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A Story

  • 1987
  • 5m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
370
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A Story (1987)
Dark ComedyDinosaur AdventureParodySatireScrewball ComedyAdventureAnimationComedyShort

A young boy named Melvin and a purple television dinosaur named Ted have happy adventures that lead them into the clutches of Randy the Killer Clown and his Goon Squad.A young boy named Melvin and a purple television dinosaur named Ted have happy adventures that lead them into the clutches of Randy the Killer Clown and his Goon Squad.A young boy named Melvin and a purple television dinosaur named Ted have happy adventures that lead them into the clutches of Randy the Killer Clown and his Goon Squad.

  • Director
    • Andrew Stanton
  • Writer
    • Andrew Stanton
  • Stars
    • Ethan Kanfer
    • Sue C. Nichols
    • Jeff Pidgeon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    370
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andrew Stanton
    • Writer
      • Andrew Stanton
    • Stars
      • Ethan Kanfer
      • Sue C. Nichols
      • Jeff Pidgeon
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Top Cast5

    Ethan Kanfer
    • The Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (as Nate Kamfer)
    • …
    Sue C. Nichols
    • Melvin
    • (voice)
    • (as Sue Nichols)
    Jeff Pidgeon
    Jeff Pidgeon
    • Ted
    • (voice)
    • …
    Andrew Stanton
    Andrew Stanton
    • Randy
    • (voice)
    • (as Andy)
    • …
    Broose Johnson
    • The Goon Squad
    • (voice)
    • (as Broose)
    • Director
      • Andrew Stanton
    • Writer
      • Andrew Stanton
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Made by Andrew Stanton while he was in CalArts.
    • Quotes
      • Narrator: This is a story about a little boy named Melvin. Now, Melvin was like all storybook children: he had no friends and his parents totally ignored him.
    • Crazy credits
      Mike Bell and Russ Edmond's Chair as The Squeaky Cart
    • Connections
      Featured in Spike & Mike's Festival of Animation Volume 1 (1991)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 1, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Одна история
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 5m
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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