Get a Horse!

About Get a Horse!

'Get a Horse!' is a vibrant and innovative 2013 3D-animated short film by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Applying traditional hand-drawn animation and contemporary computer animation, the film creatively revisits and reimagines a classic Mickey Mouse cartoon. Recovering from an enjoyable musical hayride, Mickey, Minnie and their friends are unintentionally thrown into a series of exhilarating, wild adventures that challenge their bravery and ingenuity as they battle the boastful villain Peg-Leg Pete.

Making / Production

Directed by the talented Lauren MacMullan and produced by Dorothy McKim, 'Get a Horse!' plays homage to early Disney shorts while making groundbreaking strides in animation. The film combines black-and-white hand-drawn animation and color 3D CGI animation, creating a unique experience that echoes nostalgia while embracing modern effects. It also grandly features Walt Disney himself, whose archived voice recordings were used to voice Mickey Mouse.

Actors

• Walt Disney as Mickey Mouse: Walt Disney's recordings were ingeniously used to voice Mickey Mouse, providing authenticity to the character.
• Russi Taylor as Minnie Mouse: Russi Taylor perfectly embodied the loveable Minnie with a performance full of charm and spirit.
• Bill Farmer as Goofy and Horace Horsecollar: Farmer's performances are rich with character, capturing both Goofy's goofy personality and Horace's loyalty.
• Will Ryan as Peg-Leg Pete: Ryan skillfully portrays the blustering villain Peg-Leg Pete, providing a character that audiences love to hate.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• 'Get a Horse!' is the first Mickey Mouse film to be produced in over 18 years. The previous one was 'Runaway Brain' in 1995.
• The film features Walt Disney's voice for Mickey Mouse, retrieved from archival recordings made between 1928 and 1947.
• 'Get a Horse!' was premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, before being released in theaters with 'Frozen'.

Awards

'Get a Horse!' was celebrated for its innovativeness and creative storytelling. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 86th Academy Awards.

Quotes

• “Hang on, I'll save you!” – Mickey Mouse
• “Don't you know a princess when you see one?” – Minnie Mouse
• “That's using the old noodle.” – Peg-Leg Pete

Music, Soundtrack

• The film's music was composed by Adam Abraham, whose vintage scoring perfectly complements the short's nostalgic feel.
• The sound design for Get a Horse! was done by Canon Yates, who blended early Disney sound effects with modern aesthetics.