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.

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Credits

producer

Nick Bosustow

production company

Bosustow Entertainment

director

Sam Weiss

Duration

00:12:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015452

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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