![]() ![]() Plus, a mad scientist turns a guy’s head into the Epcot center.ĬOMMENTS: “Jim, listen to me. The black and white photography also helps in making that familiar world appear alien. WHAT MAKES IT WEIRD:The film’s subversive commentary on Disney’s hold on the collective imagination has a solid bite that has not been previously approached as directly as it is here, by actually shooting on Disney property completely in plain sight – in the belly of the Beast, so to speak. INDELIBLE IMAGE: An immobile Jim, head replaced by a mini-Epcot dome, uniquely captures the tone and intent of the film. Although it was widely assumed that Disney’s notoriously litigious legal department would act swiftly to stop distribution of Escape from Tomorrow, the corporation decided the wiser strategy to protect their brand was to ignore this small independent film rather than bringing additional attention to it.Post-production was done in South Korea, mainly due to the editor and producer’s contacts, but also to not allow word of the project to get near Disney.Pre-production was meticulous, every shot planned and blocked out weeks ahead of time, due to the limited window of opportunity, even to the point of charting out the position of the sun.The release of Canon’s 5D Mark II Digital SLR camera was the spur to get the movie made the image quality was cinematic and the cameras small enough to allow a crew to shoot surreptitiously.Escape from Tomorrow was the “buzz” picture at the 2013 Sundance film festival, with most of the talk centering around the fact that much of the movie was shot surreptitiously at Disney World by the crew while posing as ordinary tourists.From a spreading cat-flu epidemic, to stalking teen-age girls, brainwashing by Park cyborgs, it just goes to show that “bad things happen everywhere”… even in the Happiest Place On Earth. Things can only go downhill from there, but everything is filtered through a cheerful veneer. Only this day starts out with Jim (Roy Abramsohn) getting a call from his boss, who tells him that there’s no job for him to return to. PLOT: A day in the life of an American family vacationing at Disneyland… or Walt Disney World… or at least some Disney related theme park. “Imaginate” (from the Escape from Tomorrow soundtrack)įEATURING: Roy Abramsohn, Elena Schuber, Katelynn Rodriguez, Jack Dalton, Danielle Safady, Ahnnet Mahendru, Alison Lees-Taylor, Stass Klassen Like we can do, wishes really do come true…” Imaginate, imaginate, imaginate, imaginate, imaginate, “Imaginate, what we can do, when Tomorrow there’s another YOU? 366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links. ![]()
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