Closed Mondays

A claymation short from the movie Fantastic Animation Festival (1975)

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  Film & Animation

[voicetube]

I remember this... from 1975(!)

I was a kid basically (14 y old) when I saw this, but to this day I recall how much I was affected positively and love this work! Goes to show how important great works of art ... and thus artists are to our lives & culture:-)

[RubyAnimation]

This is a classic! I saw it when the Fantastic Animation Festival first came out in the theatres and I was hooked. It has literally inspired me to animate.

[Gary Elam]

Bob Gardiner (March 19, 1951 – April 21, 2005) was an animator who helped pioneer what would become known as Claymation. He was born in Torrance, California and died in Grass Valley, California. He received an Oscar in 1974 for his short film Closed Mondays, which he made in partnership with Will Vinton.

[darkdubh]

Ha,I remember seeing this on Irish TV in the late 80's.Good to see it again.

[anishx91]

loved it amazing

[Christopher Nihil]

I remember this being shown as a filler in between movies on one of the old pay-per-view channels (Prism I think) in the 70s or early 80s. It left quite an impression on me.

[DjangosBurntFingers]

I saw this in 1975 when I was 15. Closed Mondays and the piece using "Moonshadows" were my favorites. I had a great time that night.

[emilymarie38]

Will Vinton has made amazing animations. And started a wonderful animation studio that had now become LAIKA, which has made a million commercials and the awesome stop-motion movies Coraline and now ParaNorman! Love it all :)

[leslielandberg]

Midnight at thr Museum must have been inspired by this short. Everyone in creation has seen it and everyone is enchanted by it!

[leslielandberg]

Upload in HD please!

[clumsyshadow22]

Brilliant!!

[carykh]

hello!