The Walt Disney Company Lucasfilm Three DDD Productions
Distributed by
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
September 12, 1986 (1986-09-12) (Florida)
Running time
17 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$23.7 million ($66 million in 2023 dollars)[1][nb 1]
Captain EO is a 1986 American 3D science fiction short film shown at Disney theme parks from 1986 until 1998. The movie, starring Michael Jackson, was written by George Lucas, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola (who came up with the name "Captain EO" from the Greek, cf. Eos, the Greek goddess of dawn). The film was shown as part of an attraction with in-theater effects. The attraction returned to the Disney Parks in 2010 as a tribute after Jackson's death. The film was shown for the final time at Epcot on December 6, 2015.
A co-production between Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm, in collaboration with Walt Disney Imagineering, the film's executive producer was George Lucas.[2] It was choreographed by Jeffrey Hornaday and Michael Jackson, photographed by Peter Anderson,[3][4] produced by Rusty Lemorande and written by Lemorande, Lucas and Coppola, from a story idea by the artists of Imagineering. Lemorande also initially designed and created two of the creatures, and was an editor of the film. The score was written by James Horner and featured two songs ("We Are Here to Change the World" and "Another Part of Me"), both written and performed by Michael Jackson.
Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro was the lighting director during much of the principal photography. Captain EO is regarded as one of the first "4D" films (4D being the name given to a 3D film that incorporates in-theater effects, such as lasers, smoke, etc., synchronized to the film).[5]
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^Eades, Mark (2014). "This Disney Alumnus is an Oscar Winner". Disney Alumnus is an Oscar Winner. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
^Eades, Mark (March 28, 2014). "Unsung EPCOT Center hero honored with Academy Award". Retrieved June 29, 2015.
^Bevil, Dewayne (June 30, 2010). "What's old is new again as 'Captain EO' returns to Epcot". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
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