The Big Snit
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Big Snit |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1985 |
| length | 10 mins |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Condie |
| script | Richard Condie |
| production | Richard Condie Michael JF Scott for National Film Board of Canada |
| music | Patrick Godfrey |
The Big Snit , French title Le P'tit Chaos , is a 1985 Canadian animated short film directed by Richard Condie . The film's Scrabble scene was the inspiration for the Simpsons episode Bart Becomes a Genius .
action
A man and woman are playing Scrabble and it is the man’s turn. He only has different stones with the letter E to lay out and stacks them back and forth. The woman gets bored and goes into an adjoining room and vacuums. The man turns on the television as a show begins in which teenagers are sawing tree trunks. Even the man always carries a saw with him and, in moments of greater tension, begins to saw the sofa or table at random. While this keeps bothering the woman, the man is annoyed by the woman's habit of removing her eyes and shaking them until the pupils are in the correct position again.
The man falls asleep in front of the television and the newscaster sends a breaking news report that a nuclear war has just broken out. The cat bites the television cable. When the man wakes up, he secretly looks at his wife's Scrabble letters and is caught by her. The marriage quarrel ensues, at the end of which the woman leaves the room crying. The man remembers the good time together and how it all started. He goes to comfort her and manages to cheer her up with accordion music. The cat, which the man saw in the meantime, wants to move out and the man opens the front door for her. He is immediately irradiated and, like his wife, an angel. The landscape on your doorstep has turned into paradise. Both go back inside to continue the game of Scrabble.
Awards
The Big Snit has won numerous international awards, including a genius for best animated short film in 1986 .
The film was nominated in 1986 for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ", but could not prevail against Anna & Bella .
Web links
- The Big Snit in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Big Snit on bcdb.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Matt Groening: The Simpsons. The Complete First Season DVD commentary for the episode "Bart the Genius" .
- ↑ Overview of all prices for the film on onf-nfb.gc.ca