| Off His Rockers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Barry Cook |
| Story by | Barry Cook Paul Steele Peter Cook Alex Kupershmidt |
| Produced by | Tad Gielow |
| Edited by | Chuck Williams |
| Music by | Bruce Broughton |
| Animation by | Tom Bancroft Linda Bel Paul McDonald |
| Layouts by | Bob Walker Davy Liu |
| Backgrounds by | Kevin Turcotte Robert Stanton |
| Color process | Color |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 minutes |
Off His Rockers is an animatedshort film produced byWalt Disney Feature Animation and released in 1992. It was released theatrically accompanying the filmHoney, I Blew Up the Kid.[1] It was the first Disney animated short film to usedigital ink and paint viaCAPS process. The short was included on thelaserdisc release ofHoney, I Blew Up the Kid. It has not received any other home video release, but it can be shown on YouTube.
A boy plays a video game on a console, ignoring everything around him. His wooden horse, with which he used to play, tries to make him regain his desire to play with him by doing things such as a two-legged dance, but to no avail. The horse unintentionally unplugs the video game, so the boy angrily turns it back on. However, the boy sees a picture of him with the horse on the ground and regains his desire to play with him. Thus, the child plays cowboys with the horse, riding around the room with him.
The film started as a side project of directorBarry Cook, who, at the time, was working atWalt Disney Feature Animation Florida.[1] Starting with a core of six people, the project ended up involving most of the Florida studio's staff of 73 (and some in California), all of whom "donated" their time to the project beyond their official duties.[2]
After their regular workday had ended, Cook and the Florida crew were engaged in an experimental short,Off His Rockers...
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