Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated movie. It was produced by Walt Disney. It is the 14th movie in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It is based on the play "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" by J. M. Barrie. It was first released on February 5, 1953 by RKO Pictures. "Peter Pan" is the last Disney animated movie released through RKO. Walt Disney then made his own distribution company, Buena Vista Distribution.