| Boundin' | |
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| File:Boundin' poster.jpg Poster for Boundin' |
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| Directed by | Bud Luckey co-director Roger L. Gould |
| Produced by | Osnat Shurer |
| Written by | Bud Luckey |
| Narrated by | Bud Luckey |
| Music by | Bud Luckey |
| Cinematography | Jesse Hollander |
| Editing by | Steve Bloom |
| Studio | Pixar |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
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| Running time | 4 minutes, 41 seconds |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Boundin' is a 2004 Pixar short film, shown in theaters with The Incredibles.[1] The film was written, directed, narrated and featured the musical composition and performance of PIXAR animator Bud Luckey.
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Plot [link]
The film features a sheep that lived in the American West whose elegant dancing is very popular with the other animals. One day the sheep-shearers arrive and shear it for wool. Having lost his coat, the sheep becomes shy and loses the confidence to dance so elegantly. It is whilst in his bare state that a benevolent jackalope comes across the little lamb and teaches him the merits of "bounding" rather than dancing (that is, getting up whenever you fall down). The sheep is converted and its joy in life is restored. The sheep's wool eventually grows back in the winter, only for it to be cut again, but his pride is now completely unshaken and he continues to "bound". It is also implied that the jackalope has helped other animals before the sheep.
Production [link]
Writer-director Bud Luckey designed and voiced all the characters, composed the music and wrote the story. According to the director's commentary for The Incredibles, Brad Bird wanted to introduce the animated short by having Rick Dicker, (the superhero relocator from The Incredibles, also voiced by Bud Luckey) enter a room, sit down, and pull out his banjo.
This is the first Pixar short with a theatrical release that included a vocal performances with words (Bobby McFerrin did an a capella song for Knick Knack). All prior films included only music and sound effects. So far, this is the only short to include a vocal performance and not be based on and star characters from a Pixar theatrical film. Other shorts that included vocal performances are Mike's New Car (Monsters, Inc.), Jack-Jack Attack (The Incredibles), Mater and the Ghostlight (Cars), Your Friend the Rat (Ratatouille), and Dug's Special Mission (Up), though all of these films were released on video only.
The Cars DVD contains a version of Boundin' with Mater as the jackalope and Lightning McQueen as the lamb as an Easter Egg.
Home media [link]
Boundin' was released on March 15, 2005, on the The Incredibles two-disc DVD collector's release, including commentary from Bud Luckey and the short clip titled Who is Bud Luckey?.[1]
Awards [link]
- 2004 - Annie Award - Best Animated Short Subject (Won)[2]
- 2004 - Academy Award - Best Animated Short Film (Nominated)[3]
References [link]
- ^ a b "Smash Box-Office Success Comes Home March 15!". Pixar. January 18, 2005. https://www.pixar.com/companyinfo/press_box/news/20050120-153323.htm. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ "Legacy: 31st Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2003)". The Annie Awards. https://annieawards.org/31stwinners.html. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ "The 76th Academy Awards (2004) Nominees and Winners". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. https://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/76th-winners.html. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
External links [link]
| Preceded by Mike's New Car |
Pixar Animation Studios short films 2003 |
Succeeded by Jack-Jack Attack |
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