Luxo Jr.

1986 0h 2m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 685

AnimationComedy

Synopsis

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A baby lamp finds a ball to play with and it's all fun and games until the ball bursts. Just when the elder Luxo thinks his kid will settle down for a bit, Luxo Jr. finds a ball ten times bigger.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

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Director: John Lasseter
Writers: John Lasseter
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 2-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Lasseter, shot by Don Conway. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Craig Good shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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IMDB entry: tt0091455 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Lasseter directs. Don Conway behind the camera. Craig Good cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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1Tight 2-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by John Lasseter, shot by Don Conway. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Craig Good shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6IMDB entry: tt0091455 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Don Conway
Editing: Craig Good
Sound: Gary Rydstrom
Runtime: 2 min · 0h 2m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Luxo Jr. (1986)

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CinemaSerf2026-06-03
★ 7/10
A few moments in the lives of two angle-poise lamps. The bigger one is playing with a small ball when it's child joins the game. The smaller one is a bit too exuberant and squashes the ball flat. Aww, it's upset. Wait! There's another ball over there - and it's huge. There's a lovely shot at the end where "mummy" lamp just looks at the camera and shakes it's bulb with a sort of knowing parental despair that rather sums up this entertaining critique on one tiny aspect of parenthood for an adult being one of Earth-shattering importance for a child. Until, that is, the next distraction comes along. The choice of the lamps to tell the story works well and the cleverly crafted stop-motion style of the animation almost gives them an human quality.

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