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Bat Thumb
Thumbs! is a collective term for the O Entertainment short films created by Steve Oedekerk using "Thumbation" technology, a process which combines live-action thumbs and superimposition of the voice actors' faces. The first short, ''Thumb Wars'', was created as a television special and spawned the rest of the series. Each filmette is available on DVD, with exclusive extra footage on the ''Thumb Wars/Thumbtanic Thumb Double Feature.'' The entire series is available in a box set called ''All Thumbs,'' which does not include the ''Double Feature'' or ''The Thumbersons'' short. Most of the shorts have aired on Cartoon Network, before the show or film being parodied air, such as ''Thumb Wars'' (for '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'') and ''Bat Thumb'' (for airings of '' Batman and Robin''). ''Frankenthumb'' aired around Halloween 2008. Filmettes * '' Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle'' (1999) (parody adaptation of ''Star Wars'') * ''The Godthumb'' (2001) (parody adaptation of ''The Godfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Entertainment
Steven Brent Oedekerk (born November 27, 1961) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, editor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with actor and comedian Jim Carrey and director Tom Shadyac (particularly the ''Ace Ventura'' franchise), his series of " Thumbmation" shorts and his film ''Kung Pow! Enter the Fist'' (2002), along with his films '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', '' Santa vs. the Snowman 3D'', ''Barnyard'' and '' The Nutty Professor'' remake. Early life Oedekerk was raised in Huntington Beach, California, by his mother Rena Borlandeli and father Martin Oedekerk. He attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California and Golden West College in Huntington Beach. He is of Dutch Frisian, Irish, Hungarian and Italian ( Lombard) descent. His mother is an emigrant from Magnago, Italy. His paternal grandfather was an Afrikaner born in South Africa to Dutch parents. On February 15, 2019, Oedekerk's father Martin died. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titanic (1997 Film)
''Titanic'' is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, it is based on accounts of the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' and stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage. Also starring are Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, and Bill Paxton. Cameron's inspiration for the film came from his fascination with shipwrecks; he felt a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to convey the emotional impact of the disaster. Production began on September 1, 1995, when Cameron shot footage of the actual ''Titanic'' wreck. The modern scenes on the research vessel'' ''were shot on board the '' Akademik Mstislav Keldysh'', which Cameron had used as a base when filming the wre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
