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Re: Looking for animated movie/short from early 80s
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:39:47 GMT
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"Steve Berry" <steveb@codenet.net> writes:
> I'm looking for a relatively short animated film/movie that aired on
> Showtime (typically between 2 and 4 p.m. weekdays) during the early
> to mid 1980s. It was not a series, but a stand-alone film. The
> frustrating thing is I can't remember the title. But, it centered
> around, I believe, animal characters who build an old-time race car
> (looked like a late 1920s to early 1930s type of roadster) out of
> scrap pieces so they can enter, you guessed it, a race. It featured
> either stop motion animation or clay animation. I don't think it
> used puppets, and I know it didn't feature hand drawn animation.
It sounds a bit like a rather infamous Norwegian movie called "Flåklypa
Grand Prix", however I find it a bit unlikeliy that this was aired in
the US. If this image does not ring a bell, then it probably isn't the
correct movie:
http://home.c2i.net/kpetter/GallPics/IlTempo.jpg
However, looking at
http://uk.imdb.com/Title?0073000
I see that it was indeed released in the US during the early 80's, so it
may be the correct movie anyway! Cool!
You may be interested to know that the movie was the most seen movie in
Norway. Until "Titanic" was released, that is. :-/
Fredrik
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| Hello! Well, I've posted this query on rec.arts.animation and on a message board for animaters, with no luck yet. So, I figured who better to ask, but my fellow LEGO maniacs! I'm looking for a relatively short animated film/movie that aired on (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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