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RUNTIME
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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Don Hertzfeldt
Narrator (voice)
Sara Cushman
Doctor (voice)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Don Hertzfeldt
- Writers
- Don Hertzfeldt
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 14 years ago.
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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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Directed by Don Hertzfeldt, shot by Don Hertzfeldt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Brian Hamblin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Don Hertzfeldt and Sara Cushman carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Isn't everything amazing?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2396224 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Don Hertzfeldt directs. Don Hertzfeldt behind the camera. Brian Hamblin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 14 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Don Hertzfeldt, shot by Don Hertzfeldt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Brian Hamblin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Don Hertzfeldt and Sara Cushman carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Isn't everything amazing?".
- 8IMDB entry: tt2396224 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 24 themes, including "nightmare", "immortality", "narration", "dark comedy".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Don Hertzfeldt
- Editing
- Brian Hamblin
- Runtime
- 62 min · 1h 2m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Awards
- Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Montréal, Québec - special jury prize
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Don Hertzfeldt
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Bitter Films
US
Key crew
- Sound EditorDon Hertzfeldt
- ProducerDon Hertzfeldt
- EditorBrian Hamblin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- nightmare
- immortality
- narration
- dark comedy
- melancholy
- surrealism
- hospital
- illness
- mental illness
- adult animation
- death of parent
- divorced parents
- thoughtful
- somber
- philosophical
- hand drawn animation
- existential horror
- brooding
- psychological drama
- existential crisis
- ambiguous
- awestruck
- comforting
- powerful
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2012-11-13· St. Louis International Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2024-05-30· re-release
- Theatrical (limited)2012-08-24
- Digital2014-12-10· Netflix
- Digital2014-09-30· iTunes
- Digital2021-07-01· The Criterion Channel
- Digital2013-03-08· Vimeo
Also known as
International titles
- Какой чудесный деньRU
- 좋은 날KR
- 좋은날KR
- 잇츠 서치 어 뷰티풀 데이KR
- É um dia tão lindoBR
