Enter a world of animated movie magic from eight time academy award winner george pal. Long before assembling such dynamite feature films as the war of the worlds, tom thumb and the time machine, pal. The second segment of this dvd includes more puppetoon shorts,some from the movie which didnt. This article is within the scope of wikiproject animation, a collaborative effort to build an encyclopedic guide to animation on wikipedia. The collection will be released next tuesday november 8th and the set will include not only the puppetoon one reelers, but a documentary of george pal and pals first feature film starring jimmy durante. Some of the puppetoons are excellent restorations done by the ucla film archive.
The puppetoon movie on bluray is really a compendium. In 1987, the puppetoon movie was released, with gumby hosting a collection of both european and american puppetoons. Salute to the revolutionary oscar winning stop motion animated puppetoons created by scifi fantasy film legend george pal. Hosted by gumby, pokey, and new pal arnie the dinosaur, the puppetoon movie features classic characters like tubby the tuba, jasper in a jam, and speedy alkaseltzer. Pal was now concentrating solely on feature films, but had many problems with the studio system and their multitiered approach to filmmaking, so much slower than. The puppetoon movie is a tribute to the genius of specialeffects maven george pal. Gumby, pokey and arnie the dinosaur host 12 of pals milestone shorts from 19341947. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Ironically, this popularity as a featurefilm director usually overshadows pals great contributions to the field. Utilizing as many a five thousand separate wooden figures for each of his short subjects variously titled puppetoons and merry. Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website.
They are memorable for their use of replacement animation. Puppetoons theatrical series george pal big cartoon. Puppetoon animation is a type of replacement animation, which is itself a type of stopmotion animation. In traditional stopmotion, the puppets are made with movable parts which are repositioned between frames to create the illusion of motion when. Unlike other stop motion shorts, pal would create unique figures for each frame of movement as opposed to reusing movable figures. Long before assembling such dynamite feature films as the war of the worlds, tom thumb and the time machine, pal was top man in the field of stopmotion photography.
In traditional stopmotion, the puppets are made with movable parts which are repositioned between frames to create the illusion of motion when the frames are played in rapid sequence. The puppetoon movie 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Surprisingly, this was originally mixed for 4 track stereo and has been remixed for dtsma 4. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The puppetoon movie 1987 feature length theatrical animated. Utilizing as many a five thousand separate wooden figures for each of his short subjects variously titled puppetoons. Much of the contents of this release have been previously marketed as individual tapes and discs. The puppetoon movie arrives in a two bluray set, which are packed in a standardwidth, dualhubbed bluray keepcase with a sixpage booklet. Its framing story stars the voices of dick beals, art clokey, paul frees and dal mckennon as the main characters. Its an exclusive, at the moment limited to 3,000 copies and only available at the b2mp page.
The puppetoon movie the puppetoon movie 1987 trailer. George pals puppetoons were a series of animated puppet films made in europe in the 1930s and in the united states in the 1940s. With paul frees, dal mckennon, art clokey, dick beals. Gumby, pokey and arnie the dinosaur host 12 of pals milestone shorts from 19341947 that have inspired animation and special effects filmmakers ever since. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Even jasper is only a minor impediment to viewers love of these gems, which delight young and old as much today as they did generations ago. The puppetoon movie is a 1987 animated film written, produced, and directed by arnold leibovit. B2mps 2disc bluray bluray of the puppetoon movie looks very good in hd, with the nonhd material mostly looking very good as well. The collection will be released next tuesday november 8th and the set will include not only the puppetoon one reelers, but a documentary of george pal and pals first feature film. The puppetoon movie volume 2 will be an historic collectors edition comprised of at least 15 uncut digitally restored puppetoons in 2k high definition. Release date 2000 production date 1987 note recorded in ultrastereo.
The second segment of this dvd includes more puppetoon shorts,some from the movie which didnt have all the credits included and. George pals puppetoons also originally named madcap models were a series of animated puppet films made in europe in the 1930s and in the u. Pal was now concentrating solely on feature films, but had many problems with the studio system and their multitiered approach to filmmaking, so much slower than when pal called all the shots at his own studio. Rent the puppetoon movie 1987 on dvd and bluray dvd. The survey of george pal animation includes clips, 10 shorts from 193747, and gumby and pokey. Salute to the the academy award winning stop motion animated puppetoons by scifi fantasy pioneer george pal. The puppetoon movie volume 2 bluray dvd combo historic preservation is now underway featurimg more of perhaps the greatest stopmotion animation ever created by academy award winner george pal. The george pal puppetoon site animation world network. Shop puppetoon movie dvd 1987 region 1 us import ntsc. It is based on the puppetoon characters created by george pal in the 1930s and 1940s, and features gumby, pokey and arnie the dinosaur, who host the framing story. This george pal puppetoon production number u61 has circus veteran wilbur the lion retired and returned to the jungle, where the wild life does not appeal to him, so he sets out to be captured by hunters. Rent the puppetoon movie 1987 starring george pal on dvd and bluray. When george pal stopped producing his stop motion puppetoon short subjects in 1947, he kept his pioneering replacement animation technique alive in various feature films he made throughout the.
The static menus offer the choice to watch the film, select scenes, adjust the setup and check out the special features. The puppetoon movie, by arnie leibovit and now out on bluray, is a warmly nostalgic look at pal and his threedimensional creations. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. With hip jazz tunes from charlie barnet and louis armstrong, and as many as 5, 000 individually carved. Born in hungary, pal worked in berlin, then holland. The puppetoon movie is likely a film that many have never heard of, but for animation fans, this is a release that should be impossible to pass up. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, help out with the open tasks, or contribute to the discussion. In traditional stopmotion, the puppets are made wit. Puppetoons theatrical series george pal big cartoon database. The hunters are none too good, so wilbur has to basically capture the hunters, in order to accomplish his goal of returning to civilization. The first presentation on the dvd is the puppetoon movie that leibovit wrote and produced some years ago,which comes in around 80 minutes. George pal, for those who dont know, is not only the man who directed the original version of the time machine and was the producer of the 1953 version of the war of the worlds, but he was also an animator of many great stopmotion films that he affectionately called puppetoons throughout the 1940s released in 1987 and directed by arnold leibovit, the. The puppetoon movie 1987 directed by arnold leibovit. It certainly wasnt showing at any shopping mall multiplex, thats for sure.
You can view the movie in toto or view each puppetoon in the movie seperately. The puppetoon movie by arnold leibovit, george pal arnold. The puppetoon movie 1987 is obviously as much a labor of love as a commercial movie venture. The puppetoon movie on bluray comment the extras on this doubledisc set actually contain far more material than the puppetoon movie itself. It was only out in the theatrical movie circuit in a limited release. In puppetoon animation the puppets are rigid and static.
All films will be from original 35mm nitrate ib technicolor prints, or the original threestrip technicolor successive negatives many never seen and all never released before on home video. The puppetoon movie 2003 gumby, pokey and arnie the dinosaur host 10 of oscarwinner george pals animated shorts from the 30s and 40s. When george pal stopped producing his stop motion puppetoon short subjects in 1947, he kept his pioneering replacement animation technique alive in. The puppetoon movie is ed arnold leibovit productions 1987. The puppetoon movie by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. It is the fourth film in the puppet master franchise, a sequel to 1990s puppet master ii, and stars gordon currie as a youth scientist who, along with his friends, played by chandra west, ash adams and teresa hill, is attacked by demons. B2mp, a boutique video producer and distributor, with the support of arnold lebovit and paramount pictures, has put together the definitive george pal collection, on bluray, complete with a remastered highdef copy of leibovits 1987 the puppetoon movie, seven hd puppetoon shorts never before released on video, a newly remastered hd copy of. With hip jazz tunes from charlie barnet and louis armstrong, and as many as 5, 000 individually carved puppets per short, the.
The puppetoon movie 1987 montage sequence on vimeo. Produced and directed by arnold leibovit salute to the the academy award winning stop motion animated puppetoons by scifi fantasy pioneer george pal. The puppetoon movie 1987 feature length theatrical. Long before assembling such dynamite feature films as the war of. Long before assembling such dynamite feature films as, tom thumb and, pal was top man in the field of stopmotion photography. The puppetoon movie videorecording in searchworks catalog. The glorious puppetoons of george pal released on bluray. Just found out in classic images, that image entertainment will release a three disc collection featuring george pals famous pupetoons cartoons, in a series titled, flights of fantasy. If only for his unforgettable feature films, such as the time machine, war of the worlds, when worlds collide, and tom thumb to name a few, george pal will be remembered as one of the most gifted directors of fantastic cinema in history. Rent the puppetoon movie 1987 on dvd and bluray netflix. One would have to look for it at a revival house or art theatre. Gumby, pokey and arnie the dinosaur host 12 of pals milestone shorts from 19341947 stars voices of paul frees narrator, voice arnie the dinosaur, dal mckennon voice gumby. It feels like youre watching a lost film that has been newlydiscovered and cleaned up for the first time, and in a way, it is.
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