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The Three Caballeros

Play trailer 1:22 Poster for The Three Caballeros G Released Feb 3, 1945 1h 10m Kids & Family Musical Fantasy Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Comical mixture of animation and live action featuring Donald Duck in four short stories as he travels around South America. En route, Donald meets a flying donkey and Pablo the Penguin, who hates the cold. Disney's first attempt at combining live action with animation was nominated for two Academy Awards.
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One of Disney's more abstract creations, The Three Caballeros is a dazzling, colorful picture that shows the company at an artistic acme.

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TIME Magazine That rare event, a Disney failure. Nov 16, 2009 Full Review Variety Staff Variety It's a gay, colorful, resplendent conceit. Sep 7, 2008 Full Review Eric Henderson Slant Magazine The menu buttons are shaped like sombreros. I trust I needn't say more. Apr 30, 2008 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...the movie benefits from its predictably sterling animation and smattering of legitimately memorable digressions... Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 28, 2024 Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn While it is hard to say the film ultimately demands to be seen in the wider context of what Disney has created over the last century, those looking for something new will undoubtedly find something of value within The Three Caballeros! Dec 22, 2023 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills ...in the running for the most rambunctiously-surreal thing ever issued by the studio... Dec 10, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Charlie M An amazing experience, though with some flaws. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/25 Full Review Kevin P A pretty entertaining and colorful follow-up to “Saludos Amigos”. Jose Carioca’s return and newcomer Panchitos are both pretty fun characters and work well off of Donald. IT’s nice that this is longer than Saludos Amigos, though ngl it gets kind of weird after a while when the last third of the movie is just Donald trying to get laid with live action human women. Not among Disney’s best, but still pretty entertaining in its own right. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 Full Review Jace E The Three Caballeros is a fine collection of shorts, but it lacks any real memorability (other than Smokey Joe). Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/17/24 Full Review Teddy B An expertly animated and charming time with fiery music that doesn't translate well from a group of ideas to a cohesive whole of a film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/24 Full Review Daniel F Same problem from the previous entry. although it contains more of a story than Saludos Amigos and focuses on the main characters a bit better, I really hate whem they mix live action with animated especially from films this old. Donald the Duck is born to be very annoying and i get a bit bored as it stretches in the hour. 4.5/10 Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/02/23 Full Review Dale R Another anthology film from the animation team's trip to Latin and South America. Very similar to "Saludos Amigos", but I would say this one is just slightly better. With the exception of the ending, which is sudden and weird. Using Donald Duck to represent the United States, the previously introduced José Carioca to represent Brazil and the newly introduced Panchito Pistoles to represent Mexico, the Three Caballeros short is by far my favorite. Props go to the song Baia for one of the most beautiful songs to come out of Disney, in my opinion. If you're curious, check it out. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Comical mixture of animation and live action featuring Donald Duck in four short stories as he travels around South America. En route, Donald meets a flying donkey and Pablo the Penguin, who hates the cold. Disney's first attempt at combining live action with animation was nominated for two Academy Awards.
Director
Norman Ferguson
Producer
Norman Ferguson
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co
Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 3, 1945, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Runtime
1h 10m
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