Stalk of the Celery Monster
Appearance
Stalk of the Celery Monster | |
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Directed by | Tim Burton |
Story by | Tim Burton |
Produced by | Tim Burton Brett R. Thompson |
Starring | Tim Burton as Maxwell Payne Ralph Votrian |
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Running time | 1.5 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Stalk of the Celery Monsteris a 1979 shortanimated filmwritten, directed and animated entirely inpencilbyTim Burtonduring his time as a student with theCalifornia Institute of the Arts.The film caused such a stir among his class that it attracted the attention of theWalt Disney Animation Studios,who offered young Burton an animator's apprenticeship at their studio.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]A mad scientist and his assistant are working but he is really a dentist.
Preservation status
[edit]It was shot on8 mm filmand for much time it was considered to be lost, until fragments of it were shown in 2006 onSpanishtelevision. Currently, the excerpts of the film are archived at theLibrary of Congress.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^D, Alessa (October 24, 2021)."Tim Burton Reveals Why He Was Fired by Disney".insidethemagic.net.Inside The Magic.Retrieved2022-07-27.
- ^Romano, Aja (Apr 17, 2019)."Tim Burton has built his career around an iconic visual aesthetic. Here's how it evolved".vox.com.Vox.Retrieved2022-07-27.