Indigo (1993 film)

Indigo is a 1993 American animated rock musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth released during the Disney Renaissance period.

Produced & written by John Hughes, and directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, the film is an original story that tells the tale of an outcast singer looking to find her place in the world.

The film was released on July 23 1993 to critical and commercial success, and became the 2nd highest grossing film of 1993 behind Jurassic Park.

This was also Freddie Mercury's only film role, due to his death in 1991. According to Hughes, he completed recording all of the character's dialogue and songs before his death. The film is dedicated to his memory.

PLOT
A young outcast singer looks to find her place in the world, while also avoiding an evil general who wants to use her to unleash great evil upon the world.

VOICE CAST

 * Joan Jett (speaking & singing voice) as Lauren "Indigo" Smith
 * Johnny Galecki (speaking voice) / Steve Perry (singing voice) as Michael "Violet" Moss
 * Freddie Mercury (speaking & singing voice) as Sir Meister Blackwell
 * River Phoenix (speaking & singing voice) as Walt Beckett
 * Michael J Fox (speaking & singing voice) as John Beckett
 * Tracy Chapman (speaking & singing voice) as Carolna
 * Ralph Macchio (speaking & singing voice) as Mario
 * Dom DeLuise (speaking & singing voice) as Jellyfish
 * Whoopi Goldberg (speaking voice) / Tina Turner (singing voice) as Lori Starr
 * Winona Ryder (speaking voice) / Cathy Cavadini (singing voice) as Janice Blackwell
 * Michael Jackson (speaking & singing voice) as The Grandmaster
 * Emilio Estevez (speaking voice) / Simon Le Bon (singing voice) as Lyle Broadway
 * Alfonso Ribeiro (speaking voice) as Hippo
 * Aretha Franklin (speaking & singing voice) as Queen Shamilius
 * Leslie Nielsen (speaking voice) as Deckard
 * Joni Sledge (speaking & singing voice) as Captain Siren
 * Harry Connick Jr. (speaking & singing voice) as Kent "Black-And-White" Moss
 * Jodi Benson (speaking & singing voice) as Ashley Smith
 * John Stamos (speaking & singing voice) as Blip Kross
 * Rick Moranis (speaking & singing voice) as Mordecai
 * Sara Gilbert (speaking voice) / Shirley Manson (singing voice) as Diana Smith
 * Candace Cameron-Bure (speaking & singing voice) as Kylie Smith
 * Andrea Barber (speaking & singing voice) as Jenny Smith
 * Bryton McClure James (speaking & singing voice) as Mikey Smith
 * Michael Richards (speaking voice) / Robert Smith (singing voice) as Big Boss Ricardo
 * Michael Fishman (speaking voice) as Jimmy Moss
 * Nathan Morris (speaking & singing voice) as Douglas Connolly
 * Darius McCrary (speaking & singing voice) as Andre Connolly
 * Gregory Abbott (speaking & singing voice) as William Connolly
 * Dana Carvey (speaking voice) as Chipblade
 * Daniel Stern (speaking voice) as Myers
 * Corey Feldman (speaking voice) as Albert
 * Ben Stiller (speaking voice) as Davis
 * Eddie Deezen (speaking voice) as Ulrich
 * Paula Abdul (speaking & singing voice) as Marie Moss
 * Bonnie Bedelia (speaking voice) as Princess Emily
 * Fran Drescher (speaking voice) as Rosalyn
 * Eric "Eazy-E" Wright (speaking & singing voice) as McCallister The Jackpot Traveler
 * Lance Henriksen (speaking voice / Bernard Summer (singing voice) as Sheen "Yellow" Moss
 * Karyn Parsons (speaking voice) / Des'ree (singing voice) as Sister Hayley
 * Telma Hopkins (speaking & singing voice) as Sister Tanya
 * Jack Palance (speaking voice) / Sammy Hagar (singing voice) as Grandpa Smithers
 * Daryl Hall (speaking & singing voice) as The Sheriff
 * Bono (speaking & singing voice) as The President
 * Reginald VelJohnson (speaking & singing voice) as Dallas
 * Jim Cummings (speaking & singing voice) as Fester
 * Jon Bon Jovi (speaking & singing voice) as Donatello
 * Hulk Hogan (speaking voice) as Big Burger
 * Tress MacNeille (speaking & singing voice) as Joan
 * Daniel Davis (speaking voice) as Grandpa Henry
 * Joseph Marcell (speaking voice) as Grandpa Vladimir
 * Paul Winchell (speaking voice) as Grandpa Edgar
 * Frank Welker (speaking voice) as Eddie The Bear
 * Prince (speaking & singing voice) as Narrator

PRODUCTION
The film started production in late 1989 and ended in late 1992.

MARKETING & RELEASE
The first teaser was attached to Aladdin, The Bodyguard, and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York in November 1992, which showcased the entirety of one of the musical numbers for the film (which would later be repeated for the teaser trailers of The Lion King and Pocahontas). The full trailer was attached to The Adventures Of Huck Finn in April 1993.

The film was released on VHS on February 23rd 1994.