http://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2007/09/twice-upon-time-movie-that-time-forgot.html
Thanks to a search engine, I have found a new article about the 1983 movie ?Twice Upon A Time? at the weblog Ward-O-Matic. It includes the writer?s fascination with the movie, an interview with Taylor Jessen (he wrote the 20th anniversary article of the movie?s premiere on HBO), and some pictures of the making of the movie. This is only part one of a two part article, which concludes with an interview with ?Twice Upon A Time? art director Harley Jessup and more pictures.
I first saw ?Twice Upon A Time? shortly after Comcast brought Cartoon Network to my area in 1995. When the movie re-aired in 1998, I had the videotape ready to record. Unfortunately at the time, interruptions, which rarely occur when I record, led to missing parts of the movie. That was before my home had Internet access, which allowed me to learn more about the movie, including HBO airing an alternate version years ago. I later won a VHS copy of the movie in an online auction (eBay) and finally re-recorded over the Cartoon Network version I had on tape with ?Kiki?s Delivery Service? (no interruptions, by the way
). Speaking of Cartoon Network version, the VHS version had unedited scenes that Cartoon Network did not air.
In the VHS version, Greensleeves' ?happy as rats? line for the Figs is complete and Synonamess Botch?s projection of the actress slide (?I saw it?, said Ralph the All-Purpose Animal) is included. The scenes featuring the song ?Out On My Own? and Botch?s pet rat Ratatooie chasing the bowling ball (?It?s ugly?, said Botch) were slightly shorter than Cartoon Network?s version, which had more of the song and the bowling ball scene, minus the expletive Botch says in the alternate version. Following the song in Cartoon Network?s version was Botch bowling for Russian teddy bears (?It?s time to strike!? he said) before telling his minions the Cosmic Clock?s spring is on the loose, which is where the VHS version proceeds after ?Out On My Own?.
Sound designer Walt Kraemer posted a message in the guest book of ?The OTHER Twice Upon A Time? page stating that the VHS version of the movie was the original version, but says what happened after that version was finished is shrouded in mystery and chaos.
The future DVD release should be very interesting, especially if it includes a feature documentary based on all the research done on this one movie alone.
Thanks to a search engine, I have found a new article about the 1983 movie ?Twice Upon A Time? at the weblog Ward-O-Matic. It includes the writer?s fascination with the movie, an interview with Taylor Jessen (he wrote the 20th anniversary article of the movie?s premiere on HBO), and some pictures of the making of the movie. This is only part one of a two part article, which concludes with an interview with ?Twice Upon A Time? art director Harley Jessup and more pictures.
I first saw ?Twice Upon A Time? shortly after Comcast brought Cartoon Network to my area in 1995. When the movie re-aired in 1998, I had the videotape ready to record. Unfortunately at the time, interruptions, which rarely occur when I record, led to missing parts of the movie. That was before my home had Internet access, which allowed me to learn more about the movie, including HBO airing an alternate version years ago. I later won a VHS copy of the movie in an online auction (eBay) and finally re-recorded over the Cartoon Network version I had on tape with ?Kiki?s Delivery Service? (no interruptions, by the way
). Speaking of Cartoon Network version, the VHS version had unedited scenes that Cartoon Network did not air. In the VHS version, Greensleeves' ?happy as rats? line for the Figs is complete and Synonamess Botch?s projection of the actress slide (?I saw it?, said Ralph the All-Purpose Animal) is included. The scenes featuring the song ?Out On My Own? and Botch?s pet rat Ratatooie chasing the bowling ball (?It?s ugly?, said Botch) were slightly shorter than Cartoon Network?s version, which had more of the song and the bowling ball scene, minus the expletive Botch says in the alternate version. Following the song in Cartoon Network?s version was Botch bowling for Russian teddy bears (?It?s time to strike!? he said) before telling his minions the Cosmic Clock?s spring is on the loose, which is where the VHS version proceeds after ?Out On My Own?.
Sound designer Walt Kraemer posted a message in the guest book of ?The OTHER Twice Upon A Time? page stating that the VHS version of the movie was the original version, but says what happened after that version was finished is shrouded in mystery and chaos.
The future DVD release should be very interesting, especially if it includes a feature documentary based on all the research done on this one movie alone.