Kick Me
- Studio
- Robert Swarthe Productions
Synopsis
A dazzling fantasia of stylized animation, beginning with a stick-figure pair of legs kicking a ball around. Before too much time passes, the ball morphs into other round objects, including a few hundred spiders! The tides turn in the legs' favor at the end, though, and the film ends as it began. The musical score is based on a rigidly metronomic beat- one beat per kick. As the cartoon progresses, the beat goes into various subdivisions, such as 8th notes, 16th notes, etc.
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Robert Swarthe
Producing
- Producer
- Robert Swarthe
Animation
- Animator
- Robert Swarthe
Production notes
The film was hand-drawn directly on motion picture film.
This short was included in the 1977 feature-film compilation, "The Fantastic Animation Festival." When the feature was released several years later on Media Home Video, this particular short was eliminated.
This short was included in the 1977 feature-film compilation, "The Fantastic Animation Festival." When the feature was released several years later on Media Home Video, this particular short was eliminated.
Awards
Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), 1976
Reviews
Kick Me Cartoon Short
I Remember seeing this cartoon short on Tv a a bunch of times, and I must say that it's brilliantly done by Mr. Robert Swarthe. This is one of those cartoon shorts that should've been on DVD, with it's sequel The Unicycle Race. Althought Mr. Swarthe is an excellent master in special visual effects for films, he said that he no longer wants to be reminded of his early animation career. I guess it's because his cartoon had only received one
nomination at the 1976 academy awards.
What a shame, for I could see that Mr. Swarthe could've continued to make more cartoon shorts featuring that little red leg
and feet character. Maybe it couldve been part of a videogame or something.
Kick Me
One of those films that make me want to spontaneously yell "BRAVO!" at the end.
Kick Me
One of those cartoons that always has me standing up and yelling "BRAVO!!" at the end!