The Cigarette and the Weed (partially found Ralph Bakshi animated short; 1981): Difference between revisions

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The short film's animator, Ralph Bakshi.

Status: Lost

The Cigarette and the Weed is an early 1980s animated short film by legendary controversial animator Ralph Bakshi who is known for his animated projects such as the 1960's Terrytoons, Fritz the Cat, Coonskin, American Pop, Cool World, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures and his guest appearance on Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon. The Cigarette and the Weed served as Bakshi's attempt to have a cartoon shown before a motion picture in movie theaters.

The short is about three minutes long and tells the story of a weed growing on a street corner, and a discarded cigarette butt that rolls up to the weed. The two converse before the cigarette rolls into a puddle and is extinguished.^[1]

Availability

While the short has been screened at multiple film festivals^[2], it has yet to be publicly distributed in any way, officially or otherwise.

References

↑ John K. interview, including his reaction to the short film. Retrieved 15 Mar '16.
↑ Screening information from 2005 at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood. Retrieved 15 Mar '16.

[1] John K. interview, including his reaction to the short film. Retrieved 15 Mar '16.

[2] Screening information from 2005 at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood. Retrieved 15 Mar '16.

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 '''''The Cigarette and the Weed''''' is an early 1980s animated short film by legendary controversial animator Ralph Bakshi who is known for his animated projects such as the 1960's ''Terrytoons'', ''Fritz the Cat'', ''Coonskin'', ''American Pop'', ''Cool World'', ''Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' and his guest appearance on ''Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon''. ''The Cigarette and the Weed'' served as Bakshi's attempt to have a cartoon shown before a motion picture in movie theaters.
-Running 3 minutes, it tells the story of a weed growing on a street corner, and a discarded cigarette butt that rolls up to the weed. The two converse before the cigarette rolls into a puddle and is extinguished.
+The short is about three minutes long and tells the story of a weed growing on a street corner, and a discarded cigarette butt that rolls up to the weed. The two converse before the cigarette rolls into a puddle and is extinguished.<ref>[http://dorkshelf.com/2012/07/06/interview-john-kricfalusi/ John K. interview, including his reaction to the short film.] Retrieved 15 Mar '16.</ref>
-The film remained unseen for many years and despite being shown at a film festival or two in the mid 2000's.<ref>[http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/bakshi-hollywood-tribute-this-weekend/ Screening information from 2005 at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood.] Retrieved 15 Mar '16.</ref> It has not yet surfaced online, but information about its screenings and an interview with John Kricfalusi, who has seen the short film, are available.<ref>[http://dorkshelf.com/2012/07/06/interview-john-kricfalusi/ John K. interview, including his reaction to the short film.] Retrieved 15 Mar '16.</ref>
+==Availability==
+While the short has been screened at multiple film festivals<ref>[http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/bakshi-hollywood-tribute-this-weekend/ Screening information from 2005 at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood.] Retrieved 15 Mar '16.</ref>, it has yet to be publicly distributed in any way, officially or otherwise.
 ==References==
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-[[Category:Lost animation|Cigarette and the Weed, The (unresurfaced Animated Ralph Bakshi short; 1980s)]]
+[[Category:Lost animation|Cigarette and the Weed]]
-[[Category:Lost films|Cigarette and the Weed, The (unresurfaced Animated Ralph Bakshi short; 1980s)]]
+[[Category:Lost films|Cigarette and the Weed]]