Toonhound - Rarg (1988)

   "This is the story of Rarg. A land so perfect
    that the sun never rose until it was absoloutely
    sure that everyone was awake..."

    Rarg is a perfect little world where the sky is always blissfully blue, the birds
    are always singing and everyone is inconceivably happy. That is, until a great
    discovery is made. Rarg and its population are merely figments of a dream
    being dreamt by a man called Edwin Barnes. If something isn't done soon,
    Edwin will wake and the world of Rarg will surely disappear for ever!

   "Rarg" is a beautiful, whimsical tale, animated in traditional 2D cel form, which took
    Tony Collingwood and his small team at the National Film and Television School
    in Beaconsfield more than four and a half years to create. It's difficult to write too
    much about the film without spoiling things. Suffice it to say, the Rargians
    concoct a daring plan to save themselves. The execution of this Great Plan,
    the Rargians in big pink jumpsuits with matching earmuffs and pillows on their
    feet, the Intelli-babies, Nigel Hawthorne's golden narration, it all works
    wonderfully. Oh, and then there's a delightful twist in the tale that will leave
    a big pink smile on your face...

    The international succcess of "Rarg" enabled Tony Collingwood to start his own
    fully-fledged production outfit with producer Chris O'Hare. Their first production
    was supposed to be a sequel, but the funding routes lead them to turn it into an
    animated series called "Dream Patrol". One quick name-change later and
    Captain Zed and the Zee Zone was born. Collingwood O'Hare have since
    animated such hit British shows as Oscar's Orchestra and Dennis and Gnasher,
    They've also won BAFTA Awards for their work on Animal Stories, Eddy and
    the Bear, Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!, and most recently, The Secret Show...

     sigh - a Rargian bluebird     in the great Rsrg library

      Edwin Barnes dreams of sheep      the Rargian leader is a liberace-type

     Rargians in their jumpsuits

    Awards

   1988 British Animation Awards (BAA) - Best Film
     1988 Chicago Intl Film Festival - Silver Plaque

    Rarg on DVD

    Rarg
                Region 2 / IMC Vision / March 2008

     written, directed and animated by Tony Collingwood

     producer:          Chris O'Hare
     music:               Phillip Appleby
     backgrounds:    Fiona McVicar
     voices:              Nigel Hawthorne
                              Michael Gough
                              Ronnie Stevens

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			Rarg (1988) producers: Tony Collingwood Productions Ltd / British Screen Finance / NFTS animation: cel animation run time: 23 mins
		"This is the story of Rarg. A land so perfect that the sun never rose until it was absoloutely sure that everyone was awake..." Rarg is a perfect little world where the sky is always blissfully blue, the birds are always singing and everyone is inconceivably happy. That is, until a great discovery is made. Rarg and its population are merely figments of a dream being dreamt by a man called Edwin Barnes. If something isn't done soon, Edwin will wake and the world of Rarg will surely disappear for ever! "Rarg" is a beautiful, whimsical tale, animated in traditional 2D cel form, which took Tony Collingwood and his small team at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield more than four and a half years to create. It's difficult to write too much about the film without spoiling things. Suffice it to say, the Rargians concoct a daring plan to save themselves. The execution of this Great Plan, the Rargians in big pink jumpsuits with matching earmuffs and pillows on their feet, the Intelli-babies, Nigel Hawthorne's golden narration, it all works wonderfully. Oh, and then there's a delightful twist in the tale that will leave a big pink smile on your face... The international succcess of "Rarg" enabled Tony Collingwood to start his own fully-fledged production outfit with producer Chris O'Hare. Their first production was supposed to be a sequel, but the funding routes lead them to turn it into an animated series called "Dream Patrol". One quick name-change later and Captain Zed and the Zee Zone was born. Collingwood O'Hare have since animated such hit British shows as Oscar's Orchestra and Dennis and Gnasher, They've also won BAFTA Awards for their work on Animal Stories, Eddy and the Bear, Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!, and most recently, The Secret Show... Awards 1988 British Animation Awards (BAA) - Best Film 1988 Chicago Intl Film Festival - Silver Plaque Rarg on DVD Rarg Region 2 / IMC Vision / March 2008 written, directed and animated by Tony Collingwood producer: Chris O'Hare music: Phillip Appleby backgrounds: Fiona McVicar voices: Nigel Hawthorne Michael Gough Ronnie Stevens On the web Collingwood O'Hare Collingwood O'Hare's bright official site features 'Rarg', plus details of their entire production history... index » previous » next »

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