Chris Prynoski, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon

A Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power serves under president Abraham Lincoln.

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Unrated, 22 min.

Directed by: Chris Prynoski

Release Date: December 31, 2006

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DVD Release Date: February 6, 2007

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  • October 15, 2009
    it was short and great
  • April 7, 2008
    Great. Just wish it could've been a real tv series
  • February 15, 2008
    It doesn't get anymore surreal than to hear President Lincoln say, "Screw-On Head, calling Screw-On Head." It's deliriously weird, off beatly funny and has some of the best animation ever. Of course it doesn't hurt that I'm already a fan of Paul Giamatti and especially David Hyde...( read more)-Pierce. Only problem is it's only 22 minutes long!!
    Figures SciFi Channel didn't pick this show up.
  • September 4, 2007
    I can't believe that this movie is actually on here. Normally when I look for the more eclectic stuff in my collection I need first to add it to Flixster before I can review it.

    If you missed Amazing Screw-On Head from Sci-Fi channel, then rent, buy or download it now! This s...( read more)hort animated film is brilliant, hilarious, and perfectly employs the visual textures and grimy, baroque aesthetic of Mike Mignola's world. It uses elements of Lovecraft, Universal Monsters, steampunk mecha, and Wild Wild West to plunge the viewer into a completely absorbing adventure.

    Amazing Screw-On Head is stylistically superior to both the 2004 live-action Hellboy and the 2006 Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms. This production has more in common with Mignola's concept work on Bram Stoker's Dracula, Blade II, and Disney's Atlantis. His monsters are both horrific and lovable, his hero is upright (when attached to his body), and his villains are truly sinister.

    Attn Cartoon Network and Sci-Fi: Screw-On Head should be a template for future Hellboy and other animated specials
  • August 5, 2009
    More wit and inventiveness in 22min, than in most comedies four times as long. Fantastic voice work by both Paul Giamatti as Screw-On Head and David Hyde Pierce as the dapper Emperor Zombie.
  • August 2, 2009
    Any last words before I spark it?
  • June 2, 2009
    An entertaining way to spend 22 minutes.
  • January 11, 2009
    Completely silly but totally wonderful pilot of the series that definitely should have been. I was impressed with Giamatti, but David Hyde Pierce (whose voice is, I swear, interchangable with Kevin Kline's) stole the show for me as Emperor Zombie. Mignola's style is replicated ma...( read more)rvelously and so the whole presentation comes together really well.
  • December 8, 2008
    22 minutes of fascinating fun courtesy of Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, Paul Giamatti, the brother from Frasier & superstar Molly Shannon!

    Mike Mingola is the closest thing we as a literary starved America has to a Progressive modern Edgar Allen Poe. His stories & characters t...( read more)ransport us to a place and time that is recognizable but have an underlying taste of mysticism, macabre & lore.

    The 2-D art is a mimicry of Mignola?s Art style that he uses when he is creating his aforementioned Hellboy comic book. Stark blacks, detailed backgrounds and great story telling translate well to the small screen. The colors are congruent throughout and the action scenes have a great sense of movement (something that is rare with 2-D art)

    The voice actors are great in this short animated film, I wonder how Mignola and his production crew convinced seasoned Actors Giamatti, Peirce & Shannon to partake in this Civil War error story? Where they fans of his eclectic work or did some one owe someone else a favor?

    Mignola says in the commentary that this is the 1st and last Screw-On head. To bad it was fun but it only lasted 22 minutes. Hey Mike, here is an idea, ala Grindhouse & Tropic Thunder make ?faux? trailers to run before your next Hellboy endeavor they could include the Amazing Screw-On head
  • November 18, 2008
    An interestingly weird story. Too bad this was only a pilot episode, because I would have liked to have seen more. Nice voice talent as well. Hopefully more it to come.

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  • dogobe
    July 12, 2008
    "I'm so excited I just made water in my pantaloons!" come on! funny as :o)

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