Knick Knack
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- This article is the Pixar short Knick Knack. For the James Bond henchman see: Nick Nack.
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| Directed by | John Lasseter |
| Produced by | John Lasseter |
| Written by | John Lasseter |
| Music by | Bobby McFerrin |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1988 (SIGGRAPH) |
| Running time | 4 minutes |
| Language | English |
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Knick Knack is a computer animated Pixar short film released in 1989. It was directed by John Lasseter.
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[edit] Plot Synopsis
A snowman stuck in a snow globe (named Nick according to the audio commentary) wants to reach a pretty "Sunny Miami" knick knack at the other end of the bookshelf. He tries a number of methods to get out of his globe, but when he finally breaks out of the glass his vacation is cut short.
[edit] Trivia
- One of the books on the bookshelf in the film Toy Story when the toys are having a 'staff meeting' is called Knick Knack.
- The snowman can be seen (very briefly) in a snow globe in the film Cars during the scene where Lightning McQueen is patronizing Radiator Springs' curio shop. Also, during the big race at the beginning, the flamingoes can be seen in a pool of some sort in front of one of the watching trailers.
- The producers removed the big breasts of the women shown in this short when it was re-released in theatres, included on the Finding Nemo DVD set, and made available on the iTunes Store for download
- Whenever John and Nancy Lasseter go anywhere on vacation, she always makes a point of buying a snow globe from that particular place. It was from this practice that the initial idea for the film was born.
- Originally shown in 3-D at the 1988 SIGGRAPH Animation Show.
- Bobby McFerrin recorded his vocals to a rough draft of the short, which had the words "blah blah blah" in place of the end credits. McFerrin decided to sing the "blah-blah-blah"s, and it was included in the final recording.
- Currently playing in Disney Digital 3D as a short attached to the 2006 3D release of The Nightmare Before Christmas.
- Between all "Sunny Curio's", there's a pretty mermaid in a bowl called "Sunny Atlantis".
- In 2007, a series of adverts released in the UK for BUPA World featured the Knick Knack theme tune as their soundtrack.
[edit] Awards
- 1990-Seattle International Film Festival-Best Short Film
[edit] External links
- Information at Pixar's site
- Knick Knack at the Internet Movie Database
- The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for Knick Knack
Feature Films: Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Toy Story 3 (2010)
Short Films: Luxo Jr. (1986) • Red's Dream (1987) • Tin Toy (1988) • Knick Knack (1989) • Geri's Game (1997) • For the Birds (2000) • Mike's New Car (2002) • Boundin' (2003) • Jack-Jack Attack (2005) • One Man Band (2005) • Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) • Lifted (2006)
People: John Lasseter • Glenn McQueen • Joe Ranft • Brad Bird • Andrew Stanton • Pete Docter • Lee Unkrich • Jan Pinkava • John Ratzenberger • Ed Catmull • Steve Jobs
See also: The Adventures of André and Wally B. • List of Disney theatrical animated features
