Jun 12, 2012 ironically, this book in praise of books first appeared as a muchpraised ipad app and academy awardwinning animated short film. Morris lessmore is a 2011 animated short film directed by william joyce and brandon oldenburg, and produced by moonbot studios in shreveport, louisiana. Those fantastic flying fools 1967 fantastic movie musings. It was released in the us as those fantastic flying fools, in order to. Castle of frankenstein index page 2 classic horror film board.
Jules vernes rocket to the moon those fantastic flying fools. Described as an allegory about the curative powers of story, the film centers on bibliophile lessmore and his custodianship of a magical library of flying books. A 19th century british newspaper offers a prize to the first scientist who is able to construct and launch a rocket to the moon. The fantastic flying books of mr morris lessmore vencedor. Blast off 1967, aka rocket to the moon, aka those fantastic flying. Those fantastic flying fools 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. Phineas t barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them.
I do remember the ending, probably because i was grateful for it to be over. Unfortunately those fantastic flying fools bombed, so aip cut the 119minute movie to 95 minutes and reissued it. In 1868 america, munitions mogul and inventor victor barbicane calls a meeting of the international armaments club at his sprawling mansion, victory, to inform them of his development of an extremely powerful explosive, power x. In this fictional tribute to pasins legacy, what begins as a small boys overscheduled, over supervised, boring day with grandpa turns into a largerthanlife journey, narrowly escaping wild monkeys and battling aliens to save the universe. Morris lessmore, blurs the line between picture books and animated film. This film is loosely based on jules vernes from the earth to the moon and concerns a race in rocketships during the victorian era.
Inspired, in equal measures, by hurricane katrina, buster keaton, the wizard of oz, and a love for books, the fantastic flying books of mr. Morris lessmore offers a modern tribute to an old world. Aging actor matthew south falls in love with a much younger married woman, the wife of his attorney. Those fantastic flying fools rocket to the moon quotes. The new york times said its all been done before, and better, but there are. Troy donahue, daliah lavi, and gert frobe costar, with burl.
Watching the faces of even the hardened idontlikebooksreading students, as the teachers ipad is held up to look around. With burl ives, jimmy clitheroe, terrythomas, graham stark. Those fantastic flying fools 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In victorian england, an american showman uses a wealthy frenchmans finances to build a german explosives experts giant cannon designed to fire a peoplefilled projectile to the moon but spies and saboteurs endanger the project. Jules vernes rocket to the moon is a 1967 eastman color british science fiction comedy film directed by don sharp and starring burl ives, troy donahue, gert frobe and terrythomas. The fantastic fools recaps return with australian survivor all stars in 2020 with a cast full of amazing and colourful characters, its sure to be a fantastic season, so make sure you subscribe. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a. Ironically, this book in praise of books first appeared as a muchpraised ipad app and academy awardwinning animated short film.
Fantastic fools started as a podcast in 2017, and has since grown substantially, we pride ourselves on bringing you the biggest, best, and least accurate news possible. Barnum burl ives plans with a balloonist troy donahue and an inventor gert frobe to send gen. A 19th century british newspaper offers a prize to the first scientist who is able to. Aug 23, 2011 the awardwinning short film is now an interactive narrative experience. If you want to branch out, and collect something other than books, then movie collectibles could be the way to go. The story inspired an academy award, led to a picture book, then augmented reality via an imag. Though lesser known and made on a slimmer budget, the british feature blastoff 1967 aka jules vernes rocket to the moon aka those fantastic flying fools was made in exactly the same style. Those magnificent men in their flying machines wikipedia. Or, how i flew from london to paris in 25 hours 11 minutes is a 1965 british period comedy film featuring an international ensemble cast including stuart whitman, sarah miles, robert morley, terrythomas, james fox, red skelton, benny hill, jeanpierre cassel, gert frobe and alberto sordi. A measure of the films overall failure can be gleaned from the fact that it was released in several quarters under a multitude of different titles, including those fantastic flying fools in the u. Fantastic fools at least john williams is still trying. At the beginning, the launch of a ship lincrevable, i. Jules verne is very popular in hollywood and around the world, and there have been numerous movies produced from his stories. Jules vernes rocket to the moon 1967 directed by don sharp.
Made with an animation style that blends stop motion with computer animation and traditional handdrawing, the silent film pays homage to a bygone era when elegantly printed books inhabited our world. Barnum attends a lecture on a new explosive and decides to finance the building of a rocket to. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. I remembered very little about this movie from when i saw it as a kid on television. Barbicane explains that a rocket carrying power x could destroy an entire city and, because of its dangerous properties, proposes building a great rocket to. Those fantastic flying fools rocket to the moon movie. But, on the bright side, the fact that its april fools day affords us the perfect opportunity to finally feature cody blue sniders 20 short, fools day. No quotes approved yet for those fantastic flying fools rocket to the moon. Inspired, in equal measures, by hurricane katrina, buster keaton, the wizard of oz, and a love for books, the fantastic flying books of. Those fantastic flying fools 1967 those fantastic flying. The story, in a nutshell, concerns the titular bookloving mr. Morris lessmore, 2011, directed by william joyce and brandon oldenburg. Those fantastic flying fools 1967 movies, tv, celebs, and more.
The awardwinning short film is now an interactive narrative experience. Those fantastic flying fools 1967 don sharp synopsis. Fools day by cody blue snider comedy horror short film. Those fantastic flying fools 1967 aka jules vernes rocket to the moon article 2721 by dave sindelar viewing date. Either they just sent the same dvd back to me or there complete morons. Those fantastic flying fools 1967 directed by don sharp. The following is a list of movies based on, or inspired by jules vernes books. Once his film was complete, polished and ready for viewing, alqueres had to approach the difficult decision of what to do about releasing his film. Inspired, in equal measures, by hurricane katrina, buster keaton, the wizard of oz, and a love for books, morris lessmore is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. Feb 09, 2014 the egyptian pyramids funny animated short film full hd duration. A measure of the film s overall failure can be gleaned from the fact that it was released in several quarters under a multitude of different titles, including those fantastic flying fools in the u. Title on dvd case and dvd state those fantastic flying fools.
The fantastic flying books of mr morris lessmore vencedor do. Castle of frankenstein index classic horror film board. The fantastic flying books of mr morris lessmore by william joyce, and created by moonbot studios is pure pleasure. Third annual new york film festival 1965 cof8, pgs. Although those fantastic flying fools is drawn from a jules verne story, it is very, very freely drawn, and as the title indicates, it really belongs in that bizarre 1960s subgenre that might be called wouldbe wacky period comedies dealing with means of transportation the great race, those magnificent men in their flying machines, etc. Jules verne s rocket to the moon 1967, better known in the united states under its domestic general release title, those fantastic flying fools as well as yet another title, blast off. Movie, blast off movie, blast off trailer,blast off 1967, don sharp, burl ives, troy donahue, terrythomas, gert frobe, lionel jeffries, dennis price category. Mar 24, 2009 those fantastic flying fools rocket to the moon quotes. The flying fool is a 1929 aviationthemed film produced and distributed by pathe exchange as both a silent film and sound film just as hollywood was transitioning to filming with sound. Queen victoria cuts the ribbon to open a new bridge, only for it to collapse in front of everyone.
Veterans and aviators from past and present tell the real story of one of the most fascinating genres of motion pictures in hollywood. Basically, cof issues were released as they were completed, whether it took a month, or 5 months. Troy donahue, daliah lavi, and gert frobe costar, with burl ives as legendary showman p. Pregr 3joyces academy awardwinning animated shortfilmturnedapp that celebrates those who care about and receive nourishment from books is, ironically, now a picture. When he announced the demise of cof, beck stated it was because he wanted to concentrate on writing books. The ending scene from the 1967 victorian scifi movie jules vernes rocket to the moon. Based on gerald durrells story, the series recounts the adventures of lancelot dollybutt and his great nephew and. A jaunty waltz accompanies a rather uninspired opening credit sequence to the 1967 hit film rocket to the moon released in the usa under the ridiculous title those magnificent flying fools. Fantatic fools is an independent, satirical pop culture news site. Everything you read today is all lies disguised as jokes. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the encyclopedia. It was released in the us as those fantastic flying fools, in order to capitalise on the success of those magnificent men in their flying machines two years earlier. Also known as those fantastic flying fools us title.
Produced in the wake of the allstar comedy spectacular those magnificent men in their flying machines, fantastic flying fools originally titled blastoff, and also released as those fantastic flying fools is based very loosely on a jules verne novel. Based on gerald durrells story, the series recounts the adventures of lancelot dollybutt and his great nephew and niece, ivan and emma, their friend, conrad, and. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies and saboteurs ensure that the plan is doomed before it starts. Choosing to release the flying man online, bypassing the festival route in order to gauge audience reaction for a potential feature adaptation of his story, the filmmaker has been surprised and. Cal beck sometimes harped in his headitorials about poor circulation. Mark carlson is an aviation historian, writer, classic film buff and student of filmmaking. Sep 14, 2015 oscar award winner for best animated short film 2011. While all of these films are a little broad and dated, this effort is just as amusing as a goofball family comedy as the previous titles mentioned. The egyptian pyramids funny animated short film full hd duration. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Its a film that weve had on our docket for quite some time now but are just finally getting around. Terrythomas is best remembered for his villainous roles in the films those magnificent men in their flying machines and monte carlo or bust, two of the finest comedies of the period, in which his comic villain stole both pictures. Those fantastic flying fools rocket to the moon 1967. Morris lessmore, whose personal library is blown away in a terrible wind but who finds meaning caring for the books he finds in a marvelous library.
Those fantastic flying fools rocket to the moon 1967 rotten. Mar 22, 2017 though lesser known and made on a slimmer budget, the british feature blastoff 1967 aka jules vernes rocket to the moon aka those fantastic flying fools was made in exactly the same style. Those fantastic flying fools by don sharp burl ives, troy. Aging actor matthew south falls in love with a much younger married. Those fantastic flying fools has phineas t barnum burl ives and investors finance the first flight to the moon in this film in the tradition of those. Troy donahue, gert frobe, hermione gingold, burl ives terrythomas, don sharp. Rocket to the moon is a film in a very similar vein. Allan cuthbertson and burl ives in those fantastic flying fools 1967 dennis. Those fantastic flying fools, 1967 british film starring burl ives disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the flying fool. Overview of those fantastic flying fools, 1967, directed by dan sharp, with burl ives, troy donahue, gert frobe, at turner classic movies. Tay garnett directed and william boyd, russell gleason and marie prevost starred. Those fantastic flying fools 1967 plot summary imdb. Morris has begun his rescue of a rare early edition of jules vernes from the earth to the moon, which fell from a shelf, in the fantastic flying books of mr.