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The Chubbchubbs! (2002) 7.6
A janitor at an alien night-club gets his wish to be a singer. Director:Eric ArmstrongWriter:Jeff Wolverton (story) |
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Bradford Simonsen | ... |
Meeper
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Mortonette Jenkins | ... |
Singing Diva
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| Jeff Wolverton | ... |
ChubbChubbs
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Peter Lurie | ... |
Zyzaks
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Rick Zieff | ... |
Bouncer
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Dustin Adair | ... |
Glorf
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Glorf
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Yakov Baytler | ... |
Glorf
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Mary Biondo | ... |
Glorf
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Sumit Das | ... |
Glorf
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Layne Friedman | ... |
Glorf
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Robert Gordon | ... |
Glorf
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Franco Pietrantonio | ... |
Glorf
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Rick Richards | ... |
Glorf
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Glorf
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The ChubbChubbs introduces the alien inhabitants of the Planet Glorf, including Meeper, its earnest but oh so awkward hero, a singing Diva, the Zyzaks, 20 foot-tall red-eyed bullies, and the ChubbChubbs. In this debut short, Meeper valiantly tries to warn the patrons of the Ale-E-Inn, an intergalactic watering hole with its own constellation of stars, of impending danger only to find himself face to face with the toughest creatures in the universe. Written by Anonymous
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A little alien with a big problem. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 June 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Otis Redding
Performed by Mortonette Jenkins
And spelled very poorly by Bradford Simonsen (as Brad Simonsen)
Produced by Chance Thomas/HUGEsound.com
Published by Irving Music, Inc.
Courtesy of ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP.
By Arrangement with WARNER SPECIAL PRODUCTS
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The robots in the nightclub are performing a dance called "The Robot". See more »Goofs
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. See more »Crazy Credits
In the final credits, the song listing of "Why Can't We Be Friends" reads: Also Sung very poorly by Brad Simonsen See more »Soundtracks
"Respect"Written by Otis Redding
Performed by Mortonette Jenkins
And spelled very poorly by Bradford Simonsen (as Brad Simonsen)
Produced by Chance Thomas/HUGEsound.com
Published by Irving Music, Inc.
Courtesy of ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP.
By Arrangement with WARNER SPECIAL PRODUCTS
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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.