Everyone knows about "Vincent," one of Tim Burton's earliest short films. But way before his 1982 short there was "Doctor of Doom," a 1979 film school project that looks like the evil offspring of an Ed Wood and David Lynch film. If the IMDb credits page is to be believed, the co-stars of this mini-epic all went on to work at Disney Animation. However, the IMDb page also says that Doctor Doom is played by director Brad Bird, but I'm pretty sure that is a young Tim Burton in the role.
Tim Burton's early short "Doctor of Doom"
Prefer Tim Burton's animation to live-action? Here is a very early, very rough animated short he did around the same time, called "Stalk of the Celery Monster."
Tim Burton's early short "stalk of the celery monster"
Love early films from your favorite filmmakers? Then watch Sam Raimi get killed by...
Tim Burton's early short "Doctor of Doom"
Prefer Tim Burton's animation to live-action? Here is a very early, very rough animated short he did around the same time, called "Stalk of the Celery Monster."
Tim Burton's early short "stalk of the celery monster"
Love early films from your favorite filmmakers? Then watch Sam Raimi get killed by...
- 2/20/2014
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Evil Dead was Bruce Campbell's first film, so you may be asking, "what could have come before?"
In 1972, Bruce Campbell appeared in a short film directed by school chum Josh Becker. Becker would go on to work on all the Evil Dead movies with Campbell and Sam Raimi, as well as writing/directing movies like Lunatics: A Love Story and Stryker's War.
But at the age of 14, Bruce Campbell appeared in Becker's first short film, "Oedipus Rex." Based on the Greek tragedy, the short was shot on a lunch break at school (evident by the chalkboard title cards and the auditorium background). It is a silent film, and is pretty much what you would expect a 14-year-old to shoot during his lunch period.
Oedipus Rex (1972)...
In 1972, Bruce Campbell appeared in a short film directed by school chum Josh Becker. Becker would go on to work on all the Evil Dead movies with Campbell and Sam Raimi, as well as writing/directing movies like Lunatics: A Love Story and Stryker's War.
But at the age of 14, Bruce Campbell appeared in Becker's first short film, "Oedipus Rex." Based on the Greek tragedy, the short was shot on a lunch break at school (evident by the chalkboard title cards and the auditorium background). It is a silent film, and is pretty much what you would expect a 14-year-old to shoot during his lunch period.
Oedipus Rex (1972)...
- 5/21/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
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