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Moonbird

  • 19591959
  • 10m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
650
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POPULARITY
212,853
39,373
Moonbird (1959)
AnimationComedyShort
Two boys go outside at night to capture a bird.Two boys go outside at night to capture a bird.Two boys go outside at night to capture a bird.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
650
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
212,853
39,373
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    • Director
      • John Hubley
    • Writers
      • Faith Hubley(story)
      • John Hubley(story)
    • Stars
      • Mark Hubley(voice)
      • Ray Hubley(voice)
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    • Director
      • John Hubley
    • Writers
      • Faith Hubley(story)
      • John Hubley(story)
    • Stars
      • Mark Hubley(voice)
      • Ray Hubley(voice)
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    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win total

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    Mark Hubley
    • Mark
    • (voice)
    Ray Hubley
    • Hampy
    • (voice)
    • (as Hampy Hubley)
    • Director
      • John Hubley
    • Writers
      • Faith Hubley(story) (uncredited)
      • John Hubley(story) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The dialogue of the short was improvised by Hubley's children.
    • Connections
      Edited into International Festival of Animation (1977)

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    10/10
    Minimalist Animation at Its Best
    I viewed a screening of this animation last night at the "OSCARS IN ANIMATION: THE MOVIES" as part of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 75th year celebration of on-going events of films that became standards of performance over those same years. The chatter and banter of two boys in their surrealistic evening hunt to capture a bird was indeed original, creative and lead the viewers back to their own childhood. The animation floated in a very minimalist manner, forcing one to focus on the dialogue between two boys caught up in their simple vocabulary, misspoken words, sibling dueling while pretending to be adult, and pure fun. And I am sure the bird won all of those issues in the closing moments. This short film was well worth the 10minutes of its existence on the screen.
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    • Aug 17, 2002

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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der große Vogel Mond
    • Production company
      • Storyboard-Harrison
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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