TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of John Lounsbery.
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Director Facts
Birth:
March 9, 1911
Death:
February 13, 1976
Biography:
John was part of the inner circle of Disney animators, known as the "nine old men". He was employed at Walt Disney Productions from July 2, 1935 until his death on February 13, 1976. He is now considered a Disney Legend. His wife Florence was a color model designer at Harman-Ising Studios until 1937. Their children are Kenneth, Andrea and John K. ...more about John Lounsbery
John Lounsbery
DIRECTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1930s
1.7944
4
1940s
2.9844
22
1950s
2.9880
7
1960s
2.8556
7
1970s
3.0857
6
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards for each movie.
Overall Director Score: 
3.2706
3.2706John Lounsbery Movie Rankings
1
3.4771Lady, a lovely housedog encounters Tramp, a mangy street mutt he takes her under his wing and protects her from the dangers of the world that has jaded him. ...more about Lady and the Tramp
- DVD Best Pricing:
Overstock.com
2
3.3838Two banker's children lose their nanny due to her frustration with them. A change in the wind blows in an assertive nanny who matches the qualifications of the children and not the father. ...more about Mary Poppins
Director Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Director
- Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
- DVD Best Pricing:
Target
3
3.3228An ostracized circus elephant learns he can fly thanks to his unusually large ears. Soon he becomes the highlight of the show. ...more about Dumbo
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
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4
3.3195Winnie The Pooh, Disney’s animated adaptation of A.A Milne’s class children’s books, is back to enjoy another set of fun adventures with all of his best friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. ...more about Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- DVD Best Pricing:
Wal Mart
5
3.3179Disney animation inspired by Rudyard Kiplings "Mowgli" story. Mowgli is a boy who has been raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. When the wolves hear that the fierce tiger, Shere Kahn, is nearby, they decide to send Mowgli to a local "man tribe". ...more about Jungle Book
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
6
3.2868Inventor Gepetto creates a wooden marionette called Pinocchio. His wish that Pinocchio be a real boy is unexpectedly granted by a fairy. The fairy assigns Jiminy Cricket to act as Pinocchio's "conscience" and keep him out of trouble. ...more about Pinocchio
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
7
3.1851Cinderella wants nothing more than to go to the ball held in honor of the prince. However, Cinderella is practically a prisoner in her home and a servant to her stepmother and stepsisters. But on the night of the ball her fairy godmother makes her wish come true. ...more about Cinderella
- DVD Best Pricing:
Wal Mart
8
3.1803Disney animators set pictures to classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" features Mickey Mouse as an aspiring magician who oversteps his limits. ...more about Fantasia
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
9
3.0964When the evil witch Maleficent curses young Princess Aurora the child is hidden away in the woods until her 16th birthday. Believing they have beaten the curse, the Princess pricks her finger and falls into a deep sleep awaiting her true love's kiss. ...more about Sleeping Beauty
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
10
3.0672Retelling of the Robin Hood legend with animals for the characters. Robin Hood is an outlaw who starts to form a gang in Sherwood Forest to fight the injustices of the Sheriff of Nottingham, who levies unpayable taxes upon the people. ...more about Robin Hood
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
11
3.0655Bernard and Bianca, of the Rescue Aid Society (a mouse organization) receive a message in a bottle from an orphaned girl who appears to have been kidnapped by Madame Medusa, a selfish woman who has no qualms about using children for her own purposes. ...more about Rescuers
- DVD Best Pricing:
Overstock.com
12
3.0550Alice following the White Rabbit falls deeper and deeper into her imagination. Wonderland is a mysterious place that doesn't follow the conventional rules. Flowers talk, playing cards paint roses, and Alice can grow and shrink just by eating a cookie. ...more about Alice in Wonderland
- DVD Best Pricing:
Wal Mart
13
3.0517Adaptation of J. M. Barrie's story about a boy who never grew up. The three children of the Darling family receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place. ...more about Peter Pan
- DVD Best Pricing:
Wal Mart
14
2.9953Segments: "Once Upon a Wintertime," two lovers recued from an icy river by friendly animals; "Bumble Boogie," bee beset by musical instruments and symbols come to life; "Johnny Appleseed," story of the legendary pioneer tree-planter; "Trees," mood piece ...more about Melody Time
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
15
2.9911During WWII in England, Charlie, Carrie, and Paul Rawlins are sent to live with Eglantine Price, an apprentice witch. ...more about Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Director Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
16
2.9844The first, and by far most memorable full-length animated feature from the Disney Studios, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" may have been superseded technically by many of the films that followed it. ...more about Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Not Available on DVD
17
2.9111Segments: "A Rustic Ballad," a story of feuding hillbillys; "A Tone Poem," a mood piece set on a blue bayou; "A Jazz Interlude," a bobby-soxer goes jitterbugging with her date at the malt shop; "A Ballad in Blue," dark room, rain and somber landscapes ...more about Make Mine Music
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
18
2.8948Arthur (aka Wart) is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for Wart beyond mere squiredom. ...more about Sword in the Stone
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
19
2.8867Pongo and Perdita have a litter of 15 puppies. Cruella De Vil takes a fancy to the pups, and wants to get hold of them, as well as more pups, to make herself a loveley dalmation skin coat... ...more about One Hundred and One Dalmatians
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
20
2.8815Two stories. The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. ...more about Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
21
2.8567Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Brer Rabbit to help little Johnny deal his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation. The tales: The Briar Patch, The Tar Baby and Brer Rabbit's Laughing place. ...more about Song of the South
- Not Available on DVD
22
2.7354The beloved, pampered housecat of a retired opera star in 1910 Paris finds herself stranded in the countryside with her three children, the victims of a plot by their owner's butler to cheat them out of a huge inheritance. ...more about Aristocats
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
23
2.7031This delightful Disney film which combines live-action with animation, tells the story of a young boy who takes his ill-tempered black sheep to the county fair in the hope of winning a medal. This heartwarming and nostalgic film also includes several lively songs and animated sequences. ...more about So Dear to My Heart
- Not Available on DVD
24
2.5113When Donald Duck meets up with two Latin birds--Jose Carioca and Panchito-- the three head down to Rio for a fun filled adventure. ...more about Three Caballeros
- Not Available on DVD
25
2.3960Disney version of fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk", featuring Mickey, Donald and Goofy in the main roles. ...more about Fun and Fancy Free
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
26
1.9132This is a unique film in Disney Production's history. This film is essentially a propaganda film selling Major Alexander de Seversky's theories about the practical uses of long range strategic bombing. ...more about Victory Through Air Power
- DVD Best Pricing:
Overstock.com
27
1.6424In a small town named Sleepy Hollow, a gangly schoolteacher named Icabod Crane comes to town. Despite his unattractive appearance, he quickly proves to be a ladies man who charms the local beauty, much to the local tough, Brom Bones', displeasure. ...more about Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Not Available on DVD
28
1.5446Pooh is back and this time he's gonna blow you away! Almost literally! When Pooh's friend Gopher warns him that it's Winds-Day, Pooh goes off to wish Piglet a Happy Windsday, but Piglet is lifted into the air by the strong winds, Pooh grabs Piglet's ...more about Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
- Not Available on DVD
30
Pluto's dish is empty, so he goes after the bone in the dish of Butch the bulldog, who is sleeping next door. Can he make it home with the bone before Butch wakes up? No. ...more about Bone Trouble
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
31
Pluto is patrolling a beach for the Coast Guard when a baby turtle hatches. The turtle keeps trying to sneak into the restricted zone to swim, and Pluto keeps trying to stop him. ...more about Canine Patrol
- Not Available on DVD
32
Goliath II is a 6-inch-tall elephant (son of the huge Goliath). He's a big disappointment to his father, but mom is proud of Goliath II anyway. Goliath II is constantly getting into trouble because he's so small. ...more about Goliath II
- Not Available on DVD
33
The stork mistakenly delivers Lambert, a baby lion, to a flock of sheep. The mother won't let the stork take him back, so Lambert is raised as a sheep, but he just doesn't fit in. He grows up cowardly, until the day his mother is chased by a wolf. ...more about Lambert the Sheepish Lion
- DVD Best Pricing:
Overstock.com
34
Pluto is guarding a flock of sheep in the West; a coyote is sneaking up on that flock. The coyote fakes a bad leg; Pluto chases it away, only to have it run back ahead of him and go after the sheep. ...more about Legend of Coyote Rock
- Not Available on DVD
35
Mickey, Donald and Goofy live in a land where everything is dried up and dead. The only food they have is one loaf of bread, even Donald's plans of killing their cow fail. So Mickey decides to trade in the cow and get's some magic beans. ...more about Mickey and the Beanstalk
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
36
Minnie is about to pour her bacon grease over Pluto's dinner bowl as a treat, but a radio announcement reminds them that the glycerine which can be extracted from cooking fats is important to production of war munitions. ...more about Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line
- DVD Best Pricing:
Overstock.com
37
Disney's animated adaptation of Prokofiev's masterpiece, in which every character is represented musically by a different instrument. Young Peter decides to go hunting for the wolf that's been prowling around the village. ...more about Peter and the Wolf
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
38
Mickey and Pluto make a short stopover on a South American flight. Mickey throws Pluto's ball into the jungle, and he chases it but it looks exactly the same as an armadillo that's rolled up into a ball. ...more about Pluto and the Armadillo
- DVD Best Pricing:
Overstock.com
39
Pluto walks past the zoo and sees the huge bone the sleeping lion has but getting it out is easier said than done. He gets it out of the lion's cage, but then has to face the kangaroo and its playful joey. Next is the gorilla, then the crocodiles. ...more about Pluto at the Zoo
- Not Available on DVD
40
Pluto is playing with a ball on the beach. The ball goes into the water and starts moving in strange ways, because a sea lion is playing with it. Pluto does not want to share the ball, and eventually tries to bury it, but the sea lion is too clever. ...more about Pluto's Playmate
- Not Available on DVD
41
Mickey and Pluto go hunting for quail. Pluto scares away the first ones they see; Mickey scolds him, then relents. ...more about Pointer
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
42
Two of the Three Little Pigs are caught by the Big Bad Wolf while swimming. But when the wolf tries to get the third, he is captured by the third pig who uses his new lie detector to get the information about his two brothers from the wolf..... ...more about Practical Pig
- Not Available on DVD
43
Pluto is a guard dog on a military base. He's told there are saboteurs, and is assigned to guard a pill-box (gun emplacement). ...more about Private Pluto
- DVD Best Pricing:
Overstock.com
44
Pluto's in a dog show against lots of snooty, high society dogs. While Mickey's chasing after a dropped can, Pluto is making eyes at the dog next door. ...more about Society Dog Show
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
45
Seduced by a satyr, Pluto celebrates spring. He goes around enjoying the scents, then imitating various animals. But when he imitates the butterfly (that transformed from a caterpillar before our eyes), he gets in trouble. ...more about Springtime for Pluto
- Not Available on DVD
46
Rabbit is tired of Tigger always bouncing him, so he get's Pooh and Piglet together to come up with an idea to get the bounce out of Tigger. Rabbit suggests they take him into the middle of nowhere and leave him overnight. ...more about Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!
- Not Available on DVD
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