Alexander the Grape (1965)

11/24/1965 (US) • Animation, Comedy, Family • 4m

Overview

ALEXANDER THE GRAPE, an unfinished cut-paper animated short from Jim Henson from 1965, relates the fable of a young grape with big ambitions who learns that it is better to accept yourself than to try to be something you are not. The short was reconstructed from film and audio elements; images from Jim’s storyboard fill in missing segments of the animation.

Alexander the Grape (1965)

11/24/1965 (US) • 4m

Animation, Comedy, Family

Overview

ALEXANDER THE GRAPE, an unfinished cut-paper animated short from Jim Henson from 1965, relates the fable of a young grape with big ambitions who learns that it is better to accept yourself than to try to be something you are not. The short was reconstructed from film and audio elements; images from Jim’s storyboard fill in missing segments of the animation.

Top Billed Cast

Alexander the Grape (voice)

Freddy the Fierce (voice)

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

narration

anthropomorphism

grapefruit

watermelon

grape

storyboards

grapes

jim henson

1960s

cutout animation

fruit

edited from unfinished film

unfinished

fruit shop

short film

restored

pear

rediscovered film

raisin

plum

narrator

film restoration

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