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Twice Upon A Time

John Korty (Director), Charles Swenson (Director) Rated:
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Genre Kids & Family, Anime & Manga
Format NTSC
Contributor John Korty, Charles Swenson
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 14 minutes
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George Lucas executive produces the animated delight Twice Upon a Time from directors John Korty and Charles Swenson. In its once-upon-a-time world, our heroes are Ralph, the all-purpose animal, and his constant companion, Mumford, who only talks in sound effects. Their mission is nothing short of saving the cosmos from the dastardly plot of Synonamess Botch, who wants to unleash a barrage of nightmare bombs to ensure nonstop bad dreams. They cross paths with a colorful army of characters, including their FGM (a fairy godmother from the Bronx), the musclebound -- and pea-brained -- Rod Rescueman and Scuzzbopper, Botch's scheming court jester and screamwriter. The off-the-wall characters and story are portrayed with an innovative animation technique, lumage, which gives depth, texture and translucent color to every scene. Music from Michael McDonald and Bruce Hornsby accompanies the action. Full of unexpected delights, Twice upon a Time is a one-of-a-kind fantasy, hailed by critic Leonard Maltin as "a real treat."

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.72 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1000564687
  • Director ‏ : ‎ John Korty, Charles Swenson
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 14 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 29, 2015
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Archive Collection
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B014Q67MJU
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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They butchered a movie I love
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They butchered a movie I love
I hate having to give this DVD one star, because I absolutely love the movie itself. I watched it dozens of times as a kid, and was really excited to see it finally coming to DVD. Doubly excited to hear that it has both versions of the audio. But when I put the disc in, something looked wrong. THEY CHOPPED AN INCH OFF THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE PICTURE TO FAKE "WIDESCREEN"!!! I'd hoped to finally see the movie in better quality than all the various versions floating around online, and instead I pay to get LESS movie! Why couldn't they have let you choose the aspect ratio!?
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Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars A great adventure for young and old
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2017
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Twice Upon A Time is an extraordinary animated film about Dreams and Nightmares. Not just the ones we find in our deepest sleep, but those in our everyday life.
Good vs. Bad...Power vs. Empowerment...Control vs. Community...Surrender vs. Hope.
This is a tale for children and adults alike. The writing is dark, but keeps extraordinary humor nearby to armor against the darkness of a nightmare.
The kids will love the slapstick humor and the adults will love the cultural references woven into the story.
Maybe not for the youngest of children, because of the battle to send nightmare bombs throughout the world and hold it's citizens in the grip of a perpetual nightmare.
But, our heroes persist and conquer the evildoer with humanity, love, and humor.
I would recommend this to children (who do not have a history with nightmares), parents who want to watch a great, adventurous fairy tale with their kids, and adults who have retained their childlike wonder about the world.
It is an underrated classic directed by the great John Korty and Charles Swenson and produced by the master teller of good vs. evil...George Lucas.
Buy it, rent it, watch it. It will leave you with a smile.
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Arrien Zinghini
5.0 out of 5 stars Watch this, make your friends watch it, make your kids watch it.
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2016
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This is such a truly special film. I was thoroughly haunted by it when it aired on Cartoon Network in '98, and into my 20's I obsessively googled some variation of "crazy animation nightmare bombs" trying to find it. I'm so, so grateful to have it now. It is very much a masterpiece in its own right. Utterly unique.

A lot of people mention this but I'll say it again, the DVD has two audio tracks labeled as such:

Theatrical Version: This is the version altered to contain some raunchier jokes, light profanity, still PG. This played in theaters and on HBO
Director's Original Version: This is the director's (John Korty's) original cut, which does not include the raunchier stuff. This is the version played on Cartoon Network and the VHS.

Korty explains that they were contractually obligated to make a family film, so that's the version he went out to create and he did a simply wonderful job of it. Charles Swenson, his collaborator, was worried that the film wouldn't do well with kids, so he had the actors come back and do some bonus dialogue to gear it towards adults. Both are fantastic.
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Joanna Green
5.0 out of 5 stars It's About Time for Twice Upon A Time!
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2016
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THIS is a MUST SEE for anyone that is a fan of wry and sly humor. Thank you powers that be for making this long awaited DVD to be available. We ordered it and received the DVD in less than 5 days.
Back to the movie, I first saw this as a young teen on late night weekend cable. It was so funny that I was laughing so much that I woke the house up.
It's got a ton of sly humor. The animation style is one to get used to, being a split between backlit paper and stock (and not so stock) footage of the real world going on about it's daily grind.
It was not until I was dating my now husband that we happened across the VHS cassette at Incredible Universe. It was purchased and coveted for several years. Every now and then we'd look for the laser disk and then later for the DVD. If you're a fan of George Lucas or John Korty, this is a must see.
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Cheryl Glathar
5.0 out of 5 stars What a trip .....
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2022
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I saw this on HBO after it came out. It was the "R" rated one but that's just for a few swear words. This one, I believe, is "G". This is such an indepth look at the hustle and bustle. Great adventure! I've seen this over and over and keep catching new things.
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Raisuli the Magnificent
4.0 out of 5 stars Well, it's about time.
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2015
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The only reason I'm giving this disc a 4-star review is because it will not play on my DVD/CD-R CDRW drive on my computer. This disk is in fact a DVDR, which is a partially supported format on DVD drives the world over--read that as my computer's DVD drive will sometimes play a DVDR disk, but not always, and there's no pattern as to why or why not.

The film itself is as irreverent as I remember it all those years ago on HBO. And seeing it in its entirety, and comparing it with the intended cut and the VHS version I still have, I must say that slightly racy humor does add some punch (not much) to the dialogue. Beyond that, the film is decent enough for a night's viewing with family, friends or a date. My only real gripe is that the animation, by virtue of it being tissue paper photographed on a back lit light box, isn't smoother than it was. The rough quality adds a kind of edge to the story telling and humor. However, nowadays if this film were shot it would be all computer generated, but done so to maintain the visual feel of the original footage, which might help better deliver some of the sight gags.

And this is important because there are parts in the film where the viewer is really left high and dry as to what actually is going on in the film. The narrative of the film gets lost in some zany sequences that require you to go back and review whatever it is you saw. Otherwise you'll be able to grasp the full story the first time around, even if you are somewhat at a loss as to what just happened in specific scenes.

Cute, funny, irreverent, whimsical, and otherwise fun, "Twice Upon a Time", to me, describes what the Bay Area film scene and artistic culture was about way back in the late 70s and early 80s. I remember those times with some fondness. I actually met one of the actors in the live action sequences in this film, and of course having lived in the Bay Area, visited both San Francisco and Six Flags Great America on many occasion (Great America was owned by Warner Brothers at the time, and their marquis cartoon characters were Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest, all of whom are absent from the live action sequences of Twice Upon a Time for obvious reasons), it was a pleasure to see various locations that I had visited as a boy or young man; the San Francisco metro bus, Great America (now Six Flags), Ocean Beach, and, I discovered, the Berkeley Post Office (Robin, I think I understand why you sent me there some years back).

But, back to the movie; what's really amazing is the fact that the story was a conglomeration of writing efforts, and it uses some really basic themes to get across a story of fighting a tyrant with twisted "dreams" (to coin a phrase) of world domination. Even so, one does get tired of the same story of would-be-dictator gets put down by unlikely heroes. Truth be told, historically, that's actually never happened, but we love the underdogs, so we root for them and the story ... regardless of how inaccurate it is in terms of a real life lesson.

I saw this film many times, read about the hype regarding the films legal issues, read the article in Animation blast about the production and everything else, seen and read various posts on various websites. My opinion on the controversy?

Big deal.

I like the film, and am glad it finally hit the home video market in an appropriate DVD format. I'm just sorry that it's a DVDR because my computer won't read it. Oh well.

Get a copy and give it a shot.

Enjoy.
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Hale and Hardy
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute and surreal.
Reviewed in Canada on November 17, 2015
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Very surreal, but full of funny characters and an interesting story line. A really unique film by George Lucas (from his earlier days). Safe for kids, and tame enough for grandma's taste. Both heroes and villains are bumbling. CUTE in the truest sense of the word!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Botch is the name, Synonymous Botch.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2016
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In my opinion this is one of those movies that never gets old. I had an old VHS copy of the one version and I do not know how many times I have watched it. It is a fantastic quirky movie, with a surprisingly good soundtrack and some excellent voice work. I tend to err on the side of the "tame" version because that is the one I have seen the most, and having both versions at my fingertips just makes me so much happier. I just wish I had had this on DVD so many years before.
And, keep an eye on Mumford.
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Steven Goetze
5.0 out of 5 stars A blast from my past
Reviewed in Canada on December 16, 2018
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It arrived in prestine condition. One of my favourite animation instructors worked on this film, (Kaj Pindal), so it has brought back many fond memories.
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Ian Carter
4.0 out of 5 stars Revolutionary? Hardly. Interesting? Quite.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2017
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This film was billed as something extraordinary, revolutionary even. But I didn't find it all that wonderful. Interesting, yes, but I'll be passing it on.
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david ball
5.0 out of 5 stars Great classic finally available on DVD!
Reviewed in Canada on December 18, 2015
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Item arrived quickly and as described.
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