The Steamboat Willie Horror Movie Takes Aim at Disney With Its Final Trailer

The blessing and curse of the public domain is that you can make a movie like Screamboat without permission from Disney, but you also want to remind people of Disney. One of the main reasons it works at all is the subversive naughtiness behind seeing a character like Steamboat Willie, whom we’ve always associated with Mickey Mouse and Disney, as something evil and violent. So how do you do that exactly? Where’s the line? Well, the latest trailer for Screamboat, which opens April 2, is a masterclass in that balance. We almost don’t want to spoil it because you are going to laugh but basically everything about the trailer is meant to remind you of Disney… without ever saying that. Check it out. From the fonts and the music, to the famous lines from the films, everything about that trailer is about the juxtaposition of happy Disney and evil horror. Which is what makes us or anyone interested in the first place, right? So, for that alone, we commend it. Now, will the movie itself actual ... Read full article.