The movie’s freaky, big-eared scamp aboard the doomed vessel is, of course, based on 1928’s “Steamboat Willie,” Disney’s first Mickey cartoon. But there are no punishing lawsuits on the ...

Screamboat is the second Steamboat Willie horror movie to hit screens ... whistling (which is one of the only elements from the original short that is consistently retained) could have been ...

Packed with big kills, big laughs, and a miniature menace, Screamboat is a cinematic thrill ride that reimagines Steamboat Willie like never before!' Disney original Steamboat Willie was ...

The film is filled with Disney references, as it is inspired by the 1928 original Steamboat Willie - for which the copyright expired last January. It became the first film starring Mickey and ...

"I love that we can take these iconic childhood characters from A.A. Milne's original Winnie-the-Pooh and the 1928 Steamboat ...

Slashed free of Disney’s copyright as of Monday, the iconic character from Steamboat Willie is already the focus of two horror films. On Monday, just hours after the 1928 short entered the ...

Compared to recent riffs on Winnie the Pooh and Popeye, 'Steamboat Willie' slasher has fun skewering the company that's been so protective of its IP.

The movie was announced soon after the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey became public domain on January 1, 2024. A late-night ferry ride in New York City is at the heart of the story of Screamboat.

Screamboat is an American horror comedy that parodies the classic Disney character Mickey Mouse’s first screen appearance, Steamboat Willie, by turning him into a killing machine. The film is ...

It's leagues above the competition in the widening sea of public-domain Steamboat Willie horror parodies – though considering the moldy cheese of The Mouse Trap and I Heart Willie, that’s not ...

But this time, it’s Mickey Mouse, founder Walt Disney’s own creation – or this first version of him, at least (although The Mouse Trap still manged to be first over the line ...