Underlighting is simple, althoughĭoing it evenly on a large scale-like three by five feet-takes some doing. I made the name up to combine “luminous” and “image’īecause one aspect of my cut-outs is their glowing, stained glass look, whichĬomes from animating translucent artwork. Precedent for visionary, risk-taking features. The Giant Peach), both of whom who are present on the commentary. To Oz, The Hunt for Red October, Hook, Up) and Henry Selick ( The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and Triumph for the likes of Harley Jessup ( Return Doubtfire) as the Stanįreberg-ishly loony Rod Rescueman and Hamilton Camp ( The Mary Tyler Moore Show, DuckTales) as Greensleeves, a.k.a.Ĭonsider what this film accomplished years before the dark and quirky (as wellĪs heartfelt) productions of Tim Burton, Laika and others. Other cast members include Julie Payne ( Garfield and Friends, Curb Your Enthusiasm)Īs the sprightly Flora Fauna Judith Kahan (Norman Lear’s Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and the MTM sitcom Doc) as the Rhoda Morgenstern-like Fairy Godmother James Cranna ( THX 1138, Mrs. The voice of Garfield and Carlton, Your Doorman) is a master of mellow deliveryĪs a hapless hero called The All-Purpose Animal Marshall Efron (featured onĪlso new to DVD gloriously chews the scenery as the villainous Synonamess Botch. Masters of improv–cover a variety of approaches. Narration in the style of Dudley-Do-Right The credits are funny.Īnd then the great and powerful voice of Paul Frees sets up the premise with The original isĪlready well stocked with strong visuals and outstanding performances, butĬhoosing a favorite is a matter of preference-like eating regular Oreo cookiesįilm makes it clear that you are not going to see the garden variety, run-of-the-millĪnimated feature. There were complaints, so HBOĭropped it and Showtime picked up the original PG version. Technically, it was not the theatrical cut. Was shown often on HBO, but the network replaced it with the PG original. Would not touch, but live-action films had embraced.īy Couturié (NBC’s Ed and various documentaries) Noises and phrases like “asshole” and “sex maniac” that Disney animated films Innuendo that became acceptable for family films by 1983. Have raunchy, raw language, but it does contain the kind of verbiage and 'Doctor Who: Twice Upon A Time' Trailer: Peter Capaldi Says Goodbye in Epic Christmas SpecialĬinefamily resurrects Lucasfilm's "Twice Upon A Time" (1983)Ģ3 Controversial Film and TV Book Adaptations That Rankled Their Audiences and Authors Just so you’re straight, this is the one that is meant for family Young adult] audiences and brought the actors back to do the version with the We had, legally, to make a family film and that’s whatĬouturié panicked and was afraid it wasn’t going to work with [teenage and There was a lot ofĬontroversy about that. “The thing to get straight at the beginning here, is that version
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