A 13-minute fever dream where cartoon historians worship at the altar of a chaotic bird.
The story of Walter Lantz and Woody Woodpecker from the early days at Universal Pictures to the creation of brand new cartoons in 2018. Featuring contributions from Woody experts and of course, Woody himself.
Production
Actual 2018 Woody cartoons made with zero irony detected.
Writing
Script treats Woody like he's Shakespeare. Unhinged respect.
Director
Matthew Snead
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Walter Lantz created Woody in 1940 after a real woodpecker kept him awake during his honeymoon.
Woody's laugh was originally voiced by Mel Blanc, who quit after one cartoon—Lantz's wife Grace took over for decades.
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