I Heart Willie

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I Heart Willie
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlejandro G. Alegre
Written byDavid Vaughn
Produced byArturo Rentería
Liz Sanchez
David Vaughn
StarringMaya Luna
Micho Camacho
Sergio Rogalto
Daniela Porras
David Vaughn
CinematographyAlejandro G. Alegre
Edited byZach Lapidus
Music byPocholo Guillar
Production
company
Anerke
Distributed byHewes Pictures
Rubey Entertainment
Release date
  • November 8, 2024 (2024-11-08)(Morbido Film Fest)
Running time
89 minutes [1]
CountryMexico
LanguageEnglish

I Heart Willie is a 2024 English-language Mexican slasher horror film directed by Alejandro G. Alegre. It is a horror reimagining of Walt Disney's 1928 animated short film Steamboat Willie , the first appearance of Mickey Mouse.

Contents

The film premiered at the Morbido Film Fest on November 8, 2024.

Plot

Cast

Release

I Heart Willie premiered at the Morbido Film Fest on November 8, 2024. [2] The film was released theatrically in the United States on February 26, 2025. [3]

Reception

Carla Hay of Culture Mix wrote "A weak and tedious horror movie depicting Mickey Mouse's Steamboat Willie character as a serial killer. Note to filmmakers who want to make a slasher flick based on a public domain character: Do something clever with the character's unique life story." [4] Matt Donato of IGN wrote in his review "I Heart Willie is an overcomplicated, underdelivered, and all-around disappointing public domain slasher that can’t even get rudimentary filmmaking techniques right." [5] Writing for Blu-ray.com, Brian Orndorf stated "Alegre gets about as far as torture and suffering in the feature, which isn’t suspenseful, but something created quickly to cash-in on a trend that, so far, viewers don’t really care about." [6]

References

  1. ↑ "I Heart Willie (18)". British Board of Film Classification . May 6, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  2. ↑ "I Heart Willie, The Origin of Mickey" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ Hamman, Cody (January 27, 2025). "I Heart Willie: Mickey Mouse horror movie gets a one-night theatrical release in February". JoBlo. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Review: 'I Heart Willie,' starring Maya Luna, Sergio Rogalto, Micho Camacho, Daniela Porras and David Vaughn". CULTURE MIX. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Donato, Matt (February 26, 2025). "I Heart Willie Review". IGN. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ I Heart Willie (2025) . Retrieved May 1, 2025– via www.blu-ray.com.
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