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The Crunch Bird

  • 1971
  • GP
  • 2m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
636
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The Crunch Bird (1971)
AnimationComedyFamilyShort

A woman goes into a pet store seeking a gift for her husband. She decides to get him a bird with a most unusual talent, but her gift brings about an unforeseen result.A woman goes into a pet store seeking a gift for her husband. She decides to get him a bird with a most unusual talent, but her gift brings about an unforeseen result.A woman goes into a pet store seeking a gift for her husband. She decides to get him a bird with a most unusual talent, but her gift brings about an unforeseen result.

  • Director
    • Ted Petok
  • Stars
    • Len Maxwell
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    636
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ted Petok
    • Stars
      • Len Maxwell
    • 14User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win total

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    7injury-65447

    Controversial winner!

    Yep it's true! The first thing you do after watching is scratch your head and ask yourself "how did THIS win an Oscar"? Then You chuckle and realise it doesn't matter and this is a funny short. Worth watching! And what else really matters huh?
    7igornveiga

    Funny

    Considering that the work is from 1971 and still makes me laugh, despite having a simple plot, it surprised me. Not as funny or with deep messages as other Oscar-winning animated shorts but still good.
    3ossie85

    What?

    I don't understand what I just watched! Or how it won an Oscar.

    The animation was crude, even cruder than animation done decades ago, and didn't really add anything.

    The story was poor. The humour stale. The voice acting limited.
    10crothman

    Very funny one-gag cartoon

    The cartoon is merely the telling of a joke. Not only is it a good one, but the execution is perfect. Once you see it, you'll smile whenever you hear the phrase "crunch bird." The same people made one or two other cartoons, but faded away.
    8Hitchcoc

    Based on an Old Joke

    There's nothing wrong with this little film. It should have been set up better with a few more examples of the bird's horrible trait. Anyway, I had figured it out as soon as the chair was destroyed. I, too, can't imagine this little bit getting the Oscar.

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      At two minutes 18 seconds long, this is the shortest film to win an Academy Award.
    • Connections
      Followed by Crunch Bird II (1975)

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    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Тріскачка
    • Production companies
      • Maxwell-Petok-Petrovich Productions
      • Regency Films
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