A Lego Brickumentary (2014)

A look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys.

Directors:

Kief Davidson, Daniel Junge

Writers:

Daniel Junge, Davis Coombe

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Jamie Berard, Bryan Bonahoom

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jason Bateman	...	Narrator (voice)
Jamie Berard	...	Self
Bryan Bonahoom	...	Self
Alice Finch	...	Self
Bret Harris	...	Self
Iain Clifford Heath
Dwight Howard	...	Self
Cody Hughes	...	Self
G.W. Krauss	...	Self
Dan Legoff	...	Self
David Pagano	...	Self
Nathan Sawaya	...	Self
Jeff Viens	...	Self
Brian Whitaker	...	Self

Storyline

Of all the toys arising from the 20th century, there has never been one like Lego bricks. This film covers the history of this product of Denmark and how it arose from a toy company with an owning family that refused to let either hard times or multiple fiery disasters get them down. Furthermore, we also explore the various aficionados of the product like the collectors, hobbyists, artists, architects, engineers, scientists and doctors who have found uses for this classic construction toy that go far beyond children's playtime.

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Plot Keywords:

toy | lego | denmark | artist | toy company | 

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Taglines:

If you thought you knew the world of Lego, YOU DON'T KNOW BRICK!

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

While the documentary suggests the young filmmakers making the BrickFilm "Melting Point" were editing the final parts of the film when the documentary was released, this was unfortunately not quite the case. In fact, the director was near radio silent on the film's progress until 2017-- a good four years after they announced the film on Kickstarter-- releasing a short BrickFilm explaining what happen to the film: it was too ambitious of a project and he would rather stay creative by becoming a writer. Since then, he has not made any more BrickFilms, however his book remains available on Amazon. He has gone on record saying he will release the scenes he already had filmed, most of which have still yet to be released. Additionally he offered refunds to anyone who contributed on the Kickstarter who requested one. It is unclear whether refunds were successful or not.

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Connections

References Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

User Reviews

Just Another Brick In The Wall (?)

Of course, there are some viewers out there who will see this "Brickumentary" as being just a 90-minute commercial for selling LEGO products.

But, on the other hand - This enjoyable documentary goes well-beyond what some may think. And, with that, it actually delivers a very entertaining story that goes further than just being product plugging.

Anyway - Watch "Brickumentary" and see for yourself. And, if you're like me, then, I'm sure that you won't feel at all disappointed with this presentation.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Denmark USA

Language:

English Portuguese

Release Date:

31 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$43,285, 2 August 2015

Gross USA:

$101,531

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$101,531

Company Credits

Production Co:

Global Emerging Markets (GEM), HeLo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color