01 Jan 1953
Two Bagatelles
Norman McLaren instructs Grant Munro on the movements he is to make. The film technique for Two Bagatelles is pixillation, where the actor is animated frame by frame, as in the film Neighbours/Voisins.
A Doonesbury Special
Garry Trudeau's classic characters (Mike Doonesbury, Zonker, etc.) examine how their lifestyles, priorities, and concerns have changed since the end of their idealistic college days in the 1960s. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Top Billed Cast
James Allen Brewer Jimmy Thudpucker
Barbara Harris Joanie Caucus
Charles Levin Mark Slackmeyer
Rebecca Nelson Barbara Ann 'Boopsie' Boopstein
William Sloane Coffin The Reverend Scott Sloan
Jack Gilford Referee
Michelle Browne Jeannie
Richard Cox Zonker Harris (voice)
David Grant Mike Doonesbury (voice)
Richard Bruno B.D. (voice)
Mark Baker Kirby (voice)
Will Jordan Sportscaster (voice)
Linda Baer Ellie (voice)
Eric Jaffe Howie (voice)
Thomas Baxton Rufus (voice)
Lenny Jackson Magus (voice)
Patrice Leftwich Virgin Mary (voice)
Ben Haley Jr. Calvin (voice)
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