Animation Tidbits: March 2008

26 March 2008

1961 - Nelly's Folly

An Academy Award Nominee, this short tells about the rise and fall of Nelly's, a singing giraffe from Africa, career... though with a happy ending
See it on YouTube or DailyMotion

Images:

Data:
Released: 30 December 1961
Directed by: Chuck Jones (Co-Directed by Maurice Noble and Abe Levitow)
Produced by: David H. DePatie
Animation: Richard Thompson, Ben Washam, Tom Ray, Ken Harris
Story: Dave Detiege, Chuck Jones
Music: Milt Franklyn
Vocal: Gloria Wood, Mel Blanc, Ed Prentiss
Songs:
"Auld Lang Syne" (with substitute lyrics, see below)
"The Flower of Gower Gulch" written by Michael Maltese
"Voices of Spring" by Johann Strauß
"Aloha Oe" by Queen Liliuokalani
"Columbia, Gem of the Ocean" aka "The Red, White and Blue"
Lyrics:
[Auld Lang Syne]
Should liver ailments be forgot
And never brought to mind
Should stomach problems be ignored
Or a slipped disk in the spine
Drink Algonquin Rutabaga Tonic, my dear
And never have the measles
Drink Algonquin Rutabaga Tonic, my dear
It takes care of all diseasels

[The Flower of Gower Gulch]
I'm the flower of Gower Gulch
A cowpuncher's sweetheart true
My looks don't amount to much
'Cause one of my eyes is blue
But one thing you can reckon
That when it comes to neckin'
I'm the queen of the wild, wild west

Links:

IMBD entry
BCDB entry

http://animaencyclopedia.blogspot.com/2007/12/nellys-folly.html

20 March 2008

1992 - Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Based on Winsor McCay's comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland, this movie went through a long production time. Names such as Ray Bradbury and Jean Giraud are credited for the story, though the plot turns out to follow rather loosely that of the original comic strips and is simpler and more child-like. Still, all the characters and places are there, even in the little background details, for appreciators of McCay's work to spot.
(the whole movie's on YouTube)