Ryan

2004 0h 14m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 69

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Synopsis

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Centres on Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ryan Larkin
Self - Interview Voice (voice)
Chris Landreth
Self - Interview Voice (voice)
Felicity Fanjoy
Self - Interview Voice (voice)
Derek Lamb
Self - Interview Voice (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Landreth
Writers: Chris Landreth
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ryan Larkin and Chris Landreth and Felicity Fanjoy carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0414469 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chris Landreth directs. Allan Code cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Allan Code shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ryan Larkin and Chris Landreth and Felicity Fanjoy carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0414469 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Allan Code
Runtime: 14 min · 0h 14m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Ryan (2004)

Awards

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Animated Short
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

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CinemaSerf2024-03-31
★ 7/10
It's almost like a Tim Burton movie this. It's a story by animator Chris Landreth about his acclaimed and Oscar nominated compatriot Ryan Larkin. The latter has succumbed to drink, recently kicked a cocaine habit and is living a hand-to-mouth existence with just C$10 in his pocket. The startlingly effective animation: sometimes full bodied, sometimes skeletal, sometimes morphing human imagery onto the imagery (or vice versa) serves as quite a spooky bedrock for the ensuing interview which, at times, comes across as Landreth being worried that he, too, might be heading for this path of creative self destruction. I hadn't heard of either man, and so helpfully this is painted with extracts from two of Larkin's earlier works. "Walking" (1968) is something to behold - the hand-drawn attention to detail and the musculature is simply astonishing. This is amongst the best animations that I have ever seen - it mixes a sort of reality with the fictional in an almost unsettling fashion whilst revealing a few traits of both of the individuals who feature. Well worth 15 mins, I'd say.

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