Sundae in New York

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Movie
Original title Sundae in New York
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1983
length 4 minutes
Rod
Director Jimmy Picker
production Jimmy Picker
for Motionpicker Productions
music John Kander

Sundae in New York is an American clay-animated short film directed by Jimmy Picker from 1983.

action

A man wakes up on a park bench in New York City covered in newspapers . With the lines “Start spreading the news” he begins to sing the title New York, New York . As a result, the lyrics either reflect fragmentary scenes from the man's life or ironize them. The man sings “If I can make it there” when he uses the subway and “I want to wake up in that city that doesn't sleep” when the pizza delivery boy is at the door early in the morning. Other scenes show him skiing when Dr. Frankenstein or server , eating hot dogs , as a stand-up comedian , on a talk show or on the Statue of Liberty .

production

Sundae in New York is a plasticized short film in stop motion . The basis is the title New York New York by John Kander and Fred Ebb . Various well-known New York personalities appear as clay characters in the film, including Groucho Marx , Frank Sinatra , Alfred E. Neuman , David Letterman and Rodney Dangerfield . The main character itself shows features of Ed Koch , who was Mayor of New York City in 1983. The vocals are from Scott Record .

Awards

Sundae in New York won in 1984 the Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ".

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