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The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb

October 29, 2023

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb is a 1993 British independent stop-motion/pixilation adult animated science-fantasy dystopian adventure horror film directed, written, shot and edited by Dave Borthwick, produced by bolexbrothers studio and funded by Richard Hutchinson, BBC, La Sept and Manga Entertainment, which also distributed the film on video.[1]

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb
DVD cover
Directed byDave Borthwick
Written byDave Borthwick
Produced byRichard Hutchinson
Starring
  • Nick Upton
  • Deborah Collard
Cinematography
  • Dave Borthwick
  • Frank Passingham
Edited byDave Borthwick
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byManga Entertainment
Release date
  • 10 December 1993 (1993-12-10)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The story follows the tiny Tom Thumb as he is abducted from his loving parents and taken to an experimental laboratory, and his subsequent escape. He discovers a community of similarly sized people living in a swamp, who help him on his journey to return to his parents. The film is largely dialogue-free, limited mostly to grunts and other non-verbal vocalisations.

Plot Edit

Inside an artificial insemination factory, a mechanical wasp hovering around the establishment is crushed to death by the machinery's gears, causing its vitals to drop into one of the jars on the conveyor belt. This results in a woman giving birth to a thumb-sized fetus-like child in her and her husband's house in a grim and slum urban town. Outside, a man in a black suit witnesses the whole scene and goes to an alley to encounter Pa Thumb, who picks up a ventriloquist box-shaped doll house to make his son's bedroom. The man simply grins at him but leaves when he gets creeped out by the ventriloquist's dummy at the window of a toy shop.

Pa and Ma Thumb decide to call their diminutive son "Tom", but their time with him is short-lived. He's soon kidnapped and taken to a laboratory to be studied and experimented on. After engineering an escape with the help of one of the lab's other captives, Tom finds himself in a town populated by people his size. There he meets Jack, a young warrior who hates the bigger people, whom he and the others call giants. Nonetheless, Tom convinces Jack to help him attempt to find his father.

Production Edit

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb was made using a combination of stop-motion animation and pixilation (live actors posed and shot frame-by-frame), often with live actors and puppets sharing the frame. It was originally commissioned as a 10-minute short for BBC2's Christmas programming, but was rejected for being too dark for the festive season. The short version nevertheless garnered critical acclaim through showings at animation festivals, and a feature-length version was commissioned by the BBC a year later.

Awards Edit

References Edit

Notes

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 203. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ 4. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 1. Nemzetközi Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1996.

Bibliography

  • Kowalski, Frankie (1 June 1996). "Instinctive Decisions - Dave Borthwick, Radical Independent". Animation World Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
  • Toonhound - The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb
  • Eye Weekly - The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb

External links Edit

  • The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb at IMDb

October 29, 2023
secret, adventures, thumb, 1993, british, independent, stop, motion, pixilation, adult, animated, science, fantasy, dystopian, adventure, horror, film, directed, written, shot, edited, dave, borthwick, produced, bolexbrothers, studio, funded, richard, hutchins. The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb is a 1993 British independent stop motion pixilation adult animated science fantasy dystopian adventure horror film directed written shot and edited by Dave Borthwick produced by bolexbrothers studio and funded by Richard Hutchinson BBC La Sept and Manga Entertainment which also distributed the film on video 1 The Secret Adventures of Tom ThumbDVD coverDirected byDave BorthwickWritten byDave BorthwickProduced byRichard HutchinsonStarringNick UptonDeborah CollardCinematographyDave BorthwickFrank PassinghamEdited byDave BorthwickMusic byStartled InsectsJohn Paul JonesProductioncompaniesBBC BristolbolexbrothersDistributed byManga EntertainmentRelease date10 December 1993 1993 12 10 Running time60 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishThe story follows the tiny Tom Thumb as he is abducted from his loving parents and taken to an experimental laboratory and his subsequent escape He discovers a community of similarly sized people living in a swamp who help him on his journey to return to his parents The film is largely dialogue free limited mostly to grunts and other non verbal vocalisations Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditThis article is missing information about the rest of the plot since the following only summarizes the first minutes Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page August 2021 Inside an artificial insemination factory a mechanical wasp hovering around the establishment is crushed to death by the machinery s gears causing its vitals to drop into one of the jars on the conveyor belt This results in a woman giving birth to a thumb sized fetus like child in her and her husband s house in a grim and slum urban town Outside a man in a black suit witnesses the whole scene and goes to an alley to encounter Pa Thumb who picks up a ventriloquist box shaped doll house to make his son s bedroom The man simply grins at him but leaves when he gets creeped out by the ventriloquist s dummy at the window of a toy shop Pa and Ma Thumb decide to call their diminutive son Tom but their time with him is short lived He s soon kidnapped and taken to a laboratory to be studied and experimented on After engineering an escape with the help of one of the lab s other captives Tom finds himself in a town populated by people his size There he meets Jack a young warrior who hates the bigger people whom he and the others call giants Nonetheless Tom convinces Jack to help him attempt to find his father Production EditThe Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb was made using a combination of stop motion animation and pixilation live actors posed and shot frame by frame often with live actors and puppets sharing the frame It was originally commissioned as a 10 minute short for BBC2 s Christmas programming but was rejected for being too dark for the festive season The short version nevertheless garnered critical acclaim through showings at animation festivals and a feature length version was commissioned by the BBC a year later Awards Edit1993 Sitges Catalan International Film Festival Best Director 1993 Cinanima Espinho Portugal Best Feature 1994 Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Award Best Director 1994 Fantasporto Critics Award Special Mention 1994 Houston Worldfest Gold Special Jury Award Feature Film 1994 San Francisco International Film Festival Best Animation 1994 Worldfest Charleston Gold Special Jury Award Feature Film 1994 Video Home Entertainment Award of Excellence 1995 Evening Standard British Film Award Best Technical Artistic Achievement 1995 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Special Jury Prize Feature Film 1995 Atlanta Film and Video Festival Best Animated Film 1995 Mediawave Grand Prix 1995 Mediawave Audience Prize 1996 Europai Animacios Jatekfilm Fesztival 1st Prize 2 References EditNotes Lenburg Jeff 1999 The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Checkmark Books p 203 ISBN 0 8160 3831 7 Retrieved 6 June 2020 4 Kecskemeti Animacios Filmfesztival 1 Nemzetkozi Animacios Jatekfilm Fesztival Kecskemeti Animacio Film Fesztival 1996 Bibliography Kowalski Frankie 1 June 1996 Instinctive Decisions Dave Borthwick Radical Independent Animation World Magazine Retrieved 24 February 2007 Toonhound The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb Eye Weekly The Secret Adventures of Tom ThumbExternal links EditOfficial website The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb amp oldid 1174972266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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