Directing
Mike Gabriel
Born
1954-11-05 (71)
Place of birth
Long Beach, California, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
13 titles
Michael Richard "Mike" Gabriel is an American animator, director, and storyboard artist, who is best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios and as co-director of the Disney films The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and Pocahontas (1995). He also played Eddie Valiant in test footage of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Known for
6.9Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.
Pocahontas
1995
6.6A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
7.2By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2010
6.4A cat named Lorenzo is dismayed to discover that his tail has developed a personality of its own.
Lorenzo
2004
6.8Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.
Howard
2018
8.0A documentary on the making of Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp created for the 2006 Platinum DVD.
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
2006
Film credits
2010s · 4 titles
7.2By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2010
6.8Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.
Howard
2018
6.0A behind-the-scenes look at the technical and artistic process behind building the video game environments for Walt Disney Animation Studios' Wreck-It Ralph, exploring the visual design of Game Central Station, Fix-It Felix Jr., Hero's Duty, and Sugar Rush.
Wreck-It Ralph - Bit by Bit: Creating the Worlds of Wreck-It Ralph
2013
8.0Featurette on the making of Disney's Princess and the Frog
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
2000s · 4 titles
8.0A documentary on the making of Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp created for the 2006 Platinum DVD.
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
2006
6.0Documentary focusing on the making-of the 1940n adaptation of Pinocchio by the Disney studio, often considered the artistic pinnacle of the Disney feature.
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
2009
8.0Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.
Celebrating Dumbo
2001
8.5Released as a Bonus Feature for Disney's Platinum DVD Edition of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" this short documentary shows how this classic film came to life.
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
2001
1990s · 1 titles
Behind the camera
6.9Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.
Pocahontas
1995
6.6A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
6.4A cat named Lorenzo is dismayed to discover that his tail has developed a personality of its own.
Lorenzo
2004