KEN MUNDIE'S THE DOOR
In June 1968, in the middle of Warner Bros. release slate of new Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies (those last-ditch entries, containing Cool Cat, Merlin the Magic Mouse and the worst of the Speedy & Daffy collaborations), the studio distributed an independent animated film called THE DOOR. The studio - and subsequent animation historians - mistakenly had it listed as Merrie Melodies cartoon. What THE DOOR actually was, however, was an artistic, thought provoking anti-war piece, much a part of the era it was produced in (though it’s message is still relevent today). Animator Ken Mundie made it with funding from the Campbell-Silver Cosby Corporation, a production company co-owned by Bill Cosby (who had a recording relationship with Warner Bros. Records - which no doubt led to the film getting a Warner theatrical release). Mundie also directed Cosby’s first, lost, animation Holy Grail,
The Fat Albert Special at this time.
Brew reader Chris Sobieniak alerts us to this website that allows you to see Mundie’s THE DOOR (in glorious Quicktime) - as well as several of his clever main titles (among them THE WILD WILD WEST, THE GREAT RACE, THE ART OF LOVE) and Mundie’s other personal films. Note: the website link apparently only works on certain mac browsers, others requiring a password. I'll try to update this link when I can.
Posted by at November 9, 2004 11:53 AM
