The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare
2002 American film
- 2002 (2002)
Running time
The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare is a 2002 stop motion short film directed and animated by Ray Harryhausen. It is based on the Aesop fable The Tortoise and the Hare.[1][2][3]
Production
Harryhausen began making the film in 1952,[1] but abandoned it soon after, with only about 4 minutes of film completed. Around 50 years later, Seamus Walsh and Mark Caballero, two young fans of Harryhausen's work, learned about the unfinished film and asked Harryhausen if they could finish it with him. He said yes and the short was finally completed in 2002, 50 whole years since Harryhausen had started the production. With the exception of the tortoise, all of the original models were reused due to their survival through the years.[4] Gary Owens narrated the film.
Accolades
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Awards[5][6] | Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject | Ray Harryhausen | Won |
See also
References
- ^ a b "At Sundance: Ray Harryhausen's The Tortoise and the Hare". IGN. 2003-01-14. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24.
- ^ The Digital Bits
- ^ Bcdb.com[dead link]
- ^ "Ray Harryhausen's story of "The Tortoise and the Hare" (2002) part 1". YouTube. 10 October 2011.
- ^ Overview for Ray Harryhausen|TCM.com
- ^ Ray Harryhausen: Career in pictures - Los Angeles Times
External links
- The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare at IMDb
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Films of Ray Harryhausen
- Mighty Joe Young (1949)
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
- It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
- The Animal World (1956) (documentary)
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
- 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
- The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
- The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
- Mysterious Island (1961)
- Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
- First Men in the Moon (1964)
- One Million Years B.C. (1966)
- The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
- The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
- Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
- Clash of the Titans (1981)
- How to Bridge a Gorge (1942)
- Tulips Shall Grow (1942)
- Guadalcanal (1943)
- Mother Goose Stories (1946)
- The Story of Little Red Riding Hood (1949)
- The Story of Rapunzel (1951)
- The Story of Hansel and Gretel (1951)
- The Story of King Midas (1953)
- The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare (2002, begun 1953)
