The Animation Show (2003)

A collection of the best short, animated films from across the world curated by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt.

Storyline

The Animation Show is an international collection of the world's best animated short films, programmed by co-producers Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt. The Show's annual goal is to bring animated shorts into more proper theaters than any other program in American history. This first year's lineup includes several international Academy Award nominees, rare material from Disney, never before seen animation from Hertzfeldt and Judge, and many other surprises.

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Plot Keywords:

compilation

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violent and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site- chat room, discussion boards, screening schedules

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese German

Release Date:

18 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt Present: The Animation Show

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Animation Show

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 102 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

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User Reviews

Good think pieces, weak on the comedy

A collection of nineteen animated films. `Das Rad' is the story of the rise and fall of the human civilization as witnessed by two rocks. At the end conditions return to how they were before man and the human existence is seen as only one part of the cycle of the world. `Parking' is about a man who has a pristine parking lot ready to open when he discovers a weed. In his battle with the weed the parking lot is never opened. The moral of the story: keep the big picture in mind and don't get consumed by the details. Another, which is a look into the afterlife, depicts the torture of an inescapable eternity. A soldier who finds himself in heaven tries to kill himself, which takes him to purgatory, again tries to kill himself and ends up in hell where he is out of bullets. Last of my favorites was a Japanese cartoon in which a man who saves everything he finds grows a tree out of his head. People begin to live there. When he gets angry at their excesses he tears the trees from its roots creating a hole. But the hole gathers water and people still congregate. In the end the man, who is the symbolic conservationist, dies from the excesses of the people leading to the ultimate demise of nature. Some of the comedy pieces I didn't think were very funny but overall I would recommend seeing this for the above-mentioned films.