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Footrot Flats: The Dog's (Tail) Tale features the characters from Murray Ball's Footrot Flats, New Zealand's most loved local cartoon strip. This 1986 film was NZ's first — and to date only — animated feature. It was promoted with a series of Kiwiana questions such as: Will Wal become an All Black? Will Cooch recover his stolen stag? Will the Dog win your hearts and funny bones? In 1986 the answer was ‘Yes' all round. The above promo is cut to the Dave Dobbyn-Herbs song 'Slice of Heaven' which, like the film, was a huge hit in NZ and Australia.
Footrot Flats: The Dog's (Tail) Tale, made in 1986, was New Zealand's first animated feature film, developed from Murray Ball's widely syndicated newspaper cartoon Footrot ...
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Television, 1992 (Full Length)
A collection of classic skits from the Billy T James Show
Television, 2005 (Full Length)
A documentary about Footrot Flat's composer Dave Dobbyn
Television, 1994 (Full Length)
Screenwriter Tom Scott features in this doco
Television, 2005 (Full Length Episode)
Another iconic Kiwi animation
Television, 2007 (Full Length Episode)
Another celebrated NZ man of the land
Short Film, 1986 (Full Length)
A hand-drawn animated film featuring a dog
1987 Listener Film and Television Awards
Best Original Screenplay: Murray Ball and Tom Scott
Best Contribution to a Film Soundtrack: Sound Designer John McKay
Best Film Score: Dave Dobbyn
1987 International Animation Celebration (United States)
First Prize
1986 New Zealand Music Awards
Film Soundtrack of the Year, Producer and Top Male Vocalist of the Year: Dave Dobbyn
Song of the Year: 'Slice of Heaven', by Dave Dobbyn
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AnnaB
Posted at 05.09PM - 13.08.2011
I can't wait to take my son this when it opens up at Event Cinemas :)