American Legends
DVD
Directed by	Lara Shapiro
Produced by	Richard Kaylor
Written by	Shirley Pierce
Narrated by	James Earl Jones
Starring	Alfre Woodard Geoffrey Jones Tim Hodge Thurl Ravenscroft Dennis Day Jerry Colonna Ken Darby Jon Dodson
Cinematography	Sergio Rodregez
Editing by	Leland Gray Adrian McKetch
Studio	Buena Vista Pictures
Distributed by	Disney Enterprises Buena Vista Home Entertainment (USA)
Release date(s)	2002
Running time	57
Country	United States

Disney's American Legends is a home video release narrated by James Earl Jones and which features the following Walt Disney Feature Animation animated short subjects Distributed by Walt Disney Productions:

• Johnny Appleseed released in 1948
• The Brave Engineer released in 1950
• Paul Bunyan released in 1958
• John Henry released in 2000 (featuring Alfre Woodard as Polly and newcomer Tim Hodge as McTavish)

The compilation was created in 2001 and released February 12, 2002.

Contents 1 Reception 2 John Henry 3 Paul Bunyan 4 Johnny Appleseed 5 The Brave Engineer 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Reception

Mike Pinsky, of DVD Verdict, reviewed the compilation saying, "If, as James Earl Jones says in the finale, the message of this film is to "look for the heroes around you and celebrate them," Disney's American Legends is an interesting, if half-hearted, attempt to carry out that advice."^[1] Kirby C. Holt, Toon Talk, reviewed the compilation saying, "Although the program definitely presents the shorts in descending order of quality, it ends on a high note with these inspirational words from James Earl Jones: "Look for the heroes around you and celebrate them ... you can find them in the past, in the present, even in the mirror."^[2]

[edit] John Henry

• Director Mark Henn
• Producer Steven Keller
• Writer Broose Johnson, Tim Hodge, Shirley Pierce
• Music Stephen James Taylor
• Art Director Robert Stanton

[edit] Paul Bunyan

• Director Les Clark
• Producer Walt Disney
• Writer Lance Nolley, Ted Berman
• Music George Bruns

[edit] Johnny Appleseed

• Director Wilfred Jackson
• Producer Walt Disney
• Writer Winston Hibler, Erdman Penner
• Music Paul J. Smith

[edit] The Brave Engineer

• Director Jack Kinney
• Producer Walt Disney
• Writer Dick Kinney, Dick Shaw
• Music Ken Darby

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• American Legends at the Internet Movie Database

v • d • e Disney animated short DVD collections Series Walt Disney Treasures · Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites · Walt Disney's Funny Factory · Walt Disney's It's a Small World of Fun! · Walt Disney's Timeless Tales · Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films Single releases Disney's American Legends · Disney's Mickey & Minnie's Sweetheart Stories · Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey

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