The Big Story is a 1994 British animated film by Tim Watts and David Stoten from Spitting Image Productions and starring Frank Gorshin (previously known as The Riddler on the 1960s TV version of Batman).
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.
Production
The film was animated twice: once hand-drawn and then again in stop-motion.
Quentin Tarantino requested this short to play before screening Pulp Fiction.
Availability
Released on the now out-of-print Short 1-Invention DVD
Accolades
- 1995: BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation (won)
- 1995: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (nominated)
See also
- Ace in the Hole, the 1951 film about an ambitious reporter looking for a big story
- Postmodernist film
- Film noir
References
- AllMovie
- TCM.com
- MUBI
- Stockholm Film Festival
- Park Circus
- 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
| BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation | |
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- 1994 films
- 1994 animated short films
- 1990s stop-motion animated films
- British parody films
- British animated short films
- 1990s satirical films
- BAFTA winners (films)
- Films about journalists
- Spitting Image
- Cultural depictions of actors
- 1990s parody films
- 1994 comedy films
- 1990s British films
- Animated films set in the 1950s