Harvie Krumpet

"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them ...and then there are others."

2003 0h 22m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 205

AnimationComedyDrama

Synopsis

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The odd biography of Harvie Krumpet, a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck - but still optimistically lives own way and enjoys the small things life has to offer.

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them ...and then there are others.”

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Cast

Geoffrey Rush
Narrator (voice)
Kamahl
Statue of Horace (voice)
John Flaus
Harvie (voice)
Julie Forsyth
Baby Harvie / Lilliana / Church Singer (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adam Elliot
Writers: Adam Elliot
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: Australia

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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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 Bill Murphy 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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Geoffrey Rush and Kamahl and John Flaus carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them ...and then there are others.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0382734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Adam Elliot directs. Bill Murphy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Bill Murphy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Geoffrey Rush and Kamahl and John Flaus carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them ...and then there are others.".
8IMDB entry: tt0382734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Editing: Bill Murphy
Sound: Peter Walker
Runtime: 22 min · 0h 22m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Harvie Krumpet (2003)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

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Adam Elliot

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-04-07
★ 7/10
Did you know that the average person uses 19 miles of dental floss during their lifetime? Well that's one of the "fakts" that "Harvie" knows - but I jump the gun... We start in Poland in 1922 when he is born, upside down and back to front, to a loving but poverty stricken couple. They doted on him, even when he was diagnosed with Tourette's. A disaster befalls him, though, when he returns to find his family home reduced to ashes and his parents frozen solid to their bike. The arrive of the Nazis sends him to Australia where his calamity prone life continues. He ends up with a (magnetic) steel plate in his head, gets struck by lightning, gets testicular cancer and smokes 28 cigarettes a day - yikes, I'd just have jumped. Then he meets a nurse ("Val") and happiness might be on the horizon. They marry, adopt a daughter who grows up and moves to America. More misfortune strikes and "Harvie" ends up in an old folks home waiting for God to call time... Is there time for a last hurrah? The animation is very much in the style of Aardman and is engaging to watch - even if poor old "Harvie" is a bit of a mishap magnet. It's really the dead pan narration from Geoffrey Rush that gives this a bit of extra oomph, though. His descriptions of the scenarios are simple and straightforward - virtually no inflection or emphasis, just a flat and effective accompaniment to the life and times of "Harvik Milos Krumpetzki".

Production companies

Who made it

ME
Melodrama Pictures
AU

Key crew

EditorBill Murphy
Sound DesignerPeter Walker
Assistant EditorHenry Karjalainen
Sound EditorTristan Meredith
Title DesignerOliver Streeton
ProducerMelanie Coombs

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

tourette syndrome
stop motion

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical2003-10-23

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