The Furious flycycle

Melvin Spitznagel is a mechanical genius. When Professor Mickimecki, the inventor moves to town, Melvin “borrows” the professor’s anti-gravity pellet and converts his bicycle to a flying marvel, just in time to perform a heroic rescue. Animation by John Lange, Barry Whitebrook, Al Wilzbach and Fred Crippen. With music by Larry Wolff, this film is based on the book by Jan Wahl.

Credits

director

Sam Weiss

producer

Nick Bosustow

production company

Bosustow Entertainment

Duration

00:12:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

33008

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Literature → Children's literature

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United States, 1980

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