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"Get Happy"

1998 0h 6m EN
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7.7
BANGER
★7.7TMDB · 184
AnimationScience Fiction
Synopsis
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A factory worker in a dark, gray world assembles devices that promise happiness. In his spare time he tinkers to create something better, and finally succeeds in perfecting his invention, which allows people to see life through rose-colored glasses, but he has to pay a price for his success.

“Get Happy”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Mark Osborne
Writers
Mark Osborne
Languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Get Happy".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0188913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Osborne directs. Mark Osborne cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Editor Mark Osborne shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Marketing tagline: "Get Happy".
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0188913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Classified under 9 themes, including "inventor", "capitalism", "dystopia", "stop motion".

The technical file

Editing
Mark Osborne
Sound
Peter S. Carlstedt
Runtime
6 min · 0h 6m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

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Mark Osborne

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Production companies

Who made it

  • BA

    Bad Clams Productions

  • FL

    Flemington Pictures

  • SW

    Swell Productions

  • LA

    Large Format Cinema

Key crew

  • ProducerSteve Kalafer
  • CinematographyMark Osborne
  • EditorMark Osborne
  • Co-ProducerDebra Callabresi
  • Co-ProducerKelly Moren
  • Line ProducerShannon Lowry
  • Post Production SupervisorKelly Moren
  • Production DesignerRick Orner
  • Prop MakerDavid Candelaria
  • AnimationMark Osborne
  • AnimationDavid Candelaria
  • AnimationNick Peterson
  • ModelingDavid Candelaria
  • ModelingNick Peterson
  • Camera Department ManagerKeith Lowry
  • Animation SupervisorLorelei Pepi
  • AnimationJenny Walsh
  • AnimationLéa Zagury
  • AnimationMarcos Magalhães
  • Post Production SupervisorDebra Callabresi
  • Digital Effects SupervisorDebra Callabresi
  • Sound Effects EditorJeremy Pitts
  • CG AnimatorBen Matsunaga
  • CG AnimatorKelly Moren

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • inventor
  • capitalism
  • dystopia
  • stop motion
  • short film
  • 3d animation
  • 35mm
  • 35mm film
  • 65mm film

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1998-09-01· First screened 1998 Fall.

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International titles

  • MásAR
  • ЩеUA

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