Little Nemo test film

[EternalWeaponX]

such a shame.

[piadukes]

gostei o brasil tmb gosta de anime e muito

[jcudal32]

LOL what an awesome trailer. it ends with a little boy falling LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!

[RetroToledo]

@jcudal32 Although it's not shown here, the final scene has him falling out of his bed, which was a common ending to each Little Nemo strip for him to wake up in unusual ways on or off his bed.

[lisachineserooster]

Anyone can think this was made in the year 2000!!! That was truly the best animation,,i,ve seen for 1984,,especially those quick camera effects! You didn,t see that in disney before 1984!!!! Amazing!! A masterpiece!!!

[lisachineserooster]

this looks way better then the ugly american japanese movie from 1992.

[TheMatthewick]

2:88 I think nemo is going to the firey pits of hell, and when TMS said you`re never to old to have a happy childhood they knew they`re not kidding. because the last time I saw this video I`d rather watch an andaconda swallow both nemo and the princess whole in one gulp, digest `em crap `em out, then watch the snake eat it and do it over and over again for all eturnity, like an endless cycle of eat`n`poop I:C

[butchdeadlift10]

I would comment, but the production history is to insane for me to even touch this thing.

[RetroToledo]

@butchdeadlift10 You have to be 'experienced' to figure it out!

[butchdeadlift10]

@RetroToledo Here is what I can tell, I think you (and everyone else here) knows about the japanese end of production, but here is what I know about the american side of it. The producers scammed work. From american writers they kept on "proposing" the project to get free first-draft scripts from writers they would never hire. They did the same with animation and art from american animators (including Frank and Ollie). It was a mess of procrastination, money laundering, and jipping artists

[RetroToledo]

@butchdeadlift10 Sad really, I remember reading up on that years back too. Sounds like what happened with a film Sanrio had to get cranked out back in the 70's called "Metamorphoses" which went nowhere and isn't remembered today (besides those like me who bothered to find it).

[butchdeadlift10]

@RetroToledo The 60s and 70s were a dark age for animation

[RetroToledo]

@butchdeadlift10 It continued on into the 80's in this country. It wasn't really until the late 80's/early 90's when it came around for us and you started to see some interesting things happen in the medium.

[butchdeadlift10]

@RetroToledo I would agree that the 80s were a turning point. We had a marketing shift, importing shift, Don Bluth becoming a viable competitor for disney, Who Frame roger rabbit brought in a ton of nostalgia, digital coloring was around the corner, the Cal-arts generation came of age, Tim Burton, Speilberg, Roy Disney...the list goes on

[RetroToledo]

@butchdeadlift10 I would say so as well. The CalArts Generation coming-of-age certainly was apparent.

[butchdeadlift10]

@RetroToledo ...........are you an animator? The question just crossed my mind

[RetroToledo]

@butchdeadlift10 Not yet, but I'm aspiring to be one.

[butchdeadlift10]

@RetroToledo Same for me, I am a senior at LCAD. You?

[RetroToledo]

@butchdeadlift10 Practically out of school and having to learn on my own. Still a case of being motivated to do something about it.

[butchdeadlift10]

@RetroToledo Well if you need motivation here is what I tell my classmates; "the industry needs you".

[RetroToledo]

@butchdeadlift10 Thank you.

[Purdys]

Holy, what a breath taking sequence! And the fact that is was only a test?!

Also, could osmeone please ell me the name of the classical piece that plays in the background? It sounds so freaking familiar.....

[BDF5K]

Amazing, just like every other Miyazaki work, and a real shame that it got cut, too. It's about time someone reboots the "Slumberland" franchise (I assume that will be the new name). I don't care if it's by Ghibli or not, but it had better have the quality and awesomeness on par with this clip.

[AMOVIEGUY14]

Where did U get this from?

[RetroToledo]

@AMOVIEGUY14 Given who put this up, I'm sure it was one of those industry trade-type things were promos and other materials probably came to their hands over time.

[rockman674]

6 people are 2 old to have a happy childhood(Sucks to you, 6 people)

[LeannaTerry]

this was my fav. movie when i was a kid! By far one the the greatest!

[gangstanaruto3]

this is got to be one of the best anime made movies ^^

[Romusk86]

This is probably one of the biggest "what could have been's" in animation history. Nemo had the potential to sit among the greatest animated films of all time. Now it's just an obscure flick for A.D.D. kids.

[YaoiAngel00]

whats creepy is years ago I had a dream way too similar to this. In a bed thats flying around, some little man in a red hat, big door, and I think a crystal? Creepy.

[MintChocoFusion]

oh they never shoulda let ghibli go! if they know anything, it's flying! not like the movie was bad without them. it was good, but maaan...

[Omega1874]

Such brilliant animation, but his laugh is really really fucking gay.

[fromstart2finish]

why the actual film was not animated so well like this trailer is beyond me.

The actual movie's quality of animation was nothing compared to this test footage.

what a waste!

[Wingham64409]

I love how the way It was shot in 70 mm. I wish the actual product's cinematography is like that,

[SOLARBEARSTUDIOS]

NICE!!!!!!

[Arsnof]

I would pay IN BABIES to see this film.

[kenny3001]

this is almost like those trailers you see for a Pixar film

[TheFreakyChannel]

Only the test sequence is great, so fluently animations, great mixure of anime style and fluently, advanced disney animation. The 1989 version has not so much charme and good animation.

[AMOVIEGUY14]

wow that's some great ending.

[Dragonrider1227]

I can't help but think this sequence actually looks more anime than the final film did

[carriethevampire]

i was raised on this movie, love it

oh and i want that bed badly..

[Tyronor]

Beautiful/amazing movie. I liked Nemo, Camille, and Icarus.

[ff2paladin]

Anxiously awaiting.... it took another 8 years....

[Vameon]

What could have been...It's really sad.

[zentotoro]

why can't we have nice things?

[sayastra]

shit, for a film made in the early eighties, this looks great (even by today standards) i thought it would look crappier.

[Hirameki]

Viva la 80's. The Golden age of anime.

R.I.P Yoshifumi Kondō.

[RetroToledo]

@Hirameki I often think of him as the Joe Ranft of Ghibli if nothing else to compare with.

[enemyofbohemia]

This was absolutely incredible.

[ff2paladin]

Is this the 1984 "pilot"?

[Neurodisco77]

@ff2paladin

It seems so

[renegadebse]

Dude...that was that squirrel Icarius...as a human! Sahweet! =D

[cloudybitbit6]

@renegadebse Wait WHAT!? That's ICARUS!?

[renegadebse]

That was epic!

[NotOrdinaryInGames]

Awesome!

[Owlzindabarn]

I love the rendering for Nemo himself in this test; I wish they'd have stayed with this model through the actual movie; he looked too simplified in the finished product.

[rrpauldoran]

This movie like made my childhood!

[SCREAMOdavid]

ditto

[kapat12724]

That music in the background is from the Beatles movie, "Help!"

[enemyofbohemia]

Actually its Wagner's prelude to Lohengrin act III, but you're right, it was in Help!

[PolyBrow]

Where did you buy the Japanese DVD? I tried the Japanese Amazon but it looked like the DVD was no longer available...

[16Nire61]

Wow... I love the movie as it is, but I can't help but wonder what it would've been like had they continued in this direction. ^_^

[FreakinSweet87]

I think I came a little bit... I never knew Miyazaki was originally attached to the project! It would have been so epic to see how both versions would have differed. Man, it really is a dream, isn't it?

[lukaspukas1]

You know the five word rule of Miyazaki: Eventually, a girl/boy (those two count as one word) will fly.

[Escalondarkness32]

are they gonna remake so it had modern more look like this, .........wow

[AdoptPaopuPals]

I wanna make a movie where Alice meets Nemo. PS, they need to make a Little Nemo live-action film. If you have any info on that, please reply

[Death2Bigots]

I played the NES game by Capcom first, so when I saw the movie I was expecting him to be feeding candy to giant frogs and walking around wearing them like a suit or riding a purple gecko and climbing up walls. Sadly I was disappointed, lol... still a great movie and a fond childhood memory.

[CaptainConnorsaurus]

oh god what a fucking hard ass game...that game, and just about every other NES game, nearly ruined my childhood because i always got so mad at them.

[traviswall1982]

@AdoptPaopuPals

There is a movie I heard about called "Dream One" where a kid, named Nemo, is being told a bed time story where he crashed his boat and meets Alice (from Wonderland) and Zorro (played by Harvey Keitel). He also is in his pajamas the entire time. It's live action. I hope that helps.

Oh, I also heard they're trying to make a musical, look it up in Wikipedia.

[lukaspukas1]

@AdoptPaopuPals You can definitely bet that if someone doesn't attempt to make it in the near future, someday I'll attempt to pitch it to a studio if/when I get connections and enough artistic freedom to do so. I have a pretty good idea of how it works in live-action.

[brittany0]

I wish I could've seen the Princess in this style. So stunning.

[stirfryarcade]

This is awesome. As much as I love the original movie, I would love to see how Miyazaki would create the story.

[NeatStuff86]

so the kid dies?

[RAINRIEN]

so the kid dies? ALMOST EVERY ORIGINAL Little Nemo in Slumberland COMIC PAGE ended with Little Nemo suddenly AWAKE ! ...from a DREAM. Thus the NAME of LITTLE NEMO in SLUMBERLAND . Wind Soar McCay ...about a hundred years ago... showed us that LIFE is just a DREAM. You can wake up anytime or still believe in "death" that's up to your post more-time self.

[Shraylo]

I like the animation in this "test film" and it's a cool alternative to how the film could have been... but I'm happy how the movie is now. I don't know if I would have felt the same way about it if it was done this way.

[CheeseWheel3]

Why didn't they have him do the movie? This is so epic!

[GuacamoleKun]

This is so cool! The flying bed part was the best.. no wonder they got it so perfect, having done this full-color test and all.

[Technus]

The Sound of Nemo falling from the sky sounded like Young Link

[GamiCross]

This is what a Serta mattress is capable of.

[LoganDoe]

Hahahahaha!!

Fantastic.

[xeno200]

wow looking at this if they had seen it through miyazaki might have gotten the award for this rather than spirited away makes me sad this is one of my favorite childhood movies and dont get me wrong i loved it but the ending result does seem like it could have been ten times better if it had been done this way the animation alone makes me drool lol

[GadGades]

the movie had faults but animation wasn't one of them. Plus, really random plane, so ghibli

[xeno200]

sry wasnt saying the animation for the movie was crappy which it otally wasnt just saying that the animation for this trailer was awsome and 2 correct myself

probably not 10 times better but id say its greatness could have been increased by 25-40% the N king would have looked crazy nemo looks kinda better in this clip as a character the water scene would have ben touched up just minor things i doubt the ending would have chngd i hate the ending if i was nemo id have stayd with the princess w

[TomPreston6]

That's pretty elaborate for a test. Usually tests in animation, especially back then, would've just been in B/W

[TomPreston6]

so what exactly is this? In some aspects it looks like the Little Nemo movie that was made in the early 90's... but not quite...

[Forysan]

This is one of the best animated films that could have been. Miyazaki was set to produce and storyboard it while Kondo (who died in 1997) was going to direct it. Just think how much more amazing the end result would have been had they not left the project.

[kensuke0]

It would've been an instant classic as evidenced in this pilot.

[BPrice1A]

Nice. A rarity I take it. Here's another: well-of-souls(DOT)com/orbots/a­rchive/MattelToyFair1985_Orbot­s1(DOTjpg. and well-of-souls(DOT)com/orbots/a­rchive/MattelToyFair1985_Orbot­s2(DOTjpg. From an Orbots website: "Mattel was to be the master licensee of Mighty Orbots, and the robot you have the picture of was in their Toy Fair catalog for 1985. But between the printing of the catalog and the Toy Fair itself, plans were scrapped, probably because of the Tonka lawsuit."

[BPrice1A]

I primarily went because they worked on one of my favorite shows at the time, Mighty Orbots, but to find out everything else they worked on, including Nemo, was an added bonus.

[BPrice1A]

Indeed!

[TuttiOfruti]

to bad they dont make movies like this animore... youll be lucky if they come out with a 2D movies and if its good it would be like a miracle... the only thing that comes out of western animation nowadays its crappy CGI stuff with lame plots and shallow characters

[BPrice1A]

Actually, I did. They're just color cel set-ups that were posted on a wall, for a scene featuring the character voiced by Mickey Rooney (Flip) and some lizard-like creatures. As I said, they were mostly working on Gummi Bears and Galaxy High when I was there.

[BPrice1A]

The Dezaki film is also posted here on youtube, and nothing I saw at TMS was in that, as well.

[Civonos]

The Little Nemo movie DVD? What DVD are you talking about?

[Civonos]

Where was this available at?

[CarmenWilyD]

Wow, a surprising lot of the scenes in the movie came from this test sequence.

It would have been cool if it were originally done in this style. But I still like the movie the way it is.

I always wanted to see this test sequence, after finding out another Studio worked on it. :)

[BaldRattie]

O.O man, I wish it stayed in this style D:

[darksymphony]

Holy crap, this scene is amazing. I like the the look of the pilot character, but mostly it's just a stunningly conceived and directed sequence... I don't remember the last time I saw something like this in an animation. In fact, I like it better than any of the flying sequences that were actually in the film. Wish they'd kept this!

[KeijiKG]

Eh, it's alright.

I just find it funny that TMS isn't the first thing that comes in the minds of American producers trying to get their anime-esque projects like Kill Bill, Gotham Knight or Animatrix.

Everyone's about Production I.G., MadHouse or Studio 4°C that for business.

[BPrice1A]

It is ironic that Warner didn't approach TMS, since they did work on some of the best Batman and Superman episodes: namely "Feat of Clay, Pt II", "Two-Face pt I", "World's Finest, Pts I-III", "A Little Piece of Home", "Bizarro's World", and of course, "Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker".

[KeijiKG]

TMS had a lot of employers, including Disney (New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers and Ducktales). Not so much "ironic" as much as it's more of greener grass to visit.

[BPrice1A]

Don't forget Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears and The Wuzzles.

[KeijiKG]

Why yes, thank you for reminding me.

Especially since I almost forgot the Wuzzles ^_^;

[BPrice1A]

I remember them because I was in Japan in '86, and took a tour of TMS while they were working on the Gummi Bears, Galaxy High, and early cel set ups on Nemo, and none of what I saw was seen here, or in the final film.

[KeijiKG]

No, no 1000 times NO! There was nothing in my statement noting they never did domestic works before 1999. I said "they went back to anime" because that was the year they ceased overseas production or at least started to limit their resources for it. They still did anime on top of things.

I know they've done series like Tensai Bakabon, Attack No. 1 and Ohayo Spank before doing business overseas. I was just making note of where and when they decided to shift their business focus.

[KeijiKG]

Miyazaki and Ghibli had NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

Clarification to the people effing up facts out there.

Tokyo Movie Shinsha used to be VERY good with overseas animation. Their choice was to go back to domestic (anime) in 1999. Sucks it had to end that way for them, but look at the TV producers and animation market for today: the money's DROPPED.

[makosharkman]

who that kid that Nemo was flying because he wasn't in the Movie.

[imcoolandreallynot]

his boyfriend

[toxee]

lol

[makosharkman]

what do you mean by that and whatd his name?

[Bankotsufan1]

I loved this film growing up. I had the VHS, but then it was destroyed when I kapt trying to pause and re-wind it to get a good look at one of the character's costume designs. It was ruined. I recently bought a new copy of the tape, and watched it. It really is one of the greatest films of all time, and is the reason I want to be a cartoonist. It used to amaze me as a child, just as it does now.

I still love the film, but I would have liked to see that character. He looks cool.

[sailoreris10]

pajama pajama :) i love to watch little nemo and this clip look so

cute

[Takaru55]

I am Confused. *laughs a bit* I have the VHS I actually watched it about an house ago. This doesn't look like apart of the film I watched? was this cut?

[Stargaziey]

This was how the movie was originally going to be done. You can see the similiarities but by the time the movie finally found a studio to actually do it, it changed to the version we know now.

[vdtmanutd5145]

THAT...was some pretty stunning stuff...

[10angrytigers]

yeah, this was my favourite film as a kid. Amazing animation. Better then disney. Did miyasaki have anything to do with this film? Looks like it has his touch.

[julian7carter]

Don't mean to sound aggressive, but do you understand animation? Saying that it's better than Disney is a very bold statement.

Personally, I feel such comparisons may be a waste of time. This is wonderfully animated, and so are the Disney features.  Is one better than the other in the technical department? Possibly. Is it of importance to determine which one is [marginally] superior? I don't think so.

Both are great. Let's leave it at that.

[10angrytigers]

Disney was great. they started the movement. However, studio ghibli offers something far beyond disney. It's sort of like comparing the music of U2 to that of radiohead or LCD Sound system. Disney is a dinasaur that has lost it's roots, while studio gibli has stayed true to the art form that is animation. Long live Miyazaki.

The Emperors new groove proves my point!

[julian7carter]

Well ... I was hoping Disney would get back on the right track soon :p. I don't know what you consider "Disney's Roots" since their output is very varied. But if you're referring to traditional fairy tales or musicals then you're in luck with John Musker's and Ron Clements' traditionally animated "The Princess and the Frog" next year, and Glen Keane's technically incredible-sounding CG "Rapunzel" in 2010. Let's hope they deliver.

[julian7carter]

I think "The Emperor's New Groove" is a wonderful film. It's a straight comedy, and it's pulled off wonderfully. Granted, it doesn't have "Tarzan"'s eye-popping visuals, but it does have some brilliant character animation in Yzma. The film was critically acclaimed.

I'll admit I've only seen a handful of Ghibli films, and they feel ever sooooo different from Disney animated features. I liked "Spirited Away" very much, but I have to say "Howl's Moving Castle" was stunning!

[spirallogic13]

Old one is and always will be the best in my opinion. Just by watching this clip, it had a totally different feel. D:

[thizzmarleynation]

i had the video game too!

[thizzmarleynation]

what happend to this movie?did it become a cult film or somthing cuz i watch this as a child and no one speaks of this shit anymore.

[rohitvip]

Is this an American or japanese film?

[nexmires]

I watched this when I was a little girl! I loved this movie!

[gamemusicfreak]

Excellent choice of music here. It is from Wagner's Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3. By far my favorite piece of classical music ever, even though it is short.

[Marbles471]

cyberdogg2: "longer fan-assembled cut of Richard Williams' The Thief and the Cobbler"

Whoa, such a creature exists? How did that happen?! And why did fans have to cobble the material together instead of Williams himself?

Where can one see this Frankenstein? I've never actually seen the butcher job that ended up being released, but I sure have heard a lot about the rather heartbreaking history of it.

[toonleap]

It is a pity that Miyazaki didnt made it. Nemo´s animation was great but the story was bad. Miyazaki´s version probably could have been better.

[Marbles471]

Miyazaki or Takahata would definitely have done right by it. I'm very curious as to what their disagreements were. In any case it's moot, because the film that ended up being made bears no resemblence to anything they would create.

This clip is lovely because I love manga/anime designs of the overall Ghibli "family" of styles, but have always wanted to see them move with Disney-esque fullness. This is close, and it's a thrill to see.

[Drenn23]

The original was one of my favorite films ever. If Miyazaki is rebooting this film, then thats like icing on the cake!!!!

[melissaIvory]

is this a new clip, or are they remaking the film?

i mean, i know that Miyazaki and Takahata had differing views for the film when they did work on it in the 80's, but that doesn't explain where this clip came from.

it also looks newer than the original, and TMS's symbol is different.

[Jameshawk105]

It would be ridiculous thing to have a new one or too atleast put the old one on dvd.

[melissaIvory]

they did. but it's out of print now.

[Coolestmovies]

Back In Print. Echo Bridge has rebranded the original Funimation disc. It's available at Amazon and despite the errors in their listing (full frame), it's actually WIDESCREEN, 5.1 audio, and all the (lame) special features from the 2004 disc. Just re-released in Jan. 09.

[mattthorn]

I always suspected Miyazaki dropped out of the project because he had wanted to do something more faithful to the original comic strip. This clip would seem to confirm that suspicion, but it also looks more "Miyazaki" than "Winsor McCay." Still, there's no doubt a Miyazaki "Nemo" would have been much better than the banal pap that was finally released. But that was back before he was internationally famous and enjoyed the clout he does now. Too bad.

[checkeredgeek]

Good point, but Miyazaki also took a lot of liberties doing his adaptation of the Howel's Moving Castle children's novel. But, you know, it was still an awesome movie.

[Darkwolf11111]

omg this movie is so gay i remeber i broke mine with a hammer and then poored gasoline on it and then i burned with other shit

[pantsm4ster]

Hayao is a genius, I still say Castle of Caligostro is one of the best movies I have ever seen

[Jimvanhise]

This is not the same movie that was made in 1992. This is a version which was never made.

[EverybodyLovesRiley]

i used to love this movie!

[kareeji]

I love the look... it's like American art with Japanese anime animation.

[TrueProvidence]

I watched this when I was a kid. I really hoped it was a nightmare because it creeped the freakn' life out of me.

[worldtourmaster]

Anyone know the Composer and piece of classical music that plays during this?

[ricarleite]

Same question here!

[Tallacus]

dam i remember this movie, its was quite amazing

[diggitybanana45]

pajama pasama! pajama pasama! PAJAMA PASAMA!!!!!!

[MrPatrickBateman]

i watched this movie almost everyday when i was 8! every night before bed :)

classic!!!!!!!

[kankotski]

wow man this brings back memories this used to be my fave movie

[MagnaderAlpha]

I always liked this demo. It was from sometime in the 80s, seeing that this movie was in pre-production since the early 80s and Hayao Miyazaki was attached to it.

[YTPGod]

DAWMN! Talk about a breakthrough in anime!

[CassB4B]

I actually bought this movie on VHS like five years ago from a clearance bin @ Blockbuster.

The Nemo-y goodness. Yay!

[Acez616]

WTF!? This shit has nothing to do with clown fish at all!

[BillSparrow]

Oh, so no one else is allowed to have the name Nemo except for the damn fish?

[MagnaderAlpha]

Little Nemo came BEFORE Finding Nemo. Hell, the original Winsor McCay comic strips originated from the early 1900s. That's why Little Nemo > Finding Nemo.

[Acez616]

Jeez it was a joke calm down!

[rocker32chick]

I remember that movie. I loved it. Actually I think I still own it.

[drszusz666]

this movie scared the hell out of me as a kid ...

[Ipodcandy]

me too.

[brumaleon]

/watch?v=06yLsBXliQ8

[gamemusicfreak]

This is awesome! Can anyone tell me the name of the background music used here? It's one of my favorite pieces, but it's been a while since I've heard it and I forgot the title and composer.

[DirtHerder009]

Beautiful bit of animation by the Japanese. Shame it never got a release in the theaters here in the '80s. I got the DVD while I was in Japan at least.

[AniDex]

<333333 I still have this movie on VHS!

Looks like the kid in the plane was cut out for the final release, ah well.

[ersatzrhetoric]

this movie scared the crap out of me when i was little

[Iaminastate]

No kidding, me too.... but I loved it anyway.

[Murryellia]

I remember this movie, one of my favorites.

[restive123]

some test.