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The Flying House

  • 20112011
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The Flying House (2011)
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Winsor McCay's last animated film, the 1921 classic "The Flying House - Dream of the Rarebit Fiend" follows a woman's dream about escaping foreclosure, taking to the skies with her husband -... Read allWinsor McCay's last animated film, the 1921 classic "The Flying House - Dream of the Rarebit Fiend" follows a woman's dream about escaping foreclosure, taking to the skies with her husband - using their own house as a vehicle.Winsor McCay's last animated film, the 1921 classic "The Flying House - Dream of the Rarebit Fiend" follows a woman's dream about escaping foreclosure, taking to the skies with her husband - using their own house as a vehicle.
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  • Director
    • Winsor McCay
  • Stars
    • Patricia Clarkson
    • Matthew Modine
    • John Holderried(uncredited)
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    • Winsor McCay
  • Stars
    • Patricia Clarkson
    • Matthew Modine
    • John Holderried(uncredited)
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    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Womanas Woman
    Matthew Modine
    Matthew Modine
    • Bertieas Bertie
    John Holderried
    • German rocket scientistas German rocket scientist
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      • Winsor McCay
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      Part of a Kickstarter campaign to color, restore, and bring to DVD.
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      Edited from Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House (1921)

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    9/10
    An interesting homage to Windsor McCay from Bill Plympton.
    This short film from 2011 is a homage to Windsor McCay and his last film, the classic short "The Flying House--Confessions of a Rarebit Fiend". McCay was the father of animation and his Gertie the Dinosaur a work of genius.

    This film consists of using the original McCay animation and updating it--by adding color and getting rid of the intertitle cards and replacing them with voices. It's all very clever and enjoyable--even more so if you also see the original version which is floating about on YouTube. It's also obvious that Bill Plympton really loved this original film and the entire production looks like a work of love. Well worth seeing--particularly by fans of early animation.
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      • October 13, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Bill Plympton Studios
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      9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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