The Big Story (film)
The Big Story is a 1994 British animated film by Tim Watts and David Stoten[1] and starring Frank Gorshin from Spitting Image Productions[2]
Summary[]
A witty spoof on the films Kirk Douglas from various ages, a young 1950s reporter is looking for his big chance pleading his editor for a breaking story [3][4][5][6]
Production[]
The film was animated twice-once hand-drawn and then again in stop-motion.[7]
Quentin Tarantino requested this short to play before screening Pulp Fiction.[8]
Availability[]
Released on the now out-of-print Short 1-Invention DVD [9]
Accolades[]
- 1995: BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation[10] (won)
- 1995: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[11][12] (nominated)
See also[]
- Ace in the Hole, the 1951 film about an ambitious reporter looking for a big story
- Kirk Douglas
- Frank Gorshin
References[]
- ^ AllMovie
- ^ TCM.com
- ^ MUBI
- ^ The Big Story-Stockholm Film Festival
- ^ Park Circus
- ^ BCDB
- ^ The Story Behind "The Big Story"-Cartoon Brew
- ^ 100 Greatest Animated Shorts / The Big Story / Tim Watts & David Stoten, Skwigly
- ^ Amazon.com:Short 1-Invention
- ^ BAFTA Awards
- ^ Short Film Winners: 1995 Oscars
- ^ 1995|Oscars.org
External links[]
Categories:
- 1994 films
- 1994 animated films
- 1990s stop-motion animated films
- British parody films
- British animated short films
- British films
- 1990s animated short films
- 1990s satirical films
- BAFTA winners (films)
- Films about journalists
- Spitting Image
- Cultural depictions of actors
- 1990s parody films
- 1994 comedy films