The Big Story (film)
The Big Story is a 1994 British animated film by David Stoten and Tim Watts [1] and starring Frank Gorshin from Spitting Image Productions [2]
Summary
A witty spoof on the films Kirk Douglas from various ages, a young 1950s reporter is looking for his big chance pleading his editor for a breaking story [3][4][5][6]
Production
The film was animated twice-once hand-drawn and then again in stop-motion.[7]
Quentin Tarantino requested this short to play before screening Pulp Fiction.[8]
Availability
Released on the now out-of-print Short 1-Invention DVD [9]
Accolades
- 1995: BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation [10] (won)
- 1995: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film [11][12] (nominated)
gollark: I mostly have paper notes for things because school, but they're annoying when I have to reference them because I generate a *lot* of notes and have to linear-search them.
gollark: (Very unstable)
gollark: (I have to use it for school sometimes)
gollark: Oh yes, that. It's quite bad.
gollark: This costs money *and* you have to carry it around.
See also
- Ace in the Hole, the 1951 film about an ambitious reporter looking for a big story
- Kirk Douglas
- Frank Gorshin
References
- AllMovie
- TCM.com
- MUBI
- The Big Story-Stockholm Film Festival
- Park Circus
- BCDB
- The Story Behind "The Big Story"-Cartoon Brew
- 100 Greatest Animated Shorts / The Big Story / Tim Watts & David Stoten-Skwigly Animation Magazine
- Amazon.com:Short 1-Invention
- BAFTA Awards
- Short Film Winners: 1995 Oscars
- 1995|Oscars.org
External links
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