I Met the Walrus (2007)

The animated illustration of a 14-year-old's interview with John Lennon in 1969.

Director:

Josh Raskin

Writer:

Josh Raskin

Stars:

Jerry Levitan, John Lennon

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Jerry Levitan	...	Self (voice)
John Lennon	...	Self (voice) (archive footage)

Storyline

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. Using the original interview as the soundtrack, this narrative tenderly romances Lennon's every word in a cascading flood of multi-pronged animation.

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Plot Keywords:

interview | peace | title based on song | the beatles song | secretly recorded | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Animation | Short | Music | War

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Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Animation (2008)

User Reviews

Uninspiring and uninspired short

This short film is an animated version to go with an audio taped interview with John Lennon in 1969.

Honestly, I don't quite see the point of this short film. It is not particularly creative or interesting. The scene of the guy and the audio tape recorder is repetitive, and serves little purpose apart from being a filler to the more creative scenes. It looks as if the filmmakers ran out of ideas and hence put these filler scenes to make up 5 minutes. If they were truly creative, they could have made their own interview, or just a soundtrack to go with the animation. Instead, rehashing an old interview looks uninspiring and uninspired, using John Lennon's name to elevate their profile.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Я встретил моржа

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

5 min

Color:

Color