Editing Runaway Brain (section)

==Release and reception==
In terms of general reception, the macabre nature of the animation's plot brought criticism from some Disney fans due to the contrast with the previously light tone of Mickey Mouse cartoons. Andy Mooney, then chairman of Disney's consumer products unit, remarked to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in 2003 that "the very fact that Mickey was possessed was very disturbing" to some audiences, though the character "overcomes that".<ref name=brand>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=M-I-C-K-E-Y: He's the Leader of the Brand|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-23-fi-mickey23-story.html|date=July 23, 2003|first=Richard|last=Verrier}}</ref>

The film was screened out of competition at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4733/year/1996.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Runaway Brain |access-date=2009-09-20|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> It was first released in North America on August 11, 1995, alongside theatrical showings of ''[[A Kid in King Arthur's Court]]'', then on September 12, 1996, with ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' in Australia and on October 18, 1996, attached to ''[[A Goofy Movie]]'' in the UK. The short was to be re-released with ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)|101 Dalmatians]]'', which was sent to theaters with the short attached in 1996, but Disney asked theater owners to cut the short off all film prints and replace it with trailers for then upcoming Disney films.<ref name="groups.google.com">{{cite web |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.disney.animation/c/FmYms-uf140?hl=en|title=Whither ''Runaway Brain''?|access-date=2010-08-01|work=groups.google.com}}</ref> In addition, the short was released with theatrical screenings of ''[[George of the Jungle (film)|George of the Jungle]]'' in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shelby |first1=Jim |title=Movie Openings |url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/movies/1997_Jul_18.movie_openings.html |website=paloaltoonline.com |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Runaway Brain before George of the Jungle |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.disney.animation/c/xAsulJImFnM/m/9uHoshq7JWoJ |website=groups.google.com |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>

The cartoon was nominated the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] at the [[68th Academy Awards]], ending up losing to ''[[A Close Shave]]'' starring [[Wallace & Gromit]].<ref name=oscar/>