A documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes," created by Bill Watterson.A documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes," created by Bill Watterson.A documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes," created by Bill Watterson.
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Seth Green: "Calvin and Hobbes" is such a subversive comic. But it has a purity to it that most comics don't, because it is so joyful and very much in the imagination of this kid, and yet he is hyperaware of world events and pop culture and ironies and social concepts, and I just found that really, really exciting.
- Crazy creditsThere is a scene after the credits in regards to the title of the movie.
- ConnectionsFeatures Patterson-Gimlin Film (1967)
- SoundtracksThe Three of Us
Written by Julia Greenberg (ASCAP), Starlee Kine, and Joe McGinty (ASCAP)
Performed by Mike Boggs
Featured review
An act of deference
There are guys who have been drawing comic strips for twenty, thirty years, and here's Bill Watterson with his decade-run on Calvin and Hobbes, redefining the artform before walking off the stage. It was essentially a mic drop and then a fade into obscurity. You can probably tell how deeply my love runs for his work, and I'll try not to belabor that point.
But this movie is only so happy to do just that, pulling artists from all levels of comic strip fame to pay respect to that legacy that the reclusive Watterson left in his wake. It's more than just communal appreciation and rightly points out just what he did to raise the bar and preserve the strip's integrity. And that word is the name of the game; because while Calvin and Hobbes continues to attract and influence, it's also left to stand on its own. This is a quality documentary, and it evokes genuine emotions. It's as much a love letter as it is an artistic statement.
7/10
But this movie is only so happy to do just that, pulling artists from all levels of comic strip fame to pay respect to that legacy that the reclusive Watterson left in his wake. It's more than just communal appreciation and rightly points out just what he did to raise the bar and preserve the strip's integrity. And that word is the name of the game; because while Calvin and Hobbes continues to attract and influence, it's also left to stand on its own. This is a quality documentary, and it evokes genuine emotions. It's as much a love letter as it is an artistic statement.
7/10
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- ディア・ミスター・ワターソン
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $23,899
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,199
- Nov 17, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $23,899
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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