Animalympics

Director: Steven Lisberger

Overview

Goofy animated animals compete for Olympic gold in this entertaining family-oriented feature that includes the vocal talents of comedians Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer and Billy Crystal.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/03/2018
UPC:	0759731416320
Original Release:	1980
Rating:	NR
Source:	Henstooth Video
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:18:00
Sales rank:	1,917

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gilda Radner	Barbra Warblers
Billy Crystal	Rugs Turkell
Harry Shearer	Keen Hacksaw
John Sessions	Actor
Michael Fremer	Voices
Graham Gouldman	Composer

Technical Credits

Steven Lisberger

Michael Fremer

Steven Lisberger	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Donald Kushner	Producer
Michael Fremer	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

This winning animated film plays beautifully for both children and parents. While kids will love the animation and the funny voices provided by Gilda Radner, Billy Crystal, and Simpsons regular Harry Shearer, adults will appreciate the spot-on satire of television coverage of the Olympic games. Everything from the "Up Close and Personal" segments about the athletes (made famous by ABC) to the motor-mouthed announcers (Crystal's impression of Howard Cosell is as perfect as Shearer's ode to Keith Jackson) gets a pointed skewering while never being so mean as to wipe away the goofy charm of the entire project. This film was produced in order to tie-in with the 1980 Moscow summer Olympics, which the United States boycotted. Solid original songs were written by 10cc's Graham Gouldman. Hard to find on video but worth the effort to track down, Animalympics is entertaining viewing for the whole family.