village of the giants is a 1965 science-fiction/comedy movie with many elements of the beach party film genre .

it was produced , directed and written by bert i. gordon , and based loosely on h.g. wells 's book the food of the gods .

the story revolves mostly around a chemical substance called " goo " , which causes giant growth in living things , and what happens after a gang of rebellious youngsters get their hands on it .

the cast was mostly teens , or young actors playing teens ; the beau brummels , freddy cannon , and mike clifford make musical guest appearances .

the movie was a low-budget exploitation film and not a huge hit ( released mostly to drive-ins as part of a double bill ) , but had some notable use of special effects and undoubted sex appeal , and went on to become a cult classic .

the movie proved far more successful years later , when released on home video .

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village of the giants ( 1965 ) - - ( movie clip ) . . .
main image : poster for village of the giants , 1965 . courtesy : embassy pictures
village of the giants finally goes wide . . . screen , that is ! !
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mystery science theater 3000 fans will remember village of the giants as episode # 519 , an early mike nelson appearance .
village of the giants
( 1965 ) is a silly , stupid and swinging b - flick about teens who become giants after eating a pink substance called goo and . . .
village of the giants ( 1965 ) —“fred” bb : village of the giants plays all the time even now . in fact , it’s appeared on that show… what’s that show where the little robots are at the bottom of the scene , insulting the film and stuff ? [ laughs . ]
village of the giants fails the bechdel test . the only conversation between two females occurs between nancy and the sheriff’s daughter , and it’s about fred .
in the wake of netflix dropping village of the giants from their schedule , i ' ve removed almost all the links to them that have been up within the last year .
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the completion of johnson controls hall of fame village coincides with the centennial celebration on september 17 , 2020 .
giant woman : much attention is given to the female giants , particularly merrie .
join us for a day trip to giants causeway with lots of scenic stops on the way .
left : original 1965 poster for village of the giants . center : the teens crash their thunderbird a few miles from hainesville . right : joy harmon , tim rooney , and beau bridges
: directly invoked in the movie as some of the giants aren ' t happy with their new size .
i also introduced myself to him as the webmaster of this very page , and maybe sometime in the future , we may get to hear what johnny has to say regarding his time on the set of village of the giants .
- in 1974 , the magazine famous monsters of filmland ran a 2 - page pictorial on village of the giants . i came across this information , got a copy of the pictorial , and posted it in the publicity section of our information page .
exteriors of the ice world hoth in
the empire strikes back
were shot in the tiny village of finse , norway .
well , i will say , that much like it normally is , much of the news related to village of the giants has been relatively quiet . however , one item did come to light in the last month .
a production crew from the us show swooped on the village of dunure today to erect a line of wooden 1743 style buildings .
curtain clothing : after the giants outgrow their clothes , they make new ones out of the theater ' s curtains .
this past december , i was shocked to come across an amazing auction on ebay regarding village of the giants . the collection appeared to come from the film ' s talent coordinator , marvin paige . it included :
sitting duck : village of the giants fails the bechdel test . missed riffing opportunity : there’s no response from mike and the bots when tommy says , “you don’t have to be . not with me around . ”
village of the giants ( 1965 ) is a pretty awful movie . but the music is great , and this clip is the best part . watch this and you ' ll never have to see the whole thing .
“we’re not against the improvement of the urban village , but we’re against this totally destructive method of throwing out everything to rebuild . ”
shirtless scene : the men of the gang go either completely topless or with barely - covering togas after they become giants .
the last shot has the camera panning back to show the whole village , before the title card of the film comes into view .
the once - in - a - lifetime opportunity of building johnson controls hall of fame village , “the most inspiring place on earth ! ” is being led by hall of fame village llc , a partnership between the pro football hall of fame & industrial realty group .
the caves were formed over 400 million years by the extreme weather of ireland’s past and now lie just beyond the scenic seaside village of cushendun .
marshmallow hell : horsey is held to the chest of one of the more bosomy giants . he seems more worried about being dropped , though .
he points . in the distance , at the far end of the streambed , they can see the skeletal remains of the workers village looming in the moonlight .
village of the giants ( 1965 ) . director - bert i . gordon . stars : tommy kirk , beau bridges , ron howard . giant teenagers . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .
hi all ! it ' s been awhile since we ' ve had any news regarding village of the giants , but even in the dark times , something comes along . which brings us to today ' s blog posting .
this is the awesomely cool theme ( ' the last race ' ) by jack nitzsche from ' ' village of the giants ' ' . the guitar and definitely the bass guitar are the main attractions on this retro instrumental piece from that era .
we need a distraction : red volunteers to distract the giants with a dance , while the others rescue the hostages .
mike ( tommy kirk ) and nancy ( charla doherty ) had been making out when her little brother genius ( ronny howard ) blew something up in the basement , wild results , early in village of the giants , 1965 . >
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as the giants dance , their pounding footsteps cause the glass and china in nancy ' s house to shake and jingle .
yeah , that abandoned house was creepy . to me , i find wilikin village is a creepy level .
roland ( cont’d ) the worker village is down in there , about a mile and a half northwest from the base of these cliffs .
never trust a title : the eponymous giants come from out of town ( although they do stage a takeover for the last few acts ) .
i saw the movie village of the giants ( 1965 ) on television as a child . over the years , i often thought about this film , but i couldn’t remember the title . i recalled something of the plot : some teenagers ingest a ‘green goo’ , grow into giants and rule over a small californian town . a particular scene stuck out : the giant teenagers forcing the townspeople to bring them bucket after bucket of fried chicken .
after the giants return to normal size , there is a shot of a man on the courthouse steps , and the shadow of the camera is visible in the bottom left hand corner .
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“village” may not seem like the right term for a cluster of tenement - style walkups that can house more than 100 , 000 people .
but even developers’ expectations have not panned out . the construction giants carvalho hosken and odebrecht took on the project of building the athletes’ village in hopes of selling the accommodations as luxury condominiums after the games , banking on the area’s becoming a desirable neighborhood for the city’s elite . in the 31 17 - story towers that make up the village , only 20 units have been sold since the beginning of the olympics in august , bringing the total sold to 260 , out of 3 , 604 apartments .
the low rise apartments of sunningdale village give the immediate impression of an intimate and friendly resort . clc members can enjoy unparalleled views of teide mountain from their tastefully decorated , comfortable apartments .
we would like to congratulate former actress gail gerber ( or elsa , as she ' s know in village of the giants ) , and 60 ' s beach movie maniac / author tom lisanti for their win at the independent publisher book a wards for best autobiography / memoir of 2009 .
it’s funny how four years can change your tastes . village of the giants is still one of my all - time favorites , but recently i’ve come to the ( unpopular ) conclusion that the best mike episode ever is kitten with a whip . this one still has the best song ever , though !
beau bridges = seriously stoopid ; joy harmon = seriously hot ! choreography by toni basil . the bots were right : beau bridges shouldn ' t shimmy . watch for upcoming video review of this wacky teen flick ,
village of the giants
[ 1965 ] on our affliliate channel , akacleopatrajones .
magic pants : shapeshifting excludes clothing for when the teens become giants , but when they shrink again the giant clothes they make shrink with them .
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the beau brummels playing woman ( as produced by sly stone ! ) when two big ducks enter the club , mike ( tommy kirk ) claiming credit , out - of - town kids ( joy harmon , beau bridges , tisha sterling , tim rooney et al ) duly impressed , in village of the giants , 1965 . >
i was informed by one of our site ' s fans named jeremy allison , that as of this time ( 3 / 16 / 11 ) , netflix ' s streaming system has village of the giants . what makes this news so earth - shattering is that for the first time ( probably since its release ! ) , the streaming version of the film is presented in widescreen !
since the cast and crew worked on
return of the jedi
in 1982 , heavy logging has left most of the landscape unrecognizable . but driving through the parks still gives a feel for the set , especially along the avenue of the giants highway .
green admission discount also available from park and ride in bushmills village ( march to october ) . green savings applied at admission point .
the cliffs of los gigantes are one of the most spectacular tourist attractions in tenerife and the name los gigantes literally means ‘the giants’ . soaring to height of 800 metres out of the sea , giant rock formations tower over the resort town of santiago del teide and make for a great day out in tenerife . marvel at the colour and structure of these ancient cliffs with guaranteed views from all over the town of santiago del teide . from the town’s modern marina , boat trips run at regular intervals allowing an up close view of the giants .
visitors fred ( beau bridges ) , merrie ( joy harmon ) , pete ( tim rooney ) and pals , now huge , having ingested
goo
and dressed in fabric they found at the theater , drop by to torment locals , especially horsey ( johnny crawford ) , in village of the giants , 1965 .
red was originally still in the theater when the giants left . when merrie comes back in under fred ' s orders , the giant girl orders red to leave .
perhaps the most emotional stop during a tour of the museum is the hall of fame gallery that houses the bronze bust of each of the hall of famer .
a group of teenagers become giant sized . before this film , we had other
giant movies
, such as the incredible shrinking man , but a recent youtube viewing of village of the giants has made me wonder if
village
is the best of the lot . it has a sense of b - grade fun that is hard to capture on film . . . without looking too stupid that is . the dance scene alone , with the little boy grabbing the giant girl , makes the film a winner . and note the music for the dance scene . story elements , character names ( genius ) and ron howard were all shifted into a land of the giants ( 1968 , abc ) episode called . . . genius at work . attention hollywood : don ' t remake this film today ,
village
is a product of the 1960s , it is about the 1960s mentality and 1960s music ! the film is a wonderfully casted and wonderfully scored knockout !
visitors fred ( beau bridges ) , merrie ( joy harmon ) , pete ( tim rooney ) and pals , now huge , having ingested
goo
and dressed in fabric they found at the theater , drop by to torment locals , especially horsey ( johnny crawford ) , in village of the giants , 1965 . >
the story follows the main character , georgie , on her journey from toronto to new york’s greenwich village and finally to haight - ashbury , san francisco .
two apatosaurs are startled from the bush and lumber out across the middle of the plain . the herd doesn’t even break stride , but keeps running , scampering after the giants and stampeding right between their massive legs .
the excavation site in the village of jiaojia , near jinan city , has been found to hold 104 houses , 205 graves and 20 sacrificial pits . a number of colourful pots and jade articles were also recovered .
in late may , i went to visit a friend in new jersey , and also made plans to visit new york city . of interest my first time in the big apple , was having lunch with two people i had talked to by email , but never met in person : author tom lisanti , and village of the giants co - star , gail gerber .
the giants ' proposed project to convert a portion of a parking lot by at & t ; park into a pop - up retail and food venue goes before the san francisco port commission today .
“during past urban village redevelopments , they’ve paid attention to the interests of the developer , of the government , of the original residents , but no one has ever paid attention to the interests of the renters , ” said duan . “and to some extent , these renters are the real owners of the urban villages . they have made huge contributions to shenzhen and the urban villages , but if the government says raze , then the village is razed , and if the government says get out , then the people have to get out . ”
a historic 18 - year partnership between johnson controls and hall of fame village was announced on november 18 , 2016 . the $ 100m - plus agreement spearheads the creation of the first - ever sports and entertainment “smart city . ”
down in the streets , a few straggler survivors are waving madly , hunters who survived the attack in the long grass . the streets of the worker village , so long deserted are once again crawling with ingen personnel .
he tugs at one of the tranquilizer rifles that were fitted into ports of the side of the cage .
the small european village [ used in star trek and hogan ' s heroes ] was right behind the nickodell restaurant and catty - cornered to the khj broadcast building on melrose . the restaurant was leveled to make way for more parking on the paramount lot . also removed [ in 1979 ] were the european village and the western street used in bonanza .
while flipping through my instant queue on netflix , i was saddened to see that village of the giants has been pulled out of the choices to stream . after a full year with them in wide - screen , one wonders if this may mean a release could be in the works for home video viewing , or if we ' ll just have to go through our withdrawal with our heads held high .
it was the height of the war in vietnam and the end of the hippie movement . it was the summer of love .
i have your daughter : the giants take the sheriff ' s daughter to keep him on line . the others try to counteract by taking fred hostage , but then nancy is also taken .
sexy beau bridges and joy harmon in village of the giants a spoofy movie where a gang of juvenile delinquents ingest a substance and grow to 30 ft tall , then proceed to take over a small town . directed by bert l . gordon ( based on a novel written by h . g . wells ) , music by jack nitzsche with an appearance by the beau brummels , choregraphy by toni basil .
the giant ' s causeway and visitor centre is located on the b147 causeway road . it is 2 miles from bushmills village , 11 miles from coleraine and 13 miles from ballycastle .
snow white and the huntsman ( 2012 ) frensham ponds , surrey surrey’s frensham ponds took centre stage in the film snow white and the huntsman , a gothic re - imagining of the classic brother’s grimm fairytale , snow white . one of the most dramatic battle scenes took place at a quaint fishing village on the shores of a lake . this village was in fact built on the shores of frensham ponds , an area of outstanding natural beauty ( aonb ) , special site of scientific interest ( sssi ) , a special protection area ( spa ) and a special area of conservation ( sac ) .
sarah dangles out of the bottom of the trailer , held only by malcolm’s tenuous grip of her hand .
- - and find themselves at the edge of what was once isla sorna’s worker village . the size of a football field , the town is divided by a main street that’s dotted on both sides by stores , residences , cafes , a gas station .
this was an idea i wondered , as i too have had my own little changes to the idea of the film . i have a rough draft of a different ending , where we get an end to mike , and make the giants a little more menacing .
the claws of one of the raptors dig furiously , trying to tunnel underneath .
it gave birth to debut albums from both the doors and the jimi hendrix experience . musical giants like the beatles , jefferson airplane and pink floyd graced the airways and concert venues with music that would define a generation .
far in the distance , the tiny dot of volcanic island rises out of the sea .
regaining hold of the rope at the very end , the two of them now find themselves hanging out of the rear end of the trailer , dangling over the rocky shore below .
she lands at the peak of the intersection of the two sides of sloping roof . as she pulls herself up - -
karma houdini : after genius ' gas reduces the giants to normal size , they flee the town , but are never arrested for their numerous crimes , including assault , kidnapping , threats , and theft .
if you want to watch a well made movie , this isn ' t it . ' village of the giants ' seems to be a b movie that was intended to attract young kids and the teen audience of the early 1960s . what you will find here is a poorly directed , low budget , movie with bad acting , cheap special effects , and a plot that goes no where . you ' ll see a lot of bikini clad teenagers , go go dancing to some mild , early rock and roll music played by the beau brummels . the camera does show a lot of cleavage shots and wiggling butts that surely was and is one of the movies main attractions . this movie was most likely considered a little racy for it ' s day . quite a bit of this movie brings up the anti authority , good teen versus bad teen issue . this is all very mild by today ' s standards . actually this makes it humorous in today ' s world and it can be mildly entertaining if not taken too seriously . it is nice to see ron howard as a child actor in this movie playing the part of ' genius ' . you ' ll also find a couple of ex mickey mouse club members in the cast . ' village of the giants ' could be considered one of those ' it ' s so bad it ' s good ' movies . you have to view this as a fun , but stupid movie and by no means look at it with a critical eye . under the harsh light of criticism , ' village of the giants ' will disintegrate into the smallest piece of dust .
the pop - up village is
in keeping with our desire to be cutting edge and innovative ,
jack bair , the team ' s general counsel , told the san francisco business times last year .
before the scene ends , the dancing grows wilder and wilder than before ( the scenes mentioned in 36 - 41 were omitted . in their place in the film is the scene where mike & the other teens give the giants fried chicken and coke ) .
one of the supposed bad kids disappears from the movie completely right before the rest of them eat the goo and become giants . she ' s easy to spot because she ' s the only brunette female . it is never explained what happened to her and she only is glimpsed briefly in the very last scene .
another flock of birds burst out of the treetops and swarms past the high hide .
the bus , spinning out of control , slams into the side of a building .
in a long - shot , we see the giants ( now shrunk ) have lost almost all their giant clothing as they head towards the nearby forest . this is the last trace we see of the delinquent teens ( there is no mention of them returning to their car , or encountering the group of little people we see in the film ) .
zinedine zidane looks on after a press conference to announce his resignation as manager from real madrid . he confirmed he was leaving the spanish giants , just days after winning the champions league for the third year in a row .
after the dancing sequence , the film cuts to the next day to show that several houses have been damaged . lightpoles and street signs have been uprooted by the giants as well ( these shots lead into the hot rod confrontation with fred ) .
a window in the slanted roof of one of the buildings explodes in a shower of glass as sarah kicks through it and climbs outside . she reaches the edge of the roof and leaps to the roof of the next building .
as with baishizhou , it was set to make way for shopping centers and apartment complexes . but the outcry carried . plans to redevelop the historic core of the village were canceled ( though the redevelopment of the area surrounding the old village will go forward ) . in august , the city government shared a draft of new guidelines for urban renewal efforts , with sections that seemed to allude to hubei . along with making special allowances for urban villages with special historical value , the guidelines also broadly recommend that future renewals of chengzhongcun use renovations and quality - of - life improvements as a first approach , over whole - sale demolitions .
interior scenes for winterfell are produced at the paint hall studios facility in belfast’s titanic quarter while carncastle ( or cairncastle ) , the tiny nearby village , is also used for filming outdoor shots for winterfell segments on the show .
leigh centurions season ticket holders who are aged under 16 years are entitled to a free ticket for this game ( subject to availability ) . these tickets must be claimed in advance from the leigh sports village stadium ticket office and will not be available on the day at huddersfield giants . when entering through the turnstiles on match day , supporters will need to present both their under 16 season ticket as well as their match ticket .
the shamed cast of ' terror of tiny town ' . . .
of tos , intended to be the first aired installment of that season . (
eddie runs out of the trailer in time to see the wheels dragging forward through the mud as the weight of the dangling trailer pulls the whole thing toward the edge of the cliff .
the club have received an initial allocation of 946 tickets situated in the chadwick lawrence stand ( unreserved seating behind the posts ) . supporters can pre - purchase their tickets in person at the leigh sports village stadium ticket office , online at urltoken or by calling 01942 487888 .
roland then we head for the village . we might find some shelter and we can call for help . the rexes just fed , so they won’t stalk us for food . predators don’t hunt when they’re not hungry .
he stops in the middle of his sentence , staring out the window . now the churn of the boat’s engines is almost on top of them .
accommodating up to 8 people , these beautifully - furnished apartments at our sunningdale village resort provide all the comfort and convenience a family - friendly resort should . each of the 3 - bedroom apartments come with an lcd tv with satellite channels , appliances and plenty of space to entertain and unwind .
the yard would allow the giants ' real estate arm , china basin ballpark co . , to use part of the property and generate income while the team awaits approval for its larger mission rock project , a proposal that includes 650 housing units , 1 . 7 million square feet of commercial space and an 8 - acre park .
unaware of the raptor’s presence , they keep moving toward the far end of the street . the raptor crouches springs .
we see a shaky point of view of the herd running . the binoculars whip to the right - -
eager fans are likely to flock to the harbour , on the coast of south ayrshire , in the hopes of catching a glimpse of stars .
at the athletes’ village , across the street from the park , the 31 towers were supposed to be sold as luxury condominiums after the games , but fewer than 10 percent of the units have been sold . across town at maracanã stadium , a soccer temple , the field is brown , and the electricity has been shut off .
in the early days of the studio tour , before the upper lot was constructed , the live action western stunt show was performed in a small arena at visitors village ( which became prop plaza ) . [ see postcards below ] . the show was moved to the newly built upper lot in june 1965 .
guests of the clc sunningdale village resort can expect comfortable , spacious apartments , fitted with entertainment systems , a kitchenette , refrigerator , dishwasher , washing machine and microwave . built with families in mind , the 2 - bedroom apartments within the resort can sleep up to 6 people .
and with its palm - lined pool , tropical gardens and array of restaurants and activities , clc sunningdale village is the ultimate resort for families – young and old . this special destination , positioned beside the green oasis of the golf del sur , possesses everything you could possibly need to create long - lasting memories .
kodari is a ghost town on an empty nepalese highway that cuts through some of the steepest slopes of the himalayas . one year after the magnitude - 7 . 8 gorkha earthquake killed nearly 9 , 000 people , the once - buzzing trade centre looks like a battlefield where armies of giants once waged war . the road is littered with rusting cars and trucks smashed into bizarre shapes . massive boulders rest on the wreckage of homes .
the national youth football & sports complex at johnson controls hall of fame village hosted the first - ever world youth football championships in dec . 2017 . more than 1 , 700 athletes representing 70 teams from across the continental united states , hawaii , and mexico competed in the spectacular inaugural event .
as one of the best family resorts in tenerife , sunningdale village provides expert childcare services to help keep the little ones entertained and to help parents relax . with an extensive range of arts and crafts , activities and adventures lined up , our miniclub supervises children between the ages of 4 - 11 , while our competitions , themed parties and family nights help you get the most out of your time away together .
match tickets for leigh centurions’ betfred super league fixture away to huddersfield giants to be played at john smith’s stadium on friday 14th july 2017 ( 8pm kick off ) will go on sale from 9am on monday 12th june 2017 .
burke ( cont’d ) they pachy’s neck attaches to the bottom of its skull instead of the back of its head , as with reptiles .
nick crawls over and looks out of the windows . outside , the flank of one of the tyrannosaurs wipes past the window , revealing the second tyrannosaur , charging straight at the trailer !
the last of the people are just diving out of the way as the s . s . venture plows into the head of the pier . with a horrible screeching and snapping of metal and lumber , a good seventy - five yards of the pier is ripped in half .
the epic climax of
the force awakens
was filmed at the ruins of this seventh - century monastery , which sits on the steep sides of the island skellig michael .
somali muslims take part in eid al - fitr prayer which marks the end of the holy month of ramadan at the football pitch of the jamacadaha stadium in mogadishu .
the march continues on , but the angle of the ground beneath the marchers is changing . they’re headed down . toward the interior of the island .
a second stegosaur , a baby about the quarter of the size of the first animal , breaks through the foliage , following the adult .
the thrilling speedbike chases in
the return of the jedi
through the forests of endor - - the home of the furry ewoks - - were filmed among california ' s giant redwoods .
the black sand beach of reynisfjara , a wild stretch of north atlantic coastline close to the small town of vik and iceland ' s southernmost tip , stands in for the stormy planet of eadu .
a crowd eagerly looks on as cook flies a drone through the skies near listi , a small village perched on a mountainside above the arniko highway . with its four propellers , the little robot zips over landslide scars that run down from the ridge like gigantic frozen waterfalls .
many of the renters interviewed for this story see baishizhou’s demise as manifest destiny , an inevitable part of shenzhen’s story of unbridled development .
twenty - nine of the 318 members of the pro football hall of fame ( nearly 10 % ) played at an hbcu . three members of the pfhof ( mel blount , willie lanier and art shell ) serve on the bcfhof’s board of trustees .
the central thrust of the exhibition positions sicily as the fulcrum of geopolitical conflicts over migration , trade , . . .
in addition , a professional services contract calls for johnson controls’ products , services and solutions used within the johnson controls hall of fame village including the museum . this will provide for the creation of a showcase “smart city” with the company providing its building management systems , hvac equipment , fire and security systems and other technologies that will assure world - class environments and yield significant operational cost savings over the life of the agreement .
malcolm , kelly , nick , and sarah race out of the ravine and reach the edge of the elephant grass . heedless of the danger within , they plunge inside .
in the village of langtang in northern nepal , a pile of rubble 60 metres deep provides ample incentive to improve landslide forecasts . during the earthquake last year , a mixture of ice and rock crashed down several kilo - metres onto the valley floor—landing with an impact that released half as much energy as the hiroshima atomic bomb . the slide buried langtang and nearby villages , leaving nearly 400 people dead or missing .
alice in wonderland ( 2010 ) antony house , cornwall this classically beautiful house is a beguiling mix of the formal and informal , and was famously thrown into the spotlight by the recent adaptation of alice in wonderland , directed by tim burton . filming took place over nine days back in september 2008 , transforming the grounds and creating a ‘mini village’ of catering trucks and hair and make - up tents .
famous line uttered by yul brynner ' s portrayal of the king of siam from the king and i .
architect duan peng displays some of the photos of baishizhou residents who are petitioning to stop the demolition of the neighborhood . photo credit : theodore kaye / chinafile .
there are some big anniversaries this year , from the consecration of westminster abbey to the battle of waterloo .
as the townspeople are turning in their guns , mike tries to run out of the village for help . after running into a heavily wooded area , mike encounters fred , who uproots a tree and swings it at him . mike , injured from the encounter , has no choice but to return to town .
the group of hunters wades into the middle of the long grass . one of them stops and turns , looking back at the jungle trees . the rexes are nowhere to be seen .
when a rogue bunch of bounty hunters goes after one of the most fearsome drug . . .
eddie my god , they’re well organized . every piece of gear , state of the art .
tcm celebrates the 100th anniversary of a musical legend with three nights of programming devoted to some of leonard bernstein ' s . . . more
the three of them spring right at the waterfall and disappear through the water .
animation showing the various stages in the formation of the giant ' s causeway .
with about eight inches of space under the wall , sarah grabs hold of the bottom of one of the planks and pries it up as hard as she can . it snaps off with a loud crack .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
the other boleyn girl ( 2008 ) , harry potter and the half blood prince ( 2009 ) , harry potter and the chamber of secrets ( 2002 ) and harry potter and the philosophers stone ( 2001 ) lacock abbey , wiltshire founded in 1232 and converted into a country house in the 1540s , the atmospheric monastic rooms of lacock abbey include medieval cloisters , a sacristy and chapter house . the abbey’s cloisters and side rooms were transformed into the magical classrooms of the ‘hogwarts’ , while the village was a backdrop for outdoor scenes with harry and dumbledore . the abbey was also immortalised as the beautiful chambers of catherine of aragon for filming of the other boleyn girl .
. in the early part of the 1970 ' s , kevin acted in several films . one of which was
the scene of the ducks growing large was part of a script revision made on 4 - 19 - 65 .
roland raises his binoculars . the light of the camp spills all the way out here , illuminating some of the jungle . he scans it , searching for any signs of movement .
village of the giants ( 1965 ) * ( really * * * * ) tommy kirk , johnny crawford , beau bridges , ronny howard . laughable sci - fi fantasy ' based ' on hg welles '
food of the gods
is just an excuse for really horrible filmmaking courtesy of schlockmeister bert i . gordon ( read : big ) : ronny ( in his post opie days ) is
genius
, a kid who invents a goo that causes things to grow and once bad boy bridges gets a hold of it turns himself and his gang into giants . some way out special effects including the highlight : giantess joy harmon
dancing
with tiny crawford ; or : ride the wild breasts ! all i gotta say is woo hoo we need a remake quick ! two words : giant babes ! ! look for go - go choreographer toni basil ( of ' 80s one hit wonder
mickey
fame ! ! ) more trivia : harmon is best known as the wet dream of paul newman ' s chain gang in
cool hand luke
.
from around the curve of the beach , a flock of birds bolts from the jungle trees as cathy’s shrill screams suddenly pierce the air .
we started working on this when we realized that the mission bay neighborhood was really growing faster than any of us had expected ,
fran weld , the giants ' director of real estate , told the chronicle .
it ' s a year - round project , so the community can come here whether or not it ' s baseball season and whether or not the team is in town .
- - of a row of stegosaur fins . the spade - shaped fins run along a ridge down the middle of the animal’s back , about three feet tall each .
game of thrones has done much to raise the profile of northern ireland internationally both as a tourist destination and filming location . the sites used by the show are stunning to behold and worthy of anyone’s attention , regardless of whether you’re a fan of the show or not .
there are other signs that duan’s efforts aren’t in vain . earlier this summer , he joined a chorus of voices , including local designers , architects , and artists , opposing the planned redevelopment of another one of shenzhen’s urban villages , hubei . the issue caught the attention of the local media , in part because of the village’s easy - to - see historical value : hubei , whose roots stretch back to 1466 , has narrow lanes laid out in an eight - by - three grid typical of ancient cantonese villages , and rows of squat , tile - roofed houses that marshal behind a well - used ancestral hall .
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during the giants ' dance number , georgette is the girl who picks up horsey and dances with him . during the scene , harry realizes that horsey was the same guy who ( earlier ) had hit him in the fight on nancy ' s lawn . the giant then flicks the miniscule horsey with his finger ( the following dialogue is taken from the final draft ) .
the source of the voice is john hammond , the founder of ingen and creator of jurassic park . but he’s not in the room . his image is on a closed circuit tv screen , which has been wheeled up to the end of the table .
the stegosaurs lumber into the foliage on the other side of the stream bed . the group follows them into the bush .
the black sand beach of reynisfjara , a wild stretch of north atlantic coastline close to the small town of vik and iceland ' s southernmost tip , appears in
rogue one
as the stormy planet of eadu .
the mix of retail and food offerings , while temporary , could
inform the longer term project
the giants are envisioning for the parking lot , also known as seawall lot 337 , phil williamson , a project manager for the san francisco port , told the business times in 2014 . a similar retail pop - up called proxy sprouted in hayes valley several years ago on the site of a future housing development and has been very successful .
the producers approached spinrad with the task to write an episode to be a vehicle for milton berle , who expressed interest in appearing on star trek . also , since a tribal village set was available , they told him to write a story in which it could be used .
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nick and sarah are in front of him , a look of concern on their faces .
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elsa ' s ( gail gerber ) taking of the goo is largely through intimidation by all of the other teens .
malcolm and sarah crawl out of the ocean and pull themselves back up onto the dock at the base of the boat , soaked and breathless .
nick points to the four story building that dominates the far end of the street .
the desert doubles as the the remote mining planet of crait , a rebel outpost .
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below them , the t - rex walks right through the security fence that runs around the perimeter of the ingen waterfront complex . in the darkness of the wharf area , it is just an ominous silhouette as it walks right out of there , headed toward the skyline of the city in the distance .
still , cui sees baishizhou’s redevelopment as a foregone conclusion , and he says his parents , who own their apartment , are going to be overjoyed when the time comes to sell . previous redevelopments of urban villages in shenzhen , such as nanshan’s dachong village , are legendary for instantaneously making multimillionaires of original owners with favorable holdings , though rumors also fly of the ill treatment received by owners who held out against a buyout .
product placement : shamelessly for another bert i gordon film . giant harry reads a copy of fabulous monsters of filmland with war of the colossal beast on the cover .
the trailers slide the rest of the way , exposing the three , who pop out the space where the front windshield was .
unusual credits :
the greatest frank of all
is played instead of
mighty science theater
.
burke had a detailed set of satellite recon photographs that he spreads out on the hood of a jeep .
to be honest , wilikin village is a wonderful idea that unfortunately never goes anywhere . they were kind of setting kaos up to be a very sympathetic villain but . . . . it never goes anywhere . it ' s kind of creepypasta - ish though in a sense that the game never mentions it again . maybe it ' s a hint for the next game though .
malcolm and the others crawl through the foliage after the animals . the largest of the stegosaurs plows through a thick canopy of brush , suddenly opening up their view of a large clearing , in which - -
prop plaza is a stopping point midway in the glamor - tram guided tour of the studio . here you get a close - up view of many famous film props , including the giant - sized telephone and books used in “the incredible shrinking man” and in the “land of the giants” television series . as you have probably guessed , youngsters ( and parents who enjoy seeing children have fun ) get a special kick out of this part of the tour . the plaza is a place to stretch your legs and your imagination ; to some , it’s alice’s wonderland and peter pan’s never - never land rolled into one .
the driver hits the gas and the snagger leaps forward , gaining on the herd . aware of the danger behind them , the herd veers to the right , towards the cover of thick jungle - -
for a more traditional stinger , i would have gone with the gangly cowboy getting the death jiggle . or maybe a shot of one of the delinquents bursting out of their clothes .
ludlow there’s a communication center , here , in the operations building . it’s the main structure in the old worker village . hammond ran everything on geothermal power , it was never supposed to need replenishing . it should still work . if we can get there , we can send a radio call for the airlift .
surrounded by golf courses and a glossy marina , evidence of golf del sur’s former life as a private community still remain . the lively duo of los cristianos and playa de las americas are only a 20 - minute drive away from clc sunningdale village resort , where you will find an assortment of top - shelf lounge bars , pubs and pan - global restaurants – as well as top attractions such as siam park .
the upside down trailer , which is the rear of the two trailers , slides along the muddy ground , pushing up earth in front of it .
, the entire film has become a rocknroll teen movie . upon becoming giants , for instance , the first thing the kids do is not establish their tyranny over the normal - sized people or marvel at their newfound size , but rather to dance in front of the rest of the townspeople . the opening scene consists of about five minutes of teenagers dancing in the rain and rolling in the mud to music on a car radio . the film frequently stands still for extended rocknroll numbers . indeed , the first half - hour of the film features six such numbers  gordon serves up three in a row at one point . the beau brummels at least turn out some halfway listenable songs .
during the 1990s , a series of public - service announcements promoting the use of seat belts featured the comical misadventures of a pair of living crash - test dummies , and used the slogan
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my dog tulip is an american independent animated feature film based on the 1956 memoir of the same name by j. r. ackerley , bbc editor , novelist and memoirist .

the film tells the story of ackerley 's fifteen-year relationship with his alsatian dog ( german shepherd ) queenie , who had been renamed tulip for the book .

the film – geared toward an adult audience – was adapted , directed and animated by paul fierlinger with backgrounds and characters painted by his wife , sandra fierlinger .

christopher plummer narrated ackerley 's voice , isabella rossellini provided the voice of the veterinarian , and lynn redgrave provided the voice ( in her last film performance ) of ackerley 's sister nancy .

the film premiered at the annecy international animated film festival on june 10 , 2009 and received honourable mention for best animated film at the 2009 ottawa international animation festival .

the film won grand prix - best feature film award at the world festival of animated film zagreb - animafest zagreb in 2011 .

as with the original book , the film gives detailed descriptions of the dog 's bowel movements and sex life – received as " positively juvenile " and helping the film achieve realism and avoid anthropomorphism .

in 1988 , colin gregg had filmed ackerley 's we think the world of you ( 1960 ) – also about ackerley 's relationship with his dog queenie .

my dog tulip

all imagery courtesy of my dog tulip company . my dog tulip is scheduled for theatrical release in fall 2010 .
j . r . ackerley , voiced by christopher plummer , and tulip in the animated film “my dog tulip . ”
we’d love your help . let us know what’s wrong with this preview of my dog tulip by j . r . ackerley .
my dog tulip will be released september 1 , 2010 at new york ' s film forum with a limited release to follow .
to dog lovers , by the way , i recommend my dog tulip by j . r . ackerley—by far the best
animal book
i ' ve ever read . — julia glass
with its meticulously detailed observations of tulip’s excretory rituals and anatomical changes when in heat , “my dog tulip” might almost be called a dirty movie . it unblinkingly observes the messes tulip makes and shows her being mounted while in heat .
paul and sandra fierlinger’s animated feature film of my dog tulip , starring christopher plummer , lynn redgrave , and isabella rossellini , was released in 2010 .
my dog tulip
is as disconcerting and unusual a piece of animation as the 1956 memoir that inspired it , and that is saying a lot .
“my dog tulip
has no stupid plot , no contrived suspense . tulip grows old and dies , as must we all . j . r . ackerley misses her and writes a book about his loss . through this dog , he knew love . and through j . r . , so did tulip .
my dog tulip ' captures that far off britain of the 1950s , using a subdued palette and gentle line that draws on the british artists of the period ' .
to celebrate the release , picturehouse central will also host dog gone crazy ! - a whole season of iconic films that focus on man ' s best friend . the season will include films like best in show , my dog tulip and white god for the dog lovers out there .
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animated dog movie : those three little words are enough to make many parents shudder in expectation of having to accompany their kindergarten - age children to a sentimental , anthropomorphic contrivance . now read the following quotation from “my dog tulip , ” an animated dog movie like no other , and reconsider your qualms .
this book is the greatest of dog books , and now this film is the greatest of dog films – to invent two unnecessary genres – but before the unprepared reader imagines an account of cuteness , it ' s necessary to state an opposite truth : the basic subjects of my dog tulip are pissing , shitting and fucking .
no one’s four - legged friends were harmed during the making of “my dog tulip , ” but the roar of paul and sandra fierlinger’s untethered jack russell suggests that two - legged strangers might not fare so well .
that narrator , voiced by christopher plummer , is j . r . ackerley ( 1896 - 1967 ) , the british man of letters whose 1956 memoir , “my dog tulip , ” chronicles his 15 - year - relationship with queenie , a german shepherd renamed tulip for the book .
the film’s hand - drawn animation by the directors paul and sandra fierlinger ( they are married ) and mr . plummer’s understated conversational voice combine to make “my dog tulip , ” which opens on wednesday at film forum in the south village , one of the most sophisticated dog movies ever created .
what makes
my dog tulip
such a disorienting experience on the screen and the page is that ackerley is so completely devoted to tulip ( a german shepherd he refers to as an alsatian ) that he rhapsodizes at unexpected length about the different ways and circumstances in which she urinates and defecates .
a scene from “my dog tulip , ” coming to film forum on sept . 1 . the film is based on a 1956 memoir by j . r . ackerley ( 1896 - 1967 ) , the writer and bbc radio host .
strikingly animated and featuring the voices of christopher plummer , the late lynn redgrave and isabella rossellini , my dog tulip is a bittersweet retrospective account of author j . r . ackerley ' s 16 - year relationship with his beautiful yet intolerable german shepherd , tulip . to ackerley ' s surpris . . .
in truth , the bulb predates any thought about an official canadian sesquicentennial tulip . the variety is known to tulip enthusiasts as the carnaval de rio , and was first registered with dutch tulip authorities in 1999 .
while home hardware is the official supplier of the canada 150 tulip , other tulip distributors have jumped on the bandwagon by offering the similar “canadian celebration” — a rebranded name for the dutch “happy generation” tulip variety .
in its companion piece , my dog tulip , published in 1956 , queenie is called tulip ( ackerley ' s many gay friends thought the alsatian ' s real name would raise titters ) and it has been made into an exquisite animated film by the american husband and wife team of paul and sandra fierlinger .
first , there is no specially designed “canada 150” tulip ; it’s just a trade name for an existing dutch tulip created nearly 20 years ago .
my dog tulip
is the story of a man who finds love only once in his life , for 15 perfect years . it is the love of a dog . it may be the only love he is capable of experiencing . as other men write books about a woman in their life , j . r . ackerley wrote a book about a german shepherd he rescued from a cruel home . my dog tulip has been a private discovery by many readers for years , and now it becomes an animated film that combines elating visuals with a virtuoso voice performance by christopher plummer .
the heart of “my dog tulip” is mr . ackerley’s story of his late - middle - age relationship with an alsatian named tulip . bittersweet , heartfelt and rendered in an eccentric , expressive style , the movie seems poised to draw dog - loving moviegoers like beagles to bacon . ( new yorker films , the distributor , is doing grass - roots promotion to dog walkers , vets , pet food stores and bookstores ; new york review of books classics is reissuing the ackerley book . )
besides ackerley , “my dog tulip” ( whose title character is mercifully never given a human voice ) is peopled with eccentrics , each given an astutely chosen actor and a sharply drawn personality by the animators . lynn redgrave , who died in may and to whom the movie is dedicated , plays ackerley’s sister nancy , who moves in to be tulip’s daytime caretaker while ackerley is working and competes with her brother for tulip’s affection .
in a sense , “my dog tulip
is a natural history . ackerley is educated by tulip in the needs and ways of domesticated dogs . he attends to the feeding of tulip , the training , the grooming , the walking , the territorial marking behavior , the sexual needs , the illnesses , the personality , the life and death . no parents of a child have never been more observant or taken better care of their charge .
my dog tulip was shocking in 1956 , primarily for its detailed descriptions of queenie’s bodily functions and sex life , ackerley’s frustrated efforts at mating her , and queenie’s unfortunate habit of pooping at times and in places that embarrassed her owner . “meaningless filth about a dog , ” dame edith sitwell called the book on its release . “disgusting , ” added harold nicholson .
bark : ackerley’s book , i would guess , has a resonance with dog people , which is an intensity that non - dog people don’t understand . were you able to appreciate ackerley’s obsession because you feel the same about dogs ? paul : i chose my dog tulip to become our movie exactly for the book’s endearing ( to me ) quirkiness . when you look at urltoken under my dog tulip you’ll see that half the readers who wrote reviews hate it and half of them love it . i assume the same thing will happen to the film . in hindsight , i think it might have been a mistake . we got ourselves into dangerous waters : if i had picked another book we could’ve perhaps had an easier time finding theatrical distribution .
i remain an amused admirer of my dog tulip , partly because j . r . ackerley tried to deliver the thoroughly physical world that dogs inhabit . it ' s anthropomorphism in reverse , albeit with a human ( and very british ) narrator . —gail caldwell , the new york times book review
ackerley , who worked for years as the literary editor of a magazine published by the bbc , the listener , wrote my dog tulip in 1956 ; it ' s the story of the dog he lived with and loved for many years ( in real life , her name was queenie ) , a loyal companion who loved him without reservation - - and yet who , he learned , had strong ideas about her own dog - identity that resisted being shaped or sentimentalized by humans .
i love her whole - heartedly - after a long day of work , to see that face , always excited , always happy to see me , and bury my face between her ears and smell her puppy scent , it takes my cares away .
it helped , of course , that the husband and wife team have been dog lovers and owners for decades ( he draws and she paints ) , but paul admits that he had never had great success in drawing canines before .
i was never quite happy with my work . it was my plan to put myself through that challenge .
i think any writer who is in love with his dog wants to put into words how beautiful the animal is , and do justice to every expression and behavior . i was completely charmed by ackerley ' s account of his dog tulip . some critics on amazon were repulsed by his romanticized description of tulip ' s genitalia , for example . it didn ' t strike me as pornographic , but rather poetic . i have a female german shepherd who is spayed , so in my mind , she will always be a puppy . but tulip becomes a
woman ,
so her li
a bittersweet account of the author ' s 14 - year relationship with his adopted alsatian , my dog tulip was written , directed and animated by award - winning filmmakers paul and sandra fierlinger , and is the first animated feature ever to be entirely hand drawn and painted utilizing paperless computer technology . an official selection of the 2009 toronto international film festival , my dog tulip is based on the book by british author and distinguished man of letters j . r . ackerley . ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when , in middle age , he came to adopt tulip - a beautiful , yet intolerable 18 - month - old german shepherd . to his surprise , she turned out to be the love of his life , the ideal companion he had been searching for in vain . originally published in england in 1956 , my dog tulip is now published in the us by the new york review of books , and is the best - selling title in their classics series . in vivid and sometimes startling detail , the film reveals tulip ' s often erratic behavior , canine tastes , and ackerley ' s determined efforts to ensure an existence of perfect happiness for her . - - ( c ) new yorker
brian murray plays the dual roles of ackerley’s indolent world war i army buddy , captain pugh , whom he visits at his country farm with an unruly tulip in hand , and mr . blandish , a dog owner whose proud german shepherd , max , is rebuffed by tulip .
the story of the transformative relationship between a man and his dog ,
tulip
should not be confused with contemporary manifestations of canine rapture of the
marley and me
variety .
this was an amazing book , so i read it slow . my friend jordan recommended this book to me because i mentioned my wife and i are writing a book about dogs . exceptional book . memoir as told through a shared life w / a german shepherd . an englishman post - wwii navigates london , with tulip off - leash . the book is fixated much on the sexuality of tulip and her nature , which he refuses to deny .
i think any writer who is in love with his dog wants to put into words how beautiful the animal is , and do justice to every expression and behavior . i was completely charmed by ackerley ' s account of his dog tulip . some critics on amazon were repulsed by his romanticized description of tulip ' s genitalia , for example . it didn ' t strike me as pornographic , but rather poetic . i have a female german shepherd who is spayed , so in my mind , she will always be a puppy . but tulip becomes a
woman ,
so her life story takes a different path than my dog ' s . most of the book is about ackerley ' s efforts to mate tulip , not because he wants to raise puppies , but because that is what nature intends for female dogs in heat . at the very least , the book is an education in the mating of dogs in captivity .
but then , in the end , there ' s no such thing as an unwild dog .
other people turn out to be less understanding of tulip ' s vagaries . ackerley ' s feckless sister nancy ( voiced by the late lynn redgrave in her last released film ) tries to steal the dog ' s affections , and ackerley ' s other friends never invite tulip over twice .
early on , ackerley describes the one moment when , by mistake , tulip bit his hand .
ack ! ick . more gross than endearing , ackerly seems unduly focussed on his dog ' s genitalia , breeding behaviour , and elimination . if i wanted more dog shit in my life , i ' d adopt another puppy . i was surprised , as many of the reviews of this called it
charming
and i didn ' t find any charming bits , just a cranky old man in love with his dog .
bark : when you were reading my dog tulip did you see yourself in j . r . ackerley and the way he related to and described his dog ? paul : not in the least . ackerley typifies the most common dog owner on the hill — whom he himself learned to detest in due course — a man in complete adulation for his dog’s size , shape and breed and totally oblivious of the animal’s true nature and needs . ackerley , on top of being vain , was at times very lonely — which were fortunate circumstances for tulip . this set of circumstances , including her being rescued by ackerley from the grips of a very abusive previous owner , led to this ideal relationship of mutual tolerance and neediness .
that ' s because , as even the writer admits , tulip was a double handful as a visiting dog , a ferocious barker that caused chaos wherever she went . ackerley , besotted by tulip ' s undying affection , couldn ' t have cared less . such are the hallmarks of mutual love .
bark : did you spend a lot of time studying your dogs , gracie or oscar , while working on tulip ? paul : both , but mostly gracie . sandra found her on the side of highway 95 in the carolinas . she was emaciated and still very young : a corgi / german shepherd mix with a big dog’s head on a small dog’s body . she looked like a photoshop dog .
j . r . ackerley ' s slim , beautifully observed memoir my dog tulip is often called one of the finest works about a dog ever written , though truman capote came closer when he called it
one of the greatest books ever written by anybody in the world .
those who love the book might have reason to be wary of an animated adaptation of it . but paul and sandra fierlinger ' s my dog tulip - - which opens in los angeles this friday , with other cities to follow - - is a double rarity : an adaptation that wholly and faithfully captures the spirit and mood of the book it ' s based on , and an example of computer animation - - the 2 - d sort - - that shows the human touch in every frame .
woof woof ! . . . boohoo . . .
most moving dog story . . .
and so one way of admiring my dog tulip is to see it as a manic critique of the usual norms of representation . in ulysses , james joyce recorded bloom on the lavatory ,
calm above his own rising smell
; or in his hallucinations offering his wife ' s lover a helpful tub of vaseline . but then there is ackerley . one long chapter of his short book is correctly called
liquids and solids
. in another episode , trying to encourage tulip to have sex , he
smeared tulip lavishly with vaseline
. as for the fierlingers , they jubilantly offer the viewer a close - up of tulip ' s arsehole .
roger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success…
unlike studio cartoons , which often involve computer - generated imagery , the fierlingers’ work is hands - on , sort of . what’s eliminated is wasted motion : the shuffling of paper , the sharpening of pencils , the setting up of shots . that it still took them three years to make “my dog tulip” almost seems surprising . it certainly gave mr . plummer pause .
1 . 5 stars i first came across my dog tulip when it was being adapted into an animated film back in 2011 and how renowned film critic roger ebert expressed his great admiration for the film . i went on to learn that this film was adapted into a book with the same title and the same story , that of j . r . ackerley ' s bond that he had with his alsatian ( german shepherd ) , tulip . while this is a true account , ackerley ' s dog was actually named queenie , but since he himself was gay during a period that was n
there were a small handful of reasons why i was going to read my dog tulip eventually . 1 ) it was one of the first books published by nyrb and in my psychotic , obsessive way – i found the list of the first 250 books they published , broke them into groups of 20 and am going through each group selecting a few at random . this happened to be the very first i selected because… 2 ) it was recently adapted into an animated movie ( trailer below ) , featuring the voice of christopher plummer and that roger ebe
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a veterinarian of astonishing empathy with animals is voiced by isabella rossellini . examining tulip for worms , she gently explains to ackerley : “tulip is a good girl . you are the trouble . she is in love with you . ”
the book jacket says this is a heartwarming story of a man and his dog , but i would describe it as a graphic tale of a dog and her hoo - ha . unless you really , really , really like dogs or like the idea of learning how to pimp out your dog when she ' s in heat , i ' d probably stay away from this book . unless you are into dog vulvas , in which case you might enjoy it .
anyone still questioning the adaptability of traditional animation in the digital age should check out my dog tulip by paul and sandra fierlinger . it ' s not only a marvelous adaptation of author j . r . ackerley ' s account of his bittersweet friendship with an alsatian in england after world war ii , but it ' s also the first paperless hand - drawn animated feature ( using tvpaint ) .
a wonderful animated movie for anyone who ' s ever experienced dog ownership at its most glorious , and most embarrassing .
my dog tulip
is a bittersweet animated film of j . r . ackerley ' s recollections of a dog he owned in the years during and after world war ii when he no longer was a young man . but this is not just any dog . it is an alsatian female , tulip , that he rescues from a working class family that is apparently incapable of caring for it since they never took it for walks , leaving the dog ' s social sklls woefully underdeveloped . so dog and owner have their fair share of kinks to work out in their relationshiip but as time wears on and they get to know each other better , things go much smoother .
my dog tulip
is animated in a rough hand drawn style with occasional interludes that are even cruder looking , like they are directly pulled from ackerley ' s sketch pad . it is almost as if he is writing the film as we are watching it . the only thing that might trouble potential viewers is the scatalogical details of tulip ' s habits which at times definitely feel like too much information . ( also remember that the movie is set in a less civilized time when there were no pooper scooper laws . ) thankfully , this is not played for laughs but used as a way of showing how tulip communicates with her owner , as she makes her feelings clear . some of which actually reminded me of the family dog i had when i was growing up . all of which plays well into what the author is saying about the search for the perfect friend which he finds in a dog . but for me , a dog would not be perfect since they still have to be taken care of and looked after and that ' s not really the basis for any kind of healthy relationship . ( plus , i have killed off plants when i ' ve tried to look after them . ) on the other hand , as a friend put it , dogs may ruin your rug but they will not ruin your life , unlike children .
ackerley ' s memoir of life with his rambunctious alsatian predates marley & me by half - a - century and yet , it does the job of showcasing one human ' s love , devotion , and compassion for a canine so much more effectively . the power in my dog tulip comes not from long , emotional passages about the tender feelings tulip summons in ackerley , nor are they tied to some heart - rending tragedy that besets an entire family ; rather , it is the simple descriptions and eye for fantastic detail that ackerley w
i always like reading about dogs and dogs ' behavior with other dogs and with humans , but
my dog tulip
is also an elegant piece of writing and an interesting period piece about england , its classes , and its values . the book has offended some reviewers because tulip ' s sex life or lack thereof is a main theme . i would agree that ackerley obsesses about whether his beloved alsatian ( a breed known as german shepherd by most of the world these days ) is sexually content , but the reader should also re
there were a small handful of reasons why i was going to read my dog tulip eventually . 1 ) it was one of the first books published by nyrb and in my psychotic , obsessive way – i found the list of the first 250 books they published , broke them into groups of 20 and am going through each group selecting a few at random . this happened to be the very first i selected because… 2 ) it was recently adapted into an animated movie ( trailer below ) , featuring the voice of christopher plummer and that roger ebert was quite fond of . 3 ) i read ( quite possible on the nyrb page ) but maybe elsewhere that truman capote once said that this was “one of the greatest books ever written by anybody in the world . ” hyperbole ? maybe – but he chose to disregard the whole “best book about a pet” thing . 4 ) i like dogs . and this is a remarkable book . essentially dealing with one man’s relationship with his rather rambunctious dog during the first few years of having her . and while i expected it to be more encompassing about the relationship with the dog – my girlfriend soon informed me that it was almost all about mating and the tulip’s…inner…problems . it’s graphic , sure , but it’s written so beautifully and in such a loving way that you can’t help but grow to care about tulip . there is no doubt that this dog was the most important thing in ackerley’s life and while i had read reviews and book group discussion that suggested he might have loved tulip too much – that didn’t really come to light during my reading . i don’t know what to say really . i wasn’t “riveted” – so i can’t put it among my favorite books ever , but for what it is – for what it made me feel and the way it put pets into perspective… there’s really nothing like it . and you should read it .
his newest feature , my dog tulip , is adapted from j . r . ackerley’s 1956 memoir of the same name . a writer , poet and memoirist , ackerley ( 1896–1967 ) was the literary editor of the listener , a weekly bbc program , and the author of hindoo holiday . he never liked dogs until , in middle age , he adopted queenie , a high - strung , overly barky , wildly possessive german shepherd .
given ackerley ' s apparent celibacy , it becomes the source of some humor when he struggles to find tulip a suitable mate .
second , dutch tulip harvesters screwed up the massive order , resulting in thousands of off - colour bulbs being shipped to canada .
more than that , intent on seeing to it that tulip has a full dog ' s life , ackerley also goes into considerable clinical detail about what happens to her when she goes into heat — as well as the trials and tribulations of finding a suitable male dog to mate her with . it is all written in lapidary prose and gracefully animated , but it does take getting used to .
that said , i can report some good news for paul fierlinger’s my dog tulip . the film has been picked up by apparition , a fairly new theatrical distributor out of nyc specializing in independent films for the u . s . market . they take on only about 7 films a year and , based on some of their live action acquistions ( terrence malick’s the tree of hope and jane campion’s bright star ) , have gained a solid reputation .
the distinguished british man of letters j . r . ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when , well into middle age , he came into possession of a german shepherd . to his surprise , she turned out to be the love of his life , the “ideal friend” he had been searching for in vain for years . my dog tulip is a bittersweet retrospective account of their sixteen - year companionship , as well as a profound and subtle meditation on the strangeness that lies at the heart of all relationships . in vivid and sometimes startling detail , ackerley tells of tulip’s often erratic behavior and very canine tastes , and of his own fumbling but determined efforts to ensure for her an existence of perfect happiness .
we are treated to far too much detail about trying to house train tulip and exactly when , where and how she relieves herself .
a heartwarming memoir of writer , j . r . ackerley ' s relationship with tulip , an alsatian bitch he rescued . tulip ' s visits to the vets , urinary and bowel movements are lightheartedly detailed , as is his attempts to find tulip a suitable ' marriage ' partner . but it ' s a moving tribute also to the canine who became a part of his life and his heart .
ms . fierlinger , 55 , who has a fine - arts background , adapted her skills to colorizing her husband’s sketches . “i paint with layers , just as i would with traditional animation , ” she said . “i make my own brushes and mix my own colors , just as if it were a paper background . but i do it all on the computer . ”
an amusing , fun account of life with a skittish , freewheeling german shepherd , jr ackerley ' s my dog tulip is a nice read , but i can see why it ' d also turn some readers off . indeed , what this book does best is what some people will hate : it ' s utter frankness . ackerley never minces his words , describing tulip in startling detail : her rambunctious attitude , her fur coat , her bowel movements and her heats . he never once tries to turn her into a human , but never treats her flippantly , either . it ' s a f
opening on sept . 1 at film forum in the south village , “my dog tulip” features the voices of christopher plummer as ackerley , the writer and longtime bbc radio host ; lynn redgrave , who died in may , as his nettlesome sister ; and isabella rossellini as a kindly veterinarian . as it happens , nearly everyone involved is a dog lover : the fierlingers have gracie , a mix of shepherd and corgi , and oscar ( whose electronically adjusted voice was used when an aggressive bark was called for ) . mr . plummer said in a telephone interview that he grew up around dogs and “prefers them to a lot of humans , ” while ms . rossellini said that , of course , she is “a huge dog person . ”
bark : were you familiar with j . r . ackerley before you started the film ? paul : oh yeah , mostly with the book my dog tulip . once we decided to make the film , i got in touch with peter parker , the british writer who wrote a very extensive biography of j . r . ackerley [ the life of j . r . ackerley , 1989 ] . and then i read everything ackerley ever wrote , including his letters .
in a quiet weekend without big new releases , holdover family drama a dog ' s purpose staged a surprise upset over wolverine threequel logan .
as a dog owner there were parts of this book that made me a little emotional . and there was plenty of information that was pretty fascinating . but ackerley ' s description of tulip ' s sex life was a little creepy . he seemed way too interested and descriptive .
the chapters describing ackerley’s dog’s poop and his lack of disposing of said poop were the best part of the book . i guess that’s a mixed compliment given my general disregard for the book as a whole , however , i did genuinely find this part interesting mainly b / c of how it was a reflection of the time period and just how different things were in society then . now for the rest of the book : i really really disliked it . how on earth does anyone consider this to be a classic of dog lover literature ? the man not once but twice considers drowning his dog’s newborn puppies in a bucket of water . let me repeat that , the author admits without qualm that the very same puppies he tried so hard to have his dog have are the ones he was seconds away from drowning in a bucket of water . nice guy . then there is the overly detailed description of his dog’s heat and breeding . this man’s fascination with his dog’s nether regions and her sex life were more than a bit unsettling . i can accept that things were different then and getting a dog fixed wasn’t the norm , but i can’t get over his desire to become so involved in his dog’s reproduction . dogs managed to have sex just fine before the invention of vaseline and if you ever get to the point in your life when you consider applying it to your dog , well , seek help , don’t write a book about it .
it isn ' t clear that tulip much wants to become pregnant , but ackerley is determined that she be impregnated . perhaps she is a surrogate through which he achieves fertility . lord knows they struggle together , j . r . and tulip , through the travails of courtship .
white with red stripes are nothing new in the tulip field . in fact , it was the viceroy and the semper augustus , striped tulips very similar to the canada 150 , that were among the most egregious examples of tulip mania — the ruinous financial speculation over tulip bulbs that occurred in the 17th century dutch republic . although , those varieties were striped due to a virus , unlike the naturally striped carnaval de rio .
“she offered me what i had never found in my life with humans : constant , single - hearted , incorruptible , uncritical devotion , which it is in the nature of dogs to offer . ”
my dog tulip is populated with some notable people - characters : isabella rossellini is the voice of the kind , no - nonsense vet who helps ackerley to understand and accept some of tulip ' s more bewildering behavior ; lynn redgrave ( who died shortly after the film was completed ) is ackerley ' s bossy sister . but the movie ' s real star has no lines at all , unless you included barks , sighs and the occasional whimper . in the body the fierlingers have given her on film , tulip is alternately a blur of action and joy , an inquisitive being of great intelligence and curiosity , a snoozy , snoring bundle in a chair . occasionally , you might notice her looking into the
camera ,
but you ' ll have to forgive her , because she ' s not a professional actor and doesn ' t know any better . to call tulip a cartoon is an insult : she is , beyond a doubt , all dog , and she is as real to us within the frames of this movie as ackerley made her on the page .
ackerley is in love with the dogginess of dogs – impervious to the artificial disgusts which humans call civilisation . for if kitsch is the negation of shit , then there are very few things less kitsch than a dog . which is why , after ackerley ' s examination of liquids and solids , the main subject of my dog tulip is his attempt to offer tulip a sex life . and there ' s a way in which this search for sex is also ackerley ' s , so it ' s possible to see this book as a great fantasia of the unconscious – but its real truth is more radical . this book is a study in the problem of otherness . this is its deeper critique , of the conventional art of representation – the fake forsterian categories of flat and round character .
according to sandra , painting tulip
was hard and then i got into the swing of things , and most of my painting depends on how paul draws it , so i can be loose . with the realistic drawings , i don ' t know how many layers i had to paint her in , but i learned to really enjoy it .
alibaba pictures rolled out an array of dog - loving promotional initiatives — both online and offline — during the lead - up to the movie ' s release . using parent company alibaba ' s big data resources , the studio with its online promotional campaigns targeted pet lovers , female moviegoers and families . alibaba pictures also organized a series of dog adoption activities in shopping malls across china and held a number of screenings open to dog owners and their pets .
bark : what appealed to you about the way ackerley describes his relationship with this dog ? paul : what was appealing to me was that he didn’t know dogs at all [ before tulip ] . and then i found out , reading his other material , he actually disliked dogs . he was annoyed by them . he was very intolerant of dogs barking in the neighborhood . and then here he got , in tulip , the worst kind of neurotic barker .
the healthy china performance of a dog ' s purpose is a boon for amblin . the film has grossed a decent $ 61 . 7 million in north america since its release jan . 27 , but it likely was hurt by a leaked video showing a dog being shoved into a water tank during production .
out of print for years , tulip , is now back to amaze , amuse , and somewhat dismay those lucky enough to receive her . — boston globe
i always like reading about dogs and dogs ' behavior with other dogs and with humans , but
my dog tulip
is also an elegant piece of writing and an interesting period piece about england , its classes , and its values . the book has offended some reviewers because tulip ' s sex life or lack thereof is a main theme . i would agree that ackerley obsesses about whether his beloved alsatian ( a breed known as german shepherd by most of the world these days ) is sexually content , but the reader should also remember that the book was written in the mid - 1900s . dog overpopulation was not an issue as it is today , and concerns about doggie - sex reflected judgments regarding how such activity would affect a dog ' s behavior - - and based on ackerley ' s account , most seemed to think it was right , proper , natural , and good for dogs . ackerley , whose own life merits a biography ( and i have no doubt there are several ) , is a kindhearted man whose way of life reflects a high degree of self - sufficiency , if one can read a bit between the lines . tulip is his muse and is far more of a person to him than anyone else he describes . most dog - owning readers who can get beyond different perspectives associated with when the book was written should be able to identify with ackerley ' s love for tulip and appreciate his occasional struggles with her lack of appreciation for human standards of propriety . every reader should at least acknowledge that his writing provides an exquisite portrait of a dog and of life in england during a bygone era .
this is as charming as any other book written about a man’s single - minded pursuit to get his dog laid . this book was in my quarterly literary fiction box from pagehabit , as a companion - book to the friend . it was published in england in 1956 and the u . s . in 1965 , in a distant past before lawmakers realized civilization would be nicer without dog poop on the streets , before bob barker was around to encourage people to spay and neuter their furfriends , and before the internet taught dogs how to have
the chapters describing ackerley’s dog’s poop and his lack of disposing of said poop were the best part of the book . i guess that’s a mixed compliment given my general disregard for the book as a whole , however , i did genuinely find this part interesting mainly b / c of how it was a reflection of the time period and just how different things were in society then . now for the rest of the book : i really really disliked it . how on earth does anyone consider this to be a classic of dog lover literatur
paul fierlinger : i would never venture into a film whose topic i had no personal connection to . i couldn’t possibly make anything useful out of a subject i knew little about in a personal way . there’s a scene in tulip in which ackerley walks over to his bar to have a drink while tulip is having puppies . only much later did i notice that i drew ackerley reaching for the bottle the way i have to in real life with my bad shoulder and i was not aware of animating ackerley like that at the time . sometimes this makes acting my characters difficult for me , for instance when i have to animate women . having never been one , i step into the task gingerly and have to keep asking sandra if she thinks it’s alright , what i’m doing .
ackerley was a famous curmudgeon and his tulip was a kindred spirit .
one of the reasons we made the film is to make it clear to people who are considering having dogs that they should rethink it if they don ' t understand dogs well ,
proclaims paul fierlinger .
we had been successful with dog films [ still life with animated dogs , a room nearby ] before and when tulip became a possibility , i had always had it in the back of my mind as film material . i had to understand ackerly better . once i decided to do it , i had to look more into his past and got acquainted over email with his biographer , peter parker . and we became good friends .
consider the following moment in ackerley ' s description of tulip . he takes tulip to a series of vets , with all of whom she is in a manic flurry . she can only be sadly compared , say , to an obedient spaniel he can observe
standing quietly on a table with a thermometer sticking out of his bottom , like a cigarette
. finally , he discovers miss canvey . with miss canvey , tulip is calm . and ackerley – what else ? – is distraught :
with four million sold , it was marketed by home hardware as a “limited edition” red - and - white tulip developed by the netherlands especially for canada’s 150th birthday .
i have an eighteen - month - old sable border collie mix named yiya , who is the apple of my eye and more dear to me than i ever could have imagined . i mean , how could you not love her ?
to this story , directed and animated by paul and sandra fierlinger , “my dog tulip
brings sandra ' s watercolors . fierlinger is the sort of watercolorist one would collect . her colors , her line , her ability to saturate or wash , are well - suited to the story . she makes a london in which its black cabs and red buses come alive , and then turns pastoral on putney common . her animated paintings have life and impact . she is an original , but if you know of an artist named david gentleman , you ' ll get the idea .
on the left , what the canada 150 tulip is supposed to look like . right , the orange tulips that came up in ontarian jane antoniak ' s garden instead .
the origin of the carnaval de rio becoming the canada 150 tulip lies with ottawa’s national capital commission — which also happens to be one of canada’s largest consumers of tulips .
an amusing , fun account of life with a skittish , freewheeling german shepherd , jr ackerley ' s my dog tulip is a nice read , but i can see why it ' d also turn some readers off . indeed , what this book does best is what some people will hate : it ' s utter frankness . ackerley never minces his words , describing tulip in startling detail : her rambunctious attitude , her fur coat , her bowel movements and her heats . he never once tries to turn her into a human , but never treats her flippantly , either . it ' s a full portrait , warts and all . well , sort of . while he never hides how naughty she was , apparently he ' s also got the blinders on , too . in the introduction , it ' s noted that tulip was often so wild his friends stopped inviting him over since he always brought the dog . but then again , ackerley was utterly devoted to her : even when she does something bad , all she has to do is look at him with her and he just about melts . i did , too . a note about context : remember this book is set in the mid - to - late 1940s before judging him for not having tulip fixed or for his ideas on puppies .
asaf agranat : according to this , maybe the more awkwardness and disabilities one have , the more one ' s animated characters will have particular personality : ) ( sometimes i think that this is what makes , say , robert wyatt ' s ( who ' s in wheelchair ) music , so different from everything else ) . since ' tulip ' is a feature film , it demanded big dedication and much effort over a long period ( i wouldn ' t believe you if you say it didn ' t ) . when i come to a point of choosing what to make my film about , i feel that everything can have tremendous importance ( because it ' s my creation ) , and this kinds of stresses me . do you get like this ? what made you decide to make a film about a relationship between a dog and her owner ?
a great deal of the book is taken up with ackerley ' s attempts to provide tulip with the experience of mating and motherhood . ackerley second guesses his choices constantly - is he doing what he should ? what is a fulfilling life like for a dog ? what are her wants and needs ? tulip , in turn , is equally , in ackerley ' s words , concerned with ackerley ' s well being , and in time , through the discussions of impacted anal glands and estrus , socially awkward pit stops and trips to the vet ,
meh . this was presented to me as the be - all , end - all of dog memoirs . what it is , in fact , is one man ' s obsession with his dog ' s elimination and procreative functions . given that it was published in 1956 , in england , there have to be allowances for the fact that the world view of dog ownership has changed , for the better , in the last fifty years . we pick up after them , and we neuter them , thus making them , and ourselves , more agreeable .
bark : … and then often not picking up after tulip when she “fouls the footway . ” people had different standards in the 1950s , but i’m wondering if it was difficult for you to illustrate irresponsible dog - owner behaviors without commenting on them ? paul : poop - picking laws only began in the late 1970s here , and even later in europe . but [ tulip ] was out on the farm or the woods when she pooped without him picking it up . not on the street . back in the ’50s and ’60s in europe responsible dog owners trained their dogs to poop on the street , next to the sidewalks , what was considered the gutter . streets were swept early , every morning , even in communist countries .
i listened to an audiobook version of this novel on a road trip . everything starts out good and it ' s quite funny and if you love dogs it ' s wonderful . but soon everything really heads to toilet town . over the course of the book ackerley ' s description of tulip becomes downright disturbing . you ' re lulled into a false sense of security that this is the story of a man who loves his dog and of the kind of kooky things that happen to them then - bam ! everything becomes about dog penises and vaginas and