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

Shown with the 3D theatrical re-release Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (1999).

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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

How Many Babies were born whilst making this movie? None

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Connections

Spoofs The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

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Soundtracks

Why Can't We Be Friends
Written by War, Papa Dee Allen (as Sylvester Allen), Harold R. Brown, B.B. Dickerson (as Morris Dickerson), Lonnie Jordan (as Leroy Jordan), Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott, Jerry Goldstein
Performed by Darryl Phinnessee, Dorian Holley, Marlena Jeter
Also sung very poorly by Brad Simonsen (as Brad Simonsen)
Produced by Chance Thomas/HUGEsound.com
Published by Far Out Music, Inc./Administered by Universal-Polygram Int'l Publishing, Inc.

User Reviews

fantastic with many aliens!

This short movie won the makers the Best Short Animation Oscar in 2003. I agree with it. This is a funny, beautiful and unique story with merry songs. The main character is a tender alien who likes singing a song and longs in be a singer. However, it does not seem to come true. One day, big enemies attacked the town, what does he do then? In the film, there are various unique and cute aliens including Yoda who is in a StarWars. So, the person who love alien like me may really enjoy it. In addition, I also like the music. Their singing and dancing are strange and funny, but very cute. However, I don't recommend watching for young children. It's totally cute, but the scenes of the fight are too frightened. If you are not too easily scared, you should watch right now and then go to karaoke! It's only 5 minutes and their visuals and music are fantastic!

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