The film received an award from the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in 1970. According to Glaser, it was meant for the Angry Arts Festival which, according to him, was "a kind of protest event, inviting artists to produce something to represent their concerns about the war in Vietnam and a desire to end it", Mickey Mouse was chosen due to being a symbol of innocence. The short was produced under the auspices of a studio named Max Cats and Whittesey Sledge Studios. The short ends with Mickey lying dead on the ground, his smile turning slowly into a frown. Mickey Mouse is seen walking happily until he sees a sign reading "Join the Army and See the World" he then walks offscreen and comes back with a helmet and gun he arrives at Vietnam during the war via a cruise ship however, moments after, while walking in the grass, he is shot in the head by an enemy. It was produced independently in 1969 and has a total running time of one minute. The director was Whitney Lee Savage (father of Adam Savage, of MythBusters fame) the producer and head designer was Milton Glaser. The short was released on December 7, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two: 1929-1935.Short Subject (commonly known as Mickey Mouse in Vietnam) is a 16 mm anti-war underground animated short film. The sound effects are funny, and this number enhances the usual cartoon subject easily 100 per cent." Voice cast Later at the dance the cat shows up and tries to take the gal away again, but Mickey fools him. This horse is one of the funniest cartoon characters seen in the animateds. So she goes to the barn dance with Mickey who is driving his carriage drawn by the old plug. The villain cat tries to take gal driving in his auto, which is wrecked. The Film Daily (February 17, 1929): "This is another of the adventure of Mickey Mouse and his sweetie. Mickey is wooing another mousie and takes her to a barn dance with a lot of the usual comedy ticks following. Motion Picture News (February 16, 1929): "Walt Disney has evolved another of those animal characters for comedy purposes. It can be spotted anywhere on talking short programs as pleasant relaxation and change of diet from the straightaway shorts with human actors." Variety (February 13, 1929): " The Barn Dance has laughs, although a little jerky in spots. The style of Pete's clothing and car were the inspiration for his appearance in the 2013 short Get a Horse! Reception In his sadness and crying over his failure, Mickey appears unusually emotional and vulnerable. In addition, Mickey was not depicted as a hero but as a rather ineffective young suitor. It is also an unusual appearance of the Pete character previously depicted as a menacing villain, he is portrayed here as a well-mannered gentleman. This short is notable for featuring Mickey turned down by Minnie in favor of Pete, something that was rare even in future cartoons. The dance also demonstrates the studio's increasing facility with mixing cartoon action with musical rhythm. Like Mickey's previous cartoon, Steamboat Willie, The Barn Dance was planned as a sound cartoon, and there are many sound gags, including Mickey using a passing duck as a horn for his car. As a result, she leaves Mickey and resumes dancing with Pete, leaving Mickey crying on the floor. Minnie is visibly disgusted by this attempt at deception. Pete soon discovers Mickey's trick and points it out to Minnie. She accepts and is surprised to find his dancing skills to have apparently improved. That apparently helps him to be "light on his feet" and he proceeds to ask Minnie for another dance. Mickey then attempts to solve his problem by placing a balloon in his shorts. She instead accepts that of Pete, who proves to be a better dancing partner. She consequently turns down his invitation for a second dance. They are later seen dancing together, but Mickey proves to be a rather clumsy dancer as he repeatedly steps on Minnie's feet. She resorts to accepting Mickey's invitation. Minnie initially chooses Pete to drive her to the dance but the automobile unexpectedly breaks down. Mickey turns up in his horse-cart while Pete in a newly purchased automobile. The latter two and their vehicles are first seen arriving at Minnie's house in an attempt to pick her up for the dance. The barn dance of the title is the occasion which brings together Minnie Mouse and her two suitors: Mickey and Peg-Leg Pete. In 1931, when it was made in to a picture book, Donald Duck appeared in it which would make his first ever appearance. The title is written as Barn Dance on the poster, while the full title is used on the title screen. It was directed by Walt Disney with Ub Iwerks as the head animator. The Barn Dance is a Mickey Mouse short animated film first released on March 15, 1929, as part of the Mickey Mouse film series it was the first of twelve shorts released during that year.
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