Producer George Pal (1908-1980) sired a grandiose string of science-fiction and fantasy epics like DESTINATION MOON (1950), WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE (1951), WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953), and THE TIME MACHINE (1960). But first the Hungarian emigre collected an Oscar (and five nominations) for his
"Puppetoon" series of stop-motion-animation short subjects released through Paramount starting in 1941.
Three-dimensional model animation had been seen before, of course, in KING KONG (1933) and others. Pal, with a 45-member staff of artisans and miniaturists, somewhat simplified the stop- motion process by creating pre-posed interchangeable parts and expressions for his wooden-l...
Released:
1987
Rated:
G
Length:
80 mins