Bill Whittle mentioned Mike Jittlov's short "The Wizard of Speed and Time" short in the Stratosphere Lounge this week.
The Short was originally produced for a Wonderful World of Disney Special on movie special effects. Jittlov then made a another stop action movie to open the premiere of the Disney Channel, and again for Mickey's 50th Birthday . These experiences with Disney inspired him to create a very funny, quazi-autobiographical full feature film on his experience in trying to his work seen.
Apparently the films have quite a cult following, and he is a regular feature at comic and Sci-Fi conventions.
I had never heard of him, which given my interests and tastes, is a bit amazing. I do see what Bill Whittle was talking about with this guy - forward looking, enthusiastic, upbeat, can-do attitude - everything America has lost. Even the Music is in tune with that.
Of course maybe why I like them so much is they are apparently
that basically tell you to be happy and creative. . but I think I like this one the best
I knew that when the film achieved its brief press spotlight, the
TV news media would jump on the "subliminal" angle. And that they
would freeze on one of the frames, with: "The American Revolution
was fought over a 5% income tax - What are we paying now, and what
are we getting? - It's your money, after all."
Anyway here they all are - on You Tube. (There is no DVD release - there is a torrent DVD iso floating around - I grabbed it because this is a "keeper" , and I can help anyone else get it as well if you find you are interested. I may have to burn a New ISO though, as they didn't include any of the short, and really they need to be on the same disc.. I wonder when I would find time to do that?)
The original Short
The Wizard of Speed and Time - 1979 Short Film by Mike JittlovMickey Birthday
Mouse Mania - StopMotion animation Animato Short Film
Animato: FashionationThe Wizard of Speed and Time Full Length Feature Film
The Wizard of Speed and Time - Mike Jittlov (1988) (Full Movie)