The Ballad of Nessie

The Ballad of Nessie is a 2011 traditionally animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was directed by Stevie Wermers-Skelton and Kevin Deters, and produced by the team behind How to Hook Up Your Home Theater.

The Ballad Of Nessie
Poster for The Ballad of Nessie
Directed byStevie Wermers-Skelton
Kevin Deters
Produced byDorothy McKim
Tamara Boutcher
Written byRegina Conroy
Steve Wermers-Sckelton
Kevin Deters
Story byStevie Wermers-Skelton
Regina Conroy
Narrated byBilly Connolly
Music byMichael Giacchino
Edited byJeff Draheim
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • March 5, 2011 (2011-03-05) (Belgium)
  • July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15) (U.S., with Winnie the Pooh)
Running time
6 minutes[1]
LanguageEnglish

The short, narrated by Billy Connolly, is a Disney adaptation of the origin of the Loch Ness Monster, Nessie.[2]

Plot

A gentle creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her best friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When rich developer MacFroogal destroys the pond and land surrounding it to build a giant miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home. She finds rejection everywhere, and is always ordered to keep a stiff upper lip whenever she feels like crying. Finally, Nessie loses all hope and starts crying for days, weeks, and months. When she cannot cry anymore, she finds that her tears have created Loch Ness, a new home for her and MacQuack.

A mid-credits scene reveals that MacFroogal's golf course is flooded out as well. MacFroogal breaks down in tears as he and his assistants sail away on part of a large sign, while the water knocks off some of the letters on the remaining part, leaving the word "MacFool" behind.

Release

The short premiered on March 5, 2011, at Anima 2011, the International Animation Film Festival of Brussel.[3] In the US it accompanied the theatrical release of Winnie the Pooh, which premiered on July 15, 2011.[4]

The short was released on October 25, 2011, as a bonus feature on the Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download release of Winnie the Pooh.[5] The Ballad of Nessie was released on the Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection Blu-ray on August 18, 2015.[6]

The Ballad of Nessie was nominated for a 2012 Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject.[7]

References
  1. "The Ballad of Nessie". Amazon. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. Grover, Ron (May 4, 2007). "Disney Bets Long on Film Shorts". Business Week. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  3. "Anima Rss feed (Dutch)".
  4. McKenzie, Steven (April 6, 2011). "Nessie animated short in Disney Winnie the Pooh film". BBC News Online. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  5. "All the beloved characters from the Hundred Acre Wood are back". The Walt Disney Studios via Toon Zone. September 9, 2011. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  6. Doty, Meriah (June 4, 2015). "'Frozen Fever' (and Easter Eggs!) Coming Soon on Disney Shorts Blu-ray (Exclusive)". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. "39th Annual Annie Nominations & Winners!". The Annie Awards. International Animated Film Society. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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