There are various versions that have been released on DVD already- some are fairly good. Here’s short clip that looks like it was taken from the VHS release in the 80s:Ħ) Hoppity Goes to Town (1941). Mike Sporn had a nice article about this film on his splash a while back. Let’s hope it is sometime soon, from the negatives or from perhaps an excellent 35mm Technicolor print. The charming and well-remembered stop motion Michael Myerberg – produced film really should be available in a high quality version. It hadn’t really been seen in it’s original cinemascope format since it’s original release – until this copy became more available: High on my list of things I’d love to get the rights to release. Directed by Dick Williams, it was a career- launching film for some many amazing animators and artists as well as many studio veterans. It’s never been released on DVD or Blu-ray. I loved this film as a nine year old, and John Canemaker’s book on this film lost it’s binding completely from me pouring over it. Not too long ago CineFamily in Los Angels showed the film – here’s a trailer from their showing: John Korty’s strangely wonderful animated feature was a huge favorite of mine in a bootlegged VHS copies several generations down.
In more recent years a collector friend of mine told me he has a nice 35mm print of it in his closet it might be best for it to stay there! This odd film was produced by Fred Ladd’s Radio and Television film packagers.Ģ021 UPDATE: Thank you “Art The Greatest” for uploading this obscurity:ģ) Twice Upon a Time (1983). I think Something Weird Video had offered it at some point as well. It’s impossible to describe how bizarre this is… last year Mark Kaulser replied in Cartoon Research, mentioning this film.
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Here’s a little clip showing a sneak preview of the film (from the 1980 CBS TV special The Fantastic Funnies):Ģ) The Adventures of Mutt and Jeff and Bugoff (1973) This is one of the oddest films ever made, but, like the slightly more seen Betty Boop for President, it uses retraced/colored cartoons. The last it saw a release was on Walt Disney Home Video in the mid-80s. The Chiido Brother’s studio has a poster from the film in their hallway (several of the brothers worked on the film) and since I last visited this orphaned film has been on my mind. Here’s a *short* “Top Ten” list of some that I’d personally love to see sooner than later in a better copy, and a few that are perhaps better left in the vault – in no particular order:ġ) I Go Pogo (1980) The only feature adaptation of Walt Kelly’s wonderful Pogo Characters leaves some things to be desired in it’s script, but the design and animation are a lot of fun. Some haven’t seen a DVD or Blu-ray release, while others have. I’ve been getting lots of good suggestions of things to look for, and find that many of them are films I saw way back then. This is especially true of the films that were created by smaller studios, or films from another country that saw an American release. There are many Animated features that get lost to the ravages of time.
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