What is Rhapsody in Blue (short movie)?
{{distinguish|Rhapsody in Blue}} {{Infobox film | name = Rhapsody in Blue | director = [[Eric Goldberg (animator)|Eric Goldberg]] | producer = Eric Goldberg | writer = Eric Goldberg | music = [[Bruce Broughton]] | cinematography = | editing = Jessica Ambinder-Rojas<br />Lois Freeman-Fox | studio = [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] | distributor = [[Walt Disney Pictures]] | released = {{film date|1999|06|18}} | runtime = 5 minutes | country = United States | budget = }} '''''Rhapsody in Blue''''' is a 1999 American [[Traditional animation|hand-drawn-animated]] [[short film]] produced by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] and written and directed by [[Eric Goldberg (animator)|Eric Goldberg]]. ''Rhapsody in Blue'' premiered on June 18, 1999. ==Story== The short, which shows four individuals who wish for a better life. Duke is a construction worker who dreams of becoming a jazz drummer; Joe is a down-on-his-luck unemployed man who wishes he could get a job; Rachel is a little girl who wants to spend time with her busy parents instead of being shuttled around by her governess; and John is a harried rich husband who longs for a simpler, more fun life. The segment ends with all four getting their wish, though their stories interact with each other's without any of them knowing. It was set in New York City in 1932, and designed in the style of [[Al Hirschfeld]]'s known caricatures of the time. ==Production== [[File:Eric Goldberg.jpg|thumb|[[Eric Goldberg (animator)|Eric Goldberg]], director of ''Rhapsody in Blue'']] It originated in 1992 when director and animator, [[Eric Goldberg (animator)|Eric Goldberg]] approached [[Al Hirschfeld]] about the idea of an animated short set to [[George Gershwin|Gershwin]]'s composition in the style of Hirschfeld's illustrations. Hirschfeld agreed to serve as animation consultant and allowed the animators to use and adapt his previous works for the short film. Goldberg's wife Susan was art director. Goldberg does allow the a