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Steamboat Willie was the first appearance of Mickey Mouse, and it was itself a direct rip-off of Steamboat Bill, a live-acted non-public-domain film.
by quadrangle 11y ago
Steamboat Willie was the first appearance of Mickey Mouse, and it was itself a direct rip-off of Steamboat Bill, a live-acted non-public-domain film.
- delinka 11y agos/rip-off/parody/, no?
- kahirsch 11y agoNo, it was not a rip-off. There are hardly any similarities between the two films. Steamboat Bill, Jr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjl2Fj-_Hg0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjl2Fj-_Hg0 Steamboat Willie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4
- quadrangle 11y agoI meant "inspired by" or something of that ilk. The point is that culture is derivative and Steamboat Willie wouldn't have existed without Steamboat Bill. Everything is a remix. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcvd5JZkUXY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcvd5JZkUXY