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Creature Comforts (1989)

5 min  -  Animation | Comedy | Short   -  15 July 1989 (UK)
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A humourous and thought provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings.

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Nick Park

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Cast

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Julie Sedgewick Julie Sedgewick ...
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Storyline

Off camera, with her microphone in view, an interviewer asks creatures at the zoo to talk about how they like their accommodations, what's good and what's bad, and what they miss about their old land. The animals interviewed include a family of polar bears - the youngest of whom likes it there, a large Brazilian cat (who misses the space and the heat of the Amazon), an ape who's a bit bored, a lemur, a turtle who reads for escape, and a chicken who compares her life favorably to the lives of her sisters in the circus. They talk about what they eat, their cramped and smelly quarters, and the technology of zoo life. They're thoughtful, philosophical, and reasoned. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Zoo | Animal | Turtle | Polar Bear | Koala  | See more »

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Animation | Comedy | Short | Family

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Állatállapot See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono

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Trivia

The film's soundtrack is a mixture of actual interviews with shut-ins and zoo attendees, and semi-acting. The leopard was a Brazilian friend of director Nick Park's who hated England. Park told him to pretend he was a leopard in the zoo for the interview. See more »

Quotes

The Gorilla: You can't get out and about as much as you would like to.
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Featured in Animated Century (2003) See more »