The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb is a 1993 surrealist horror mystery stop-motion animated film directed by Dave Borthwick made by Bolexbrothers studio, and funded. A boy born the size of a small doll is kidnapped by a genetic lab and must find a way back to his father in this inventive adventure filmed using stop motion. The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (1. A boy born the size of a small doll is kidnapped by a genetic lab and must find a way back to his father in this inventive adventure filmed using stop motion animation techniques. The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb. The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb is a 1. Dave Borthwick made by Bolexbrothers studio, and funded by Richard Hutchinson, BBC, La Sept, and Manga Entertainment, which also distributed the film on video. Though it draws its title character from the fairy tale. Tom Thumb, the story and setting is substantially different, depicting Tom as a fetus- like child living in a grim and squalid urban environment. The story follows the tiny Tom Thumb as he is abducted from his loving parents and taken to an experimental laboratory, and his subsequent escape. He discovers a community of similarly- sized people living in a swamp, who help him on his journey to return to his parents. The film is largely dialogue- free, limited mostly to grunts and other non- verbal vocalizations. Production[edit]The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb was made using a combination of stop- motion animation and pixilation (live actors posed and shot frame- by- frame), often with live actors and puppets sharing the frame. It was originally commissioned as a 1. BBC2's Christmas programming, but was rejected for being too dark for the festive season. The short version nevertheless garnered critical acclaim through showings at animation festivals, and a feature- length version was commissioned by the BBC a year later. References[edit]Notes. Bibliography. External links[edit].
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