Thumbtanic

"A story of Thumbs. A story of love. A story of a very poorly steered ship."

2000 0h 26m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 20

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Synopsis

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Short-subject movie parodies with casts completely comprised of the digits. Released in 1999, Thumbtanic gives the thumb-treatment to James Cameron's box-office and Oscar juggernaut Titanic and features the voice talents of Mary Jo Keenan and Mark DeCarlo, among others.

“A story of Thumbs. A story of love. A story of a very poorly steered ship.”

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Cast

Steve Oedekerk
Jake / Designer / Stevine Odion / 'We've Been Hit' (voice)
Mary Jo Keenen
Geranium / Old Geranium (voice)
Paul Greenberg
The Captain / 'Lovely Ship' Steward / Lice Checker #1 (voice)
Rob Paulsen
Mr. Prickle / Bartender / Lice Checker #2 (voice)
Mark DeCarlo
The Interviewer / TV Anchor / Elvis / Lookout #2 / Rich Man at Dinner / 'Shuffle Board Finals?' (voice)
Tony Pyle
Submarine Pilot / Excited One-Eyed Thumb / Lookout #3 (voice)
Eric Trueheart
'All Aboard' Steward / 'Good Gravy, What a Ship!' / 'Lovely Ship' Balloon Head (voice)
Jenny Rose
What a Lovely Big Ship!' / 'We're Going Down! (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Todd Portugal
Writers: Steve Oedekerk
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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26 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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Steve Oedekerk and Mary Jo Keenen and Paul Greenberg carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A story of Thumbs. A story of love. A story of a very poorly steered ship.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0234889 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Todd Portugal directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
226 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.
5Steve Oedekerk and Mary Jo Keenen and Paul Greenberg carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A story of Thumbs. A story of love. A story of a very poorly steered ship.".
7IMDB entry: tt0234889 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 26 min · 0h 26m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Thumbtanic (2000)

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.