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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.

The Lottery
Directed by	Garry Marshall
Produced by	Debra Hill
Starring	Bette Midler
Cinematography	Billy Williams
Music by	James Patrick Dunne
Production company	The Walt Disney Company
Distributed by	Walt Disney World
Release dates	May 1, 1989 (Disney-MGM Studios)
Running time	3 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.[1]

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

External links

• The Lottery at IMDb

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