Futuropolis


Futuropolis is a 1984 American short animated/stop motion science fiction film written and directed by Steve Segal and Phil Trumbo. The film introduces Tom Campagnoli, Mike Cody, Stan Garth, Catherine Schultz and Cassandra Cossitt in lead roles.

Plot

Space cadets Captain Garth, Spud, Lieutenant Luna and Cosmo investigate the chaos unleashed by Lord Egghead 's "mutation ray."

Cast

The film is shot at Hoey/Silverman, Monument Avenue Association, Richmond Parks Recreation & Schools, Hollywood Cemetery and Skillygalley Restaurant, while the studios were provided by Alpha Recording Corp. and Science Museum of Virginia. The computer programming was made by Kermit Woodall and Steve Segal using Commodore 64.

Reception

As of November 11, 2002, the film held a score of 7,7 out of 10 by one user on IMDb. Janet Maslin of The New York Times and Peter Reiher also rated this film.
A group of three friends watched the film at the State Library of Queensland on 8 December 2019 and thought it was pretty good, but would have been better if they were stoned.