Bat Thumb

2001 0h 28m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 34

ActionComedyFantasyAdventure

Synopsis

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Super hero Wuce Bane (a.k.a. Bat Thumb) and his trusty sidekick, Blue Jay, are called upon to save Gaaathumb City from the evil, despicable, and poorly dressed "No Face." Will the city survive? Will Bat Thumb's true identity be revealed? Will Vicky Nail learn to control her unruly waves? Find out the answers to all these questions in this latest comic adventure from master storyteller Steve O.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Steve Oedekerk
Bat Thumb / Wuce Bane / Dumb Man / Beat Cop (voice)
Paul Greenberg
Blue Jay / Ritzy Woman (voice)
Rob Paulsen
No Face / Commissioner / Criminal #2 (voice)
Jim Jackman
Police Chief / Criminal #1 / Terrified Man (voice)
Mark DeCarlo
Fred / Narrator / Bank Depositer / Millionaire (voice)
Jackie Harris Greenberg
Vicky Nail / Bank Teller / Half-Faced Woman (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Bourla
Writers: Steve Oedekerk
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Thumbs! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Steve Oedekerk and Paul Greenberg and Rob Paulsen carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0331189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Bourla directs. Dana Alvarez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Thumbs! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Dana Alvarez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Steve Oedekerk and Paul Greenberg and Rob Paulsen carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0331189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Dana Alvarez
Production design: Jorg Dubin
Costume design: Robyn Simms
Runtime: 28 min · 0h 28m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Bat Thumb (2001)

Part of

Thumbs! Collection

O Entertainment short films created by Steve Oedekerk using "Thumbation" technology, a process which combines live-action thumbs and superimposition of the voice actors' faces.