Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Musker (born November 8, 1953) is an American animation director. Along with Ron Clements, he makes up the duo of one of the Walt Disney Animation Studio's leading director teams. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Musker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Moana
2026
Original Story
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches the island of an impetuous Chieftain, his willful daughter answers the Ocean's ca...
Moana 2
2024
Characters
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dan...
Pencils vs Pixels
2023
as Self
A documentary told from the voices of the "second golden age" of animation in the 1990s and 2000s about the rise, fall and rise again of hand-drawn an...
I'm Hip
2023
Producer, Writer, Director
A self-absorbed cat, in a jazzy song and dance, proudly and comically proclaims his "hipness' to the world. The world is less convinced than he is.
The Little Mermaid
2023
Original Film Writer
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the sur...
The Little Mermaid Live!
2019
Writer
Live musical performances by a star-studded cast will be interwoven into the broadcast of the animated classic.
Howard
2018
as Himself (archive footage)
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely ...
Voice of the Islands
2017
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Walt Disney Animation Studios' MOANA, as aided by the Oceanic Story Trust.
Gone Fishing
2017
Director
On Motunui, Maui tries to catch a fish with his magical fishhook, only to be comically foiled by the ocean.
Moana
2016
Story, Director
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek ...
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
2016
as Self
A documentary about how the critically acclaimed film wound up being a box office disappointment, only to become regarded as a classic over a decade a...
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
as Self
Featurette on the making of Disney's Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog
2009
Director, Screenplay, Story
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to f...
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
2008
Original Film Writer
Follow Ariel's adventures before she gave up her fins for true love. When Ariel wasn't singing with her sisters, she spent time with her mother, Queen...
The Pixar Story
2007
as Self
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
as Self
Find out how the spectacular music inspired the animation, and learn more about the development of the characters—such as how Ursula ended up being a ...
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
2005
as Self
Film critic Joel Siegel gets together with a group of animators, directors and producers to discuss and pay tribute to their mentors and Walt Disney's...
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
2004
as Self
The making of Disney's Aladdin
Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound
2003
as Self
A look at the making of the classic 1981 Disney film that saw the transition from Disney's Nine Old Men to the new guard who would usher in the Disney...
Disney's Animation Magic: Treasure Planet
2003
as Self
The making of Disney's Treasure Planet.
Treasure Planet
2002
Director, Screenplay, Producer
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him ...
The Sweatbox
2002
as Self
Trudie Styler, a documentarian, had been allowed to film the production of 'Kingdom of the Sun'/'The Emperor's New Groove' as part of the deal that or...
Celebrating Dumbo
2001
as Self
Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.
The Making of Hercules
2000
as Self
Behind the scene footage of Disney's 35th full length animated feature.
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999
Characters
After defeating Hades for good, Hercules marries Meg and revisits his teenage years. In particular, it shows an adolescent Hercules's enrollment and t...
Hercules
1997
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along...
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
1992
as Self
Hosted by John Rhys-Davies, a made-for-TV documentary details the work that went into the production of Aladdin, Disney's musical rendition of the cla...
Aladdin
1992
Director, Producer, Screenplay
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and pow...
The Little Mermaid
1989
Director, Producer, Writer
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everyt...
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
Director, Screenplay
When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise Basil of Baker Street and his trusted sidekic...
Little Darlin'
1977
Director, Animation
Two motorcycle-riding suitors square off in this hand-drawn retro tale of love and machismo. With its highly stylized characters and wonderful Looney...
Aladdin: Live from the West End
N/A
Original Film Writer
A live film recording of Disney's hit Broadway musical based on their classic 1992 animated film. Filmed at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West...