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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Jeff Wolverton (writer)
Tagline:
Deciding to be an hero is the easy part... more
Plot:
A janitor at an alien night-club gets his wish to be a singer. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Oscar-Nominated Film Available on the Net
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 11 March 2003)
User Comments:
A cute Academy Award winning short more (20 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Bradford Simonsen | ... | Meeper (voice) | |
| Jeff Wolverton | ... | ChubbChubbs (voice) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Dustin Adair | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Eric Armstrong | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Yakov Baytler | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Mary Biondo | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Sumit Das | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Layne Friedman | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Robert Gordon | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Sully Jacome-Wilkes | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Mortonette Jenkins | ... | Singing Diva (voice) | |
| Peter Lurie | ... | Zyzaks (voice) | |
| Franco Pietrantonio | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Rick Richards | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Chance Thomas | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Julie Zackary | ... | Glorf (voice) | |
| Rick Zieff | ... | Bouncer (voice) | |
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Also Known As:
The Chubb Chubbs! (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
6 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | Spain:T | UK:U | USA:G | Poland:(Banned) (TV rating)
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Trivia:
The robots in the nightclub are performing a dance called "The Robot". more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Meeper gets thrown out of the inn for the second time, we can hear a distinctive sound of the door being locked. However, a minute later, when Meeper gets inside again through the roof, a messenger comes in opening the door from the outside without any problems. more
Soundtrack:
Why Can't We Be Friends more
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The reason I saw CHUBBCHUBBS! is not at all typical. I never saw HAPPY FEET (which was bundled with CHUBBCHUBBS! when released) but saw just this short film because I read a review on IMDb for THE CATHEDRAL--a picture that lost to CHUBBCHUBBS! for the Oscar for Best Animated Short in 2003. This reviewer thought THE CATHEDRAL "was robbed" and they hated CHUBBCHUBBS!--and this encouraged me to see for myself if they were right.
From the onset, CHUBBCHUBBS! was an entirely different film than THE CATHEDRAL--having all the charm and polish you'd expect from a large CG studio, whereas THE CATHEDRAL looked more like a cut scene from a video game or an experimental film. While I strongly want to encourage young film makers, the quality and polish and completeness of the CHUBBCHUBBS! production was obvious--telling a first-class story in a manner that will not only impress film snobs but families as well. In fact, of all the Oscar-nominated films that year, the best short of the year probably was still THE CHUBBCHUBBS!, but I was surprised as how wonderful and original DAS RAD was--it sure was better than THE CHUBBCHUBBS in several ways, though I think THE CHUBBCHUBBS is definitely more the crowd pleaser.
Because other reviewers have discussed the plot, I'll just wrap it up by saying while this is far from the best short I've seen in recent days, it is very enjoyable and is good for a nice laugh. I particularly liked all the references to previous sci-fi films, such as STAR WARS, E.T. and FORBIDDEN PLANET.