A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature explained

A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature
Director:John Hubley
Story:John Hubley
Faith Hubley
Producer:John Hubley
Faith Hubley
Music:Music Arranger:
Herb Alpert
Songs:
Bud Coleman
Julius Wechter
Animator:Gerard Baldwin
Phil Duncan
Emery Hawkins
Barrie Nelson
Rod Scribner
Ed Smith
Color Process:Color
Studio:Hubley Studios
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:5 Minutes
Language:Not language specific
Country:United States

A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature is a 1966 animated short film featuring two songs from the Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass album Going Places. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1967.[1] [2] [3] It was written and directed by John and Faith Hubley, who had previously won for Moonbird and The Hole. It is considered to be an early prototypical example of a music video, and has not been released onto home media.[4]

Production

The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures. Emery Hawkins and Rod Scribner were among the animators who worked on the film.[5]

Film summary

"Spanish Flea" and "Tijuana Taxi" are soundtracks to two separate cartoons. In "Spanish Flea", a flea bothers various animals until it is chased away from them by a group of men. In "Tijuana Taxi", a rickety and old purple taxi in Tijuana picks up a disproportionate number of people who have to catch a plane at the local airport. After a crazy ride through the streets of Tijuana (including a short visit to a bullfighting arena), the taxi driver is delayed by a customs officer, who takes a long time in stamping the passports for the driver's numerous customers, and he misses the plane. However, he makes up for it by having his taxi fly away.

The music used to introduce the film during its opening credits is the band's "The Mexican Shuffle."

Film preservation

The Academy Film Archive preserved A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature in 2003.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP-eSgyKARE Short Film Winners: 1967 Oscars
  2. Web site: Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1966 -. cartoonresearch.com.
  3. https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1967 1967|Oscars.org
  4. Web site: Film Threat - the Bootleg Files: A Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Double Feature . 2013-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124824/http://www.filmthreat.com/features/34621/ . 2011-06-29 .
  5. https://archive.org/details/1967Herb.Alpert.and.the.Tijuana.Brass.Double.Feature 1967 Herb. Alpert.and.the. Tijuana. Brass. Double. Feature: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
  6. Web site: Preserved Projects. Academy Film Archive.