Quay Brothers: The Short Films 1979-2003

Nov 20, 2004

4h 15m

★ 0.0

Overview

This two-disc set contains 13 of their classic short films in brand new restored and remastered editions, plus a collection of 'footnotes', including interviews, idents, alternative versions, unreleased pilot projects and more. The Quays were extensively involved with the preparation of these DVDs, personally supervising the transfers and menus designs, recording commentaries on selected titles, and contributing an illustrated video introduction. Disc one: Films The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1984) The Unnameable Little Broom (1985) Street of Crocodiles (1986) Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies (1987) Stille Nacht I-IV The Comb (1990) Anamorphosis (1991) In Absentia (2000) The Phantom Museum (2003) Disc two: Footnotes BFI Distribution ident (1991) Introduction by the Quay Brothers (2006) Nocturna Artificialia (1979) The Calligraphies (1991) The Summit (1995) The Falls (excerpt) (1980) Archive Interview (2000)

Genres

Animation

Horror

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Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal, Gromit, investigate a mystery in Nick Park's animated adventure, in which the lovable inventor and his intrepid pup run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods that turn their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.

8.0

The Adventures of a Little Cucumber

Jan 1, 1970

Courageous Cucumber travels and helps animals and birds.

6.6

Mad Monster Party?

Mar 8, 1967

When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor. Everyone is there including Dracula, The Werewolf, The Creature, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and many more. But Frankenstein's title is not all that is at stake. The famous doctor has also discovered the secret of total destruction that must not fall into the wrong hands!

8.0

Eva and the Grasshopper

Jun 10, 1927

Mary and Eva are best friends, although they couldn't be more different. Armand, Mary's fiancee, falls in love with the seductive Eva, who is busy becoming a revue star. When Eva fails and loses her money, Armand tries to help her out.

0.0

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire

Nov 2, 2004

More nautical nonsense as lovable sea sponge SpongeBob and his friends Patrick, Squidward, Mr Krabs and Sandy return for eight further deep-sea adventures. Episodes are: 'Krusty Krab Training Video'; 'Can You Spare a Dime?'; 'Missing Identity'; 'Krabby Land'; 'Wet Painters'; 'New Student Starfish'; 'Mid-Life Crustacean'; and 'The Camping Episode'.

6.0

King Lavra

Mar 23, 1951

A king hides an embarrassing secret - and it causes him to execute every barber who cuts his hair.

7.0

Chinti

Feb 13, 2012

An ant dreams of visiting the Taj Mahal.

5.0

Oral Hygiene

Aug 28, 1991

A Cal Arts stop motion short in praise of good oral hygiene.

6.8

Salvation Has No Name

Aug 13, 2022

A troupe of clowns gather to perform a story about a priest and a refugee, but as their misguided tale unfolds, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to fray.

7.8

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Oct 9, 1993

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

6.6

James and the Giant Peach

Apr 12, 1996

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

7.8

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Oct 14, 2009

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

7.1

Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions

Aug 21, 1991

Nightmarish pilot about Robert Potemkin, a man with deformed back, who lives in the attic of his family's house. One night, his siamese sisters plan a prank on him, but sentient lizards send him to a parallel world to save photo-people.

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6.0

Homunculus

Jan 1, 1984

A short film by the Czech animator Vaclav Mergl.

5.8

A Few Pages From the Life of a Ghost

Dec 31, 1992

An American family stays overnight at a mansion run by a mysterious woman, but not all is as it seems and the eldest child uncovers the mystery behind the mansions hauntings.

6.7

Minions: 3 Mini-Movie Collection

Mar 25, 2016

The Minions are back along with some new friends in three hilariously fun short films: Competition, Cro Minion, and Binky Nelson Unpacified.

7.0

Galaxy of Horrors

Jan 1, 2024

Trapped in a damaged cryogenic pod, a man is forced to watch a series of horrific science-fiction tales while his life support systems run out. Featuring eight intense stories of the unknown and other-worldly, equally wonderful and terrifying. Visit the GALAXY OF HORRORS, if you dare! Curated from Rue Morgue & Unstable Ground's Little Terrors Festival.

Quay Brothers: The Short Films 1979-2003

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