A Town Called Panic
A film by Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar
Hilarious and frequently surreal, the stop-motion extravaganza A Town Called Panic has endless charms and raucous laughs for children from eight to eighty. Based on the Belgian animated cult TV series, Panic stars three plastic toys named Cowboy, Indian and Horse who share a rambling house in a rural town that never fails to attract the weirdest events. A sort of Gallic Monty Python crossed with Art Clokey on acid, A Town Called Panic is zany, brainy and altogether insane-y!
Critical Reaction
Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival
3.5 STARS! Enchanting…goofy charm!
—- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-TimesA blast of freewheeling inventiveness!
—Screen International3.5 STARS! So this is what deadpan slapstick surrealist Belgian stop-motion animation looks like. I like it!
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
External Links
- Official site
- View the trailer
- Screen International review
- The Hollywood Reporter review
- Roger Ebert review
- Christy LeMaster, Cine-File
- Chicago Tribune review
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Technical Information
- Production Year
- 2009
- Country of Production
- Belgium, France, Luxembourg
- Language
- French with English subtitles
- Running Time
- 75 min
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