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2 November 2001 (USA) morePlot:
A group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just desserts when a goofy bird drops in. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 6 wins moreUser Comments:
I wonder if the little guys hate Pixar? moreCast
(Cast) | Ralph Eggleston | ... | Bird (voice) (uncredited) |
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South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:GFun Stuff
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After experiencing great success with their animated shorts, John Lasseter opened up the department's facilities to anyone in the company who had a good idea for the next short. Ralph Eggleston, who had joined the company in 1993 to oversee art design on Toy Story (1995), had this idea from his CalArts days that he hadn't been able to complete. moreSoundtrack:
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This is a wacky little short that is about one big and dumb bird and his dealings with lots of mean little birds. The big guy just wants to be friends, but the nasty little guys want him to go away and don't care what they have to do to make it happen--leading to a very funny conclusion where the little jerks get theirs!
Think about it...for the category of Best Animated Short Film for the Oscars for 2002, you have several independent productions made on shoestring budgets...and this WHOPPING production made by the pioneering geniuses at Pixar Films! It's a definite case of "David versus Goliath", though in this case Goliath definitely wins! Pixar couldn't help but win--the graphics were, as usual, superb, the writing was spot on and brilliant and it was just so gosh-darn cute and entertaining. So for the "little guys", it's definitely a huge struggle to beat such a great combination. This film definitely earned the award, but you gotta wonder how tough it must feel to be one of these other filmmakers. Perhaps, in an odd way, this film might be a metaphor about this struggle.