Destination Earth
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| Destination Earth | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Carl Urbano |
| Produced by | Sutherland Productions |
| Written by | Michael Amestoy George Gordon |
| Distributed by | Sutherland Productions |
| Release date(s) | 1956 |
| Running time | 13:40 min. |
| Language | English |
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Destination Earth is a 1956 promotional cartoon created by John Sutherland. The 13 minute short explains the fundamentals of the petroleum industry and how petroleum products enrich everyday life in the United States of America.
[edit] Plot
Destination Earth begins with the emperor Ogg (reminiscent of Stalin) sending a bumbling subordinate Martian on a mission to earth to find a better power source for his royal limousine. The Martian sets off and lands in the United States. He ventures into a nearby city and becomes awestruck when he sees average citizens with "powerful and reliable automobiles" that make their daily lives easier. The Martian then enters a library and researches the "secrets" the remarkable power source. The Martian triumphantly returns to Mars with stolen library books on the oil industry. After reading from them the population of Mars deserts Ogg and sets up their own oil companies. The short ends with the slogan "destination unlimited" written across the screen.
[edit] Trivia
- A brief clip from the short was featured in the critically acclaimed 2003 documentary film The Corporation.
- If you look closely at the front of the "Ogg Cafe", you can see that the Martian unit of currency is the 'bukko'.
