Billy Crystal, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer

The animal kingdom stages its own olympic games.

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Directed by: Steven Lisberger

Release Date: August 15, 1980

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  • August 14, 2009
    Very enjoyable old film.
  • February 19, 2009
    The spirit (and individual sports) of the olympic games get charmingly anthropomorphized in this strange but entertaining mock-newscast coverage of the "Animalympic Games". Alligators, otters, lions, penguins and other critters take their shots at glory, with the humor often simp...( read more)ly revolving around watching how, say, a flamingo would handle herself on a pair of ice skates. There are some digs at the cheesiness of tv sports coverage, and also the shallowness of the modern sporting industry itself, but mainly director Steven Lisberger (he went on to do "Tron") and company are content to mine slapstick laughs out of gags like a squadron of squids trying to cope with a runaway bobsled. Its lack of a cohesive storyline (there are few 'main' characters, and only occasional glimmers of any recurring plot arcs) may keep you from really immersing yourself in the movie, but it also keeps things breezy, light, and above all, fun. Special mention should be made of Graham Gouldman's outstanding original songs and music, which sparkle with both bouncy charm and lyrical poignancy.
  • July 19, 2008
    This movie was suprisingly good; there's an original idea (animated Olympics, "as-seen on TV"), some great jokes and some brilliant animation (mostly near the beginning). The songs are pretty good too!

    It's a funny little movie that derseves some more recognition (and maybe an...( read more) updated sequel). I'd definitley recommend this movie. And until someone releases this DVD, the whole movie is available on YouTube.
  • April 7, 2008
    Like most people who at all rate this film, I've loved Animalympics since my childhood. It has become something of a mythical film for me because I've never found it on DVD. At least, until 2007: its been released in Germany (where its called Die Dschungel-Olympiade). Probably th...( read more)e main three things of note are that it features Billy Crystal's voice talents, music from Graham Gouldman (of 10cc fame) and the director was the same guy who did Tron, Steven Lisberger. The interview with him (looking very hirsute) on the DVD is pretty cool, as it reveals just how much work went into the film, not to mention skill (Lisberger frequently laments how pen and ink is a lost skill in todays world of digitally enhanced animation). The songs are just as great as I remember, and the animation remains beautiful. Would be interesting to know would might have happened if the Olympics hadn't been boycotted that year: this could have been a big success. As it was, its become more of a cult film than an aging blockbuster.
  • June 9, 2007
    So many animal puns... But some are actually fairly clever.
    The animation is fun and simple, and the story (well, not exactly a story, but a bunch of sports-based vignettes) is pretty well done with a fun little concept. "Love's Not For Me" is also one of the most beautiful song...( read more)s I've heard in a film.

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