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Laying the dead to rest has never been so much trouble.
Plot:
A.T Shank & Son have a bad day at the parlour when a falling boulder flattens their hearse. Emotional... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins more
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USA:8 min | UK:8 min
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Featured in 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) more

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Dark Animated Comedy, 25 February 2009
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Author: freemantle_uk from United Kingdom

When watching this short it is easy to think that it takes Pixar style design and Tim Burtonesque plot. The focus of the short is on two funeral directors who have to pick up a recently deceased person. However there hearse is destroyed and they have to take the coffin through a hell of a lot of obstacle course to get her to her resting peace and do it in respect.

The animation was beautiful, so much better to some feature length films and television programmes. The characters could easily fit into a Pixar film like the Incredibles. The plot is comedy, but funerals is not an obvious subject for comedy. It in not a short for really young kids.

I personally enjoyed this film.

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