 3, 2002

Brian Sibley
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
This stuffy sequel features seven new ‘movements’ and ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,’ the buzz clip from the 1940 original.

June 18, 2002

Wesley Morris
San Francisco Examiner
TOP CRITIC
While this update is still a masterful achievement of sound in animation, it doesn’t quite match the power of the first feature.

September 29, 2020 | Rating: 8/10

Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
If “Fantasia” represents the “2001: A Space Odyssey” of Disney animation, consider “Fantasia 2000” its “2010” – a workmanlike sequel that still has stunning moments but hardly approaches its forefather.

July 6, 2020 | Rating: 3/5

Nick Rogers
Midwest Film Journal
It’s a clip show not a concert.

May 7, 2019 | Rating: D

Rachel Wagner
rachelsreviews.net
balance in animation styles

September 20, 2013 | Rating: B

John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews
Overall, though, I didn’t find it particularly satisfying

November 23, 2011 | Rating: 3/5

Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Although magnificent and filled with imagination, Fantasia 2000 doesn’t hold up as being particularly ground-breaking or innovative.

December 25, 2010

Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views…

Plot
In this update of Disney’s masterpiece film mixture of animation and music, new interpretations of great works of music are presented. It begins with an abstract battle of light and darkness set to the music of Beethoveen’s Fifth Symphony. Then we see the adventures of a humpback whale calf and his pod set to “The Pines of Rome.” Next is the humorous story of several lives in 1930’s New York City, scored with “Rhapsody in Blue.” Following is a musical telling of the fairy tale, “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” set to Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Then a goofy flamingo causes havoc in his flock with his yo-yo to the tune of the finale of “Carnival of the Animals.” This is followed by the classic sequence from the original film, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” starring Mickey Mouse and followed by “Pomp and Circumstance” starring Donald Duck as a harried assistant to Noah on his Ark. Finally, we see the awesome tale of the life, death, and renewal of a forest in a sequence featuring the composition, “The Firebird.”

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