The Hole (1962)

The Hole is a 1962 short animation by John Hubley and Faith Hubley that won an Academy Award for Short Subjects (Cartoons) in 1962.
The film uses improvised dialogue from Dizzy Gillespie and George Mathews as a pair of construction workers, one white, one black. Working deep underground, our cartoon heroes begin debating the fate of the world and the possibility of nuclear annihilation...from under the streets of New York.

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• The Hole (1962)
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[iwantoldschool]

Dizzy's story reminds me of one of Bob Cranshaw's he once told me... lol... these sneaky jazz musicians are all the same!

[ErichoTTA]

Just fantastic. No dislikes for a reason.

[Stabsteer]

Excellent short film. 

Dizzy is very insightful and it holds up perfectly today.

[Lucasdouro]

Brilliant.

[thatguy247]

At first I thought I was too stoned to understand what Dizzy was saying... Now I realize, Dizzy was too stoned to make sense, I was just too stoned to realize it... and is it just me or is George a 'birther'?