TV guy.
Walt:
The Man Behind the Myth (2001) -- You'd expect a documentary about Walt
Disney created for the Disney Channel and narrated by Dick Van Dyke to be a
little cheesy or hero-worshippy. And it's a little of that, but not too
much. In fact, they're not afraid to make Walt look dumb or worse from
time to time, even calling him "politically naive" and showing footage of him
talking about "smoking out" the communists in Hollywood. The documentary
is fairly comprehensive, given the limited time to cover such a big person, and
goes from the beginning of his life to the end, showing his personal life, his
work, and the impact he made on the rest of the world. If you don't know
much about Walt, the documentary is a good start and, if you do, it's nice
comfort food with a lot of rare footage.
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