Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect. Refusing to succumb to his own irrelevance, Phil takes drastic measures when he learns the film for which he was created is being rebooted without him.
Practical Effects
Stop-motion puppetry that makes CGI weep with envy.
Writing
Packed more pathos into 13 minutes than most features manage.
Director
Michael Shanks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Michael Shanks spent two years animating this solo in his apartment. The skeleton puppet alone had 150+ interchangeable faces.
Released the same year as Disney's 'live-action' Lion King, making Phil's obsolescence hit uncomfortably close to industry reality.
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