John Henry

John Henry

October 30, 2000 Theatrical Shorts

Studio
Walt Disney Studios (Orlando)
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures

Synopsis

Classic tale of a freed black slave from the south who does not want a new sort of 'slavery' to affect him and his family.

Characters

John Henry, Polly, MacTavish, Thomas

Credits

Directing

Director
Mark Henn

Producing

Producer
Steven Keller

Writing

Writer
Tim Hodge, Broose Johnson
Screenplay
Shirley Pierce

Voices

Voice
Geoffrey Jones (John Henry), Alfre Woodard (Polly/Narrartor), Carrie Harrington (Polly, singing), Tim Hodge (MacTavish), Dave Murray (Thomas)

Editing

Editor
Jeff Draheim

Crew

Art Direction
Robert Ty Stanton

Production notes

Released for a short, three-day engagement at the El Capitan in Hollywood (preceded "A Nightmare Before Christmas").

Awards

Nominee, Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject 2000 (Annie)