''Special Delivery'' () is a 1978 animated short film made at the

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which won the

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as well as first prize at

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. It was directed by Eunice Macaulay and John Weldon. An English and a French-language version were released.

Plot

After Ralph dismisses his wife's orders to clear the snow from the front walk before he went out for the day, he finds his regular mailman dead on his front stairs, having slipped on the ice and broken his neck. Fearing police investigations and potential wrongful death lawsuits from the letter carriers' union amongst other things, Ralph must go to great lengths to cover up the mailman's death while his wife comes to terms with her past.

Production

The film had a budget of $35,065 ().

References

Works cited

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* * 1978 films 1978 animated short films Best Animated Short Academy Award winners Canadian animated short films Films directed by John Weldon National Film Board of Canada animated short films Quebec films 1970s English-language films 1970s Canadian animated films English-language short films English-language Canadian films {{1970s-short-animation-film-stub