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{{short description|1995 Mickey Mouse cartoon}}
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{{Infobox film
| name                 = Runaway Brain
| image                = Runawaybrain.jpg
| caption              = Europe theatrical release poster with ''[[A Goofy Movie]]''
| director             = [[Chris Bailey (animator)|Chris Bailey]]
| story                = Tim Hauser
| animator             = [[Andreas Deja]]<br />Gary Dunn<br />Sylvain Deboissy
| starring             = [[Wayne Allwine]]<br />[[Russi Taylor]]<br />[[Kelsey Grammer]]<br />[[Jim Cummings]]<br />[[Bill Farmer]]
| music                = [[John Debney]]
| producer             = Ron Tippe
| production_companies = [[Walt Disney Feature Animation]]
| distributor          = [[Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]]
| released             = {{Film date|1995|8|11}}<small>(with ''[[A Kid in King Arthur's Court]]'')</small>
| color_process        = [[Technicolor]]
| runtime              = 7 minutes
| country              = United States
| language             = English
}}

'''''Runaway Brain''''' is a 1995 American animated [[comedy horror]] [[short film]] produced by [[Walt Disney Feature Animation]]. Featuring [[Mickey Mouse]] and [[Minnie Mouse]], the short centers on Mickey attempting to earn money to pay for an anniversary gift for Minnie. He responds to an advertisement to work for Doctor Frankenollie, only to find out that he is looking for a donor to [[Body swap|switch brains]] with the monster he created. Featuring animation by animator [[Andreas Deja]], it was first released in 1995 attached to North American theatrical showings of ''[[A Kid in King Arthur's Court]]'' and in 1996 attached to international theatrical showings of ''[[A Goofy Movie]]''. It would be the final original ''Mickey Mouse'' theatrical animated short until ''[[Get a Horse!]]'' in 2013.

Despite receiving mixed reviews from audiences,<ref name=brand/> the short was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] at the [[68th Academy Awards]].<ref name=oscar>{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1996 |title = 1996 {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}}</ref> Later references to the cartoon have been made in Disney related media, such as the [[video game]] ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''.