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Red's Dream (1987)

| Animation, Short, Family | 24 June 1994 (Canada)
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With a sale tag hanging from his seat, propped up in the corner of a bicycle store on a rainy night, Red the unicycle dreams about a better place.

Director:

John Lasseter

Writer:

John Lasseter
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With a sale tag hanging from his seat, propped up in the corner of a bicycle store on a rainy night, Red the unicycle dreams about a better place. Written by Kathy Li

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This is UK on released on The Lion King in 1994. See more »

Crazy Credits

All characters and events are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons or appliances, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The FBI investigates crimes. Mark Leather wrote a paint system but his name is really here just to impress girls. No portion of this movie, including the soundtrack, may be reproduced in any manner. Pixar, Reyes, ChapReyes, and Pixar Image Computer are trademarks of Pixar. Always wear a helmet. See more »

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Referenced in Monsters, Inc. (2001) See more »

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Some subtleties
5 April 2009 | by kendavies – See all my reviews

Didn't anyone else notice the reference to the opening moments of Citizen Kane? (Rain, dark exterior, flashing neon reflected inside?) I agree with the other comments on this site, i.e. that this is an amazing piece of computer graphic animation given the technology available at the time. It is short, but within the four minutes manages to sketch a vignette of Red's existence. The clown (and his accompanying unoriginal circus music) are wooden -- especially the face -- the real expressiveness is left to Red himself, which he manages by wheel (body) and saddle (head) movements which clearly refer to Disney animal characters in the viewer's memory. Red also has the expressive jazzy music.
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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 June 1994 (Canada) See more »

Also Known As:

El sueño de Red See more »

Filming Locations:

Marin County, California, USA

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Pixar Animation Studios See more »
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