Tales from the Far Side

Oct 26, 1994

0h 23m

★ 7.1

It's going to be a bumpy night.

Overview

A series of Gary Larson's "Far Side" gags are turned into short animated gags, such as a Frankenstein cow; an insect airline's in-flight movie; deers, hunters, and ufos; wolf home-movies; egg horror flicks; and cowboys & aliens.

Genres

Animation

Comedy

Fantasy

Horror

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Farworks Inc.

The International Rocketship Limited Canada Council

Tales from the Far Side Trailers

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Cast

(voice)

Kathleen Barr

(voice)

Doug Parker

(voice)

Lee Tockar

(voice)

Dale Wilson

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Tales from the Far Side

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