Itsy Bitsy Spider (film)
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Itsy Bitsy Spider | |
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Directed by | Matthew O'Callaghan |
Written by | Michael O'Donoghue |
Produced by | Willard Carroll Tom Wilhite |
Starring | Frank Welker Thora Birch Jim Carrey Andrea Martin |
Edited by | Susan L. Vovsi |
Music by | David Newman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Itsy Bitsy Spider is a 1992 American animated short film directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, written by Michael O'Donoghue and stars Frank Welker as the titular spider. Based on the eponymous rhyme, the short film was released along with the film Bébé's Kids. It was rated PG by the MPAA for sci-fi cartoon violence.[1]
It is a family-friendly version of The Terminator and RoboCop,[2] and the pilot episode of the television series, which was aired on the USA Network to become a franchise.
Plot
A young country spider Itsy befriends Leslie McGroarty, a perky young city girl who takes piano lessons from the music teacher (incidentally, she learns to play the song) and her cat, Langston. When Itsy frightens the teacher, she calls the Exterminator, who tries to kill Itsy with the toxic machine blower, but it causes pain and destruction to the instructor's house, and the Exterminator turns out to be a heavily armed android. The Exterminator's method uses more extreme weapons, escalating from poison and vacuums to guns and explosives, and it destroys the instructor's house. Itsy finally reunites with Leslie (who senses to leave the house when the Exterminator uses the weapons) and head home to the big city with the bicycle.
Cast
- Frank Welker as Itsy, Langston
- Thora Birch as Leslie McGroarty
- Jim Carrey as The Exterminator (credited as James Carrey)
- Andrea Martin as Music teacher
References
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- 1992 films
- 1992 short films
- 1992 animated films
- 1990s American animated films
- 1990s animated short films
- 1992 comedy films
- 1990s fantasy films
- 1990s science fiction films
- American children's animated comic science fiction films
- American children's animated science fantasy films
- American fantasy-comedy films
- American animated short films
- American films
- American slapstick comedy films
- Android (robot) films
- English-language films
- Films about spiders
- Films based on nursery rhymes
- Films scored by David Newman
- Paramount Pictures short films
- Short films directed by Matthew O'Callaghan
- Hyperion Pictures films
- Short animated film stubs