Plane Crazy is an American
animated short film directed by
Walt Disney and
Ub Iwerks. The cartoon, released in 1929 by the
Walt Disney Studios, was the first creation of the character
Mickey Mouse. It was made as a silent film and given a test screening to a theater audience on May 15, 1928, but failed to pick up a
distributor. Later that year, Disney released Mickey's first sound cartoon,
Steamboat Willie, which was an enormous success. Following this,
Plane Crazy was released as a sound cartoon on March 17, 1929. It was the fourth Mickey film to be released after
Steamboat Willie,
The Gallopin' Gaucho, and
The Barn Dance (1928).