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| Directed by | Wolfgang Reitherman |
| Story by | Bill Peet |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
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| Narrated by | Sterling Holloway |
| Music by | George Bruns |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Goliath II is a 1960 Americananimatedcomedyshort film produced byWalt Disney Productions.[1] Directed byWolfgang Reitherman and written byBill Peet, it is narrated bySterling Holloway and stars the voices ofKevin Corcoran,Barbara Jo Allen andPaul Frees. It was released theatrically in the United States on January 21, 1960, alongside the live-action filmToby Tyler (also starring Corcoran).
The short was the first Disney short cartoon to make full use ofxerography, a process of usingXerox technology to transfer animation drawings to cels as part of thetraditional animation process instead of utilizing hand-inking.[2]Goliath II received anAcademy Award nomination forBest Animated Short, losing toGene Deitch'sMunro. Elements of this short were later reused inThe Jungle Book (1967).
The cartoon is also called "Slonić Ćiro" or "Slonić Ćira" inSerbo-Croatian and was very popular in Yugoslavia during the late 1970s and the early 1980s.[citation needed]
Goliath II is a miniature 8-year-oldIndian elephant (about 7.5 to 10 centimeters (3 to 4 in) tall. However, the consistency of this is variable) who tries to impress his father, the biggest elephant of them all. His father doesn't care about him because of his size, although his mother does. Atiger named Raja is curious to taste an elephant and tries to attack Goliath, but is stopped by Goliath's mother. Afterward, Eloise (another herd member) almost accidentally steps on Goliath. Later, he is nearly eaten by acrocodile, but his mother again saves him.
As the elephants are marching through thejungle, Goliath leaves the line to follow twosnails and gets lost. His mother and Raja search for Goliath and find him in a snail hole. After a shorttug of war between Goliath's mother and Raja, Goliath is rescued. Goliath's mother scolds him for defying her warnings to not wander off and puts him into a bird's nest as atimeout. Goliath is fed up with being treated like a baby and feels confident that he can take care of himself.
That night, while the herd is sleeping, Goliath runs away from the herd and vows never to return. Afterward, he is frightened by various jungle noises and accidentally wakes up Raja, who seizes him. Goliath cries for his mother, who rescues him and sends Raja into the crocodile's mouth and he's never seen again. Goliath deserting the herd is considered a serious offense and, to make it worse, he has disgraced his father.
The next day, while the elephants are marching through the jungle again, Goliath's father is frightened by amouse. The mouse panics the herd, causing them to flee and hide in the river (except for Goliath's mother who hangs from a branch). The mouse laughs at the elephants but finds Goliath watching him unafraid. Shocked and enraged, the mouse says that Goliath should be afraid becauseelephants are afraid of mice and starts a fight with him, which ends with Goliath holding the mouse over a cliff above the same hungry crocodile. The mouse begs for his life, and Goliath spares him. After this, Goliath is finally respected by his father and is named the top elephant of the herd.
The short was released on December 6, 2005, on theWalt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities - Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s DVD collection.[3] The short also was included on volume one of theWalt Disney's It's a Small World of Fun! DVD collection released on May 16, 2006.
