Rejected (2000)

A hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.

Director:

Don Hertzfeldt

Writer:

Don Hertzfeldt

Stars:

Don Hertzfeldt, Robert May, Jennifer Nyholm

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 17 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Don Hertzfeldt	...	Spoon Guy / Banana / Queen of France (voice)
Robert May	...	Guy #1 / Guy #2 / Fluffy Guy / Ticks Announcer / Left Hand Characters (voice)
Jennifer Nyholm	...	Mother (voice)

Storyline

An animator's commissioned works, rejected because of their increasingly absurd and violent tone (reflecting the animator's own progressive breakdown), eventually find their entire animated world collapsing in upon itself.

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Plot Keywords:

bleeding | advertising | falling down stairs | wind | one word title | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Bitter Films page

Country:

USA

Language:

English Swedish

Release Date:

25 July 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aporriptetai

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bitter Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

9 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Production for the DVD release cost more than the production for the film itself.

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Quotes

Spoon Guy: My spoon is too big. My spoon is too BIG. My SPOON is too big.
[Banana-man walks in]
Banana: I am a banana!

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Connections

Edited into The Animation Show (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Nu är det jul igen"
Traditional Swedish Christmas song

User Reviews

Possibly the funniest film I've seen

When I first saw this film, it was with all the other Oscar-nominated short films for 2000, animated and live action. The set took about 2.5 hours to get through, and being the cream of the crop from the year, these were some brilliant, well polished movies, though I was ready to be done. The last film was Rejected. The opening sequence is simply the word "REJECTED" in a typewriter font shaking around as though it had been shot on a hand-held 8mm camera held by someone on speed, and the music, an orchestra at full tilt. Instantly, I knew something was different. Within 40 more seconds, my friend and I were doubled over in our seats and crying from laughter. I bought the DVD as soon as it was available to share with all of my friends and that disc has been played more than all of my other DVDs combined (I particularly enjoyed the director's commentary). It confuses a lot of people but elates the rest, but everyone can appreciate the last two minutes as a great piece of animated film.