Special Delivery (1978)
A man tries to hide the body of the mail carrier that died due to an icy front walk.
A hapless husband neglects to clear the icy walk, which leads to the mailman slipping and breaking his neck. A comedy of errors results from his attempts to hide the body.
- Date of release
- 1978-10-10
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (38)
- Runtime
- 7m
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Crime
- Director
- Eunice Macaulay, John Weldon
Casting
- Sandy Sanderson — Narrator
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Special Delivery is a 1978 animated short film made at the National Film Board of Canada which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film as well as first prize at Animafest Zagreb. It was directed by Eunice Macaulay and John Weldon. An English and a French-language version were released.
Production
The film had a budget of $35,065 (equivalent to $157,313 in 2025).
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