History Trivia / LittleNemo

** In Creator/NeilGaiman's ''ComicBook/TheSandman,'' the sequence featuring Creator/JackKirby's Sandman character is drawn to look like a ''Little Nemo'' strip.

** In Creator/NeilGaiman's ''ComicBook/TheSandman,'' the sequence featuring Creator/JackKirby's [[NamesTheSame Sandman]] character is drawn to look like a ''Little Nemo'' strip.

* NamesTheSame:
** Not to be confused with [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo a certain CGI clownfish]].
** Or [[Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea a certain submarine captain.]]
** It's presumably not the same [[ComicBook/TheSandman Morpheus, King of Dreams]]. (Though knowing Creator/NeilGaiman, his version is probably a ShoutOut on some level. See below...)

** The lyrics to "Scenes From A Night's Dream"[[note]]The first released Genesis song for which Music/PhilCollins would write all of the words to[[/note]] by Music/{{Genesis|Band}}, from 1978's ''And Then There Were Three'', describe a surreal nightmare Little Nemo is having.

** A coldwave band from France named itself Little Nemo in the 1980s. At least one of their music videos directly referenced the strip, 1989’s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4EF2Ibx9RI “New Flood”]].

** The lyrics to "Scenes From A Night's Dream"[[note]]The first released Genesis song for which Music/PhilCollins would write all of the words to[[/note]] by Music/{{Genesis}}, from 1978's ''And Then There Were Three'', describe a surreal nightmare Little Nemo is having.

** A coldwave band from France named itself Little Nemo in the 1980s. At least one of their music videos directly referenced the strip, 1989’s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4EF2Ibx9RI “Cold Flood”]].

** A DreamWithinADream sequence had by the eponymous character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' in "Clarence's Millions" ends in a homage to ''Little Nemo'' wherein Clarence briefly wakes up in a ''Little Nemo''-style comic book panel before waking up for real.

* ReferencedBy: The music video for Music/TomPetty's "Running Down a Dream" is taken straight out of the ''Little Nemo in Slumberland'' comics, complete with a LawyerFriendlyCameo from Flip, by using a cigar-smoking little imp who looked vaguely similar to Flip but different enough (the comic wasn't public domain yet at the time, unfortunately).

* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo a certain CGI clownfish]].

** Also, that's presumably not the same [[ComicBook/TheSandman Morpheus, King of Dreams]]. (Though knowing Creator/NeilGaiman, his version is probably a ShoutOut on some level. See below...)

** The lyrics to "Scenes From A Night's Dream"[[note]]The first released Genesis song for which PhilCollins would write all of the words to[[/note]] by Music/{{Genesis}}, from 1978's ''And Then There Were Three'', describe a surreal nightmare Little Nemo is having.

** Also, that's presumably not the same [[ComicBook/TheSandman Morpheus, King of Dreams]]. (Though knowing Creator/NeilGaiman, his version is probably a ShoutOut on some level. See below:)

** Also, that's presumably not the same [[ComicBook/TheSandman Morpheus, King of Dreams]]. (Though knowing Creator/NeilGaiman, his version is probably a ShoutOut on some level.)

* "Scenes From A Night's Dream"[[note]]The first released Genesis song for which PhilCollins would write all of the lyrics to[[/note]] by Music/{{Genesis}}, from 1978's ''And Then There Were Three'', also references Little Nemo throughout.

* "Scenes From A Night's Dream"[[note]]The first released Genesis song for which PhilCollins would write all of the lyrics to[[/note]] by Music/{{Genesis}}, from 1978's ''And Then There Were Three'', also references Little Nemo throughout

* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with [[FindingNemo a certain CGI clownfish]].

* DeletedScene: The DVD release has some extra scenes that weren't on the old VHS release, which patch up some minor holes in the plot.
* DevelopmentHell: [[http://www.telecom-anime.com/telecom/sakuhinreki/nenpyo1_i.html Work began on this film in 1978, but it didn't get released until 1989]].
** One reason was that the directors were being switch around, very early on [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the film was going be directed by]] ChuckJones and HayaoMiyazaki, Jones found issues with the script and Miyazaki did not want the movie to be just a dream.
** Another reason was that the shows from Dic and Disney were taking TMSEntertainment's production time away from Little Nemo.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Mickey Rooney is Flip, and the opening song is sung by Melissa Manchester. Other big-name voice actors like JuneForay, Alan Oppenheimer and TressMacNeille also have minor roles. [[LegacyOfKain Raziel]] even plays one of the Boomps.
** Nemo once [[TheLandBeforeTime traveled to look for the Great Valley]].
** Professor Genius would go on to give more practical application of his intellect [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender as the Machinist]].
** The Hungarian dub also features the narrator of [[VisualNovel/ElevenEyes 11eyes]] as the Nightmare King.
* OldShame: HayaoMiyazaki briefly worked on this film, and has gone on record saying that it was THE worst experience he's had in his professional career.
* TroubledProduction: It took eight years to make, going through all kinds of writers and animators, both of whom thought the other side was really in charge. Hayao Miyazaki has said it's easily the worst experience he's ever had making a movie.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The (now-)famed director HayaoMiyazaki was planning on making the film, and you can see Yoshifumi Kondo's pilot [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbPJmxIQqKc on YouTube]]. However, he later left the project as he went off to {{Topcraft}} to do Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind, and left the film in the hands of someone else.
** George Lucas was approached with the story but refused it; ChuckJones was also attached at some point, but left.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The (now-)famed director HayaoMiyazaki, was planning on making the film, you can see Yoshifumi Kondo's pilot [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbPJmxIQqKc on YouTube]]. However he later left the project as he went off to {{Topcraft}} to do Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind, and left the film in the hands of someone else.