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. Paul frees, dal mckennon, art clokey, dick beals, gene warren jr. The puppetoon movie bluray limited edition b2mp 1987 color 1. The dvd features trailers, bonus puppetoons and a new dolby digital 5. In 20, an acclaimed hd restoration of that film was released on bluray and dvd with puppetoon extras by b2mp inc. The bluray of that film was our disc of the year for 20. And with the bluray release of the puppetoon movie, the adoration and acknowledgment that leibovit extended to pal in 1987 is taken a step further, as this release is not only a restoration of the movie that celebrated pals work and efforts in the field of stopmotion animation, but it also acts as a kind of archive, granting anyone access to so many of his beloved puppetoons shorts. The set is beautiful and includes notes on the series, by jerry beck. You can view the movie in toto or view each puppetoon in the movie seperately. Please understand, this is not a complete set of paramounts 1940s puppetoon shorts. Over the past decade, leibovit has discovered some 25 more puppetoons made by pal, many of which have never been seen or released before now.
Enter a world of animated movie magic from eight time academy award winner george pal. The survey of george pal animation includes clips, 10 shorts from 193747, and gumby and pokey. Help support the puppetoon animation of george pal on blu. It is a diverse group, from a silent classic to movies that had their theatrical release this past year. For additional information on this archived material, please visit my faq. Its framing story stars the voices of dick beals, art clokey, paul frees and dal mckennon as the main characters. The puppetoon movie commentary by jerry beck, arnold leibovit. In september, image released the documentary the fantasy film worlds of. Brilliant even by todays standards, they need to be seen to be believed. The puppetoon movie volume 2, coming from distributor b2mp, inc. 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. The puppetoon movie, while released in 1987, is a compilation of george pals cartoon shorts from the 1930s and 1940s. It was only out in the theatrical movie circuit in a limited release.
The puppetoon movie the puppetoon edition dvd 20 restoration. Cost of rights, digital restoration the more money we raise, the more films we can include in this collection. Its toughsledding these days for classic animation collectors with less and less being made available on dvd and bluray. The compellation of pals best puppetoons was put together by arnold leibovit in 1987. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. 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. 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. By stuart galbraith iv on december 18, 20 1 comment. And nowfor the first time many more puppetoons not seen in generations are at last available in this the puppetoon movie volume 2 bluray dvd combo. The puppetoon movie 1987 directed by arnold leibovit. Introducing the puppetoon tyrranosaur arnie voice by paul frees threatening a doe named barbara, then gumby voice by dal mckennon, from the tv show and pokey gumby creator art clokeys voice, in the tribute documentary about animation pioneer george pal, the puppetoon movie, 1987. The puppetoon movie featuring the academy award winning puppetoons of george pal.
Best disc of 20 dvd savant, world cinema paradise, dvd talk, animated views, high def digest money raised in this campaign will go toward these necessary costs. Its mostly a weird and brief excuse to set up the shorts, but hey, new for the time gumby animation, so thats fun. Disney animator ward kimball discuses his relationship with george pal and walt disney 8. The series got back into the limelight again with the release of arnold lebovits the puppetoon movie, a compilation feature with a framing device gueststarring gumby, in 1987.
The puppetoon movie by arnold leibovit, george pal arnold. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. I just received a copy of the final check discs and im happy to report this set is just as good as promised. The puppetoon movie 1987 is obviously as much a labor of love as a commercial movie venture. The puppetoon movie is a collection of these shorts with a framing device starring gumby, pokey, and a dinosaur named arnie. Puppetoon moviepuppetoon movie dvd for sale online ebay. Puppetoon movie, the 1987 movie clip im sorry, gumby. The puppetoon movie 1987 2018 montage trailer bluraydvd available on amazon academy award winning genius. Stars gumby, pokey, tubby the tuba, arnie the dinosaur and many more. The puppetoon movie is a 1987 animated film written, produced, and directed by arnold leibovit. Official trailer of the indie shortfilm the puppet. The shorts that are collected on the puppetoon movie, the 1987 pseudotribute to pal by filmmaker.
It certainly wasnt showing at any shopping mall multiplex, thats for sure. Puppetoon animation is a type of replacement animation, which is itself a type of stopmotion animation. 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. The puppetoon movie had its premiere at the inaugural afi film festival in 1987. We described that bluray as being truly a love letter to. Gumby, pokey and arnie the dinosaur host 10 of oscarwinner george pals animated shorts from the 30s and 40s. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The puppetoon movie is a tribute to the genius of specialeffects maven george pal. With paul frees, dal mckennon, art clokey, dick beals. Long before assembling such dynamite feature films as the war of the. The puppetoon movie volume 2 will be an historic collectors edition comprised of at least 15 uncut digitally restored puppetoons in 2k. With hip jazz tunes from charlie barnet and louis armstrong, and as many as 5, 000 individually carved puppets per short, the. Salute to the revolutionary oscar winning stop motion animated puppetoons created by scifi fantasy film legend george pal. There are countless deliberate shots of his abs, and even as a man i have to admit actor lee jongsoo has a great body. George pals puppetoons stop by on dvd animation world.
Puppetoons preservation project launches crowdfunding. Arnold leibovit on producing the puppetoon movie volume 2. Surprisingly, this was originally mixed for 4track stereo and has been remixed for dtsma 4. This has been released on vhs, dvd and a very limited bluray release in 2014 the latter including several never. The 20 bluray also includes the following short films previously.
The puppetoon movie is a 1987 animated film written, produced, and directed by arnold. The puppetoon movie the internet animation database. Released september 21st, 2003, the puppetoon movie stars paul frees, victor jory the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which assembled. If you are both a fan of early animation and an adventurous type who seeks out animated art beyond the world of celbased cartoons, you. The first presentation on the dvd is the puppetoon movie that leibovit wrote and produced some years ago,which comes in around 80 minutes. It was released that summer by expanded entertainment, and in the years since has been released on home video in all formats, including a deluxe bluray with even more puppetoons as extras.
The puppetoon movie bluray update cartoon research. On november 14, 2000, image entertainment released the anthology film the puppetoon movie on dvd. This is an update on the bluray of the puppetoon movie which i announced here in august. Trailers for both the puppetoon movie and the fantasy film worlds of george pal are repeated here. Frame sequence written, directed, and produced by arnold leibovit. Clearly, the puppetoon movie is a labor of love, burdened with all the weight of that cliche. Original music buddy baker written, produced, directed by arnold leibovit. 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. The second segment of this dvd includes more puppetoon shorts,some from the movie which didnt have all the credits included and. If you like the puppetoon movie you are looking for puppet animation movies about with dinosaur, advertising, deer, tropical island, filmmaking, puppet and director themes of. Gumby, pokey and arnie the dinosaur host 12 of pals milestone shorts from 19341947 that have inspired animation and special effects filmmakers ever since.
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