Disney In The House: Introduction

Disney In The House: Introduction is a 2017 American live-action/animated comedy fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Wonder Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Peggy Holmes, and produced by Gary Marsh and Gary Krisel (in their film debuts), from a screenplay by Holmes, Marsh, Krisel, and Jason VanBorssum that is based on a story by Holmes and Vixi Anderson. The film is also co-produced Disneytoon Studios as its first-ever live-action/CGI hybrid film and features an ensemble cast that includes Sarah Silverman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ed O'Neill, Tom Hanks, Dee Bradley Baker (in a dual role), Frank Welker, Michael J. Fox, Owen Laramore (in his film debut), Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin (via archive recordings of their child voices), Chris Rock, Sam Elliott, Samantha Morton, Billy Connolly, and Anthony Anderson.

The film had been in production ever since since Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue was released, dating back to at least September 2010. The release date for the film was January 9, 2017, and could not be moved. It is the first ever feature-length film to use archive recordings of an actor's child voice, as well as the first Disneytoon Studios film to be presented in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio.

Disney In The House: Introduction received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor, the musical score, the screenplay, the plot, and the performances (particularly those of Silverman, Fanning, and Breslin), while others deemed it "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant". The film managed to gross $514.5 million against a budget of $79 million at the end of its theatrical run. Also, it held the market of being the highest-grossing theatrical film in the Disney In The House DVD saga until Disney In The House: Time Travel overtook it in 2019. It spawned a Disney In The House TV series, which gets every one new season per month until September 28, 2020, when Owen Laramore Productions's first theatrical film, Disney In The House, was released. It is also the first installment in the saga, as well as the first film in the saga to have a theatrical release rather than go direct-to-video.

Plot
In Disneyville, a world where humans and Disney characters co-exist in peace, Vanellope von Schweetz is a single Disney character in the Disney Neighborhood who has her pet iguana, Iggy to keep her company. Mayor Lawrence Broderick and his friend Mr. Ziploc take them on a fascinating tour through the history of Disney. After the tour, Vanellope, Iggy, Lawrence, and Mr. Ziploc meet Judy Hopps, Hank, Sheriff Woody, The Aliens, and Agent P.

Vanellope explains to everyone that she used to have a friend named Banana. After the end of 2012, they were friends, but on May 2, 2013, Banana informs Vanellope that illegal poachers are chasing him. Banana tries to convince her to get the poacher train to the bridge, but she berates him for betraying her, resulting in them losing the train. Banana falls out and tries to make Vanellope save him. Knowing that she cannot save him after what he did, Vanellope ends her friendship with Banana, lets the poachers kill him, and jumps into the river below; Vanellope has been wanting to make a new family ever since.

A knight named Murray hitches Vanellope, Judy, Hank, Woody, The Aliens, Agent P, Iggy, Lawrence, and Mr. Ziploc a ride to the Hader Castle. The king, Marcus, tells them that he has kids, his 10-year-old son, Conrad, and his 6-year-old daughter, Sally. Sally is crying because she is afraid of being rejected. Feeling bad for her, Vanellope comforts Sally, believing she will be able to marry Conrad.

The gang gets Sally a wedding dress. Once she sees Conrad, they date. The plan works, and after the date, the group is recruited by a spy named Agent Gadget, who explains that two outlaws named Ginny and Alan have discovered an ancient power to destroy the kingdom. Not wanting anything to happen to the kingdom, the group decides to help Gadget stop Ginny and Alan.

Once they get to the tower, the group enters the bottom floor, which is actually a modern art museum. Suddenly, to no avail, Ginny and Alan's bodyguard, Mr. Z, kidnaps Sally and takes her to the top floor. Conrad and Vanellope chase Mr. Z and discover that he has attempted to make her fall into the ocean. Sally tries to hold on, but Mr. Z swings her off his leg, and she, Conrad, and Vanellope fall, but Vanellope manages to activate her parachute before landing slowly in the ocean. Vanellope and Conrad rescue Sally from drowning, and Judy rescues them.

The following afternoon, Conrad takes Sally for a rowboat ride across a lagoon. Vanellope conducts a water animal chorus to the tune of Kiss The Girl. After the successful rowboat ride, Vanellope and the others head back to the kingdom to tell them that Conrad and Sally are in love. Just as they are about to kiss, a dragon arrives. Vanellope cannot strike the dragon, so the group uses both Sally and Conrad as bait to lure the dragon into a giant cage. Ginny and Alan try to kill them, but Judy knocks the two outlaws out, and the dragon crushes them. The illegal poachers block their way and try to penetrate them, but Gadget transforms the car into a helicopter. They fly towards the cage and trap the dragon, but Gadget and Sally slip on the ground and grab the ledges. Gadget resigns himself to his fate and sacrifices himself, giving Vanellope enough time to save Sally. Vanellope rushes to find Gadget and she is saddened to see that he died, which reveals that he was a rock on the inside.

Later that day, Conrad and Sally get married. After three days, Sally and Conrad bid Vanellope goodbye. Vanellope, Judy, Hank, Woody, The Aliens, Agent P, Iggy, Lawrence, and Mr. Ziploc return to the Disney Neighborhood. Vanellope, Judy, and Hank become the Disney Neighborhood's three leaders, Woody becomes a toy store owner, The Aliens get a claw machine room, and Mr. Ziploc becomes the news messenger. The film ends with Vanellope shouting, "Happy Disney Day!" as the iris closes on her.

Cast
Sarah Silverman (Vanellope), Ginnifer Goodwin (Judy), Tom Hanks (Woody), Owen Laramore (Lawrence), Dakota Fanning (Sally), and Chris Rock ( promoting the film on February 27, 2017
 * Sarah Silverman as Vanellope, a resident of Disneyville.
 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy, a resident of Disneyvile who is a member of Vanellope's new family and Vanellope's new best friend.
 * Ed O'Neill as Hank, a resident of Disneyville and a member of Vanellope's new family.
 * Tom Hanks as Woody, a resident of Disneyville member of Vanellope's new family.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as The Aliens, members of Vanellope's new family. Baker also voices Agent P, a member of Vanellope's new family.
 * Frank Welker as Iggy, Vanellope's pet iguana who is obsessed with apples.
 * Owen Laramore as Lawrence Broderick, the mayor of Disneyville.
 * Michael J. Fox as Mr. Ziploc, an anthropomorphic plastic bowl who is Lawrence's agent.
 * Dakota Fanning as Sally Hader, a 6-year-old princess and Shepard's younger sister.
 * Spencer Breslin as Conrad Hader, a 10-year-old prince and Sally's younger sister.
 * Chris Rock as Agent Gadget, an international super spy.
 * Sam Elliott and Samantha Morton as Alan and Ginny, a murderous husband and wife couple.
 * Billy Connolly as Marcus Hader, the king and Sally and Shepard's protective father.
 * Sam Shepard as Commander, the leader of the illegal poach gun unit.
 * Anthony Anderson as Dragon, a hideous beast who is the film's main antagonist.
 * Miguel Ferrer as Murray, a knight. This was Ferrer's last feature film appearance before his death.
 * David Ogden Stiers as Mr. Narrator, the film's main storyteller.
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Mr Z., Alan and Ginny's bodyguard who kidnaps Sally.
 * Max Casella as Banana, Vanellope's former friend who got killed by Commander.
 * Jeff Bennett as Bird-O-Clock, Vanellope's alarm clock.
 * Amy Hill as garden lady
 * Alicia Sliverstone as Tiger Lily
 * Corey Burton as Duck McScrooge
 * James Patrick Stuart as Chesire Cat

Production
Since Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue came out in the United States, a film where real life humans and Disney characters lived in harmony was in production. Peggy Holmes signed on as director and co-writer. John Lasseter served as executive producer. Richard M. Sherman originally intended to write an original song for the film, but it was cut because it was deemed inferior. The film was originally named DisneyVerse, but in June 2015, they decided to rename it to simply just Disney In The House: Introduction to make it more better looking. The Hader's Castle was built with gray bricks to render it realistically for the film. Production on the film took place entirely in San Diego, California.

Casting
Sarah Silverman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ed O'Neill, and Tom Hanks returned to voice their characters from various Disney films. For the role of Lawrence Broderick, Robert Downey Jr. and Matt Dillon were considered, but those sounded too obvious, and Holmes wanted more comedy. Holmes suddenly met Owen Laramore because she saw how imaginative he was and asked him if he would play Lawrence Broderick. Laramore was delighted on signed on immediately. Archive recordings of child voices considered for Sally and Conrad were needed for the film. Holmes considered the child voices of Taylor Momsen and Alexander Gould, but Disney deemed those too prestigious, and Holmes instead chose Dakota Fanning and Spencer Breslin; they had previously worked together on Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat. Dee Bradley Baker signed on as the voices of Agent P and the Aliens.

The plan to have Iggy talk was dropped, and he instead worked out as a silent character for more comedic effect, so Frank Welker provided his vocals. Michael J. Fox signed on as the voice of Mr. Ziploc.

Music
The music for the film was composed by John Powell. Sally's signing voice for "I'm Coming Out" was provided by Tara Strong who was not credited in the film. "Kiss The Girl" was used in the film, with Alan Menken returning to compose the song.

Soundtrack
"Staying Alive" - Bee Gees

"One" - Three Dog Night

"I Wish" - Stevie Wonder

"Kiss The Girl" - Sarah Silverman

"The Song Of The Heart" - Prince

"Opening Titles/Disneyville" - John Powell

"Lawrence & Mr. Ziploc" - John Powell

"History Tour" - John Powell

"Judy Hopps" - John Powell

"Hank" - John Powell

"Woody & The Aliens" - John Powell

"Agent P" - John Powell

"Vanellope's Backstory" - John Powell

"The Hader's Castle" - John Powell

"Sally's Wish" - John Powell

"The Date" - John Powell

"Agent Gadget" - John Powell

"Chase Ginny And Alan" - John Powell

"Art Museum" - John Powell

"Sally Gets Kidnapped" - John Powell

"Sea Rescue" - John Powell

"Cruise" - John Powell

"Dragon Fight" - John Powell

"Sally & Conrad Marry" - John Powell

"Goodbye" - John Powell

Box office
The film grossed $514.5 million at the end of its theatrical run.

Critical Reception
Megacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 93 out of 100 based on 102 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". It is one of the most successful Disney movies of all time, and has a rare 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critical consensus reads, "Lovable, fantastic, and eccentric, Disney In The House: Introduction is a joyful musical that will get children of all ages dancing all night long."

Home media
The film was released on Disney DVD on June 10, 2017, with over 40 bonus features including featurettes, interviews, a music video, and a trailer for Disney In The House: 4th Of July.