Peter Schneider (film executive) Peter Schneider (film executive) Peter Schneider is an American film and theatrical producer, notable as the first president of Walt Disney Feature Animation for The Walt Disney Company from 1985 to 1999, and was responsible for helping to turn the feature animation department around and creating some of the most critically acclaimed and highest grossing animated features that Disney released. These films included "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988), "The Little Mermaid" (1989), "Beauty and the Beast" (1991, the first animated feature to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture), "Aladdin" (1992), and "The Lion King" (1994, the highest
The Mask (film) lot of VFX scenes that had to be cut for budget. The film was a box-office success, grossing $119 million domestically and over $350 million worldwide, becoming the second-highest grossing superhero movie at that time, behind "Batman". The film also received positive reviews from critics, including Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times", who gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, noting Jim Carrey for his "joyful performance." "The Mask" is one of three films featuring Carrey (the others being "" and "Dumb and Dumber") released in 1994 that helped launch the actor to superstardom; "The Mask" was the most