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Stanley Pickle

  • 2010
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7.2/10
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Stanley Pickle (2010)
Stop Motion AnimationAnimationSci-FiShort

Stanleys life runs like clockwork...until an encounter with a mysterious girl turns his world upside down.Stanleys life runs like clockwork...until an encounter with a mysterious girl turns his world upside down.Stanleys life runs like clockwork...until an encounter with a mysterious girl turns his world upside down.

  • Director
    • Victoria Mather
  • Writers
    • Orhan Boztas
    • Victoria Mather
  • Stars
    • Drew Caiden
    • Haruka Abe
    • Nadia Morgan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    420
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Victoria Mather
    • Writers
      • Orhan Boztas
      • Victoria Mather
    • Stars
      • Drew Caiden
      • Haruka Abe
      • Nadia Morgan
    • 36User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins total

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    Drew Caiden
    Drew Caiden
    • Stanley Pickle
    Haruka Abe
    • Bluebell
    Nadia Morgan
    • Mother
    Gareth Brierley
    • Father
    • Director
      • Victoria Mather
    • Writers
      • Orhan Boztas
      • Victoria Mather
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    7sarasa-01584

    Review of Stanley Pickle

    "Stanley Pickle" is a good story. The main character in this film is a man and he lives with his parents. One day he sees a woman playing happily with her pet bird from his window and this encounter changes his feelings. As the story progresses, the truth becomes clear...

    Characters in this film move like robots, so I feel strange at first, but interested. This film has no dialogue but you can understand well through characters' facial expressions, actions and sound effects. When I came to the ending of this film, I was a little scared, but when I think about how he must have felt, I am sad.

    I recommend this film. After knowing his secret, I think everyone can empathize with his feelings and find something to think about. I was saddened and touched, but I'm curious how you feel about his actions and the ending.
    7tamaki-24120

    Mysterious Movie

    This film is unique. The story is as follows. There is a man. In the dining room, he eats breakfast with his parents. Pay attention, his parents are repeating the same movements. At 9 o'clock, he returns to his room and sees a woman from the window. She plays with a bird. But one day, the bird dies. She is saddened. So he comes up with an idea that makes the bird revive in surgery. He is good at machine operation. He brings the bird back to life. Actually he also makes his parents revive. Then he shows the bird robot to the girl, but she escapes because it's too scary. So he is shocked and stops bringing dead creatures back to life. It's a bit creepy and mysterious, but you can watch his growth as a human, so I recommend it.
    yuukiftb

    what is NORMAL

    There is a boy named Pickle. He has family, and spends normal life in house. However, he has never been outside. Around him, there are a lot of things moving like robots. He always sees a girl playing with her bird from his room. One day, he saw her making a hall to put her dead bird in with sad face. Then he thinks he should encourage her, and goes outside to pick the bird up, and bring it to his room. What does he do to make her happy? Will she be happy because of his action? Are things happening around him really normal? I like the story, but I thought that if it happens in real world, it must be so scary.However, I really think the creator has very good ways of thinking.
    7hanakaoe

    Fantastic Film

    "Stanley Pickle" is a mysterious film. A man lives in a house with his father and mother, whose bodies are moved by a mechanism like a mainspring machine. He never goes outside. However, when he happens to look out of his room, he finds a beautiful woman who is moving smoothly in the field and is attracted to her. So, he goes to see her and his life changes drastically.

    The acting of various movements that are not realistic like clockwork invites me to a strange worldview from the beginning of the film. In addition, the unhuman way they walk varies depending on the characters, and it is stiff or smooth, which leads me to a fantastical feeling.

    The reason is that the effect of excellent camera work makes me feel as if I am there, giving me a sense of realism. Since it is a visual-storytelling film with no dialogue, the viewers need to imagine the meaning of each scene, which is difficult to guess. However, I am impressed overall because I can enjoy the rapid development of the strange story while thinking deeply about the outline, essence, and message of the unique film.
    kmray-76797

    fantasy!

    A boy lives in a house with his parents happily. His parents have springs. He turns and makes them move freely. He finds a strange girl while locking out a window. He wants to get along with her. He is good at make a spring-driven toys. He tries to make her happy with his technique. But that changes his life.

    This movie plays in a unique way so the characters don't move smoothly. But this way makes the movie better. It shows the movement of spring-driven toys realistically. And in the garden scene, the bending grasses were beautiful. This movie makes wonderful natural view. The movie is very beautiful and lovely.

    I think it tells the difficulty of make ourselves look nice to others. In the movie, the boy doesn't know how to get along with the girl. He did things he thought are good for her. He notices his action is not good for others. We want to make ourselves look nice, but the action often backfires. I had some difficulties to get along with others. I was interested in the story and sympathized with him. I think many people will enjoy this movie.

    Related interests

    Dakota Fanning in Coraline (2009)
    Stop Motion Animation
    Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Mari Natsuki in Spirited Away (2001)
    Animation
    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Sci-Fi
    Benedict Cumberbatch in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
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    • Release date
      • January 23, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Стэнли Пикл
    • Filming locations
      • Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • National Film and Television School (NFTS)
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    • Budget
      • £10,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 11m
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR

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