Early Bloomer

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Early Bloomer
Early Bloomer poster.jpg
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Directed byKevin J. Johnson
Written byKevin J. Johnson
Produced bySande Scoredos
Edited byGuy T. Wiedmann
Music by Mark Mancina
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Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
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Running time
3 minutes 42 seconds
CountryUnited States
Language English

Early Bloomer is a 2003 American computer-animated short film produced by Sony Pictures Imageworks. It was created and directed by Kevin J. Johnson. It was the studio's second short film after The ChubbChubbs! . [1]

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Plot

The 3-minute film is following a tadpole who grows legs before the other tadpoles and is teased for it until the others unexpectedly grow legs too. He unexpectedly grows arms, which marks the end of the film.

Release

Early Bloomer was theatrically released on May 9, 2003 along with Daddy Day Care . On December 2, 2003, the short was also released as special feature on the Daddy Day Care DVD. [2]

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