Even if this film wasn't the typical box-office smash (because it actually packed emotion, was hand-drawn and had a powerful message).... how did the Academy overlook this story. It always bothered me that Brad Bird won for 'The Incredibles' and not this.. when many people haven't even seen the film that really solidified him as a great filmmaker. Just wondering.
"Oh... I'm not afraid."
-Pamela Voorhees
I overlooked it for 17 years. Just watched it lol but yea much better than I was expecting I'm surprised it performed poorly
shareThere wasn't a category for animated feature if I remember correctly. It came later
shareQuality has never been a guarantee of popularity (in fact...). The official story is that this film got lost in a corporate shuffle, was poorly promoted and didn't find its audience until years later. There was a rumo(u)r that the studio caved into pressure from the gun lobby but those were saner times and no one has ever substantiated that.
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