The Puppetoon Movie

The Puppetoon Movie

June 12, 1987 Theatrical Arnold Leibovit Entertainment

Studio
Arnold Leibovit Entertainment
Animation studio
Puppetoon Studios USA, Eindhoven.
Main Titles Animation: Walt Disney Studios
Distributor
Arnold Leibovit Entertainment, Expanded Entertainment

Synopsis

Gumby and Pokey learn from Arnie the dinosaur about the wonderful animated films of George Pal. Enter a world of animated movie magic from eight-time Academy Award winner George Pal. Hosted by Gumby, Pokey and new pal Arnie the Dinosaur, "The Puppetoon Movie" features classic characters like Tubby the Tuba, Jasper in a Jam and Speedy Alka-Seltzer. With hip jazz tunes from Charlie Barnet and Louis Armstrong, and as many as 5,000 individually carved puppets per short, "The Puppetoon Movie" will astound and delight children and film buffs of all ages!

Characters

Gumby, Pokey, Arnie the Dinosaur, Pillsbury Doughboy, Tubby the Tuba, Jasper, Speedy Alka-Seltzer, Gremlin

Credits

Directing

Director
Arnold Leibovit

Producing

Producer
Arnold Leibovit
Assistant Producer
Barbara Schimpf

Writing

Writer
Arnold Leibovit

Voices

Voice
Paul Frees (Arnie the Dinosaur, Pillsbury Doughboy), Victor Jory (Narrator, "Tubby the Tuba"), Dal McKennon (Gremlin, Gumby), Dick Beals (Speedy Alka-Seltzer), Art Clokey (Pokey)

Music

Music
Buddy baker, Charlie Barnet, Louis Armstrong
Music Editors
Burton Lee Harry, Dennis Patterson
Music Engineer/Mixer (Union Studio, Munich, West Germany)
Zeke Lund
Digital Music Editor (Tonstudio, Munich, West Germany)
Bernard Mahne
Music Technical Advisor (Union Studio, Munich, West Germany)
Sam Spence

Editing

Editor
Arnold Leibovit
Negative Cutter
Brian Ralph

Crew

Cinematography
Gene Warren Jr
Assistant Camera
Michael Griffen
Additional Photography
John Huneck
Still Photographers
Tony Alderson, Kurt Hanson
Art Direction
Gene Warren Jr, Michael Minor
Props (Miniature Time Machine)
Bob Burns
Puppet Maker
Kurt Hanson
Additional Constructors
Paul Kassler, Richard Smiley
Assistant Sound Editor
Joe Earle
Sound Effects Editors
Burton Lee Harry, Dennis Patterson
Sound Mixers
John Wilkinson
Sound Transferer
Jeff Ehrhart
Ultra Stereo Consultants
Jack Cashen, Robert Weitz Bob Weitz
Rotoscoping
Tony Alderson, Bret Mixon
Optical Camera
David Emerson
Optical Effects
Betzy Bromberg
Optical Printing
Harry Walton
Model Makers/Artistic Finishing
Charles Chiodo, Stephen Chiodo
Main Title Design and Credits
Ed Garbert
Production Assistants
Andy Borses, Christopher Warren, Gene Warren III
Special Photo
Joe Viskocil
Special Thanks
Buddy baker, Art Clokey, Joe Dante, Michael Finnell, Paul Frees, Russell Garcia, Duke Goldstone, Sidney Herman, Judy Singer, Steven Spielberg, Paul Tripp, Joseph Weiss, Dorothy Wolpert
Grateful Acknowledgement
Adam Anka, Larry Appelbaum, Michael H. Goldsen, David G. Hassi, Ed Koman, Sheldon M. Mittleman, Thomas W. Murphy, Don A. Osell, Henry B. Otto, James B. Outman, Elias Savada, Ole Schepp, Melvyn A. Silver, Arthur A. Silverstein, Don Yates, Ruth Zitter
Additional Puppet Figures
Coast Special Effects
Archive
Horlicks (E.C. Gater), Nederlands Filmmuseum (Jan de Vaal), The United States Library of Congress (Paul Spehr)
Sound Re-Recording
Ryder Sound Services, Ultra-Stero Laboratories

Companies and other credits

  • Additional Puppet Figures: Chiodo Brothers Productions
  • Additional Puppet Figures: David Allen Productions
  • Associate Producer: Fantasy II Film Effects
  • Archive: Philips Company (A. Duffhuis and W. Langenhoff)
  • Archive: UCLA Film and Television Archive (Charles Hopkins)
  • Sound Design: Lajon Productions Inc
  • Music Recording At: Union Studio (Graunke Symphony Orchestra)