Cracking the Vault

This week, your favorite Disney nerds end our discussion of the Disney adaptation of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. We dive into just how dark Frollo's spiritual and literal descent becomes in the second half of the film, what changes were made in the relationship triangle of Quasi, Phoebus and Esmerelda, and how the ending compared to Hugo's original work.

Join us for part 2 of this 25 year old gem!

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HUGE shout out to the multi-talented composer Tyler Griffin for the FANTASMIC opening jingle. Find out more about his musical genius at TylerAGriffin.com

SANCTUARY! In this episode, we gaze upon the 1996 gem adapted from Victor Hugo's classic Gothic novel. In a first for Cracking the Vault, we split this topic into two episodes as we talk for nearly two hours about the first HALF of the film.

We dive into the casting of this gem, the liberties taken with the Hugo classic to adapt it to the screen, and the pure evil that Disney presented in villain Claude Frollo. 

During our Tangled episode, we debated who was the most evil Disney villain between Mother Gothel and Frollo...do both sides stand by their positions? Take a listen as we dive into this dark, powerful animated classic!

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HUGE shout out to the multi-talented composer Tyler Griffin for the FANTASMIC opening jingle. Find out more about his musical genius at TylerAGriffin.com

Join us this week as we venture to the mythical world of Atlantis! On the 20th anniversary of this underrated gem, we get into the casting choices, the amazing look of the film, and how every aspect of the production was treated differently than just a Disney animated feature.

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Find Cracking the Vault on Facebook, Instagram @CrackingtheVault_Podcast, and give us a follow and a review to leave your thoughts on Apple Podcasts!

HUGE shout out to the multi-talented composer Tyler Griffin for the FANTASMIC opening jingle. Find out more about his musical genius at TylerAGriffin.com

Drink up me 'earties, yo ho! On this second episode during Movie Attractions May, we hope aboard the MASSIVELY successful first installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, The Curse of the Black Pearl. Before we can get into the epic-scale that was Gore Verbinski's pirate adventure, we look into the history of the Disneyland attraction which inspired the film, its evolution from Walt's original vision of the attraction to the still wildly successful ride we know today. We then journey through the process of bringing this attraction to the big screen, and how it exceeded even the most generous of expectations.

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HUGE shout out to the multi-talented composer Tyler Griffin for the FANTASMIC opening jingle. Find out more about his musical genius at TylerAGriffin.com

Happy Cinco de Mayo from your favorite vault cracking couple! Today we review the 1944 Package Film celebrating Latin America...The Three Caballeros. We dive into a brief history lesson as to what U.S. government agency pushed for this feature, and why. We also go through the experimental film that followed Saludos Amigos, utilizing a very...lascivious Donald Duck. 

This month is Movie/Attraction May, where we examine gems that either inspired or were based upon Disney Parks Attractions. Join us as we head to Epcot!

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HUGE shout out to the multi-talented composer Tyler Griffin for the FANTASMIC opening jingle. Find out more about his musical genius at TylerAGriffin.com

Travel back 25 years as we gazed upon the second gem brought to the world by the minds of Tim Burton and Henry Selick. We examine the Roald Dahl adaptation by discussing the author's previous disillusionment with the adaptations of his works, the fever dream that ended up on film, and the BONKERS theory held by Jamie about what REALLY happened to James Trotter. 

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HUGE shout out to the multi-talented composer Tyler Griffin for the FANTASMIC opening jingle. Find out more about his musical genius at TylerAGriffin.com

On this episode of Cracking the Vault, we embark on a voyage to 1989 to explore the vast wasteland that had become Disney Animation. For decades, the company had no clear direction and was quickly plummeting toward a crash and burn ending. That is, until theatrical songwriting team Alan Menken and Howard Ashman joined Disney to present their animated feature The Little Mermaid!

Hear all about the dismal shape the company had been in, the desperate move toward something completely different, and one lyricist's mission to bring subversive themes of gender, identity and patriarchy to a film that would usher in a new era in Disney Animation. 

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HUGE shout out to the multi-talented composer Tyler Griffin for the FANTASMIC opening jingle. Find out more about his musical genius at TylerAGriffin.com

On this, the final episode of Mary Poppins March, we travel back to Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane and find Jane & Michael Banks all grown up. It is 25 years after the events of the 1964 and everyone's favorite nanny is back! We dive into the journey to get this sequel made that started back in 1965 as well as the events that led to the stars aligning just right for a sequel 54 years later. Close out MarchyPoppins with a feel-good nostalgia-fest with all new songs and same beloved familiar faces.

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HUGE shout out to the multi-talented composer Tyler Griffin for the FANTASMIC opening jingle. Find out more about his musical genius at TylerAGriffin.com

On chapter two of our Mary Poppins March, we tackle Disney's film behind the film...Saving Mr. Banks. On this episode, we dig into the background of the woman behind Mary Poppins, P.L. Travers, before discussing Walt Disney's well-documented 20+ year courtship of the film rights to her beloved nanny. We get into what the Disney film got right, what they got wrong, and what are some things that were completely left out altogether from the story behind the making of Mary Poppins. 

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HUGE shout out to the multi-talented composer Tyler Griffin for the FANTASMIC opening jingle. Find out more about his musical genius at TylerAGriffin.com

"Practically Perfect in Every Way" is not only a signature catchphrase of an iconic Disney character, but it also sums up the topic of today's episode. We kick of #MaryPoppinsMarch with Walt Disney's crowning achievement from 1964 starring Dame Julie Andrews. Listen as we review the classic PL Travers story, briefly touch on the battle of wills between Travers and Disney (with more to come in our next episode) and the friendly rivalry that took place between Mary Poppins and another beloved movie musical produced at the same time!

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HUGE shout out to the multi-talented composer Tyler Griffin for the FANTASMIC opening jingle. Find out more about his musical genius at TylerAGriffin.com