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==Production== |
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The film was announced in January 1980.<ref name="IGoPogoAnnounce">{{cite news|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=January 13, 1980|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1980/01/13/we-have-met-the-movie-and-it-is-pogo/1dbb3963-f9f8-43a7-8f76-a26dfd2dbeb4/|title= We Have Met the Movie and It Is Pogo! |access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> Kerry H. Stowell, president of Stowmar Enterprises, a film studio in [[Crystal City, Virginia]] that produced the feature-length picture on a budget of $2 million.<ref name="IGoPogoProd3">{{cite news|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 25, 1979|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/25/archives/bringing-walt-kellys-pogo-to-the-screen.html|title= Bringing Walt Kelly's Pogo To the Screen |access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name="IGoPogoProd">{{cite news|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=October 27, 1980|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/10/27/possum-politics/5d90c2cf-0bfd-4022-a963-d87cd5d82714/|title= Possum Politics |access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> The film was the first feature-length animation shot with a new technique called "flexiform," which involves the manipulation of three-dimensional plasticine figures<ref name= "IGoPogoProd"/> Marc Paul Chinoy, an animator on TV commercials and letter segments on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', introduced Stowell to the technique and became her partner in producing educational and industrial films. |
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<ref name="IGoPogoProd2">{{cite news|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 5, 1980|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/09/05/doesnt-everybody-go-pogo/bd4d0ad6-565d-431b-a170-34ba2f4ce772/|title= Doesn't Everybody Go Pogo? |access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name= "IGoPogoProd"/> Shooting on the picture took about a year, but planning for it had taken more than a year before that with the two discussing possible applications for the "flexiform" technique when the two agreed on adapting [[Walt Kelly|Walt Kelly's]] ''[[Pogo (comic strip)|Pogo]]'' [[comic strip]]<ref name= "IGoPogoProd"/> The two contacted Kelly's widow, Selby Kelly, regarding the rights and after showing her the studio she was impressed enough that she broke off her negotiations with [[NBC]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] regarding an animated TV adaptation.<ref name= "IGoPogoProd2"/><ref name= "IGoPogoProd"/> Kelly remained involved throughout production approving the models and suggesting changes.<ref name= "IGoPogoProd2"/> During the writing process, Chinoy used Kelly's strips as a guideline and didn't invent any new situations that didn't directly tie back to the source material.<ref name= "IGoPogoProd2"/> |
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<ref name="IGoPogoProd2">{{cite news|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 5, 1980|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/09/05/doesnt-everybody-go-pogo/bd4d0ad6-565d-431b-a170-34ba2f4ce772/|title= Doesn't Everybody Go Pogo? |access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name= "IGoPogoProd"/> Shooting on the picture took about a year, but planning for it had taken more than a year before that with the two discussing possible applications for the "flexiform" technique when the two agreed on adapting [[Walt Kelly|Walt Kelly's]] ''[[Pogo (comic strip)|Pogo]]'' [[comic strip]]<ref name= "IGoPogoProd"/> The two contacted Kelly's widow,Selby Kelly, regarding the rights and after showing her the studio she was impressed enough that she broke off her negotiations with [[NBC]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] regarding an animated TV adaptation.<ref name= "IGoPogoProd2"/><ref name= "IGoPogoProd"/> Kelly remained involved throughout production approving the models and suggesting changes.<ref name= "IGoPogoProd2"/> During the writing process, Chinoy used Kelly's strips as a guideline and didn't invent any new situations that didn't directly tie back to the source material.<ref name= "IGoPogoProd2"/> |
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==Release== |
==Release== |
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The film had been intended to be released three months before the [[1980 United States presidential election]] with a $1 million marketing budget as well as a write-in campaign for "Pogo for President", but [[21st Century Film Corporation]] never delivered on their promise and instead released the film on videocassette via [[Fotomat|Fotomat's]] video rental service.<ref name="IGoPogoDist">{{cite magazine |last=Scapperotti|first=Dan|date=1980|title= I Go Pogo|url=https://archive.org/details/cinefantastique_1970-2002/Cinefantastique%20Vol%2010%20No%204%20%281980%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater|url-status= |magazine= |
The film had been intended to be released three months before the [[1980 United States presidential election]] with a $1 million marketing budget as well as a write-in campaign for "Pogo for President", but [[21st Century Film Corporation]] never delivered on their promise and instead released the film on videocassette via [[Fotomat|Fotomat's]] video rental service.<ref name="IGoPogoDist">{{cite magazine |last=Scapperotti|first=Dan|date=1980|title= I Go Pogo|url=https://archive.org/details/cinefantastique_1970-2002/Cinefantastique%20Vol%2010%20No%204%20%281980%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater|url-status= |magazine=[[Cinefantastique]]|location= |publisher= Fourth Castle Micromedia|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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[[Walt Disney Home Video (VHS)|Walt Disney Home Video]] would reissue the film in 1989 on VHS under the alternate title of ''Pogo for President''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Umland|first=Samuel J.|date=2015|title=The Tim Burton Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3jWCCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA28|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]]|page=28|isbn=978-0810892002}}</ref> |
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Two versions of the film exist with one being the unaltered original and a re-edit that added narration.<ref name="VideoHound">{{cite book|title=VideoHound's Family Video Retriever|url=https://archive.org/details/videohoundsfamil00char|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/videohoundsfamil00char/page/166 166]|date=1995|isbn=978-0-8103-7866-7}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:37, 23 May 2024
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| Directed by | Marc Paul Chinoy |
| Written by | Marc Paul Chinoy |
| Produced by | Marc Paul Chinoy |
| Starring | Skip Hinnant Jonathan Winters Vincent Price |
| Cinematography | Robert W. Starbird |
| Edited by | Michael Usher |
| Music by | Holly Amber Church |
Production companies | Stowmar Enterprises Possum Productions Inc. |
| Distributed by | Fotomat Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
I Go Pogo (also known as Pogo for President) is a 1980 American stop motion comedy film written and directed by Marc Paul Chinoy based on the comic strip Pogo by Walt Kelly.
Plot
Pogo the Possum attempts to run for president with the help of his fellow animal friends.
Cast
- Skip Hinnant as Pogo Possum
- Jonathan Winters as Porky Pine / Molester Mole / Wiley Catt
- Bob McFadden as Howland Owl
- Vincent Price as Deacon Mushrat
- Jimmy Breslin as P.T. Bridgeport
- Stan Freberg as Albert the Alligator
- Ruth Buzzi as Miz Beaver / Miss Mam'selle Hepzibah
- Arnold Stang as Churchy LaFemme
Production
The film was announced in January 1980.[1] Kerry H. Stowell, president of Stowmar Enterprises, a film studio in Crystal City, Virginia that produced the feature-length picture on a budget of $2 million.[2][3] The film was the first feature-length animation shot with a new technique called "flexiform," which involves the manipulation of three-dimensional plasticine figures[3] Marc Paul Chinoy, an animator on TV commercials and letter segments on Sesame Street, introduced Stowell to the technique and became her partner in producing educational and industrial films. [4][3] Shooting on the picture took about a year, but planning for it had taken more than a year before that with the two discussing possible applications for the "flexiform" technique when the two agreed on adapting Walt Kelly's Pogo comic strip[3] The two contacted Kelly's widow, Selby Kelly, regarding the rights and after showing her the studio she was impressed enough that she broke off her negotiations with NBC and MGM regarding an animated TV adaptation.[4][3] Kelly remained involved throughout production approving the models and suggesting changes.[4] During the writing process, Chinoy used Kelly's strips as a guideline and didn't invent any new situations that didn't directly tie back to the source material.[4]
Release
The film had been intended to be released three months before the 1980 United States presidential election with a $1 million marketing budget as well as a write-in campaign for "Pogo for President", but 21st Century Film Corporation never delivered on their promise and instead released the film on videocassette via Fotomat's video rental service.[5]
Walt Disney Home Video would reissue the film in 1989 on VHS under the alternate title of Pogo for President.[6]
Two versions of the film exist with one being the unaltered original and a re-edit that added narration.[7]
References
- ^ "We Have Met the Movie and It Is Pogo!". The Washington Post. January 13, 1980. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Bringing Walt Kelly's Pogo To the Screen". The New York Times. November 25, 1979. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Possum Politics". The Washington Post. October 27, 1980. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Doesn't Everybody Go Pogo?". The Washington Post. September 5, 1980. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Scapperotti, Dan (1980). "I Go Pogo". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Umland, Samuel J. (2015). The Tim Burton Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 28. ISBN 978-0810892002.
- ^ VideoHound's Family Video Retriever. 1995. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-8103-7866-7.