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Kick Me (film)

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Kick Me
Directed byRobert Swarthe
Distributed byLittle Red Filmhouse
Release date
  • 1976 (1976)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States

Kick Me is a 1975 American independent[1] animated short film[2] made by Robert Swarthe.[3]

Summary

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The film is about a pair of red legs and its misadventures on celluloid film involving a giant baseball and spiders.[4]

Production

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The animation was produced by drawing pictures directly onto frames of film stock, instead of by inking/painting and photographing cels as in traditional animation techniques of the era.[5]

Reception and legacy

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It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[6][7] and was featured on Fantastic Animation Festival.

Kick Me was named to the ALA Notable Children's Videos list in 1976.[8]

It was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.[9]

References

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  1. ^ THE ACADEMY PRESENTS 'RESTORED ANIMATED RARITIES'|AFA: Animation for Adults
  2. ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1975 -". cartoonresearch.com.
  3. ^ "11TH INTERNATIONAL TOURNEE OF ANIMATION - Cleveland Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ Kick Me on Internet Archive
  5. ^ REVISITING CINEFEX (11): ET AND ROBERT SWARTHE
  6. ^ Short Film Winners: 1976 Oscars
  7. ^ 1976|Oscars.org
  8. ^ Notable children's films and videos, filmstrips, and recordings, 1973-1986. Chicago: ALA. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8389-3342-8. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  9. ^ Kick Me Preserved Projects
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