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Hubert's Brain (2001)

Hubert's Brain poster
Directed by
Phil Robinson, Gordon Clark
Genre
animation
Country
United States
Runtime
17 min
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A science geek becomes friends with a talking brain that lives in a jar. The short film follows their unusual relationship.

quirkylightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedoffbeatplayfulanimated

What happens

Hubert's Brain, made in 2001, is the first and only computer-generated film made by San Francisco digital media company Wild Brain. The movie is 17 minutes long, took one year and $3,000,000 to produce, and the movie won the 2001 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject. It tells the story of a science geek who befriends a talking brain-in-a-jar. Hubert's Brain was produced by Nina Rappaport, directed by Phil Robinson and Gordon Clark, and written by Brian Narelle and Robin Steele, with music by Michael A. Levine. Credited voices include: Jonathan Harris, Peter Falk, Bruce Campbell, J. D. Daniels, Charles Howerton, and Gerri Lawlor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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