Kick Me (film)

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Kick Me
Kick Me Robert Swarthe.jpg
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Directed by Robert Swarthe
Distributed byLittle Red Filmhouse
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States

Kick Me is a 1975 American independent [1] animated short film [2] made by Robert Swarthe. [3] [4]

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Summary

The film is about a pair of red legs and its misadventures on celluloid film involving a giant baseball and spiders. [5]

Production

The animation was produced by drawing pictures directly onto frames of film stock, instead of by inking/painting and photographing cels as in traditional animation techniques of the era. [6]

Reception and legacy

It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film [7] [8] and was featured on Fantastic Animation Festival.

Kick Me was named to the ALA Notable Children's Videos list in 1976. [9]

It was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010. [10]

References

  1. ↑ THE ACADEMY PRESENTS 'RESTORED ANIMATED RARITIES'|AFA: Animation for Adults
  2. ↑ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1975 -". cartoonresearch.com.
  3. ↑ "11TH INTERNATIONAL TOURNEE OF ANIMATION - Cleveland Film Festival". Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ Letterboxd
  5. ↑ Beck, Jerry (November 11, 2011). "Help me ID this cartoon for Christy Karacas". www.cartoonbrew.com. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  6. ↑ REVISITING CINEFEX (11): ET AND ROBERT SWARTHE
  7. ↑ Short Film Winners: 1976 Oscars
  8. ↑ 1976|Oscars.org
  9. ↑ Notable children's films and videos, filmstrips, and recordings, 1973-1986. Chicago: ALA. 1987. ISBN   978-0-8389-3342-8 . Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  10. ↑ Kick Me Preserved Projects
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