I Heart Willie

I Heart Willie
I Heart Willie
Directed by	Alejandro G. Alegre
Written by	David Vaughn
Produced by	Arturo Rentería; Liz Sanchez; David Vaughn
Starring	Maya Luna; Micho Camacho; Sergio Rogalto; Daniela Porras; David Vaughn
Cinematography	Alejandro G. Alegre
Edited by	Zach Lapidus
Music by	Pocholo Guillar
Production; company	Anerke
Distributed by	Hewes Pictures; Rubey Entertainment
Release date	November 8, 2024 (Morbido Film Fest);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	English

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.

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

Cast

Maya Luna as Nora
Micho Camacho as Nico
Sergio Rogalto as Daniel
Daniela Porras as Jess
David Vaughn as Willie

Release

I Heart Willie premiered at the Morbido Film Fest on November 8, 2024.^[1] The film was released theatrically in the United States on February 26, 2025.^[2]

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."^[3] 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."^[4] 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."^[5]

References

^ "I Heart Willie, The Origin of Mickey" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 25, 2025.
^ 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.
^ "Review: 'I Heart Willie,' starring Maya Luna, Sergio Rogalto, Micho Camacho, Daniela Porras and David Vaughn". CULTURE MIX. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
^ Donato, Matt (February 26, 2025). "I Heart Willie Review". IGN. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
^ I Heart Willie (2025). Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via www.blu-ray.com.

External links

[1] "I Heart Willie, The Origin of Mickey" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[2] 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.

[3] "Review: 'I Heart Willie,' starring Maya Luna, Sergio Rogalto, Micho Camacho, Daniela Porras and David Vaughn". CULTURE MIX. Retrieved May 1, 2025.

[4] Donato, Matt (February 26, 2025). "I Heart Willie Review". IGN. Retrieved May 1, 2025.

[5] I Heart Willie (2025). Retrieved May 1, 2025 – via www.blu-ray.com.

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