Underplayed Gems

Superworm (2021)

Superworm poster
Directed by
Jac Hamman, Sarah Scrimgeour
Genre
comedy film, family film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
25 min
Rated
U
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A worm with special abilities helps his animal friends whenever they get into trouble. When an evil lizard captures him, his friends join together to rescue him.

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What happens

Superworm is a 2021 British short computer animated TV film based on the 2012 picture book of the same name written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Directed by Jac Hamman and Sarah Scrimgeour, the film was produced by Martin Pope and Barney Goodland of Magic Light Pictures and was adapted from the book by Max Lang and Suzanne Lang, with the score composed by René Aubry. The film follows a titular character who helps his friends when they get in trouble, until one day the evil Wizard Lizard has him kidnapped and Superworm's friends have to save their hero. The film stars Olivia Colman, Matt Smith, Rob Brydon, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Patricia Allison and Cariad Lloyd. The film was first broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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