Mickey · Donald · Goofy: The Three Musketeers (also known as simply
The Three Musketeers) is a
direct-to-video animated film adaptation of the
novel The Three Musketeers by
Alexandre Dumas, père. As the title suggests, it features
Mickey Mouse,
Donald Duck, and
Goofy as the three musketeers. This film was directed by
Donovan Cook, produced by
DisneyToon Studios, and released directly to
VHS and
DVD on August 17, 2004, by
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
Plot
In 1850,
Mickey Mouse,
Donald Duck,
Goofy, and Mickey's dog
Pluto are
street urchins, who, while being robbed by masked bandits (played by the
Beagle Boys) and are saved by the Royal Musketeers,
Athos,
Aramis,
Porthos and
d'Artagnan.
Afterward, Athos gives his hat to Mickey as a souvenir. The urchins are
inspired to be great musketeers some day. In 1860, the three are
working as
janitors
in the palace, still dreaming of becoming musketeers, despite their
flaws: Donald is a "coward" (who turns into a chicken whenever he is
frightened), Goofy is a "doofus", and Mickey is "just too small",
according to Captain
Pete of the Royal Musketeers. This leaves the three downhearted.
The Beagles run to tell their boss, Pete, that they were not
successful in dropping the safe on Minnie. Pete gets upset, because the
assignment was to kidnap the princess and keep her "safe" before the
opera The Pirates of Penzance,
which is when he plans to take over the kingdom (this is accompanied by
a running gag: whenever Pete mentions "the opera", a poster of the
opera is shown, and an operatic voice sings). Just then, Pete's
lieutenant,
Clarabelle Cow,
tells Pete that Princess Minnie requests his presence. Pete goes to the
princess, who tells him that she wants musketeer bodyguards. Pete,
knowing that skilled musketeers would jeopardize his kidnap plans,
appoints Mickey, Donald, and Goofy to protect her.
While Minnie and Daisy, protected by Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, go on
a journey, they are ambushed by the Beagle Boys. Donald hides and is
eventually thrown off the carriage, and Goofy is easily defeated,
leaving Mickey to fight the intruders. Mickey is also defeated, leaving
the three heroes stranded. Mickey encourages his friends not to lose
hope and they rush to rescue Minnie and Daisy. At the entrance to a tall
tower, Goofy tells his fellow musketeers to stand back so he can break
down the door, but Mickey opens it before he can stop, which sends Goofy
rolling past the Beagle Boys and out of the tower. Outside, Goofy
bounces off a tree, gets kicked by a cow and is thrown by a windmill
back into the tower, and goes rolling past the Beagle Boys again. When
Mickey and Goofy are trapped with the Beagle Boys, Goofy gets the idea
to do the same thing again with Mickey and they manage to knock the
Beagles out of the tower and rescue Minnie and Daisy. After Mickey
unties Minnie and makes her laugh, the two fall in love. Pete is furious
that the Beagle Boys failed in their task and realizes that the three
protagonists are more of a threat than he originally anticipated. While
on night duty, Goofy is lured away from the palace by Clarabelle. The
Beagle Boys capture Donald, but he escapes. Donald discovers that Pete
is actually trying to kidnap Minnie and rule France. He tells Mickey
Pete's true personality and leaves him by himself. Mickey is then
captured by Pete, who chains him up in a dungeon in
Mont Saint-Michel that will flood when the tide comes in.
Meanwhile, Clarabelle is about to throw a chained up Goofy to his
death off a bridge. Goofy flirts with her, and wins her heart with his
"numbskull charm". She pulls him up and they kiss. The two plummet
towards the river, but land on Donald's boat safely. Goofy tries to
convince Donald that they have to save Mickey but he is too scared to
try. An insulting song by Troubadour, however, makes him change his mind
and Donald decides to rescue Mickey before he drowns and they manage to
rescue their friend. Outside the
Paris Opéra,
Minnie is captured by the Beagle Boys. The smallest one poses as her,
announcing to the public that she is handing the crown over to a gleeful
Pete. Mickey, Donald, and Goofy arrive and battle Pete onstage, finally
defeating him and saving the Princess. Mickey and Minnie finally
declare their love for one another, as do the others. Mickey, Donald and
Goofy are dubbed royal musketeers.
Reception
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers received generally negative reviews from critics, earning a 33% approval rating from review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes.
A world based on the movie, "
Country of the Musketeers", appears in
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. This is the first time a world in the series has originated from a direct-to-video feature. Like the
Timeless River world in
Kingdom Hearts II, it is featured as a period of Mickey Mouse's past. All the characters except Daisy, The Troubadour, and Clarabelle appear.
Soundtrack
- "All For One and One For All (The Galop from "Orpheus in the Underworld")" – Troubadour (Rob Paulsen) and the Musketeers
- "Love So Lovely ("Dance of the Reed Flutes" from The Nutcracker, and "Romeo and Juliet Overture")" – Troubadour (Rob Paulsen)
- "Petey's King of France ("In the Hall of the Mountain King")" – Peg Leg Pete (Jim Cummings)
- "Sweet Wings of Love ("Blue Danube") – Troubadour (Rob Paulsen)
- "Chains of Love ("Habanera" from Carmen)" – Goofy and Clarabelle (Bill Farmer and April Winchell)
- "This Is The End (Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5")" – Troubadour (Rob Paulsen)
- "L'Opera (excerpts from "The Pirates of Penzance")" – Ensemble
- "All For One (reprise)" – The Musketeers (with Mickey, Donald and Goofy)
Cast
Mickey Mouse
- A street urchin who is friends with Donald and Goofy. He is
considered too small by Pete. But in the end, he declares that he may be
small but has friends who can make him 10 feet tall to defeat Pete. He
falls in love with Minnie.
Donald Duck
- Another street urchin who is a coward. In the middle of the movie, he
chooses not to continue his musketeer life but soon changes his mind.
He falls in love with Daisy.
Goofy -
A street urchin who is a doofus. He says that if he, Donald and Mickey
stick together they can save the princess. He falls in love with
Clarabelle.
Minnie Mouse
- The princess of France and Mickey's love interest, she always says
that her true love is the one who makes her smile. Her lady-in-waiting
is Daisy.
Daisy Duck
- Minnie's lady-in waiting and Donald's love interest, who always tells
her mistress she must marry someone of royal blood. She mistaken as a
bad guy by Mickey, Donald and Goofy.
Pete the Cat
- The army chief of musketeers and the main antagonist of the film,
Pete plots to rule France by kidnapping Minnie and taking the throne.
The Beagle Boys
- Sidekicks of Pete and who kidnapped Mickey, Donald and Goofy when
they were kids,and the secondary antagonists of the film. The smallest
one disguises himself as Minnie after kidnapping her to declare Pete as
the king on the night of the Opera.
Clarabelle - Goofy's love interest and Pete's assistant.
Pluto - Mickey's dog.
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