Title: The psychic parrot /
Authors: Lamb, Derek,; Gardner, Robert, 1925-2014,; Elias, Alix,; Beacon Films.; Parrot Productions.; Boston Broadcasters, Inc.
Publisher: Beacon Films,
Year: 1977
Subjects: Harvard University.; Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts.; Television broadcasting Social aspects United States; Animals in motion pictures.; Television and culture United States.; Satire, American; Television viewers.
Abstract: When the Psychic Parrot appears on television to announce the end of the world, two stereotypical apartment dwellers experience the events through television's perceptual filter. With the end in sight, the Psychic Parrot broadcasts images of the most important people of the world preparing to make their escape to the moon. Unfortunately as they disembark on their new home, the moon explodes. Derek Lamb's combined live action and animated film takes a satirical look at the effects of television on unsuspecting, non-discriminating viewers.