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4 minutes that'll make you go 'wait, flies have WHAT on their feet?!'

The Insects (1964)

retro-educationalmicroscopic wonderSaturday morning science

Overview

Animation

Answers questions such as "How many kinds of insects are there?" "Do insects have blood?" "How can a fly walk on the ceiling?"

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short filmcartoonfour-mations

Standout Aspects

Direction

Murakami packs a whole nature doc into 4 minutes

Best for:Background: Perfect ADHD filler between actual shows·Kids: Tiny humans who ask 'why?' 47 times daily·Solo: When you need to feel mildly smarter instantly
Jimmy T. Murakami

Director

Jimmy T. Murakami

ReleasedJun 30, 1964
Runtime4m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Jimmy T. Murakami later directed the cult classic 'When the Wind Blows' and episodes of 'The Snowman'—dude had RANGE.

Cultural

Four-mations was a tiny UK animation studio punching way above its weight in the 60s educational film scene.

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