Captain EO (1986)
September 12, 1986Release Date
Captain EO (1986)
September 12, 1986Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Michael Jackson
Captain EO / Music
Anjelica Huston
Witch
Dick Shawn
Commander Bog
Tony Cox
Hooter
Debbie Lee Carrington
Idee
Cindy Sorenson
Geex
Gary DePew
Major Domo
Taco Falcon
Dancer
Eric D. Henderson
Dancer
Mary Ann Hermansen
Dancer
Donald Devoux
Dancer
Janeen Damian
Dancer
Cameron English
Dancer
Ben Lokey
Dancer
Tony Fields
Dancer
Percy Rodriguez
Narrator
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Release DateSeptember 12, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time17m
Content RatingNR
Budget$30,000,000
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Captain EO is a 1986 American 3D science fiction short film shown at Disney theme parks from 1986 until 1998. The film, starring Michael Jackson, was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. 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. It was choreographed by Jeffrey Hornaday and Michael Jackson, photographed by Peter Anderson, 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 (a 3D film that incorporates in-theater effects, such as lasers, smoke, etc., synchronized to the film).