Underplayed Gems

Puppies for Sale (1998)

Puppies for Sale poster
Directed by
Ronald Krauss
Genre
drama
Country
United States
Runtime
9 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young boy with disabilities visits a pet store where he meets an older man selling puppies. The boy picks a puppy with a similar disability and shows that love and compassion matter more than physical limitations.

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What happens

Puppies for Sale is a 1998 American short film starring two-time Academy Award winner Jack Lemmon (one of Lemmon's last films) and seven year old Jesse James in his first role. The film's score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. The film's message is that disabilities are no match against the power of love and compassion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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