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Sockbaby (2004)

Sockbaby poster
Directed by
John Soares
Genre
martial arts film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a comedy short film that spoofs 1970s martial arts movies. A man and his sock puppet partner battle a series of bizarre villains.

sillyover-the-topgoofyenergeticcampyparodicfast-paced

What happens

Sockbaby is a four-part martial arts / comedy short film co-directed by Doug TenNapel and John Soares. Sockbaby originally premiered on Channel 101 (created by Rob Schrab and Dan Harmon) on January 25, 2004. Sockbaby follows Ronnie Cordova, Burger, and Sockbaby as they battle Davis the Grey, Chum-Chum, Lord Opticord, The Manitou Frogmen, and Doug Jones in a spoof of 1970s Hong Kong cinema, comic book superheroes, blaxploitation films, and interdimensional monsters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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