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Captain EO

Name: Captain EO
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Released: 1986-01-01

1986 short film directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Filmshort filmQ44408

Released: 1986
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: George Lucas
Cast: Michael Jackson
, Anjelica Huston
, Tony Cox
Runtime: 17 min
Genre: science fiction film
, musical film
, 3D film
Country of origin: United States

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Captain EO is a 1986 American 3D science fiction short film shown at several Disney theme parks from 1986 until 1998. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and stars Michael Jackson. The film was shown as part of an attraction with in-theater effects. The attraction returned to the Disney theme parks in 2010 as a tribute after Jackson's death the previous year. The film was shown for the final time at Epcot on December 6, 2015.

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Director of photography: Vittorio Storaro
Film editor: Lisa Fruchtman
Title: Captain EO
Color: color
Executive producer: George Lucas
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Has characteristic: 3D film
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1.Stated in Disney A to Z
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