Kick Me is a 1975 American independentTHE ACADEMY PRESENTS 'RESTORED ANIMATED RARITIES'|AFA: Animation for Adults animated short film made by Robert Swarthe.Letterboxd
Summary The film is about a pair of red legs and its misadventures on celluloid film involving a giant baseball and spiders.
Production The animation was produced by drawing pictures directly onto frames of film stock, instead of by inking/painting and photographing cels as in traditional animation techniques of the era.REVISITING CINEFEX (11): ET AND ROBERT SWARTHE
Reception and legacy It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short FilmShort Film Winners: 1976 Oscars1976|Oscars.org and was featured on Fantastic Animation Festival.
Kick Me was named to the ALA Notable Children's Videos list in 1976.
It was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.Kick Me Preserved Projects
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