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The Big Story (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Big Story' is a 1994 British animated film by Tim Watts and David Stoten[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/big-story-v300813/cast-crew AllMovie] and starring Frank Gorshin from Spitting Image Productions[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/519571/Big-Story-The/ TCM.com]
Summary
A witty spoof on the films Kirk Douglas from various ages, a young 1950s reporter is looking for his big chance pleading his editor for a breaking story [https://mubi.com/films/the-big-story MUBI][http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/festival/1995/film/the_big_story The Big Story-Stockholm Film Festival][https://www.parkcircus.com/film/105698-The-Big-Story Park Circus][https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/38980-Big-Story BCDB]
Production
The film was animated twice-once hand-drawn and then again in stop-motion.[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/interviews/the-story-behind-the-big-story-84336.html The Story Behind "The Big Story"-Cartoon Brew]
Quentin Tarantino requested this short to play before screening 'Pulp Fiction'.[http://www.skwigly.co.uk/100-greatest-animated-shorts-the-big-story-tim-watts-david-stoten/ 100 Greatest Animated Shorts / The Big Story / Tim Watts & David Stoten], Skwigly
Availability
Released on the now out-of-print 'Short 1-Invention' DVD [https://www.amazon.com/Short-1-Invention/dp/B01M7X0MGG/ref=tmm_dvd_title_1?_encoding=UTF8&&qid=&&sr= Amazon.com:Short 1-Invention]
Accolades
*1995: BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation[http://awards.bafta.org/award/1995/film/short-animated-film BAFTA Awards] (won)
*1995: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKOENTyQcb0 Short Film Winners: 1995 Oscars][https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995 1995|Oscars.org] (nominated)
See also
*'Ace in the Hole', the 1951 film about an ambitious reporter looking for a big story
* Kirk Douglas
* Frank Gorshin
References
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