The Puppetoon Movie - Limited to 3000 copies

[RogelioT]

The Puppetoon Movie Blu-ray

The Puppetoon Movie is getting a limited Blu-ray release. Only 3,000 copies to be produced.

http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php...ie-on-blu-ray/

Some screenshots from the bluray. Which appear to be mostly from the bonus features...
http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php...lu-ray-update/

Available for order here.
http://b2mp.net/products/the-puppeto...xyshop_gallery[136]/2/
Now shipping!

The Puppetoon Movie Blu-ray

Limited Edition 2-Disc Set

The Puppetoon Movie is a 1987 animated film written, produced, and directed by Arnold Leibovit. Some of the Puppetoons included in the film are Tubby the Tuba, Tulips Shall Grow, John Henry and the Inky Poo, all created by George Pal in the 1930s and 1940s, and framed by a story featuring Gumby, Pokey, and Arnie the Dinosaur.
Not Available at retail. Limited to 3000 copies.

• Bonus Puppetoons (High Definition):
– And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street
– 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
– The Sky Princess
– Rhapsody in Wood
– Date with Duke
– Jasper and the Beanstalk
– Rhythm in the Ranks
• The Great Rupert (High Definition) B/W:
starring Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, and the Puppetoons
• Previously unreleased interview footage (Standard Definition):
– Ray Harryhausen
– Ray Bradbury
– Gene Roddenberry
– Roy Disney
– Wah Chang
– Duke Goldstone
– Russ Tamblyn
• Bonus Puppetoons (Standard Definition):
– What Ho She Bumps
– Bravo Mr. Strauss
– Olio for Jasper
– Philips Cavalcade
– Jasper’s Derby
– Hoola Boola
– Ether Symphony
– Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
– The Magic Atlas
– Jasper and the Haunted House
– The Philips Broadcast of 1938
– The Ship of the Ether
• The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (Standard Definition):
Arnold Leibovit’s inspired tribute to George Pal
• Audio commentary by Arnold Leibovit and Jerry Beck
• And more…
Full-color and B/W • 79 Minutes on 2 Discs • 19487 • Not Rated

Note: The shipping date has been moved from late October to November 22, 2013.

Click on spoiler to see several examples of shorts collected in the Puppetoon movie.
Note: the Puppetoon movie chops of the original titles for many of the shorts in it. So some of the opening/closing titles you see below aren't in the film.

[Show spoiler]

Tulips Shall Grow - YouTube

Phillips Broadcast of 1938 - YouTube

Hoola Boola - YouTube

[MifuneFan]

[NoirFan]

The Great Rupert, in HD? Sold!

The Great Rupert - YouTube

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AWESOME NEWS!!! Thank you OP!!!

Maybe it's just the animation fan in me, but I'm thinking this will sellout in the pre-sale stage. Definitely worth keeping an eye on!

EDIT: Not that I need to explain, but my excitement for this comes from a time many years ago when I had very real dreams (to me) of becoming a stop-motion animator. I was really intrigued by George Pal (as well as others) at the time and couldn't read/find enough info about those great pioneers. I had doubts that I would ever see George Pal's work come to bluray, so this feels special to me. I realize it isn't for everybody.

[bigshot]

What's with all those standard def cartoons and special features? I hate that. I'm buying a bluray, not a DVD.

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Originally Posted by bigshot

What's with all those standard def cartoons and special features? I hate that. I'm buying a bluray, not a DVD.

Oh ........ maybe I got excited a little prematurely?

(Looks like a great collection though)

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by bigshot

What's with all those standard def cartoons and special features? I hate that. I'm buying a bluray, not a DVD.

You'd rather have no extras at all than SD ones? Those are bonus features. Give me a break.

Is this Region A only? I didn't see any mention of region coding on the product page.


Edit: And seven of them are in HD, plus you get the superb full-length Pal doc, interviews, bonus cartoons, commentary, 'and more'. I swear, some people just like to complain.

Assumedly some/all of the 'and more' will be the extras from the George Pal doc DVD:

- Theatrical Trailers:

- The Fantasy Film Worlds Of George Pal
- Destination Moon

- Promotional Excerpts for Doc Savage: Man of Bronze

- Reminiscences by Disney Animator Ward Kimball and Puppetoon Animators

- Kinescopes on the Set of Destination Moon and at the Premiere of The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

- Interview with George Pal

- Pal Family Home Movies

- Production Photo & Art Gallery

[Kor-ray]

Would be cool to have. But 49.99$?

[MasterChief3624]

Originally Posted by bigshot

What's with all those standard def cartoons and special features? I hate that. I'm buying a bluray, not a DVD.

That's pretty standard practice for a lot of bonus features nowadays.. the set looks really impressive, at least in quantity.

Originally Posted by NoirFan

You'd rather have no extras at all than SD ones? Those are bonus features. Give me a break.

Indeed!

So what is Puppetoon all about? The features look like they are in great number, but are they of great quality?

I don't usually take part in these presale things, but this feels very special, more special than the other limited releases... I might try it out

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I don't suppose there's any way to gauge how fast this is selling???

[iamnoone]

Limited to 3000 copies. *











* Until we sell all of those and reissue it with a slightly different cover for the unlimited version.

[MasterChief3624]

Originally Posted by iamnoone

Limited to 3000 copies. *

* Until we sell all of those and reissue it with a slightly different cover for the unlimited version.

Is that possible? I mean, I guess I know it's possible, but does this distributor have a habit of doing that?

[iamnoone]

Originally Posted by MasterChief3624

Is that possible? I mean, I guess I know it's possible, but does this distributor have a habit of doing that?

Well, no, my comment was just a slam at others who have done something like that. Outside of TT where their contract implicitly states no more than 3,000 period, why would any independent company restrict themselves to that number when they have the rights to the film and can sell more? The "limited edition" tactic is just a marketing gimmick to make people buy something quickly. If it never sells out the 3,000, then the company looks like they kept their word. But if it does sell out, you can 99% guarantee some alternate variation of the release will come back out.

PS, my apologies to b2mp studio for assuming you would follow through with my theory. it's all just based on other small companies' practices over the years.

[McCrutchy]

This is excellent news, and I have purchased a copy. The title has also been added to our database:



The Puppetoon Movie Blu-ray

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Who am I kidding? ... I want this too badly to mess around. Ordered.

[MasterChief3624]

Originally Posted by iamnoone

Well, no, my comment was just a slam at others who have done something like that. Outside of TT where their contract implicitly states no more than 3,000 period, why would any independent company restrict themselves to that number when they have the rights to the film and can sell more? The "limited edition" tactic is just a marketing gimmick to make people buy something quickly. If it never sells out the 3,000, then the company looks like they kept their word. But if it does sell out, you can 99% guarantee some alternate variation of the release will come back out.

PS, my apologies to b2mp studio for assuming you would follow through with my theory. it's all just based on other small companies' practices over the years.

I see. Well, I guess it's always a worry that they won't follow through with the promise of a limited run, but I want to trust them just because. I have personally not seen any limited releases that are stated to be a definitive number that did go past that. Limited Edition movies and games come out all the time that aren't actually "limited", but when I see the actual number of how many copies they will make, and it's so tiny as with this film, I have more positive feelings about believing them.

Which releases are you referring to?

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

The title has also been added to our database:

Thanks for adding it, but would the number of 'unique movies' be 2, not 1, as the full-length Great Rupert will be included as well, also in HD?

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Thanks for adding it, but would the number of 'unique movies' be 2, not 1, as the full-length Great Rupert will be included as well, also in HD?

If they update the cover art to reflect that, then we will change it, but right now, it's just being sold as The Puppetoon Movie.

[SpartanIre]

Thanks OP! Ordered!

[GxyExpress999]

Ordered.