Off His Rockers is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released in 1992. It was released theatrically accompanying the film Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. It was the first Disney animated short film to use digital ink and paint via CAPS process. The short was included on the laserdisc release of Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. It has not received any other home video release. However it can be shown on YouTube.
Plot
A boy plays a video game on a console, ignoring everything around him. His wooden horse, with which he used to play, tries to make him regain his desire to play with him by doing things such as a two-legged dance, but to no avail. The horse unintentionally unplugs the video game, so the boy angrily turns it back on. However, the boy sees a picture of him with the horse on the ground and regains his desire to play with him. Thus, the child plays cowboys with the horse, riding around the room with him.
Credits
Staff
Director: Barry Cook
Producer: Tad Gielow
Music: Bruce Broughton
Film Editor: Chuck Williams
Art Director: Ric Sluiter
Supervising Animators: Rob Bekuhrs, James R. Tooley, Alex Kupershmidt
Animators: Tom Bancroft, Linda Bel, Paul McDonald
Story Development: Barry Cook, Paul Steele, Peter Cook, Alex Kupershmidt
Visual Development: Tony Bancroft, Rob Bekuhrs, Lou Dellarosa, Trey Finney, Levi Lewis, Steve Goldberg Layout Sketch: Bob Walker, Davy Liu Background Paintings: Kevin Turcotte, Robert Stanton Animation Check: Laurie Scaks Animation Camera: Mary E. Lescher, Gary W. Smith Digital Film Recording: Ariel Shaw, Christopher Gee, Chuck Warren, Christine Beck Florida Animation Studio Ink & Paint: Fran Kirsten, Pam Darley, Suzie Ewing, Mike Lusby, Monica Murdock, Lynn Rippberger, Joanne Tzuanos Digitizing Camera: Robyn Roberts, Jo Ann Breuer, Karen China, Bob Cohen, Lynnette Cullen, Gareth Fishbaugh, Cindy Garcia, Kent Gordon, Gina Wootten Production Management: Tim O'Donnell, David F. Wolf, Suzi Vissotzky Sound Design: Drew Neumann CG Production System Coordinator: Don Gworek CG Systems Administration: Brad Lowman, Michael Bolds, Carlos Quinonez, Grace Shirado, Michael Sullivan, Mark M. Tokunaga Computer Rendering on: Silicon Graphics Computer Systems Computer Graphics Software: Wavefront Technologies Special Thanks: Wendy Aylsworth, Paul Curasi, Joe Jiuliano, Dan Philips, Maureen Donley Animation Production Services Provided: Walt Disney Animation Florida, Disney/MGM Studios, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Creation process
The film started as a side project of director Barry Cook, who, at the time, was working at Walt Disney Animation Florida. Starting with a core of six people, the project ended up involving most of the Florida studio's staff of 73 (and some in California), all of whom "donated" their time to the project beyond their official duties.