Product Details

• Actors: Dick Van Dyke, John Mayer (VI), Marian Galanis, Ken Annakin, Mickey Clark (II)
• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: March 12, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005R7YL
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,896 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A LONG OVER DUE FILM BIOGRAPHY OF WALT DISNEY, November 20, 2001

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Dean W. Barickman "Real Author" (Ottawa, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walt - The Man Behind The Myth [VHS] (VHS Tape)

WALT: THE MAN BEHIND THE MYTH is a warm, entertaining, and fascinating look at both the public and private life of one of the greatest show-business men of the 20th Century....a man who is still influencing our world today. The never before released photos and film footage alone make this a "must" purchase. If the production has one fault, it may be that it leaves the viewer wanting more such glimpses into the life of Walt Disney. A great companion video would be THE HAND BEHIND THE MOUSE: THE UB IWERKS STORY.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars He made the world a little better, August 11, 2005

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Anthony "Anth Man" (Somerville, Morocco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walt - The Man Behind the Myth (DVD)

It was great seeing a more balanced biography of Walt Disney after all these years. I felt like there have always been 2 extremes: the sugary and perfect Walt who loved children, and the diabolic Communist smasher that hated Jews.
Well, here's a news flash: he was human. Walt was a taskmaster, and perfectionist, but he was dedicated to entertaining people and making them laugh. This movie showed us how he was a 12-year old at heart, full of the vigor that made his cartoons great and prone to being naive when it came to labor and politics.
To work for Walt was probably a rollercoaster, being "under the eyebrow" one moment when he was concentrating on a project, then elated when he dispensed a single iota of praise from his gruff businessman persona. The next second he could transform himself into a character from the storyboard he was demonstrating, brimming with energy and enthusiasm like a middle-aged Huck Finn.
People have tried to villify him over the years, pecking away and trying to drag down his overly-sweet reputation perpetuated by the studio after his death. But you can say this about him: he loved childern, wanted to make people laugh, and in some small way felt that by making the childhood of others happier, he was a happy child himself.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Inspiration, July 9, 2005

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Celeste Thoms "Moviemaker330" (Rochester,NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walt - The Man Behind the Myth (DVD)

Walt Disney's grandson did a wonderful job on revealing a man who had a dream and let nothing get in his way. This documentary has nothing to do with propaganda as some people might think. It told a story that inspires anyone who watched it to go out do what they love.