John Henry (2000 film)

John Henry
Directed byMark Henn (director), Robert Ty Stanton (art direction)
Story byShirley Pierce (screenplay) and Broose Johnson and Tim Hodge (story supervisor)
Based onJohn Henry
Produced bySteven Keller
StarringAlfre Woodard
Geoffrey Jones
Narrated byAlfre Woodard
Edited byBeth Collins-Stegmaier (animation editor)
Music byStephen James Taylor
Animation byBarry Temple
Theodore Ty
Layouts byAndrew Edward Harkness
Backgrounds byPeter Raymundo
Kevin A. Barber
Janelle C. Bell-Martin
James W. Elston
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release date
  • October 30, 2000 (2000-10-30)
Running time
10 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

John Henry is an animation short film from Walt Disney Animation Studios directed by Mark Henn, released on October 30, 2000.

The short is based on African American folk hero John Henry.[1]

Synopsis

A narration by John's wife Polly explains his early life: said to have been "born with a hammer in his hand", John was a slave alongside Polly until they were granted their freedom and soon married. As a wedding gift, Polly gives John a massive sledgehammer forged from his old shackles and John promises her that he will die holding that hammer. Searching for land to settle down in, they come across a group of other former slaves and Irish immigrants hired to build railways, but the contract they are working under to receive land if they complete the railways only grants a shorter period of time than required. However, the hard work tires almost all the men. John, who has the stamina of ten men, inspires them to keep working and never give up.

Despite all this, the contract is cancelled by the amoral business owner and the workers' place is taken by a steam drill. John refuses to back down and proves that man can achieve more than a machine by challenging the steam drill driver to a race for who can finish the railroad first. If John can best the machine, the land promised to the workers must be delivered. He builds the railway and even a tunnel straight through a mountain, the steam drill breaking before it can finish. However, the workers' celebration turns bittersweet as John collapses from exhaustion. Realizing he won't live much longer, Polly gently places John's hammer in his hand before he dies with a smile on his face. The short film ends by showing that the story was being told to John's young son in their house in the town that now covers the land that John's sacrificial victory gave them. The child is scared by some thunder, but Polly tells him that it's just the sound of his father, hammering in the sky.

Cast

  • Alfre Woodard - Polly / Narrator (voice)
  • Geoffrey Jones - John Henry (voice)
  • Tim Hodge - MacTavish (voice)
  • Dave Murray - Thomas (voice)
  • Carrie Harrington - Singing Voice of Polly (voice)

Home media

The DVDs Disney's American Legends[2] and Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection featured this short.[3] Apart from its DVD release, the short film was only shown in one theatre in the USA, namely Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre. There, the short film was shown six times in three days.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Hill, Jim (February 22, 2001). "A black hero comes up short". Orlando Weekly. Euclid Media Group. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Disney's American Legends". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  3. ^ "Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection Blu-ray Combo Pack". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

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