Walt Disney Studios Showcase - 9/24/2008
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Cook wound up the day by saying he couldn�t possibly top all that had come before, unless, of course, the entire USC Marching Band were to come down the aisles. So, of course, the USC Marching Band came down the aisles, playing the William Tell Overture. As this is the theme song for The Lone Ranger, in no time at all a logo for a new film of that title appeared on the screen. The screen than raised to reveal a masked rider, brandishing pearl handled revolvers, seated on a white horse. Cook cleared the stage long enough to let them perform, then returned once things had calmed down. �I�m not sure who is going to play the Lone Ranger�� he began. As he spoke, a familiar figure swaggered in from the wings. It was Captain Jack Sparrow, wearing a simple black mask and carrying a pearl handled revolver in his waistband. As he got close, he removed the mask, revealing it was really Johnny Depp. He offered the mask and pistol to Cook, then after a few minutes, took them back and wandered back into the wings. Cook shrugged and asked, �How about another pirates movie, just for fun?� [Note: It has since been confirmed that Depp will play Tonto in The Lone Ranger.]
That marked the official end of the 2008 Disney Studios Showcase.
For those who are interested, the following is almost the complete list of Disney films included in the opening montage:
- Enchanted
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Peter Pan
- Treasure island
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- Splash
- The Little Mermaid
- Mary Poppins
- Fantasia
- Cinderella
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Pinocchio
- Flubber
- Honey I Shrunk the Kids
- Ratatouille
- Aladdin
- Wall-E
- The Game Plan
- Toy Story
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Ruthless People
- Freaky Friday (1995)
- Cars
- Wild Hogs
- Pretty Woman
- The Princess Diaries
- Father of the Bride
- Pollyana
- The Horse Whisperer
- Dead Poets Society
- Mr. Holland�s Opus
- Mulan
- The Santa Clause
- Sister Act
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills
- Eight Below
- Snow Dogs
- 101 Dalmatians (animated)
- 101 Dalmatians (live action)
- The Incredibles
- Beauty and the Beast
- Sweet Home Alabama
- Sleeping Beauty
- Pocahontas
- 102 Dalmatians
- Lady and the Tramp
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Pearl Harbor
- The Rock
- The Sixth Sense
- Flight Plan
- Signs
- National Treasure
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- Tombstone
- Tarzan
- George of the Jungle
- The Jungle Book
- The Lion King
- Three Men and a Baby
- Monsters, Inc.
- Lilo and Stitch
- Dumbo
- Bambi
- Finding Nemo
- Beaches
- Good Morning Viet Nam
- Ladder 49
- Armageddon
- Miracle
- Glory Road
- The Rookie
- Remember the Titans
And a montage of famous faces, ending with Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
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-- Written by Doug Marsh
-- Posted September 26, 2008