Even the House of Mouse has its share of embarrassing moments! Join us as we count down the most cringe-worthy scenes from Disney's filmography that made us want to look away. From bizarre CGI choices to awkward musical numbers, these moments had us questioning the magic.
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00:04Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the moments in Disney movies
00:09that made an unforgettably bad impression.
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00:51Number 10, All is Fair, Snow White
01:01This remake faced numerous problems, including complaints about the CGI dwarves.
01:06Despite how catchy the song Hi Ho is, the scene's diamond mine looks poorly rendered,
01:10and the dwarves are hard to look at.
01:12Yet somehow, there's an even worse musical sequence.
01:23Later in the film, Gal Gadot's Evil Queen leads an absolutely cringeworthy number.
01:28The lyrics are forced and convoluted, and they don't really say anything about her
01:31motivations or backstory.
01:33It also doesn't help, as she's backed up by choreography that's more middle school
01:37theater than Broadway's Showstopper.
01:39But none of that would be so egregious if the lead singer could actually sing, or act.
01:44For a studio known for making musicals, this was a travesty.
01:52Number 9, Seth Green and the Gorilla, Old Dogs
02:01Robin Williams tends to be the best part of any movie he's in, but even he couldn't
02:04save this comedy.
02:06He and John Travolta play business partners who unexpectedly become the caretakers of
02:10twins.
02:11They end up in a series of misadventures, but none of their slapstick shenanigans are
02:14funny.
02:15One bit includes Seth Green being cradled by a gorilla, while singing All Out of Love.
02:30And there's really no additional context.
02:33The writers just thought the gag was funny enough to get a laugh out of us.
02:36It's ultimately just as random and nonsensical as the rest of the movie.
02:48Number 8, Obtaining the Balls, Inspector Gadget
02:57This film is based on a cartoon that is remembered for its fun antics and quirky hero.
03:01The live-action adaptation, on the other hand, is known for awkward performances, unsettling
03:06visual effects, and terrible humor.
03:14One particular scene embodies all those flaws.
03:16When the titular character tests out his new abilities, he extends his arm to reach a pair
03:20of balls.
03:21In an odd bit of adult comedy, he grabs the wrong kind of balls.
03:32The set-up for the joke already feels forced, and the punchline is made worse by digital
03:36eyeballs and a high-pitched scream.
03:38You're far better off watching the animated series.
03:52Number 7, The Final Race, Planes
04:01With the huge success of the Cars films, spinoffs were inevitable.
04:04But even Pixar didn't want to take the blame for this.
04:07Instead, Disney released the film, and it was panned for being a half-baked imitation
04:11of Cars.
04:17The underdog rookie Dusty and the grumpy retired mentor Skipper feel like pale copies of Lightning
04:21McQueen and Doc Hudson.
04:23But what makes this film especially dull is its poor excuse for an ending.
04:27Just like Cars, Planes' climax revolves around a final race against a cocky opponent,
04:32one who's green no less.
04:34It's derivative, boring, and predictable.
04:37Made worse by a tired believe-in-yourself theme.
04:42There's nothing wrong with it on paper, but in execution, it should have gone beyond
04:55the typical underdog story.
05:04Number 6, When He Was Here With Me, Pinocchio
05:15From its charming main character to its dark themes about boyhood, the 1940 classic has
05:19made a huge impact on generations.
05:22So why mess with it?
05:23Well, we know why, but it doesn't excuse this.
05:26Tom Hanks gives it his all in a hammy performance, but his scenes feel like they exist to pad
05:30out the runtime.
05:32Just watch Geppetto's poignant introduction.
05:34Although it gives him some depth, the number is such a snooze-fest.
05:38There are long, awkward beats of silence, and he sounds like he's mumbling more than
05:42singing.
05:43A little louder, Tom!
05:58Some think that the characters Fabiana and Sabina were unnecessary additions to the already
06:02bloated story.
06:03Geppetto's new material, however, puts us to sleep as soon as the movie started.
06:15Number 5, Genie Rap, Kazam
06:29When we say we're nostalgic for 90s Disney, we're not talking about this film.
06:33In Kazam, basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal plays a genie who comes from Magic Boom Box.
06:39He's also, unfortunately, a rapping genie.
06:42And to make matters worse, he becomes a famous rapper.
07:00Well, as you can probably guess, Shaq cannot rap.
07:03The rhymes are as clunky as they are cringeworthy.
07:06It all just seems like Disney's shameless way of cashing in on what was popular at the
07:09time.
07:10Maybe Shaq should have stuck to sports.
07:17Number 4, Rock and Roll Saves the Day, A Kid in King Arthur's Court
07:21It's harsh to say that any Disney movie is completely unwatchable, but this movie might
07:33actually fit the description.
07:35It looks like a cheap Disney Channel original, but it was actually made for the big screen.
07:39The only good things to come out of this film may be Daniel Craig and Kate Winslet.
07:43And if you're in the right mood, or a few drinks in, this hilariously bad scene might
07:58make your day.
07:59When a guard threatens Princess Katie, Calvin Fuller uses some modern-day technology to
08:03save her.
08:04As a seedy player and a terrible one-liner, Calvin forces the knights to stumble back
08:09and fall into a moat.
08:22Just about everything wrong with this movie can be summed up here.
08:32Number 3, Bride Surprise, Mr. Magoo
08:41You can watch just about any part of the movie to learn why this live-action take on the
08:45cartoon character doesn't work.
08:47The plot lazily moves from one set piece to another, and none of them have either the
08:51charm of the cartoons or the humor of a Leslie Nielsen movie.
09:03Perhaps the worst part is the wedding scene, in which Magoo impersonates a bride.
09:07Not only is the joke pretty outdated, it's just painfully unfunny.
09:11There's really nothing more to the gag than the novelty of a man in a woman's bridal
09:23dress.
09:24It's a slapstick sequence without any good slapstick, and we can't imagine any theater
09:27audience laughing at the time.
09:36Number 2, Dave Chases a Cat, The Shaggy Dog
09:48We all harp on about soulless remakes, but not many of them amount to the bizarre and
09:52uncomfortable viewing experience of The Shaggy Dog.
09:54A reboot of the 1959 film, it follows a district attorney who sometimes turns into a sheepdog.
09:59If you're under the age of 8, you might find the image of a man acting like a dog
10:03hilarious.
10:04For everyone else, watching Tim Allen chase a cat to the song Who Let the Dogs Out is
10:09a nightmare.
10:13It's definitely one of the worst scenes in Disney's filmography, and that's saying
10:20a lot for a movie that also has Robert Downey Jr. playing fetch with a nightstick.
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10:54Number 1, Feeding Time, Artemis Fowl
11:05It's hard to pinpoint exactly where the cinematic disaster went wrong.
11:09Many viewers believe it to be the poor depiction of its title character.
11:12Others say the plot has virtually nothing happening for an excruciating 93 minutes.
11:17No matter what you believe, we pretty much all agree that Josh Gad's mulch diggum should
11:21have never seen the light of day.
11:31His worst scene is when he digs a hole with his freaky CGI mouth and then expunges dirt
11:36from his… well, you know.
11:46This is far and away the worst moments in the film, as we don't often see something
11:51as insulting to our intelligence as this.
11:54If you had to pick, which of the characters on this list would you spend time with?
12:06The evil queen?
12:07Kazam?
12:08The shaggy dog?
12:09Let us know in the comments!