The Chubbchubbs! (2002)

A janitor at an alien nightclub gets his wish to be a singer.

Director:

Eric Armstrong

Writer:

Jeff Wolverton (story)

Stars:

Brad Simonsen, Mortonette Jenkins, Jeff Wolverton

Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brad Simonsen	...	Meeper (voice) (as Bradford Simonsen)
Mortonette Jenkins	...	Singing Diva (voice)
Jeff Wolverton	...	ChubbChubbs (voice)
Peter Lurie	...	Zyzaks (voice)
Rick Zieff	...	Bouncer (voice)
Dustin Adair	...	Glorf (voice)
Eric Armstrong	...	Glorf (voice)
Yakov Baytler	...	Glorf (voice)
Mary Biondo	...	Glorf (voice)
Sumit Das	...	Glorf (voice)
Layne Friedman	...	Glorf (voice)
Robert Gordon	...	Glorf (voice) (as Bob Gordon)
Franco Pietrantonio	...	Glorf (voice)
Rick Richards	...	Glorf (voice)
Chance Thomas	...	Glorf (voice)

Storyline

The ChubbChubbs introduces the alien inhabitants of the Planet Glorf, including Meeper, its earnest but oh so awkward hero, a singing Diva, the Zyzaks, 20 foot-tall red-eyed bullies, and the ChubbChubbs. In this debut short, Meeper valiantly tries to warn the patrons of the Ale-E-Inn, an intergalactic watering hole with its own constellation of stars, of impending danger only to find himself face to face with the toughest creatures in the universe.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | planet | janitor | singer | alien invasion | 

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Taglines:

Deciding to be an hero is the easy part...

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is UK and Australia in Bolt (2008) in 2009.

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Goofs

After Meeper gets thrown out of the inn for the second time, we can hear a distinctive sound of the door being locked. However, a minute later, when Meeper gets inside again through the roof, a messenger comes in opening the door from the outside without any problems.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Meeper: Excuse me. Coming through.

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Crazy Credits

In the final credits, the song listing of "Respect" reads: Respect Written by Ottis Redding Performed by Mortonette Jenkins And Spelled very poorly by Brad Simonsen

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Connections

Spoofs The War of the Worlds (1953)

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Soundtracks

Respect
Written by Otis Redding
Performed by Mortonette Jenkins
And spelled very poorly by Brad Simonsen (as Brad Simonsen)
Produced by Chance Thomas/HUGEsound.com
Published by Irving Music, Inc.
Courtesy of ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP.
By Arrangement with WARNER SPECIAL PRODUCTS

User Reviews

Academy Award-winning short

'The Chubbchubbs!' is a nice animated short that won the Oscar in its category. I have to admit it is pretty funny. There are a lot of references to science-fiction films. Obvious references are Darth Vader, Yoda and Jar Jar Binks from 'Star Wars' and we see E.T. in a bicycle. Harder to find but also there are references to 'Alien', 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' and 'Lost in Space'.

So the short is fun because you can spot the little references, but without those things it is quite good anyway. The animations are very well done, the story has a nice little twist and simply said, it is funny. Most animated short films have the biggest laugh in the end, 'The Chubbchubbs!' is no exception, but there are quite some good moments before that as well.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Chubb Chubbs!

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1