Tales from the Far Side

Tales from the Far Side (1994)

It's going to be a bumpy night.

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.

Date of release
1994-10-26
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (15)
Runtime
23m
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Marv Newland
Collection
Tales from the Far Side Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Gary Larson's Tales from the Far Side is an animated short film created in 1994 by Gary Larson, based on The Far Side comic strip. Both the title and concept are largely inspired by EC Comics' Tales From The Crypt. It was first shown as a Halloween special on CBS television, which aired on October 26, 1994. Later it was awarded the Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

Production

The animation was made in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at director-animator Marv Newland's International Rocketship Productions.

The film features an original music score by jazz guitarist Bill Frisell. Some of the compositions from the soundtrack are included on his 1996 album Quartet.

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