Vincent (1982)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Tim Burton

Writer:

Tim Burton (written by)

Release Date:

1 October 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Animation | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother. |

Plot Keywords:

Macabre | Cult Cartoon | One Word Title | Raven Poem | Young Boy

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Vincent Price

...

Narrator (voice)

Runtime:

6 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Spain:13 | USA:G | UK:U

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

An early form of Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) can be seen in the upper-left corner of the screen at 4:45.

Quotes:

Narrator: Vincent Malloy is seven years old, / He's always polite and does what he's told. / For a boy his age he's considerate and nice, / But he wants to be just like Vincent Price. / He doesn't mind living with his sister, dog and cat, / Though he'd rather share a home with spiders and bats...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ticket for Success (2007)

A masterpiece

God, I cannot stress this enough: TIM BURTON IS A Genius! "Vincent" was one of Tim's first films. Actually, first ideas. He has a very interesting imagination when it comes to this film. It reminded me a lot of Edgar Allen Poe. In some ways, I think Tim is the new Edgar Allen Poe of our day. His movies are strange and sad at the same time. Scary and fun. It could go on and on. And the film is narrated by his childhood icon, Vincent Price. So it does add a little haunting texture. I would recommend this for Tim Burton fans. Just get "Nightmare before Christmas". It's at the end. It's a fantastic short. I think you'll like it.

10/10