Once Upon A Disney

by Andie Redwine and Larry Brenner

An educational podcast detailing principles of screenwriting and storytelling using Disney narrative filmography from the 20th Century.

Episodes

Brother Bear (2003)

54m · Published 22 May 09:00

Andie and Larry manage their emotions to handle this spiritual Disney experience. Topics include a hard to find inciting incident, a discussion about different protagonists, and general cosmological questions.

Bonus Episode: Goof Troop- Forever Goof (1992)

28m · Published 17 May 09:00

Listener Beware: Larry has the darkest possible take on Goof Troop, and really goes through some things. Is this show actually a psychological horror series, as he claims?

Bonus Episode- Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns the Duck (1991)

38m · Published 08 May 14:00

In this bonus episode, Larry tackles the two-part launch of Darkwing Duck. Let's get analytical!

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

1h 0m · Published 01 May 09:00

Andie and Larry are pretty whelmed by this 1999 teen rom com by Touchstone. Topics include: the dual plot, some cringey moments by modern sensibilities, and a scene that makes Larry cry!

The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004)

53m · Published 25 Apr 09:00

Hakuna Matata! Larry and Andie take on this surreal "behind the scenequel" to The Lion King. Highlights include parallels to A Bug's Life, Timon as a father, and the inspiration for this piece.

The Happiest Millionaire (1968)

1h 2m · Published 17 Apr 10:00

What's wrong with that? Andie and Larry do their best with this musical followup to Mary Poppins. Topics include John and Bert, television structure, and how these Sherman Brothers songs mirror Walt Disney's personal philosophy.

James and the Giant Peach (1996)

55m · Published 10 Apr 09:00

Larry and Andie take on this Roald Dahl adaptation. Topics include the classic Disney storybook opening, the dangers of too many characters, and why this movie gets unnecessarily boring.

Adventures In Babysitting (1987) with Elana Gartner

1h 10m · Published 03 Apr 09:00

Playwright Elana Gartner joins Andie and Larry to analyze this Gen X teen comedy. Topics include an interesting mahnishtahnah, how Chris should save the day in the climax, and the best game time with Larry ever!

The Country Bears (2002) with Richard Propes

1h 11m · Published 27 Mar 09:00

The Independent Critic Richard Propes joins the Once Upon A Disney tour to talk strengths and weaknesses of this film. Highlights include tone, protagonist problems, and answering the question 'Is This A Musical?'

Bonus Episode - Talespin: Plunder and Lightning (1990)

38m · Published 20 Mar 13:00

Larry takes a look at the four part "Plunder and Lightning" tv movie that launched the Talespin series. Is it a rant or a rave? How did the writers adapt the Jungle Book characters for an adventure serial? Why were some characters left out? How should the series have ended?

Once Upon A Disney has 135 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 142:16:28. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 9th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 29th, 2024 08:12.