Meet the Raisins! (1988) (TV)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Directors:

Barry Bruce
Will Vinton

Release Date:

15 October 2000 (France)

Genre:

Short

Plot:

This special mockumentary shows the California Raisins' humble beginnings, rise to stardom, fall from stardom...

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Kareem

...

A.C.

Runtime:

France:22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Will Vinton Productions

Quotes:

AC: That was the most painful experience of my life! Until now.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Extremely creative mockumentary

Meet the Raisins!, a half-hour television special that showed in 1988 is quite possibly one of the most creative mockumentaries ever made. Produced in association with Atlantic Records, Meet the Raisins takes some of the greatest musical hits of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and makes them out to have been originally written and recorded by a band of raisins. Aside from this bizarre concept, the show features many creative characters such as Frederico Rasberrini, the Italian film director, and Rudy Beggarman, the band's stuttering agent. Hosting the show is a British carrot by the name of Cecil Thyme. The show goes on to spoof numerous films and songs and ends with one of the best musical numbers I can think of. It's worth checking out, if you can find someone who was smart enough to tape it, since you cannot buy it on video anywhere. Hint to Will Vinton, perhaps if there is a special Claymation Collected works DVD made, many other people will get to see this rare treat. 10/10