The Sundance Film Festival in Park City is sort of dominating the arts and entertainment news out here right now, but some folks would like the world to remember that there was a time - and movies - Before Sundance. Like, for instance, this fantastic, long-lost classic film, "The Giant Brine Shrimp" by Mike Cassidy (1976) in which a giant brine shrimp attacks Salt Lake City. It's awesome. At about 18 minutes long (posted in three parts), it combines stop-motion animation, stock footage and live action, and is a must-see for anyone who is a fan of old monster flicks and/or poking fun at Utah (especially part 3 which is just hilarious). I also found it extremely interesting to see footage of Salt Lake City before the Olympics came: the landmarks are there in 1976, but the infrastructure hasn't been built yet.
Thanks to the Movie Cricket blog at the Trib for the link.
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Altmaier Productions, anyone? Wait, you never had him, did you?
ReplyDeleteI think I had Mr. Altmaier for a homeroom, but never for a class ... but I'm totally blanking on the reference? He wasn't from UT, was he? Did he make movies? What am I missing?
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