The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam
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| Directed by | Dale Case and Robert Mitchell |
Production company | The Haboush Company |
| Distributed by | Pyramid Films |
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The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam is a 1970 animated short film by Dale Case and Robert Mitchell.
Plot
Uncle Sam and his friend the American Eagle live peacefully in the Southwestern United States, running a gas station. But when Sam is kidnapped by men with money bags for heads, the Eagle goes off to rescue him. When Sam is rescued, he tells the Eagle that there is a plot to capture the Statue of Liberty by a bomb-headed businessman.[1]
Accolades
The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[2][3]
The film won the Grand Prix at the 1971 Annecy International Animation Festival,[4] in a tie with Poland's The Appeal and Czechoslovakia's The Bride.
It was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Case, Dale; Mitchell, Robert, The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam (Animation, Short), Goldstone Films, Haboush Company, retrieved September 17, 2024
- ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1970 -". cartoonresearch.com.
- ^ 1971|Oscars.org
- ^ Annecy
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
External links
- The short film The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam on YouTube
- The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam at IMDb
- The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam on Cartoon Brew