Bob's Birthday

Bob's Birthday (1994)

Margaret Fish is planning a surprise party for her dentist husband, Bob. Meanwhile, at the office, Bob is having a mid-life crisis while insects munch on what's left of his plants. When Bob returns home, Margaret has a terrible time getting him into the room where everyone's hidden until he's halfway through changing clothes and talking about how horrid all their nebbishy friends are (the same friends hidden all over the room).

Data di uscita
1994-10-01
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (38)
Durata
13 min
Generi
Commedia, Animazione, Dramma
Regista
Alison Snowden, David Fine

Cast

Curiosità

  • Budget: 335K USD
  • Premi: 1 · Candidature: 1. Tra cui: Oscar al miglior cortometraggio d'animazione

Bob's Birthday is a 1993 Canadian-British animated short by Alison Snowden and David Fine, winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 67th Academy Awards, and serves as the pilot to the animated series Bob and Margaret. It features a humorous look at how Margaret plans to throw a surprise birthday party for Bob on his 40th birthday, as he struggles with the sudden impact of middle age. Bob's Birthday has won 10 awards, one of which includes the National Film Board of Canada's 60th Oscar nomination. The film was inspired by the creators, Alison Snowden and David Fine, both turning 30.

Production

The short film took two years to complete. The movie had a budget of $335,000, partially financed by the National Film Board of Canada. David Fine and Alison Snowden met as students at the National Film and Television School in 1980, and later went on to produce this Oscar winning short animated film.

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