Product Details

• Actors: Billy Crystal, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer, Michael Fremer
• Directors: Steven Lisberger
• Format: Color, Animated, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: United American Video
• VHS Release Date: July 16, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000009RXT
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,527 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Animalypics - An Underrated Gem, February 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Animalympics [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was eight years old when this came out; I thought it was slyly clever and funny back then. Now I'm almost thirty and find that the animation, the humor and the subject matter holds up remarkably well. Brought to us by the creator of "Tron", it is a wonderful blending of traditional animation and then-innovative techniques that might be considered almost psychedelic for such a normally straightforward medium. With original songs and voice overs from renowned comedy figures, it is truly a great achievement in its genre. I can't wait to introduce it to my niece and nephew, who I hope will be as delighted as I was.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Steven Lisberger Does It Again!!, August 21, 2001

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Matt Hanke (Choctaw, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animalympics [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Many people, unless they happened to have HBO in the early '80s, have probably never even seen or heard of this remarkable little animated gem, which is really a shame.

Made in 1979, but never given a theatrical release, "Animalympics" is a rather delightful film set on an island that is inhabited by animals from all over the world whose single interest in life, it seems, is to compete in the Olympic games.

Featuring the voice talents of Billy Crystal and Gilda Radner, the writing and directorial talents of Steven Lisberger (of "TRON" fame), plus an awesome soundtrack by 10CC's Graham Gouldman, "Animalympics" is a wonderful film that can be enjoyed by anyone, no matter how young or old that person may be. I mean, I was probably around 7 years old the first time I watched it, now I'm 23 and I still love this movie!!

If you haven't seen this one yet, you've got to. Trust me, if you love movies about animation, animals and/or sports, "Animalympics" is the perfect movie for you!!

"VIVA LA VICTORY"!!!

(Here's a quick sidenote about the video quality. Normally, I would recommend avoiding any video put out by United American Video because their video quality is usually just plain lousy. However, their "gold" edition, clamshell package release of "Animalympics" is actually quite good. Granted the film hasn't been digitally remastered, but it has been copied in the SP mode, instead of the cheap EP mode which UAV, as well as most other smaller video companies, usually copies their videos in. To sum it all up, the copy I purchased played just fine.)

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DVD -- GO FOR IT!!!, December 17, 2006

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Geoffrey P. Betts - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animalympics [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Come on... when's the DVD coming out... we need this classic on DVD... a hidden gem that needs to be shared!!