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Minotaur and Little Nerkin (1999)

Minotaur and Little Nerkin poster
Directed by
Nick Mackie
Genre
animation, comedy
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2 min
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a low-budget British film from 1999. The title and packaging suggest it might be an episode of a planned series about two characters, but no other episodes exist. The film is confusing about whether its real name is Bait.

quirkylow-budgetobscuredeadpanbritishunconventionalmetapuzzling

What happens

Minotaur and Little Nerkin is a 1999 British film. Its full name appears, according to the film itself, to be Minotaur and Little Nerkin in Bait, suggesting that its name is in fact "Bait", as an episode of a suggested series of films called Minotaur and Little Nerkin, of which no other episodes were made, or that the name of the film is Bait and is merely stating it stars Minotaur and Little Nerkin. Minotaur and Little Nerkin is the name used on the packaging for the Movie DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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