Showing posts with label Animation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animation. Show all posts

Thursday, 12 July 2012

No. 202.

Gromit, of Wallace and Gromit fame, was designed to be a talking cat. Nick Park changed him to a mute dog when it became apparent that this would be easier to animate.

(Source: http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-07-10/nick-park---wallace-needed-an-assistant-so-i-drew-a-cat-called-gromit)

Sunday, 8 July 2012

No. 198.

Disney, besides from feature films and cartoons, also produced educational films on subjects ranging from war bonds to how children can protect themselves from the sexual advances of adults.

(Source: The Disney Studio Story by Richard Holliss and Brian Sibley.)

Saturday, 7 July 2012

No. 197.

In 1931 Disney short, The Moose Hunt, Pluto is referred to by name for the first time. The cartoon is also notably for being the only time he speaks, or achieves flight by flapping his ears.
(Source: The Disney Studio Story by Richard Holliss and Brian Sibley.)

Thursday, 26 April 2012

No. 125.

In Powerpuff Girls episode 'Meet the Beat-Alls', there are sixty-five references to Beatles songs made in its runtime of twenty-two minutes.

(Source: The Guardian. Verified by Google.)

Sunday, 22 April 2012

No. 121.

Die Hard with a Vengeance's Simon Gruber and The Simpsons' Mr. Burns share the same fictitious phone number: 555-0001.

(Source: Total Film - http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-geekiest-movie-facts/cameo-a-go-go)

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

No. 68.

Rather appropriately, Pumba's, the warthog from The Lion King, name is Swahili for 'silly'.

(Source: QIkipedia Twitter feed.)

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

No. 67.

Simpsons creator, Matt Groening, named most of the titular characters after members of his own family, but did not wish Homer's father to share his own grandfather's name, Abraham. Consequently, he left the writers to choose what the character should be called. Unwittingly, they picked Abe.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

No. 61.

To hide the shame of writing a clip show, the writer and director of The Simpsons' '138th Episode Spectacular' choose to be credited under the pseudonyms Penny Wise and Pound Foolish.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

Monday, 6 February 2012

No. 45.

The vultures in The Jungle Book were originally intended to be voiced by the Beatles. This is evident from their mop haircuts and Liverpudlian accents.

(Source: Twitter feed WTFFacts.)

Sunday, 5 February 2012

No. 44.

We have Steve Jobs to thank, not only for the various Apple products, but for co-founding Pixar.

(Source: Pixar quiz by university Film Society. Verified by Wikipedia.)

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

No. 40.

The Beauty and The Beast held the distinction of the only animated film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar for eighteen years. In 2009, Up became the second.

(Source: Told by friend. Verified by Wikipedia.)