Jimmy the C
Jimmy the C is a 1977 animated short film, directed by Jimmy Picker and co-produced by Picker (going by James), Robert Grossman and Craig Whitaker. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film.[1][2][3] The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.[4]
Plot
[edit]The three-minute film features a clay-animated Jimmy Carter (who was U.S. President at the time) singing "Georgia on My Mind", referencing his birth state. He is accompanied by a choir of Mr. Peanut lookalikes, and gazes at the moon at night. Ray Charles' rendition of the song is used on the soundtrack.[5][6][7][8]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Short Film Winners: 1978 Oscars
- ^ Film Cartoons: A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and Shorts – Douglas L. McCall – Google Books
- ^ About|ROBERT GROSSMAN
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- ^ BCDB[dead link]
- ^ Internet Archive
- ^ Jimmy the C by Jimmy Picker (1976)|Animation Mag - Animation from the Web
- ^ Robert Grossman - Lambiek Comicclopedia
Categories:
- 1970s American animated films
- 1977 films
- 1977 animated short films
- American animated short films
- American political comedy films
- American political satire films
- American animated comedy films
- Animated musical films
- American satirical films
- Films set in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Claymation films
- Cultural depictions of Jimmy Carter
- Ray Charles
- 1970s stop-motion animated films
- 1970s political comedy films
- Caricatures of presidents of the United States