High Noon
Alternate Title: Cowboys
Directed by: Phil Mulloy
year: 1991 3 minutes
Animator Phil Mulloy’s ghoulish ballad of bloodlust nods to the original HIGH NOON’s real-time narrative and epic showdowns. In Mulloy’s version, the Western’s rituals of violence obscure a deeper fear of humiliation.
- Genres:
- Animation / Cel & Hand-Drawn
- Western
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- International / European / United Kingdom / English
- Short / Narrative
- Adaptation / Cinematic
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- Comedy / Black Comedy
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- International / European / United Kingdom / English
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- International / European / United Kingdom / English
Not to be confused with the syrupy musical of the same name, this SOUND OF MUSIC is one of animator Phil Mulloy’s ghastliest portrayals of a culture deformed by violence and greed.
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Thought provoking. This cartoon homage to the original 1951 Gary Cooper/Grace Kelly was wonderful! The ending is totally unexpected.
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