| Blowhard | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Brad Caslor Christopher Hinton |
| Produced by | Jerry Krepakevich Derek Mazur |
| Narrated by | Maara Haas |
| Edited by | Jerry Krepakevich |
Production company | |
Release date | 1978 |
Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Blowhard is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Brad Caslor and Christopher Hinton for the National Film Board of Canada in 1978.[1] A satire of capitalism, the film centres on a businessman who moves to Blowhard, a town populated by dragons but without electrical power, and formulates a plan to profit and become rich by exploiting the dragons as a power source.[2]
The film was made for the NFB's Renewable Society series.[2] It also served as a subtle comment on Western Canadian alienation, as businessman J. B. Edwards was "from the East" and the town of Blowhard was "in the West".[2] It was narrated by Maara Haas, and also featured Wayne Finucan as the voice of J. B. Edwards.
The film received a Canadian Film Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 29th Canadian Film Awards in 1978[3] and it won a Golden Sheaf Award for Best Animation at the Yorkton Film Festival.[4]
It was later broadcast in the United States on Cartoon Network's O Canada anthology series of NFB animated shorts.
References
- ↑ Wyndham Wise, "Christopher Hinton". The Canadian Encyclopedia, December 15, 2011.
- 1 2 3 William Beard and Jerry White, North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980. University of Alberta Press, 2002. ISBN 9780888643902. p. 76.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Four films nominated for Etrogs". The Globe and Mail, August 24, 1978.
- ↑ "Blowhard". National Film Board of Canada. 1978. Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
External links
- Blowhard at IMDb
- Watch Blowhard on the NFB website