As a screenwriter, I can sympathize wholeheartedly with the "journey" that this wonderful short movie's lead character goes on.
I first saw this on British television, some 15 years ago. Animated in day-glo neon style artwork, and with a smile-out-loud infectious faux-Jamaican song
that you'll be humming for days, this short tells the story of a New York writer who is whisked off to Hollywood. He's feted and schmoozed by the Film Studio dregs, and returns to New York triumphant with the age-old promise "the check is on the way". The seasons change, and when he eventually calls the studio, they've no recollection about who he ever was. Dispirited, he writes a children's book instead.
I was thrilled to find a copy from an old British television showing of this lovely little short. I'd be happier if I could by a legitimate DVD release of it.
Guys...why is this languishing on a shelf, when it could be out there delighting a new generation of viewers?