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The Lottery (1989 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Lottery' is a 1989 American comedy short film starring Bette Midler and directed by Garry Marshall which was shown at the then Disney-MGM Studios in line for the first versions of the Studio Backlot Tour.
Plot
Bette Midler stars as a music teacher giving a singing lesson to a student in her apartment. She suddenly wins the lottery but quickly loses the ticket when it is swept out her window by a gust of wind and subsequently chases the ticket all over New York City. A pigeon helps retrieve it for her and she spends some of her winnings to buy a golden statue of the pigeon.
Production
'The Lottery' was shot on February 3, 1989 at Disney-MGM Studios on the New York City backlot set and it took a crew of over 100 people to produce.
It was the first film to be completely filmed at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park.
It was used to demonstrate general filmmaking, the use of exterior sets and soundstage sets, special effects and stunts.
See also
* List of Disney live-action shorts
* List of Disney's Hollywood Studios attractions
References
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