A Town Called Panic (2009)
Directed by Stéphane Aubier / Vincent Patar / Stephane Aubier
Genres - Fantasy, Children's/Family, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Family-Oriented Adventure |
Release Date - Dec 16, 2009 (USA - Limited), Dec 16, 2009 (USA) |
Run Time - 76 min. |
Countries - Belgium, France, Luxembourg |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Nathan Southern
This unusual feature (a French-Belgian-Luxembourgian co-production) stylistically recalls the work of Art Clokey (Gumby, Davey and Goliath), with its lead cast consisting entirely of stop motion-animated children's toys. The premise concerns two such toys -- Cowboy (Stéphane Aubier) and Indian (Bruce Ellison) -- who plan to buy a birthday gift for their friend Horse (the voice of Vincent Patar) but accidentally destroy his house. A series of wacky, often hallucinatory adventures ensues that finds the trio journeying to the center of the earth, wandering across icy tundra and discovering a strange aquatic world inhabited by oddball beings with pointed heads. Benoît Poelvoorde (Man Bites Dog) provides one of the voices.
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birthday, gift, toy