Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.” Outside of Walt himself there are few people who have brought together and united more animators in the history of the genre than Craig "Spike" Decker and Mike Gribble, known to all as Spike & Mike. They created an animation festival that helped launch the careers of John Lasseter, Peter Lord, Will Vinton, Bill Plympton and Mike Judge to name just a few. Their Spike & Mike festival had an enormous impact on animation that was felt the world over. The festival was known as much for the breakthrough animation it presented as the outrageous antics of the founders.
Animation Outlaws (2019) is a documentary film directed by Kat Alioshin, released on September 27, 2019 with a runtime of 1h 7m. It stars Seth Green, Andrew Stanton, 'Weird Al' Yankovic and Pete Docter. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 3 ratings.
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Seth Green
as Self
Andrew Stanton
as Self
'Weird Al' Yankovic
as Self
Pete Docter
as Self
Nick Park
as Self
Peter Lord
as Self
David Silverman
as Self
Will Vinton
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Bill Plympton
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Jan Pinkava
as Self
Danny Antonucci
as Self
David Sproxton
as Self
Directed by Kat Alioshin, written by Jon V. Peters, produced by Emmy Scharlatt and Kat Alioshin.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 3 ratings.
For those of us old enough to remember the heyday of Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation, the new documentary “Animation Outlaws” (from first-time director Kat Alioshin) provides a welcome walk down memory lane. The film is an affectionate tribute to Craig “Spike” Decker and Mike Gribble, two legends who changed the world of animation by not only launching the careers of some of the most talented and well-known…
Reviewed on March 27, 2020
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Animation Outlaws (2019) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Animation Outlaws (2019) includes Seth Green, Andrew Stanton, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Pete Docter and Nick Park. The film was directed by Kat Alioshin. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Animation Outlaws was released on September 27, 2019 and runs for 1h 7m.
Animation Outlaws (2019) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 3 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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