Cracking the Vault

A manic toad, a superstitious schoolmaster, two famous narrators, two literary classics, one wild ride! We close out October with our discussion of the 1949 Package Film The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad. Ride along with us as we get into the roller coaster that was getting these animated shorts together, some of the creative constraints the writers and animators were under due to the infamous "Hays Code," and hear just how these protagonists are viewed now through the fog of childhood nostalgia. 

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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

Welcome, Foolish Mortals to Cracking the Vault. On this spooktacular episode, we tour the boundless realm of the supernatural with the 2003 film The Haunted Mansion. The spirits materialize as we look into the source material behind the film, a brief history of the beloved Disney Parks attraction, the myriad references found inside the film, and if the film does it justice. Be sure to bring your death certificate!

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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

Picture it: a movie from Disney starring Ben Stiller and co-written by Judd Apatow. Sounds like a recipe for critical and commercial success, right? Wrong!

On this edition of Cracking the Vault, we hop on the bus to Camp Hope and tackle the 1995 gem Heavyweights. We cover the antics of the portly campers, the cast members and crew who have gone on to forge very successful careers, how the film was received and how it holds up in 2020 to someone watching for the first 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

On this edition of Cracking the Vault, we take a deep dive into the first fully computer animated feature film, Toy Story. We get into a brief history of Pixar, the collaborative relationship established with Disney, the painstaking process behind animating this ground-breaking classic, all the great Easter eggs throughout the film, as well as the franchise and pop culture presence it has spawned in the 25 years since! You've got a friend in us, as we spend a whopping 2 1/2 hours on this Pixar masterpiece!

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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

In our inaugural episode, we go all the way back to where it all began. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first full length animated feature not just from Walt Disney, but in the history of film! We explore the film itself, the background getting the film made, how many didn't have faith that it would be successful, and how Disney took a 19th Century Germanic fairy tale, left out some of the more gruesome details (which we get into) and turned it into an instant classic that has endured for over 80 years.

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