Blowhard (film)
Blowhard | |
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Directed by | Brad Caslor Christopher Hinton |
Produced by | Jerry Krepakevich Derek Mazur |
Narrated by | Maara Haas |
Edited by | Jerry Krepakevich |
Production company | |
Release date | 1978 |
Running time | 10 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Blowhard is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Brad Caslor and Christopher Hinton for the National Film Board of Canada in 1978.[1] A satire of capitalism, the film centres on a businessman who moves to Blowhard, a town populated by dragons but without electrical power, and formulates a plan to profit and become rich by exploiting the dragons as a power source.[2]
The film was made for the NFB's Renewable Society series.[2] It also served as a subtle comment on Western Canadian alienation, as businessman J. B. Edwards was "from the East" and the town of Blowhard was "in the West".[2] It was narrated by Maara Haas, and also featured Wayne Finucan as the voice of J. B. Edwards.
The film received a Canadian Film Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 29th Canadian Film Awards in 1978[3] and it won a Golden Sheaf Award for Best Animation at the Yorkton Film Festival.[4]
It was later broadcast in the United States on Cartoon Network's O Canada anthology series of NFB animated shorts.
References[]
- ^ Wyndham Wise, "Christopher Hinton". The Canadian Encyclopedia, December 15, 2011.
- ^ a b c William Beard and Jerry White, North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980. University of Alberta Press, 2002. ISBN 9780888643902. p. 76.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Four films nominated for Etrogs". The Globe and Mail, August 24, 1978.
- ^ "Blowhard". National Film Board of Canada. 1978. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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- English-language films
- 1978 films
- 1978 animated films
- Canadian films
- Canadian animated short films
- National Film Board of Canada animated short films
- Animated films about dragons
- 1970s Canadian film stubs