Invasion of the Space Lobsters.
(eVideo)
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Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 7 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
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eVideo
Language
English
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Creation/Production Credits
Directed by Jan Padgett.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by National Film Board of Canada in 2005.
Description
An advanced race of giant lobsters from outer space land on Earth "sunny side up," but no one knows why. An utter failure of communication with these galactic crustaceans catapults the world towards Armageddon bisque! World peace is at stake! What can save us? A little straight talk, perhaps? With tongue planted firmly in cheek, director and writer Janet Perlman untwines the classic 1950s B-movie motif to weave a thoroughly madcap, animated parable pitting the virtues of clear language and good communication against bafflegab evil-doers. Does a contract have to be unreadable? Must political speeches be meaningless? Can assembly instructions be self-evident? Dire consequences await the foolhardy practitioners of Orwellian doublespeak and just plain gobbledygook. Beware to all contract contortionists, purple prosaists and speech spinners. The jig is finally up. Resistance is futile!
Original Version
Originally produced,aMontreal, Quebec, National Film Board of Canada, c2005.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Perlman, J., & Fukushima, M. (2014). Invasion of the Space Lobsters . Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Perlman, Janet, 1954- and Michael, Fukushima. 2014. Invasion of the Space Lobsters. Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Perlman, Janet, 1954- and Michael, Fukushima. Invasion of the Space Lobsters Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Perlman, Janet, and Michael Fukushima. Invasion of the Space Lobsters Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
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| Last Update | 2022-07-12 21:16:40PM |
| Last Indexed | 2024-04-24 03:03:15AM |
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| Last Used | Jan 30, 2024 |
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