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The Meaning of Life ()


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The evolution of humanity, through countless eons.

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Murwarid Abdiani ...
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Jaden Alexander ...
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Lance Anderson ...
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Karin Anger ...
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Laura Basler ...
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Kareen Battle ...
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Ross Beeley ...
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Margot Bercy ...
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Wendi Bergamini ...
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Wendy Campbell ...
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E. Simon Cavazos ...
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Dotty Chasse ...
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Stephanie Comer ...
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Kenneth Cook ...
(voice) (as Kenneth J. Cook)
Linda Cook ...
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Sara Cushman ...
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Jennifer Damas ...
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Emily de Groot ...
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Neal Fannin ...
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Tobias Geye ...
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Adrian Goldthorp ...
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Jeff Hassay ...
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Margaret Hession ...
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Hunter Hillegas ...
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Colleen Kehl ...
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Melissa Kehl ...
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Tim Kehl ...
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Tom Kehl ...
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David Kessloff ...
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Kazuhrio Kibuishi ...
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Kimberly Kridel ...
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Daniel Kutner ...
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Jon Lichtenstein ...
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Robert May ...
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Kinsey Packard ...
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Megan Packard ...
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Evan Palmer ...
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Daniele Piccini ...
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Bill Poehler ...
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Bridgette Reynolds-Perry ...
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June Shields ...
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Robert Smith ...
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Stephanie Smith ...
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Herbert Sommer ...
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Christy Strahan ...
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Adam Wallock ...
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Johnny Wilson ...
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Loretta M. Wilson ...
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David Yeh ...
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(voice) (as Eileen Anne Zyko)

Directed by

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Don Hertzfeldt

Written by

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Don Hertzfeldt ... ()

Produced by

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Don Hertzfeldt ... producer

Cinematography by

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Don Hertzfeldt

Editing by

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Rebecca Moline

Production Management

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Rebecca Moline ... post-production manager

Sound Department

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Don Hertzfeldt ... sound
Tim Kehl ... sound engineer
Rebecca Moline ... dialogue editor

Special Effects by

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Don Hertzfeldt ... special photographic effects

Animation Department

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Don Hertzfeldt ... animator

Music Department

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ... composer: classical music (as Pyotr Tchaikovsky)

Additional Crew

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Brian Hamblin ... dialogue breakdown

Thanks

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Mae Dean ... thanks (as Ame Mae Dean)
Mike Judge ... thanks
Robert May ... thanks

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • ビリーの風船 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Смысл жизни (Russia)
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  • 12 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Don Hertzfeldt single-handedly animated and photographed tens of thousands of drawings for the film, over the course of four years. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Animation Show 2005 (2005). See more »
Crazy Credits No computers were used in the animation or photography of this motion picture. See more »
Quotes Voice in Crowd: Those stars are millions of years old... Those stars are millions of years old...
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