Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in the short film "Plane Crazy" on May 15, 1928. In this five-minute short, Mickey is inspired to become an airplane pilot. He builds his own plane and invites Minnie Mouse to accompany him on his debut flight, during which he repeatedly tries to kiss her. Playing hard to get, Minnie resists his advances and eventually parachutes out of the plane to escape the amorous Mickey. Distracted, Mickey loses control of the plane, and a comical out-of-control flight ensues, resulting in a crash-landing of Mickey's new aircraft. Although audiences were only luke-warm to Mickey's first adventure, Walt Disney, determined to make a star out of Mickey Mouse, pressed on and soon scored a big hit on November 18, 1928, with "Steamboat Willie" in which Mickey serves aboard a steamboat under Captain Pete.