The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare

The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare is a 2002 stop motion short film directed and animated by Ray Harryhausen. It is based on the Aesop fable The Tortoise and the Hare.[1][2][3]

The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare
Directed byRay Harryhausen
Based onThe Tortoise and the Hare
by Aesop
Produced byRay Harryhausen
Mark Caballero
Seamus Walsh
Narrated byGary Owens
Production
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Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Production

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Harryhausen began making the film in 1952,[1] but abandoned it soon after, with only about 4 minutes of film completed. Around 50 years later, Seamus Walsh and Mark Caballero, two young fans of Harryhausen's work, learned about the unfinished film and asked Harryhausen if they could finish it with him. He said yes and the short was finally completed in 2002, 50 whole years since Harryhausen had started the production. With the exception of the tortoise, all of the original models were reused due to their survival through the years.[4] Gary Owens narrated the film.

Accolades

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Award Category Recipient Result
Annie Awards[5][6] Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject Ray Harryhausen Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "At Sundance: Ray Harryhausen's The Tortoise and the Hare". IGN. 2003-01-14. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24.
  2. ^ The Digital Bits
  3. ^ Bcdb.com[dead link]
  4. ^ "Ray Harryhausen's story of "The Tortoise and the Hare" (2002) part 1". YouTube. 10 October 2011.
  5. ^ Overview for Ray Harryhausen|TCM.com
  6. ^ Ray Harryhausen: Career in pictures - Los Angeles Times
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