Technological Threat

1988 0h 5m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 22

AnimationScience FictionComedy

Synopsis

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Human fear of technology is portrayed in this very amusing futuristic parody. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mel Blanc
Various (voice; uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bill Kroyer
Writers: Brian Jennings, Rich Moore, Bill Kroyer
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 5

RUNTIME

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Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 5

ERA

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

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096238 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bill Kroyer directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4IMDB entry: tt0096238 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 5 min · 0h 5m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Technological Threat (1988)

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Bill Kroyer

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2026-01-08
★ 7/10
Six besuited employees are working away at their desks until one keels over from exhaustion. Next thing, the boss has opened a trap door. Gone is the worker and in comes a robot. Curiously still working with a pencil it, and it’s colleagues, are soon able to outperform the remainder of the increasingly struggling workforce until there is only one human left. When the slave-driving boss goes home, the lone two-legged survivor sees an opportunity to redress the balance somewhat. This is where the film goes a little “Tom & Jerry” with some slapstick antics and even a little unlikely teamwork as the man tries to reassert himself over his more efficient mechanical creations and the latter start to fear for their own survival too. It’s quite a cleverly crafted animation that mixes the two and three-dimensional characters quite seamlessly as well as pinging the principle of exploitative bosses - old and new. It’s all a vicious circle, really, so just wait until the laptop arrives!

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