The 80s - Captain Eo(1986) - "We Are Here To Change The World"

**Barrybgb** · 04-22-2010, 12:33 PM

Captain Eo was a 3D short film that premiered at Disneyland in 1986. It starred Michael Jackson, was produced by George Lucas, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It ran for years and was replaced in the 1990s. It has now returned to Disneyland in all it's 80s 3D glory.

Captain Eo tells the tale of Captain Eo and his spaceship crew. They are on a mission to deliver a gift to the Supreme Leader(Anjelica Huston), whose world consists of twisting metal and vents. Eo and his crew are caught and the crew are to be turned into trash cans. Eo is to spent 100 years of torture in a deep, dark dungeon. It bursts into song when Eo proclaims that he sees the "beauty" in the Supreme Leader.

Trailer:

A great web site :
Captain Eo

**Melis** · 04-22-2010, 02:07 PM

I'll be sure to watch it. I don't know much about it.

**Barrybgb** · 04-22-2010, 03:12 PM

Yeah, it's fun. We saw it at Disneyland in the 80s. I don't remember much about the experience, but watching it just now reminded me. Michael at the peak of his fame.

**Barrybgb** · 05-14-2010, 07:58 AM

Anybody else have the chance to see this at Disneyland?. I miss these days.

**Barrybgb** · 09-07-2011, 01:04 PM

It's cool that this was brought back to Disneyland. It would be great to have it on DVD.

CloudDancer · 03-15-2013, 06:25 PM

I saw this back in the 80's and 2 or 3 years ago at Disneyland. One difference between the 80's and recent showings was that they added bouncing to the audience chairs. Whenever the dancers stomped or jumped the chairs would bounce. They also bounced during the spaceship flight.