Captain EO (The Movie) - Captain EO is a 1986 American 3D science fiction film starring Michael Jackson 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 films executive producer was George Lucas. The film 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 Walt Disney 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. Captain EO - Character- Captain EO is the titular protagonist of the 1986 3-D film, and theme park attraction Captain EO. He is portrayed by Michael Jackson. EO is the captain of a ragtag spaceship crew of aliens and robots, sent on a mission by The Corps and Commander Bog to deliver a gift to the Supreme Leader. His gift is the song, We Are Here to Change the World, which he performs with his crewmates to unlock the villainous Supreme Leaders inner beauty and bring peace to her planet. He gains his power through the music, allowing him to transform the Supreme Leader, her minions and her planet. EO and his crew succeed and perform Another Part of Me as they bid the newly-peaceful Supreme Leader farewell and take off into the depths of space. Fun Fact: There were more special effects used per minute in Captain EO than effects used per minute in Star Wars. Captain EO Theme Parks - The film was shown at Disney theme parks from 1986 through 1996. The attraction returned to the Disney Parks in 2010. After the death of Michael Jackson on June 25, 2009, Captain EO regained popularity on the Internet. For several years, a small group of fans had petitioned Disney to bring back the attraction and Jacksons death had brought this campaign to a peak. Soon afterward, Disney officials were seen in Disneyland at the Magic Eye Theater and reportedly held a private screening of Captain EO to determine if it could be shown again. On September 10, Disney CEO Bob Iger said, There aren’t plans to bring back Captain EO at this time ... We are looking at it. It’s the kind of thing that, if we did it, would get a fair amount of attention and we’d want to make sure we do it right. On December 18, 2009, Disney announced that Captain EO would return to Tomorrowland at Disneyland beginning in February 2010. Social and Print Media Manager Heather Hust Rivera from Disneyland Resort confirmed this on the DisneyParks Blog and stated that Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! would be closing. That attraction hosted its final public showing in the Magic Eye Theater at midnight on January 4, 2010 to make way for the Michael Jackson films return. The attraction re-opened at Disneyland on February 23, 2010. The attraction returned to Discoveryland at Disneyland Park (Paris) on June 12, 2010, returned to Epcot at Walt Disney World on July 2, and to Tokyo Disneyland on July 1. At Epcot, the film had a soft opening (actual opening to the public prior to the official opening) on June 30, 2010, two days prior to its official re-opening. The attraction is billed as Captain EO Tribute by way of distinguishing the presentation of the film from its original 1986–1997 run. The current presentation makes use of existing in-theatre special effects held over from Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!, but many of the original 4-D effects such as the enormous fiber optic starfield wall along with smoke and lasers were removed from the building at the shows first closing, and were not returned for the revived presentation. The removed special effects from the original presentation are also missing in the Epcot, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris revivals that followed. On December 19, 2013, Tokyo Disneyland announced it would be closing Captain EO on June 30, 2014, to make way for Stitch Encounter in spring 2015. Beginning July 4, 2014, the Magic Eye Theater at Disneyland was used to present a sneak peek of Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy. Although Captain EO was expected to return to the venue at a later date, beginning September 26, 2014 the theater was used to present a sneak peek of Walt Disney Animation Studios Big Hero 6. https://youtube/watch?v=MCXgORuMvyw Here are additional links to read more about the stories behind the movie from the people who worked with Michael Jackson to read when you have time: Jeffrey Hornaday On Working With MJ On Captain EO And More vallieegirl67/2014/03/28/jeffrey-hornaday-on-working-with-mj-on-captain-eo-and-more/ Lets Talk About Captain EO Staring Michael Jackson vallieegirl67/2014/05/21/lets-talk-about-captain-eo-staring-michael-jackson/ Lets Talk About Captain EO Starring Michael Jackson- Part 2 vallieegirl67/2014/05/28/lets-talk-about-captain-eo-starring-michael-jackson-part-2/ Let’s Talk About Captain EO starring Michael Jackson — Part 3 vallieegirl67/2014/06/04/lets-talk-about-captain-eo-starring-michael-jackson-part-3/ Brad Sundberg and Captain EO: “Just Another Part of Me” dancingwiththeelephant.wordpress/2014/02/27/1689/ Exclusive Interview With MJ Costume Designer Michael Bush! mjjcollectors/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282:exclusive-interview-with-mj-costume-designer-michael-bush&catid=53:special-promotions&Itemid=151
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