tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post30239660840533060..comments2024-03-12T10:31:11.815-07:00Comments on The Ward-O-Matic: Twice Upon A Time: The Movie That Time Forgot (Part 1)Ward Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013085293679968596noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-36420135259803624042019-03-30T12:13:12.043-07:002019-03-30T12:13:12.043-07:00cool! will you ever release them. some of the musi...cool! will you ever release them. some of the music in that film is extremely underrated and it'd be great if they surfaced again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408247414133696259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-18279824990199056182012-05-09T11:56:52.427-07:002012-05-09T11:56:52.427-07:00OMG, great article. So glad to see the movie is a...OMG, great article. So glad to see the movie is at least talked about. I still say to "my kids" all the time "Welcome to the Garbagery" :-). I had forgotten the name of the movie. I would so love to see it again.Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660272534375758513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-55924490855072851732011-12-14T16:26:24.359-08:002011-12-14T16:26:24.359-08:00Dear Mr. Jenkins,
I'm a journalist and autho...Dear Mr. Jenkins, <br /><br />I'm a journalist and author wrapping a new book this month in which I dedicate a chapter to TWICE UPON A TIME. I quote from your blog and I had a question about some of the art you showcase on this article. <br /><br />Would it be possible for you to contact me privately through mike@happycloudpictures.net? <br /><br />Thank you for your time and consideration. Have a great week.<br /><br />Mike WattAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840622317899413996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-27487980024938329042011-10-25T00:47:03.205-07:002011-10-25T00:47:03.205-07:00So glad I found this post. I remembered having a b...So glad I found this post. I remembered having a book called Twice Upon a Time as a kid but had never heard of such a book again and thought maybe I dreamed it up. When I saw the images I realized that it was a kid's book based on the movie. It must have been part of the merchandising. Will definately have to check out the film. Thanks!Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682978980477676998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-48264084218330710172011-05-15T10:35:58.152-07:002011-05-15T10:35:58.152-07:00Sounds like Warners is planning a disc release som...Sounds like Warners is planning a disc release sometime in the next 12-18 mos. But nothing imminent.birdzerkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428278749286895659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-15868239433083073452011-05-13T15:28:31.315-07:002011-05-13T15:28:31.315-07:00Great post. I loved this movie, and have a copy o...Great post. I loved this movie, and have a copy of the sanitized version on VHS. Something reminded me of it, so I googled and here I am. Sure wish WB would release it.Colinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186429860473576119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-11958066766106796532011-05-08T12:02:49.984-07:002011-05-08T12:02:49.984-07:00Ive checked Warner Archives, they show no listing ...Ive checked Warner Archives, they show no listing or any news about a release for Twice Upon A Time.<br />That once again is unfortunate, I would just like to be able to watch this again at some point.Its just completely stupid in this day and age that any movie should unavailable. I guess Warner and GL have so much money that this just doesn't matter to make it available again. Annoying.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179079882478523586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-48247469702901622562011-05-02T22:40:58.998-07:002011-05-02T22:40:58.998-07:00"Twice Upon A Time" may once again be av..."Twice Upon A Time" may once again be available on DVD, thanks to the Warner Archive Collection! Keep an eye on their Twitter and Facebook accounts.Jeff Pidgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480545918063778031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-80644733816140475382009-08-19T07:15:30.687-07:002009-08-19T07:15:30.687-07:00Ive been looking for this movie for about 18 years...Ive been looking for this movie for about 18 years. It seems like my sister and I are the only people we know who have seen it. I really want to have this on DVD, as a VHS player is rare. I saw this as a young person, but Id like to watch it as an adult.seveninthecenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08023067334304057365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-61331945229723826632008-11-12T20:01:00.000-08:002008-11-12T20:01:00.000-08:00Hey I saw this movie for the first time when I was...Hey I saw this movie for the first time when I was a wee boy of only 6 years old. It's been my favorite since then, but I lost the VHS a long while back. For a while I was beginning to think I imagined the whole movie up, since no one I talked to had ever even heard of it! I do hope WB releases it in DVD for some good old nostalgia. Thanks a ton for doing the post and reviving this long forgotten movie at least a little bit!Venatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727722314867537056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-69513379009854990272008-11-06T09:43:00.000-08:002008-11-06T09:43:00.000-08:00"They tapdance not, neither do they fart.""Dark is..."They tapdance not, neither do they fart."<BR/><BR/>"Dark is not one of my favorite colors."<BR/><BR/>"Please don't press my buttons."<BR/><BR/>I'm old enough to remember watching it on HBO, to remember my cousin freaking out about her toddler watching it when Botch mutters profanity under his breath, and somewhere--I hope--I have the Cartoon Network showing on tape. My best friend and I still drop dialogue into our daily conversations.<BR/><BR/>And now I feel so incredibly hip for all of that.<BR/><BR/>I dream of a DVD release...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-62278013435257227252008-09-17T00:54:00.000-07:002008-09-17T00:54:00.000-07:00I was the co-composer of the TUAT score. We must h...I was the co-composer of the TUAT score. We must have had 10 or more sessions with the London Symphony (since we had to go back to Abbey Road because of all the editing), it turned out quite well. We even had Bill Bruford playing Simmons (electronic) drums on it. Bruce Hornsby of course, before he hit it big. And we did try to get Mike McDonald to sing on one of his songs, but his agent and label thought he was overexposed at the time. His sister, Maureen, had this gorgeous voice on the tunes that really reminds one of Gloria Estefan. I have a Laserdisc of the film, but no laser player. We have all the original master tapes of all the music sessions. As I mentioned in the AB article, Lucas was very wishy-washy in the review sessions. "That's very nice, oh ya, good, good." Very soft and Andy Warholish. But his brilliant editor-wife Marsha was an attack dog. "Cut this. Lose that. Move that. Upcut this. Trim that." She was sharp and focused and really helped the film a lot. I grew to respect her enormously in the process. Thanks to all for keeping the torch burning.birdzerkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428278749286895659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-31154335815239490442008-03-30T16:49:00.000-07:002008-03-30T16:49:00.000-07:00Hey guys, I'm the (retired) propguy to whom Korty ...Hey guys, I'm the (retired) propguy to whom Korty related the story about Tim Burton stealing the scene with the birds from Twice Upon a Time.... it's totally true that he told us that story, and he really was still very cross about not being able to sue Burton and the studio. I'm still laughing at the person who left a comment suggesting that I might be bi-polar because I told Korty that Warwick Davis was dead of pneumonia!! Back in those pre-internet days it was one of the SERIOUS rumors floating around the geek network in Atlanta. It's almost hard to remember the days <EM>before</EM> we had the internet (and things like snopes.com), but back in those days we'd hear the <STRONG>wildest</STRONG> rumors about stuff but had no way to prove it until months and months later when we'd read an article with all the facts in a magazine. I still feel terrible at having told Korty that Warwick was rumored to have died because it *really* hit him hard. Stupid pre-internet dayz. :(Drewpropshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016315071844030689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-44313418436043124582008-01-23T15:53:00.000-08:002008-01-23T15:53:00.000-08:00Thank you JSO. A veeerrry useful contribution to ...Thank you JSO. A veeerrry useful contribution to human happiness!<BR/>(My students are going to LOVE this!)<BR/><BR/>And Ward, keep us notified when this is published on DVD!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359704294707762796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-14780370624338662262007-11-28T09:15:00.000-08:002007-11-28T09:15:00.000-08:00Wait! That's not all!Not only did I post it on St...Wait! That's not all!<BR/><BR/>Not only did I post it on Stage 6 i.e. Joox, I've also got another copy of the same file up and running for full download at Veoh. <BR/><BR/>Here's the Stage 6 link:<BR/>http://stage6.divx.com/user/JSO33/video/1899798/TUAT<BR/><BR/>and here's the VEOH link:<BR/>http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1548123YXhtXEcN<BR/><BR/>And, wouldn't ya know, JennyVision is selling (for $27.95) a bootleg DVD of the same version. Curiously enough, on the cover, it is mis-rated "R" (proof of bootleg status). Here is THAT link:<BR/><BR/>http://www.jennyvision.com/$Twice%20Upon%20A%20Time%20(R).htm<BR/><BR/>This was an outstanding post, Ward. I've never seen your blog before, but I will stay a-tooned to it. :)<BR/><BR/>Now I spent ALL night last night trying to get this stuff together, so you'd better be grateful and spread the word to all "Time" fans out there!!!! <BR/><BR/>After all, it's never too late for Thanksgiving...or to do it all over again.<BR/><BR/>--JSOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-27384320256158098862007-11-28T07:01:00.000-08:002007-11-28T07:01:00.000-08:00http://joox.net/id/1899798 Hurry now before its ...http://joox.net/id/1899798 Hurry now before its gone. Its the uncensored version! Awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-74274842556149324112007-09-25T13:28:00.000-07:002007-09-25T13:28:00.000-07:00Cartoon Network ran this once, in the early days o...Cartoon Network ran this once, in the early days of Cartoon Theater when they actually showed animated films and not direct-to-video schlock. Its mostly a blur in my memory, but I do remember loving Lorenzo Music's voice. And Join Rivers...was Joan Rivers a voice too? As the fairy? Anyhow, fantastic post Ward! I'm hankering for part II.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-32744806055432644382007-09-17T10:26:00.000-07:002007-09-17T10:26:00.000-07:00After reading your post, I got to thinking, "I bel...After reading your post, I got to thinking, "I believe I have that laser disc somewhere..." I dug it out and took a look. I am surprised to find out that owning a laser disc of this film is like having a rare gem. Anyone know the price range of it? It truly is a beautiful work of art. I seem to recall seeing it on HBO and thought that it had some foul language in it that had been edited from the laser disc release. I believe that it was Botch delivering the "objectionable" lines. Does anyone else remember this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-50715038639713408012007-09-15T23:02:00.000-07:002007-09-15T23:02:00.000-07:00Hi,So strange... I had completely forgotten about ...Hi,<BR/><BR/>So strange... I had completely forgotten about this movie until I stumbled upon your site today (via your wife's site). <BR/><BR/>I was about 12 in 1983, and my brother was about 14, and we were fairly obsessed with this film. I imagine we first saw it on HBO or something, but we taped it to VHS and watched it MANY times. <BR/><BR/>Cool post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-4501554400146150532007-09-15T17:20:00.000-07:002007-09-15T17:20:00.000-07:00FIRST - you have no idea who I am, don't be alarme...FIRST - you have no idea who I am, don't be alarmed, I come in peace.<BR/><BR/>SECOND - holy shit dude! this might be the <I>longest</I> post I've ever seen. Yowza!<BR/><BR/>THIRD - I've been visiting your blog for a while, and though I have yet to comment, I've just added you to my own list of lurkings...you're welcome! ;)<BR/><BR/>LAST - I'm amazed by your work, really, really impressed by all facets and the symetry sings so loudly that I'm crumbling under heavy waves of "I'm not worthy" vibes. <BR/><BR/>Cheers!piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523794107099751374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-39352864510583493882007-09-15T15:40:00.000-07:002007-09-15T15:40:00.000-07:00Wow thats a great review. I can really tell you t...Wow thats a great review. I can really tell you took time on this. <BR/>I have a DVD of the HBO version and I must say it is just great..Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175240654624264982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-44500571201910659042007-09-15T13:34:00.000-07:002007-09-15T13:34:00.000-07:00Yes Josh, there is a 'video gorilla' named Ibor in...Yes Josh, there is a 'video gorilla' named Ibor in the film. According to the Animation Blast article, they actually stuck a real tiny TV monitor underneath the cut-outs, which were on a sheet of glass. Very innovative stuff.Ken A. Priebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01205082787975327741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-65179223945818248832007-09-14T19:30:00.000-07:002007-09-14T19:30:00.000-07:00I had a copy of this movie... funny thing, I can't...I had a copy of this movie... funny thing, I can't remember AT ALL what this movie is about. Cool animation though, that's why I copied it. I wonder if I still have it somewhere.James Elstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868030810881982201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-61901033037777784992007-09-14T16:14:00.000-07:002007-09-14T16:14:00.000-07:00Wasn't there a gorilla with a tv head in this, or ...Wasn't there a gorilla with a tv head in this, or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-88102930335068525272007-09-13T08:31:00.000-07:002007-09-13T08:31:00.000-07:00It would be great to see a new animated feature cr...It would be great to see a new animated feature created in this format - or any alternative format.<BR/><BR/>If you could take Pixar's storytelling abilities and marry it to an old school technique like this, that would be fun. The original character designs for Monsters, Inc. were kind of jazzy and stylized and I often think about what the film would have looked like in that format vs the slick 3D look.<BR/><BR/>The computer removes the painstaking process of cutting out paper, setting up lights so they don't start a fire with your background, and you don't need to take over someone's house to make your film.<BR/><BR/>Then again, all of that stuff is just so much goshdarn FUN. That's what makes filmmaking so attractive to people who enjoy cutting out paper, balancing a scrim while pressing the shutter, and other painstaking little tasks like that.<BR/><BR/>I would love to see this film, but I would also love to create something like this. Pretty inspirational.D.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00156358912885372218noreply@blogger.com